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R Jan 5 |
Discuss Syllabus; Intros |
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T Jan 10
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Class discussion contract
Why read literature as writers? as humans? |
CP: Essays by Lipman, Ehrlich, Cofer |
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R Jan 12
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Why read literature? and how do we read it? |
RL: Chapter 1; CP: Nabokov;
WHH: p. 2-15 |
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T Jan 17 |
How do we write in response to what we read? |
CP: “Reading as a Writer”; "Exploring with Journals” |
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R Jan 19 |
Literary and rhetorical strategies, I |
RL Chapter 2 all;
RL Chapter 3 pp. 57-60 |
Format Study |
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T Jan 24 |
Literary and rhetorical strategies, II |
CP: “Philosophy of Composition”;
Vreeland, pp. 1-59 |
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R Jan 26 |
Discuss reading |
Vreeland pp. 60-154 |
Vreeland strategies analysis |
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T Jan 30 |
Discuss reading
Novel Project Kickoff |
Vreeland
pp. 155-242 |
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R Feb 2 |
Genre Focus I: Poetry |
RL: pp. 65-70
CP: “Questions for Poetry Readers”
and Poetry by Collins, Stafford, Citino, and Duncan
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T Feb 7 |
Thematic Focus I: Nature |
RL: Sokan and Meisetsu 859; Wordsworth 861; Hopkins
865; Stafford 872 |
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R Feb 8 |
More on Nature
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RL: Bishop 869-871; H.D. 867-868; Dillard 890-894 |
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T Feb 14 |
Peer Response and Workshop:
Explication
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WHH: pp. 407-422
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Draft of Paper 1: Explication
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R Feb 16 |
No class--attend Vreeland’s reading tomorrow |
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Fri Feb
17 |
Visiting Writer Susan Vreeland reads in HNS Auditorium,
time TBA |
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T Feb 21 |
Blog Reading/Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Paper 1: Explication due |
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R Feb 23 |
Genre Focus 2: Fiction |
RL pp. 60-65; CP: “Realism,” “The Kugelmass Episode,”
Madame Bovary summary |
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T Feb 28
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Thematic Focus 2: Technology and Ethics |
RL: Hawthorne 1034-1046; Traven 1053-1062, Piercy
1081-1082 |
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R Mar 2 |
More on Technology and Ethics |
RL: Delillo1063-1067; Saunders 1067-1072; Atwood
1078-1079 |
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T Mar 7 |
Peer Response and Workshop: Argument and Evidence |
WHH: pp. 270-281;
CP: Quotation, Paraphrase, Sum. |
Draft of Paper 2: Position Paper
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R Mar 9 |
Blog Reading/ Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Paper 2: Position Paper due
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T Mar 21
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Genre Focus 3: Creative Non-fiction/The Essay |
RL: pp. 78-82
CP: "An Essay on Essaying" Questions and “Excavations” |
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R Mar 23 |
Thematic Focus 3: War and Power |
RL: Kingsolver 1014-1017; Nye 1018-1019; Images
1022-1025 |
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T Mar 28
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More on War and Power |
RL:
Hardy 964;
Levertov 968
CP:
Arrabal |
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R Mar 30
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Research
Workshop I
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WHH: Chap 9 253-263; Chap 11
review pp. 282-309, 323
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T Apr 4 |
Blog Reading/Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Abstract and Annotated Bibliography-five sources
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R Apr 6 |
More on War and Power
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RL: O’Connor 912-921; O’Brien 934-948; Owen 966 |
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T Apr 11 |
Honors Day—No class. Attend one Honors Day
presentation.
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R Apr 13 |
Research Workshop II and Peer Response |
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Draft of Paper 3: Researched Essay
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T Apr 18
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Blog Reading and Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Paper 3: Researched Essay due
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R Apr 20 |
Genres 4: Drama |
RL: pp. 70-77
CP: “Questions for Discussion” and Six Characters in
Search… |
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T Apr 25 |
Thematic Focus 4: Love, Hate, and Gender |
RL: Glaspell, Trifles 666-677; Batey 601-602;
CP: Poof |
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R Apr 27 |
More on Love, Hate, and Gender; Final Exam Prep |
RL: Dove 585-590; Marvell
595-596; Lewis 678-682
WHH: 118; 121-127 |
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Final Exam:
Paper 4:
In-class Essay on Love, Hate, and Gender |
MW 2 pm Sec P:
Exam 1-3 pm
Friday, May 5th |
TR 9:30
am Sec J:
Exam
10:30 am -12:30 pm
Tuesday,
May 2nd |
TR 2 pm Sec S:
Exam 1-3 pm
Thursday, May 4th |