English 1302
(Sections 10 and 11) ASSIGNMENTS Fall 2006
(This
assignment schedule is subject to change.
If absent, please check with a student or e-mail me.)
Making
Literature Matter = MLM
Classic
American Autobiographies = CAA
28 Aug Course introduction
30 Aug MLM,
Chapter 1 (focus on the two poems).
4 Sep Labor Day Holiday (no class)
6 Sep MLM, Chapter 2: 14-15; 26-45; 55-56.
11 Sep MLM,
Chapter 3: 57-87; 94-95.
13 Sep MLM,
Chapter 4: 96-107; 110-126; 130.
18 Sep CAA,
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: 229-230 (title), 241-270
20 Sep CAA,
Frederick Douglass: 271-300 (through William Hamilton’s note)
27 Sep CAA,
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration
of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson: 19-20 (title), 26-45
2 Oct CAA, Mary
Rowlandson: 45-69
4 Oct CAA, Four
Autobiographical Narratives of Zitkala-Sa, 413-462.
9 Oct Course adjustment
11 Oct MLM,
Appendix A: “Critical Approaches to
Literature” 1544-1564
16 Oct MLM,
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The
Yellow Wallpaper” 917-929
18 Oct MLM,
Kate Chopin’s, “The Storm,” “The Story of an Hour,” and “Desiree’s Baby” 683-694
23 Oct MLM, Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They
Carried” 1414-1427
25 Oct MLM, John Updike’s “A & P” 641-645
30 Oct Appendix
B: “Writing a Research Paper” 1573-1598
1 Nov MLM, Chapter 5: “Writing about Poems” 131-137; 146-151;
155-156
6 Nov MLM, Hughes’ “Let America Be America
Again,” 1095-1097; Cullen’s “Incident” 1373-1374
8 Nov Team
poetry presentations (see handout)
13 Nov Team poetry presentations (see
handout)
15 Nov Team poetry presentations (see
handout)
[17 Nov Last day to withdrawal from fall classes]
20 Nov MLM,
Othello Act I
22 Nov Thanksgiving
Holiday (22-26 November, no classes)
27 Nov MLM,
Othello Acts II-III
29 Nov MLM,
Othello Acts IV-V
4 Dec Workshop
6 Dec Course
wrap up