T E N T A T I V E C O U R S E O U T L I N E
All reading assignments are due for discussion on the following class meeting.
All due dates for writing assignments are stated in the course outline as well as on the Assignments page.
AUG. 28
Icebreakers; Intro. to the Course;
ASSIGN: Course Syllabus & Email (send me a hello)
AUG. 30
Syllabus Review;
ASSIGN: Definitions; AOL/Instant Messenger account
SEPT. 1
Collect Email accounts and AOL usernames;
Lecture: Writing About Literatures;
ASSIGN: Definitions & Syllabus for Tuesday's Initial Experience
SEPT. 6
Initial Experience (over definitions & syllabus)
SEPT. 8
Lecture: Biographical Theory & Writing About Lits (cont'd);
ASSIGN: "Annabel Lee" (1086); "The Story of an Hour" (340)
SEPT. 11
Discussion; Lecture: Close Reading;
ASSIGN: any poem from schizophrenia.com (see Related Links)
SEPT. 13
Power Point presentation (at the Cook Center): "Madness";
ASSIGN: "What is Manic Depression?" (provided);
Websites on Depression, Schizophrenia, & Bipolar Disorder (see Related Links);
DEED #1 (see ASSIGNMENTS page)
SEPT. 15
Lecture: Historical Theory;
ASSIGN: "London"(631); "Harlem"(718); "She's Free"(1059); Trifles(1150)
SEPT. 18
Lecture: Imagery (680) and Tone (737);
Performance/Discussion: Trifles;
ASSIGN: "The Fish"(685); "Red Anger"(provided); "Do Not Weep. . ."(1039);
"Daddy" (see Related Links)
SEPT. 20
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room)
Lecture: Setting (253);
ASSIGN: "Protista"(provided); "The Madman"(provided)
SEPT. 22
Response Paper # 1 due (see ASSIGNMENTS page);
Discussion; Lecture: Sociological Theory;
ASSIGN: "Conjoined"(721); "Metaphor"(724); "Woman"(1054);
"Sonnett Ending. . ."(1055); "Right On. . ."(1092)
SEPT. 25
Lecture: Psychological theory;
ASSIGN: "The Yellow Wallpaper"(542); "The Thimble"(395);
"Madness Movie Marathon" presentations (Cook Center, 7:00pm)
[SEPT. 26: "Madness Movie Marathon" presentations (Cook Center, 7pm)]
SEPT. 27
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room)
ASSIGN: "He?"(provided); "Was He Mad?"(provided)
[SEPT. 28: "Madness Movie Marathon" presentations (Cook Center, 7pm)]
SEPT. 29
Response Paper #2 due;
Lecture: Mythological Theory;
ASSIGN: "Acquainted with the Night"(1018); *Hamlet (1244)
*as an option to reading Hamlet, you can (and I recommend) see
the film presentation at the Cook Center (Friday, Sept. 29, 7-11:00pm)
OCT. 2
Discussion
OCT. 4
DEED #1 due; FILM (in class);
ASSIGN: DEED #2
OCT. 6
FILM (in class);
ASSIGN: Film Analysis (due Monday, Oct. 9)
OCT. 9
Film Analysis due;
Lecture: Symbolism (368,852) & Plot (105);
ASSIGN: "The Sick Rose"(see Related Links); "Red Wheelbarrow"(1118);
"Masque of the Red Death"(473)
OCT. 11
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room)
ASSIGN: Memoirs of a Madman (provided)
OCT. 13
Response Paper #3 due;
Discussion; Lecture: Point of View (210) & Assonance/Alliteration (773);
ASSIGN: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek"(226); "A Noiseless, Patient Spider"(872)
OCT. 16
Discussion;
ASSIGN: "Before and Old Painting. . ."(see Related Links); "The Bear"(1139)
OCT. 18
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room);
ASSIGN: "Night & the Madman," "How I Became a Madman," and
"In a Dark Time" -- all three works at Related Links
OCT. 20
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room);
ASSIGN: "Angle of Geese" (provided);
"Woman Hanging. . . " (provided)
OCT. 23
DEED #2 due;
Lecture: American Indian literatures;
ASSIGN: "A Bridge" (provided);
Ceremony (1-54) -- discussion on Oct. 30;
"Practice Quiz" (see Online Quizzes) -- due via email by Oct. 30;
DEED #3
OCT. 25
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room);
ASSIGN: "Ward No. 6"(provided); "The Happy Man"(provided)
OCT. 27
Response Paper # 4 due;
Discussion
OCT. 30
Online Quiz #1 due (email); Discussion: Ceremony;
ASSIGN: "Eagle Poem"(610); "Where Mountain Lion. . ."(1098);
Ceremony (55-108) -- discussion on Nov. 6
NOV. 1
Discussion;
ASSIGN: "The Thing at the Doorstep"(provided); "Much Madness. . ."(982);
"One Need Not Be. . ."(983); "I Felt a Funeral. . ."(see Related Links))
NOV. 3
Discussion
NOV. 6
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room)
Online Quiz #2 due (email); Discussion: Ceremony;
ASSIGN: "Burying an Animal. . ."(1104); "Distances"(provided);
Ceremony (108-160) -- discussion on Nov. 13
NOV. 8
Discussion;
ASSIGN: "The Tree"(provided); "A Professor's Teddy Bear"(provided)
NOV. 10
Response Paper #5 due;
Discussion
NOV. 13
Online Quiz #3 due (email); Discussion: Ceremony;
ASSIGN: "A Story of How. . ."(1082);
Ceremony (161-213) -- discussion on Nov. 20
NOV. 15
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room);
ASSIGN: "A Madman's Diary" (see Related Links);
excerpt from Waiting for Godot (provided); "Sense of Sin" (provided)
NOV. 17
DEED #3 due;
Discussion
NOV. 20
ONLINE DISCUSSION (meet in Chat Room);
Online Quiz #4 due (email); Discussion: Ceremony;
ASSIGN: Ceremony (214-262) -- discussion on Nov. 27
NOV. 27
Online Quiz #5 due (email); Final Discussion: Ceremony;
ASSIGN: Thesis/Outline for final paper
NOV. 29
Thesis/Outline due
DEC. 1
Ceremony Forum (Peer Evaluations for final paper)
DEC. 4
ONLINE PEER EVALUATIONS (meet in Chat Room)
DEC. 6
Field Trip
DEC. 8
FINAL ONLINE PEER EVALUATIONS (meet in Chat Rooms)
DEC. 11 - 14
Final Exams
Date for End-Term Experience will be announced;
Final papers will be due on that day