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M Jan 9 |
Discuss Syllabus; Intros |
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W Jan 11
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Class discussion contractWhy read literature as writers? as humans? |
CP: Essays by Lipman, Ehrlich, Cofer |
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W Jan 18 |
Why read literature? and how do we read it? |
RL: Chapter 1; CP: Nabokov;WHH: p. 2-15 |
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M Jan 23 |
How do we write in response to what we read? |
CP: "Reading as a Writer”; "Exploring with Journals” |
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W Jan 25 |
Literary and rhetorical strategies, I |
RL Chapter 2 all; RL Chapter 3 pp. 57-60 |
Format Study |
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M Jan 30 |
Literary and rhetorical strategies, II |
CP: “Philosophy of Composition”; Vreeland, pp. 1-59 |
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W Feb 1 |
Discuss reading |
Vreeland pp. 60-154 |
Vreeland strategies analysis |
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M Feb 6 |
Discuss readingNovel Project Kickoff |
Vreeland
pp. 155-242 |
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W Feb 8 |
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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M Feb 13 |
Thematic Focus I: Nature |
RL: Sokan and Meisetsu 859; Wordsworth 861; Hopkins 865; Stafford 872
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W Feb 15
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More on Nature
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RL: Bishop 869-871; H.D. 867-868; Dillard 890-894 |
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Fri Feb 17 |
Visiting Writer Susan Vreeland reads in HNS Auditorium, 1:30 - 3
PM
required
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M Feb 20 |
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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W Feb 22 |
Blog Reading/Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Paper 1: Explication due |
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M Feb 27
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Genre Focus 2: Fiction |
RL pp. 60-65; CP: “Realism,” “The Kugelmass Episode,” Madame
Bovary summary |
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W Mar 1 |
Thematic Focus 2: Technology and Ethics |
RL: Hawthorne 1034-1046; Traven 1053-1062, Piercy 1081-1082 |
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M Mar 6
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More on Technology and Ethics |
RL: Delillo1063-1067; Saunders 1067-1072; Atwood 1078-1079 |
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W Mar 8
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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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M Mar 20 |
Blog Reading/ Discussion
Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Paper 2: Position Paper due
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W Mar 22
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Genre Focus 3: Creative Non-fiction/The Essay |
RL: pp. 78-82CP: "An Essay on Essaying" Questions and “Excavations” |
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M Mar 27
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Thematic Focus 3: War and Power |
RL: Kingsolver 1014-1017; Nye 1018-1019; Images 1022-1025 |
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W Mar 29 |
More on War and Power |
RL:
Hardy 964;
Levertov
968CP:
Arrabal |
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M Apr 3
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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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W Apr 5
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Blog Reading/Discussion Grammar Crammer, as needed |
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Abstract and Annotated Bibliography of five sources
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M Apr 10 |
More on War and Power
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RL: O’Connor 912-921; O’Brien 934-948; Owen 966 |
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W Apr 12 |
Research Workshop II and Peer Response |
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Draft of Paper 3: Researched Essay
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M Apr 17
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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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W Apr 19 |
Genres 4: Drama |
RL: pp. 70-77CP: “Questions for Discussion” and Six Characters in
Search… |
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M Apr 24
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Thematic Focus 4: Love, Hate, and Gender |
RL: Glaspell, Trifles 666-677; Batey 601-602; CP: Poof |
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W Apr 26 |
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 |