Calendar
Course Introduction
Tuesday, September 6th
Topics: Introduction to the Study of Literature; Introduction to Meaning-Making
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, September 8th
Topics: Reading and Writing about Fiction
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, September 13th
Topics: Plot
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, September 15th
Topics: Narration and Point of View
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, September 20th
Topics: Character
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, September 22nd
Topics: Setting
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, September 27th
Topics: Symbol and Figurative Language
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, September 29th
Topics: Theme
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, October 4th
Topics: The Author’s Work as Context and Flannery O’Connor
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, October 6th
Topics: Writing Workshop
Read Prior to Class
- Norton 1885-1909 (Suggested Reading/Not Required)
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FICTION DUE DATES:
In-Class Fiction Quiz: October 6th
Fiction Essay: October 13th by 11:59 pm
Tuesday, October 11th
Topics: Reading and Writing about Poetry
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, October 13th
Topics: Speaker; Situation and Setting
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, October 18th
Topics: Theme and Tone; Language (Word Choice and Order)
Read Prior to Class
| No Assigned Readings
However, I would recommend scanning the following: Norton 794-807; 822-833 |
Thursday, October 20th
Topics: Visual Imagery and Figures of Speech; Symbol
Read Prior to Class
Tuesday, October 25th
Topics: Sound; Internal Structure
Read Prior to Class
Thursday, October 27th
Topics: External Form; The Sonnet; Haiku
Read Prior to Class
| Norton: 918-928; 931-942; 945-951 |
Tuesday, November 1st
Topics: Harlem Renaissance
Read Prior to Class
POETRY DUE DATES:
In-Class Poetry Quiz: November 3rd
Poetry Essay: November 10th by 11:59 pm
Thursday, November 3rd
Topics: Writing Workshop; Age of Innocence
Read Prior to Class
| Age of Innocence: Chapters 1-6 (pages 3-33) (30 pages) |
Tuesday, November 8th
Topics: Age of Innocence
Read Prior to Class
| Age of Innocence: Chapters 7-17 (pages 33-101) (68 pages) |
Thursday, November 10th
Topics: Age of Innocence
Read Prior to Class
| Age of Innocence: Chapters 18-21 (pages 101-133) (32 pages) |
Tuesday, November 15th
Topics: Age of Innocence
Read Prior to Class
| Age of Innocence: Chapters 22-End (pages 134-217) (83 pages)
Come to class with a thesis sentence. |
Thursday, November 17th
Topics: Writing Workshop
Read Prior to Class
| 1910-1952 (42) (just suggested reading).
Come to class with an outline. |
Tuesday, November 22nd
Topics: Rough Draft
| Come to class with a print copy of the rough draft of your paper. |
Thursday, November 24th
Topics: Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 29th
Topics: Work Day
| You will not be required to come to class, and I will not be taking attendance. However, you should be working on your papers somewhere. I will be in our classroom during our normal time. Feel free to come work in our classroom if you want or to stop by to ask for help on your papers. |
Thursday, December 1st
Topics: Work Day
| You will not be required to come to class, and I will not be taking attendance. However, you should be working on your papers somewhere. I will be in our classroom during our normal time. Feel free to come work in our classroom if you want or to stop by to ask for help on your papers. |
Age of Innocence DUE DATES:
Essay: December 1st by 11:59 pm
Tuesday, December 6th
Topics: Performance
| No required readings today. We will be watching the first half of Joss Whedon’s version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in class. |
Thursday, December 8th
Topics: Performance
| No required readings today. We will be watching the first half of Joss Whedon’s version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in class. |
DRAMA DUE DATES:
Drama Essay: December 16th by 11:59 pm
Final Exam Period
Tuesday, December 13th
| You will be writing an in-class essay based on prompts I will give you that ask you to reflect on your growth as a writer over the course of the semester.
After you finish your essay, you may also retake prior quizzes to try to replace quiz grades for a higher grade. |
Notes:
The main page for this class is here: ENGL 1100–Fall 2016
This calendar will be updated with new readings, assignments, and other information throughout the semester. Students will need to revisit this page often.
Unless otherwise stated, all assignments are due by the end of the day (i.e., by 11:59 pm). However, the readings listed for each class are to be finished prior to that class.
