CLASS CALENDAR
A missed conference equals an absence.
Not bringing a printed draft to conference equals one letter grade off of the final paper.
Week 1 (January 9-13)
Tuesday: Introduction to the class.
Friday: "Young Goodman Brown" (82-92) by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and
"The Learn’d Astronomer" (11) by Walt Whitman Quiz one due.
Week 2 (January 16-20)
Tuesday: "Good Country People" (120-134) by Flannery O'Connor, and
"The Road Not Taken" (165-166) by Robert Frost. Quiz two due.
Friday: "American History" (347-352) by Judith Ortiz Cofer,
"Hazel Tells LaVerne" (187) by Katharyn Howd Machan, and
"Euphoria" (190-191) by Major Jackson. Quiz three due.
Week 3 (January 23-27)
Tuesday: "My Papa’s Waltz" (1113) by Theodore Roethke,
"Those Winter Sundays" (1115-116) by Robert Hayden, and
"Daddy" (1122-125) by Sylvia Plath. Quiz four due.
Friday: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" (1408) by Dylan Thomas and Explication (49-52) in book. Discussion of paper one. Quiz five due.
Week 4 (January 30-February 3)
Tuesday: "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" (429-438) by Ralph Ellison and
"Ozymandias" (1382) by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Quiz six due.
Friday: Library Assignment.
Week 5 (February 6-10)
Tuesday: Conferencing.
Friday: Conferencing.
Week 6 (February 13-17)
Tuesday: Paper one due. Analysis (52-59). Discuss Paper two.
Friday: "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" (402-415) by Richard Wright and
"Advice to My Son" (174-175) by Peter Meinke. Quiz seven due.
Week 7 (February 20-24)
Tuesday: Sonny's Blues" (704-727) by James Baldwin and
"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" (1091) by Robert Herrick. Quiz eight due.
Friday: Conferencing.
Week 8 (February 27-March 3)
Tuesday: Conferencing.
Friday: "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" (768-776) by Sherman Alexie, "To His Coy Mistress" (1102-103) by Andrew Marvell and
"After a Time" (1410-411) by Catherine Davis. Quiz nine due.
Week 9 (March 6-10)
Tuesday: Paper two due. Comparison and Contrast (59-63). Discussion of paper three.
Friday: "The Storm" (992-996) by Kate Chopin and
"Jealous Husband Returns . . ." (1061-65) by Robert Olen Butler. Quiz ten due.
Spring Break (March 13-17)
Week 10 (March 20-24)
Tuesday: "They Things They Carried" (1358-371) by Tim O'Brien and
"Oranges" (1138-139) by Gary Soto. Quiz eleven due.
Friday: "A Rose for Emily" (696-702) by William Faulkner and
"Harlem" (489) by Langston Hughes. Quiz twelve due.
Week 11 (March 27-31)
Tuesday: Conferencing.
Friday: Conferencing.
Week 12 (April 3-7)
Tuesday: Paper three due. The Research Paper (63-72). Discuss the research project.
Friday: "Everyday Use" (742-748) by Alice Walker and
"Girl" (750-751) by Jamaica Kincaid. Quiz thirteen due.
Week 13 (April 10-14)
Tuesday: Watch Othello (movie). Read Othello (1144-1235) by William Shakespeare (1144-1235).
Friday: Finish watching Othello (movie). Finish reading Othello.
Week 14 (April 17-21)
Tuesday: Watch A Raisin in the Sun (movie). Read A Raisin in the Sun (815-889) by Lorraine Hansberry.
Friday: Finish watching A Raisin in the Sun. Finish reading A Raisin in the Sun.
Week 15 (April 24-28)
Tuesday: Conferencing.
Friday: Conferencing.
Week 16 (May 1-5)
Tuesday: Last day of class. Research project due.
The above assignment dates are subject to change as conditions in the class dictate (no new work will be added).
CLASS CALENDAR
A missed conference equals an absence.
Not bringing a printed draft to conference equals one letter grade off of the final paper.
Week 1 (January 9-13)
Wednesday: Introduction to the class.
Week 2 (January 16-20)
Wednesday: "Young Goodman Brown" (82-92) by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and
"The Learn’d Astronomer" (11) by Walt Whitman Quiz one due.
"Good Country People" (120-134) by Flannery O'Connor, and
"The Road Not Taken" (165-166) by Robert Frost. Quiz two due.
Week 3 (January 23-27)
Wednesday: "American History" (347-352) by Judith Ortiz Cofer,
"Hazel Tells LaVerne" (187) by Katharyn Howd Machan, and
"Euphoria" (190-191) by Major Jackson. Quiz three due.
"My Papa’s Waltz" (1113) by Theodore Roethke,
"Those Winter Sundays" (1115-116) by Robert Hayden, and
"Daddy" (1122-125) by Sylvia Plath. Quiz four due.
Week 4 (January 30-February 3)
Wednesday: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" (1408) by Dylan Thomas and Explication (49-52) in book. Discussion of paper one. Quiz five due.
"'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" (429-438) by Ralph Ellison and
"Ozymandias" (1382) by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Quiz six due.
Week 5 (February 6-10)
Wednesday: Conferencing.
Week 6 (February 13-17)
Wednesday: Paper one due. Analysis (52-59). Discuss Paper two.
"The Man Who Was Almost a Man" (402-415) by Richard Wright and
"Advice to My Son" (174-175) by Peter Meinke. Quiz seven due.
Week 7 (February 20-24)
Wednesday: Sonny's Blues" (704-727) by James Baldwin and
"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" (1091) by Robert Herrick. Quiz eight due.
"This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" (768-776) by Sherman Alexie, "To His Coy Mistress" (1102-103) by Andrew Marvell and
"After a Time" (1410-411) by Catherine Davis. Quiz nine due.
Week 8 (February 27-March 3)
Wednesday: Conferencing.
Week 9 (March 6-10)
Wednesday: Paper two due. Comparison and Contrast (59-63). Discussion of paper three.
"The Storm" (992-996) by Kate Chopin and
"Jealous Husband Returns . . ." (1061-65) by Robert Olen Butler. Quiz ten due.
Spring Break (March 13-17)
Week 10 (March 20-24)
Wednesday: "They Things They Carried" (1358-371) by Tim O'Brien and
"Oranges" (1138-139) by Gary Soto. Quiz eleven due.
"A Rose for Emily" (696-702) by William Faulkner and
"Harlem" (489) by Langston Hughes. Quiz twelve due.
Week 11 (March 27-31)
Wednesday: Conferencing.
Week 12 (April 3-7)
Wednesday: Paper three due. The Research Paper (63-72). Discuss the research project.
"Everyday Use" (742-748) by Alice Walker and
"Girl" (750-751) by Jamaica Kincaid. Quiz thirteen due.
Week 13 (April 10-14)
Wednesday: Watch Othello (movie). Read Othello (1144-1235) by William Shakespeare (1144-1235).
Week 14 (April 17-21)
Wednesday: Watch A Raisin in the Sun (movie). Read A Raisin in the Sun (815-889) by Lorraine Hansberry.
Week 15 (April 24-28)
Wednesday: Conferencing.
Week 16 (May 1-5)
Wednesday: Last day of class. Research project due.
The above assignment dates are subject to change as conditions in the class dictate (no new work will be added).