ENGL 1100 Calendar–Spring 2017
Calendar
Responding to Literature
Monday, January 9th
Topics: Introduction to the Study of Literature
Handouts:
Readings
- Begin reading Tess Phase 1
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Wednesday, January 11th
Topics: Reading and Responding to Literature
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 1-17, 29-31
- Poetry: Norton 698-706, 712-19
- Continue reading Tess Phase 1
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Monday, January 16th
MLK DAY: NO CLASS
Plot
Wednesday, January 18th
Topics: Plot, Action, Sequence, Subplot, Pace, Conflict, Freytag’s Pyramid, Situation
Due: Short Essay #1 (Reader Response)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 85-92
- Poetry Norton 761-63
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 1
- Begin reading Tess Phase 2
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Monday, January 23rd
Topics: Plot, Situation
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 115-37, 635-38
- Poetry: Norton 764-66 (end of “To His Coy Mistress”)
- Continue reading Tess Phase 2
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Narration/Point of View
Wednesday, January 25th
Topics: Narration. Point of View, Tense, Author
Due: Short Essay #2 (Plot)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 174-78
- Poetry: Norton 735-736
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 2
- Start reading Tess Phase 3
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Monday, January 30th
Topics: Narration, Speaker
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 178-92
- Poetry: Norton 740, 742-47
- Continue reading Tess Phase 3
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Character
Wednesday, February 1st
Topics: Character
Due: Short Essay #3 (Narration/Point of View)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 218-25
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 3
- Start reading Tess Phase 4
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Monday, February 6th
Topics: Character
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 225-58
- Poetry: Norton 1103-04 (“My Last Duchess”)
- Continue reading Tess Phase 4
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Setting
Wednesday, February 8th
Topics: Character, Setting
Due: Short Essay #4 (Character)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 284-90
- Poetry: Norton 766-69
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 4
- Start reading Tess Phase 5
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Monday, February 13th
Topics: Setting
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 290-327
- Poetry: Norton 769-75
- Continue reading Tess Phase 5
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Symbol/Figurative Language
Wednesday, February 15th
Topics: Setting; Symbols; Figurative Language
Due: Short Essay #5 (Setting)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 334-39
- Poetry: Norton 848-854
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 5
- Start reading Tess Phase 6
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Monday, February 20th
Topics: Symbol
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 351-66 “The Thing in the Forest”
- Continue reading Tess Phase 6
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Theme
Wednesday, February 22nd
Topics: Symbol; Theme
Due: Short Essay #6 (Symbol/Figurative Language)
Handouts:
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 383-87
- Poetry: 796-800
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 6
- Start reading Tess Phase 7
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Monday, February 27th
Topics: Theme
Readings
- Fiction: Norton 387-428
- Poetry: Norton 801-802 (End of “Sympathy”)
- Continue reading Tess Phase 7
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Context: Criticism & Theory
Wednesday, March 1st
Topics:
Due: Short Essay #7 (Theme)
Readings
- Be prepared to discuss Tess Phase 7
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Monday, March 6th
SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS
Wednesay, March 8th
SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS
Monday, March 13th
Topics: Theory, Lacan, Academic Publishing
Readings: None
Context: Society
Wednesday, March 15th
Topics: Theory, Marxism, Society, Harlem Renaissance, Research
Due: Reading Notes & Rough Thesis
Handouts:
Readings
Monday, March 20th
Topics: Society, Harlem Renaissance, Research
Handouts:
Readings
Context: Author
Wednesday, March 22nd
Topics: Author; Flannery O’Connor
Due: Annotated Bibliography
Readings
Monday, March 27th
Topics: Author; Flannery O’Conner
Readings
Revisions
Wednesday, March 29th
Topics: Drama, Revisions
Due: Context Revision
Readings
- In-class read through of start of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts
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Monday, April 3rd
Topics: Drama, Revisions
Readings
- In-class read through of end of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts
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Wednesday, April 5th
Topics: Revisions, Poetry, Poetry & Sound
Due: Updated Rough Thesis & Outline (Does not need to be typed out; no particular format required)
Readings
- Norton: 863-79 (up to “Poems for Further Study”)
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Monday, April 10th
Topics: Revisions, Poetry, Poetry & Structure
Readings
Wednesday, April 12th
Topics:
Due: Rough Draft
Readings
Monday, April 17th
Topics: Individual Conferences
We will not be having regular class, and I will not be taking attendance. However, you should be working on your papers somewhere. I will be meeting individually with students to discuss your papers. Missing your scheduled conference will negatively affect your grade. |
Wednesday, April 19th
Topics: Individual Conferences
We will not be having regular class, and I will not be taking attendance. However, you should be working on your papers somewhere. I will be meeting individually with students to discuss your papers. Missing your scheduled conference will negatively affect your grade.
Final Important Dates
Final Exam Period:
We will not be meeting during the University’s scheduled final exam period.
Due on Friday April 29th at 11:59 p.m.
Seminar Paper: Submit using the “Seminar Paper” dropbox in Elearning as a Word or PDF file.
Late Work: Submit using the “Late Work” dropbox in Elearning as a Word or PDF file.
Revised Work: Submit using the “Revision” dropbox in Elearning as a Word or PDF file.
Notes:
The main page for this class is here: ENGL 1100–Spring 2017
This calendar will be updated with new readings, assignments, and other information throughout the semester. Students will need to revisit this page often.
Unless stated otherwise elsewhere, all assignments must be printed out and physically turned into me during class on the day the assignments are due.
If you cannot make it to class but still want to turn it in on time, you must turn it in electronically through Elearning as a Word or PDF file using the “Assignments” dropbox by the start of the class period or else it will be late. |