This schedule changes frequently. You should check it
often—
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| 11 November | Desire Project due |
| 24-26 November | No Class |
| 20-31 December | No Class |
| 19 January (2005) | Final Project due |
Meeting times:
1600-17; R; 12:30-3:20; 33 ECong Rm419
Office Hours:
M 1:00-3:00
T N/A
W 1:00-3:00
R 11:00-12:30
F N/A
Where do I find the
readings?
Most of our readings come from our required
books. There are a few readings that are on-line or in packets.
These readings will be available in the course handouts section.
| Date | Activity | Homework due today |
|---|---|---|
| R 30 Sep | Introduction to the course. What is literature? Meet-n-greet. Poetry reading/discussion. |
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| Unit 1: Desire | ||
| R 7 Oct | Desire in the city Assign Lit Presentations Lit Presentation (Brendan) Discuss Gates of Eden Assign “desire” project |
Gates of Eden, 1-133 Writing About Lit, Ch 1, 1-13 |
| R 14 Oct | Discuss Gates of Eden Lit Presentation 1: Gates of Eden Discuss Writing About Lit |
Gates of Eden, 134-261 Writing About Lit, Ch 4, 54-57 |
| R 21 Oct | Lit Presentation 2: Twelfth Night Discuss Twelfth Night, poetic Discuss Writing About Lit Discuss ideas for desire project |
Twelfth Night, Acts 1 and 2 Writing About Lit, Ch 2, 15-26 Brainstorm ideas for desire project |
| R 28 Oct | Lit presentation 3: Twelfth Night Discuss Twelfth Night, dramatic Discuss Writing About Lit Q&A about project |
Twelfth Night, Acts 3,4, and 5 Writing About Lit, Ch 6, 84-87 Project proposal/outline due |
| Unit 2: Work in the City | ||
| R 4 Nov | LP 4: The Jungle Discuss The Jungle Discuss "fiction" elements Discuss Work in the City Peer Review |
The Jungle, Chs 1-11 Writing About Lit, Ch 2, 26-37 Bring rough draft of project |
| R 11 Nov | LP 5: The Jungle Discuss The Jungle Discuss work in the city |
The Jungle, Chs 12-24 Desire project due |
| R 18 Nov | Discuss The Jungle LP 6: Push Up Discuss Push Up, work Attend Push Up New Studio Theater, 4pm |
The Jungle, Chs 25-31 Push Up |
| R 27 Nov | No class meeting | Start IM, Prologue, Chs 1-10 Introduction optional |
| R 2 Dec | LP 7: Sonnets Discuss poetic forms in Sonnets Discuss Writing about Lit |
Sonnets from the Portuguese Writing About Lit, Ch 5 Read Invisible Man (ch 1-10) |
| Unit 3: Race in the City | ||
| R 9 Dec | LP 8: Invisible Man Discuss Invisible Man Discuss constructions of Race Assign project four |
Invisible Man (ch 11-19) Writing About Lit, Chapter 7 (1st half) |
| R 16 Dec | LP 9: Domestic Work Discuss Invisible Man Use of literary techniques |
Domestic work (parts I, II) Finish Invisible Man Writing About Lit, Ch 7 (2nd half) |
| R 6 Jan | LP 10: The Piano Lesson Discuss Domestic Work and The Piano Lesson |
Final Project Outline due Read The Piano Lesson Finish Domestic Work |
| R 13 Jan | LP 11: Brendan Course evaluations Peer Review |
Final Project Draft due |
| R 20 Jan | Class wrap up | Final Project Due |
