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............English
110 --- Spring 1999
Calendar
...........................Weeks
1 - 19 (January 21st - May
28th)
Explanation of
homework layout: All activities listed next to the date (not
in bold) is what we will do in class on that day. All
assignments which follow the abbreviated letters signifying
homework (HM) will be due the following class.
WEEK
1: Introductions
January 20th - Weds: Introduction to class: syllabus,
policies, textbooks
Writing sample: What do you think Henry David Thoreau meant
when he said, "A writer who does not speak out of a full
experience uses torpid words, wooden or lifeless words, such
as "humanitary," which have a paralysis in their tails."
HM: Get: The Compact Bedford Reader, Texts
and Contexts & Black Boy
January 22nd - Fri: Student Interviews
HM: In Bedford, read "Reading Imaginative
Literature" pp. 3-8 and "Reading Fiction" pp.11-19
(including Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour").
WEEK
2: Reading Fiction
January 25th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading.
Introduction to the "Writing Process."
HM: In Bedford, read "Explorations and
Formulas" pp.19-37 (including "A Secret Sorrow" and "A
Sorrowful Woman"). Prepare for a quiz on Weds.
January 27th - Weds: Quiz on reading followed by a
discussion of the reading.
HM: In Bedford, read "Plot" pp.38-46, "The
Necklace" pp.46-52 and "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"
pp.400-411.
January 29th - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion of the story.
HM: In Bedford, read "A Rose for Emily"
pp.52-59 and "Killings" pp.61-73. Also read, "Character"
pp.74-79 and "A Father" pp.79-86.
** Getting Prepared: Paper #1 (3-5 pages) is due Monday,
February 8th**
WEEK
3: Reading Fiction
February 1st - Mon: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion of the stories
HM: In Bedford, read "Setting" pp.113-115 and
"Soldier's Home" pp.115-120, "My Sweet Old Etcetera" p.121,
and "The Englishwoman" pp.122-130. Prepare for a quiz for
Weds.
February 3rd - Weds: Quiz on reading followed by a
discussion of the stories.
HM: In Bedford, read "Reading and Writing"
pp.1439-1462.
February 5th - Fri: Thesis statements and outlining:
preparing for Paper #1
HM: Complete Paper #1 (3-5 pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class on Mon & Weds.
(2) Remember: titles of short works such as essays and poems
go in quotes and longer works such as books and plays are
either underlined or italicized.
(3) Students without papers will be asked to leave.
(4) Each workshop day counts as 2 absences
(5) If you don't turn a paper in on this date, you can't
turn in the revised version, due a week later, for a
grade.
(6) You cannot pass the class if you miss one of the
required papers for the course.
WEEK
4: Workshopping
February 8th - Mon: Paper #1 due (3-5 pages). In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Continue feedback on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring
these sheets, your paper and your group members' papers on
Weds to continue workshopping.
February 10th - Weds: Workshopping Continued
HM: Revised Paper #1 due 2/17. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format: (a) Title of paper
(be creative with this-draw your reader in) centered about a
third from the top of page (b) Your name centered in the
middle of the page (c) Course, instructor's name and date
centered near the bottom of page. (2) Peer evaluations
stapled to back (3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1"
margins, have 12 sized font, and be 3-5 pages in length.
Please note: 10 pts are removed for each page the paper is
under the required minimum length and 5 pts for half a page
under. Don't go solely by word count but by actual length.
(4) If you used outside research, see p. 1477-1487 to see
how to incorporate quotations and cite works used.
February 12th - Fri: Holiday: Lincoln's Birthday -- No
Class
** Reminder: the last day to drop a course without it
appearing on your record is 2/16
WEEK
5: Literature and Critical Theory
February 15th - Mon: Holiday: Washington's Birthday -- No
Class
HM: In Texts and Contexts, read "Introduction"
pp.xvi-xx and read "Critical Worlds pp. 1-19. Prepare for
quiz on the reading-be able to briefly define each style of
criticism.
February 17th - Weds: Revised Paper #1 due (3-5 pages).
Quiz on the reading followed by a discussion of literary
theory.
HM: In Bedford, read "Point of View" pp.131-135
and "The Lesson" pp.135-141. Also read "Symbolism"
pp.168-170 and "Battle Royal" pp.173-183.
February 19th - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion.
HM: In Texts and Contexts, read Chapter 2 pp.
21-41.
Topics for Paper 1
- due Feb 8th - 3-5 pages
Select ONE of the following:
(1) To what extent do concepts of honor and tradition
influence the action in William Faulkner's "A Rose for
Emily" (p.52-59) and Andre Dubus's "Killings"
(pp.61-73).
(2) How is the meaning of "home" essential to the
meanings of Jhabvala's "The Englishwoman" (p. 122) and
Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" (p. 115)?
(3) To what extent is the husband's assumption that his
wife is "ill" in Jhabvala's "The Englishwoman" (p.
122--paras. 24-29) similar to the situation described in
Gail Godwin's "A Sorrowful Woman" (p.33)?
(4) Discuss the significance of social class in Guy de
Maupassant's "The Necklace" (pp.46-51) and in D.H.
Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" (pp.400-411).
(5) Compare the treatment of or attitude toward women in
two of the stories we have read.
(6) Choose your own essay topic comparing at least two of
the works we have read.
WEEK
6: Short Stories and Literary Theory
February 22nd - Mon: Discuss Chapter 2 in Texts and
Contexts, pp. 21-41
HM: In Bedford, read "Theme" pp. 186-189, "Miss
Brill" pp. 198-201 and "Love in L.A." pp. 202-204.
February 24th - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion.
HM: In Texts and Contexts, read Chapter 3, pp.
43-75.
February 26th - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion.
HM: In Bedford, read "Style, Tone, and Irony"
pp. 208-212, "I Stand Here Ironing" pp. 212-217, and
"Popular Mechanics" pp. 218-219.
** Reminder: Paper #2 (3-5 pages) is due Monday, March
8th
WEEK
7: Short Stories and Literary Theory
March 1st - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed by
a discussion
HM: In Texts and Contexts, rd Chapter 4, pp.
77-105.
March 3rd - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
March 5th - Fri: Brainstorming for Paper #2
HM: Complete Paper #2 (3-5 pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class on Mon & Weds.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version, due a week later, for a grade.
You can't pass the course if you miss turning in a
paper.
WEEK
8: Workshopping
March 8th - Mon: Paper #2 due (3-5 pages). In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Continue your feedback on your "Peer Response"
sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper and your group
members papers to class on Weds.
March 10th - Weds: Workshopping Continued
HM: Revised Paper #2 due 3/15. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format. (2) Peer evaluations
stapled to back (3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1"
margins, have 12 sized font, and be 3-5 pages in length.
Please note: 10 pts are removed for each page the paper is
under the required minimum length and 5 pts for half a page
under (4) If you used outside research, see p. 1477-1487 to
see how to incorporate quotations/cite works.
March 12th - Fri: Work on Paper #2
HM: In Bedford, read "Reading Poetry" and all
the poems on pages 451-461.
WEEK
9: Poetry
March 15th - Mon: Revised Paper #2 Due (3-5 pages)
HM: In Bedford, rd all the poems and poetry
discussion on pages 461-466.
March 17th - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Bedford, rd all the poems and poetry
discussion on pages 466-472.
March 19th - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Bedford, rd all the poems and poetry
discussion on pages 472-479.
** Open book, in-class midterm exam on Friday of next
week--3/26
WEEK
10: Midterm
March 22nd - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
March 24th - Weds: Workshop: Timed
Writing
HM: Review all the poems from the poetry unit and
prepare for Midterm
March 26th - Fri:
In-Class Midterm - on
Poetry Unit - 50 minutes
HM: Begin the novel, Black Boy, read the
introduction and pp. 1-35.
WEEK
11: Spring Break -- No Class -- March 29th to April
4th
WEEK
12: Black Boy by Richard
Wright
April 5th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed by
a discussion.
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 36-77.
April 7th - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 78-121.
April 9th - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 122-160.
Topics for Paper 2
- due March 8th - 3-5 pages
Select one of the short stories from the following list
and examine it according to one of the three literary
theories we have studied so far: New Criticism,
Reader-Response Criticism, or Deconstruction.
"The Lesson" pp.135-141
"Love in L.A." pp. 202-204
"Battle Royal" pp.173-183
"I Stand Here Ironing" pp. 212-217
"Miss Brill" pp. 198-201
"Popular Mechanics" pp. 218-219
WEEK
13: Collaborative Papers
April 12th - Mon: **Sign-up for Paper #4 collaborative
writing teams**
Discuss pp. 122-160 in Black Boy
HM: In Texts and Contexts, read Chapter 5 on
Biographical and Historical Criticism, pp. 107-149.
April 14th - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 161-194.
**Please note: next
class, meet in the library
April 16th - Fri:
Library Tour - Meet in
the library (2nd floor of building 5)
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 194-243.
Continue work on Paper
#4 with your partner-due Weds 4/28
**
**The original
date for Paper #4 was April 21st, but an additional week is
being added in order to complete the novel and to provide
time for collaborative writing partners to meet. The new due
date for Paper #4 is Wednesday, April 28th.
WEEK
14: Black Boy Continued
April 19th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 244-283.
**Also, continue your research on Richard Wright and
the historical context of Black Boy. Please bring to
class Wednesday a minimum of two pieces of photocopied
outside research. Each member of the collaborative writing
teams must have two sources of his/her own different from
his/her partners.
April 21st - Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 284-328.
April 23rd - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: In Black Boy, read pp. 329-384 and the
Chronology pp. 385-406.
WEEK
15: Workshopping
April 26th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
HM: Complete Paper #4 (4-6 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Weds & Fri.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version,
due a week later, for a grade. You can't pass the course if
you miss turning in a paper.
** Also, if you both go to a
writing tutor in The Learning Center for your collaborative
paper, you can get 3 points of extra credit. Attach a tutor
slip to the front of the final draft of the paper due
Wednesday, May 5th.
**
April 28th - Weds:
Paper #4 due (4-6
pages). In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Continue your feedback on the "Peer Response"
sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper and your group
members papers to class on Fri.
** Reminder: The last
day to withdraw from a course is 4/29
April 30th - Fri:
Workshopping
Continued
HM: In Bedford, read "Reading About Drama" pp.
805-807 and begin Raisin in the Sun, pp.
1259-1275.
WEEK
16: Plays and Drama Unit
May 3rd - Mon: Possible quiz followed by a discussion of
the reading
HM: In Bedford, read "Elements of Drama" pp.
818-821, "Writing About Drama" pp. 836-838, and continue
Raisin in the Sun, pp. 1275-1285.
Revised Paper #4 due 5/5. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format. (2) Peer evaluations
stapled to back (3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1"
margins, have 12 sized font, and be 4-6 pages in length.
Please note: 10 pts are removed for each page the paper is
under the required minimum length and 5 pts for half a page
under (4) To cite outside research, see p. 1477-1487 (5) If
you saw a tutor, staple receipt to the front.
May 5th - Weds:
Revised Paper #4 Due (4-6
pages). Possible quiz
followed by a discussion.
Freewrite: How did the collaborative process work?
What were both the positive as well as negative aspects of
the process? Did you feel the work was equally shared? Would
you do a collaborative paper again?
HM: In Texts and Contexts, read Chapter 7 on
Feminist Criticism, pp. 177-204
May 7th - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion of
the reading
HM: Continue Raisin in the Sun, pp.
1285-1301.
WEEK
17: Raisin in the Sun
May 10th - Mon: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion.
HM: Continue Raisin in the Sun, pp.
1302-1312.
May 12th - Weds: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion.
HM: Finish Raisin in the Sun, pp.
1312-1322.
May 14th - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
of the reading
HM: Complete Paper #5 (5-7 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Mon & Weds.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version,
due a week later, for a grade. You can't pass the course if
you miss turning in a paper.
(4) You must include a minimum of three outside
sources.
WEEK
18: Workshopping
May 17th - Mon: Paper
#5 due (5-7 pages). In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Continue working on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring
these sheets, your paper and your group members papers to
class on Wednesday to continue.
May 19th - Weds: Workshopping -
Continued
HM: Bring a self-addressed stamped envelope, so I can
send you a full printout and breakdown of your course
grade.
May 21st - Fri: Preparation for final
HM: Prepare for final exam on Raisin in the
Sun--open book, closed note exam
Revised Paper #5 due 5/28. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format. (2) Peer evaluations
stapled to back (3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1"
margins, have 12 sized font, and be 5-7 pages in length.
Please note: 10 pts are removed for each page the paper is
under the required minimum length and 5 pts for half a page
under (4) To cite your minimum of three sources, see p.
1477-1487.
WEEK
19: Final Exam
May 24th - Mon: Holiday: Memorial Day --
No Classes
HM: Bring a self-addressed stamped envelope to receive
course grade
May 28th - Fri: Paper
#5 Due (5-7 pages)
Final Exam:
11:10-1:40pm
Paper
Topics:
Due Weds, April 28th:
For the
Collaborative Paper
#4 (4-6 pages):
Analyze Richard Wright's Black Boy using Biographical
and Historical Criticism.
Due Mon, May 17th:
For Research
Paper #5 (5-7 pages): You must use a
minimum of three (3) outside sources
Analyze Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
using Feminist Criticism.
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