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Reading Schedule

Date

Reading Assignment

Class Activity

Assignments Due

T 8/31

none

Introductions & overview of class

 

W 9/1

Barth, 255-85

 

 

F 9/3

Barth, 286-320

 

 

M 9/6

Barth, 321-54

 

 

T 9/7

Barth, 355-75

discussion expectations for papers

 

W 9/8

Barth, 376-402

 

 

F 9/10

Barth, 403-42

peer editing workshop

 

M 9/13

none

peer editing

Draft of Paper #1

T 9/14

Pope, "An Essay on Criticism"

 

 

W 9/15

Pope, "The Rape of the Lock"

 

Paper #1

F 9/17

Swift, "A Modest Proposal"

 

 

M 9/20

More, Introduction and 3-28

 

 

T 9/21

More, 28-60

 

 

W 9/22

More, 60-95

 

 

F 9/24

More, 95-132

 

 

M 9/27

More, wrap-up

   

T 9/28

none

style workshop

 

W 9/29

none

peer editing

Draft of Paper #2

F 10/1

Corrigan, selections

thinking critically about film

Paper #2

Sun 10/3

screening of Harold and Maude
Beckman 126
7:00 pm

M 10/4

Harold and Maude

 

 

 

T 10/5

Harold and Maude

 

 

W 10/6

Parker, selections

 

 

F 10/8

O'Connor, "Everything That Rises..."

expectations for revisions

 

M 10/11

Eliot, "The Wasteland"

 

 

T 10/12

none

discussion of creative option

 

W 10/13

none

peer editing

Draft of Revision #1

F 10/15

Eliot, "Prufrock"

McCarthy, "The Genial Host"

 

Revision #1

M 10/18

FALL BREAK

T 10/19

W 10/20

McCarthy, "Portrait of the Intellectual..."

 

 

F 10/22

McCarthy, "Portrait..." (cont.)

 

 

Sun 10/24

screening of Delicatessen
Beckman 126
7:00 pm

M 10/25

Delicatessen

 

 

T 10/26

Delicatessen

 

 

 

W 10/27

none

peer editing

Draft of Paper #3

F 10/29

Palahniuk, selection from Survivor

 

Paper #3

Sun 10/31

screening of Brazil
Beckman 126
1:00 pm

M 11/1

Brazil

 

 

T 11/2

Brazil

 

 

W 11/3

Brazil

 

 

F 11/5

Heller, 15-68

 

 

M 11/8

Heller, 69-120

 

 

T 11/9

Heller, 121-185

expectations for research papers

 

W 11/10

none

peer editing

Draft of Revision #2

F 11/12

Heller, 186-249

library visit

Revision #2

M 11/15

Heller, 250-339

 

 

T 11/16

Heller, 340-400

 

 

W 11/17

Heller, 401-463

 

 

F 11/19

none

presentations of research topics

Source List for Research Paper

M 11/22

none

peer editing

Draft of Paper #4

T 11/23

none

expectations for portfolios

 

 

W 11/24

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Paper #4 (5:00)

F 11/26

 

M 11/29

no class: students will meet individually to discuss their portfolios with either Shasta or Tamara

 

T 11/30

 

W 12/1

Revision #3 (5:00)

F 12/3

 

 

M 12/6

class meets for portfolio presentations

 

T 12/7

 

W 12/8

 

F 12/10

Portfolios due (5:00)


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