ENGL 220 - Immigration and Migration in American Literature

1. articulate their own ideas and interpretations about immigrant and migrant literature;
2. listen carefully to and respect the ideas and interpretations of others;
3. draw connections between the literature and the immigrant and migration experiences of themselves and/or others;
4. write clear thesis-driven essays about immigrant and migrant literature, demonstrating analytical and persuasive skills;
5. revise and improve their writing in both form and content;
6. engage in collaborative assignments, such as discussion, oral presentation, and peer editing.

1. Show appreciation for the humanities using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
2. develop their affective and cognitive faculties through studying great works reflecting the rich diversity of human imagination and/or inquiry; and
3. engage in critical self-reflection relating themes in the humanities to the students’ own lives.

1. describe the histories and/or experiences of one or more U. S. cultural groups and the resilience and agency of group members;
2. identify structures of oppression and the diverse efforts and strategies used by groups to combat the effects of oppressive structures;
3. analyze the intersection of the categories of race and gender as they affect cultural group members’ lived realities and/or as they are embodied in personal and collective identities;
4. recognize the way that multiple differences (including, for example, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, immigration status, gender expression, color/phenotype, racial mixture, linguistic expression, and/or age) within cultural groups complicate individual and group identities.