American Literature (I)
Joan Chiung-huei Chang 張瓊惠
Classroom: 誠402
Office: 誠702
E-Mail: joan.ntnu@gmail.com
Class Time: Mon. 8:10-10am
Phone: 23632664 ext.202
Office Hours: Tue. & Thu. 12-2pm
Texts:
1. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Shorter 6th Ed.
2. Handouts: http://web.ntnu.edu.tw/~joanchang.
Requirements:
1. Attendance & participation 10%
2. Short writing assignments 10%
3. Group assignments 20%
4. Exams 60%
5. Students will hand in their homework through e-mail.
Week
Date
Contents
1
2/25
Orientation: course overview
Part 1: Dawning Period: Early Arrivals, till 1700 (1-14).
“The Iroquois Creation Story” 17-24.
2
3/3
Christopher Columbus, “Letters” 25-29.
John Smith, General History of Virginia 42-56.
Anne Bradstreet, “The prologue” 114-117.
3
3/10
Part 2: Great Awakenings—New Individuals, 1700 to 1775,
(171-179).
Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
207-219.
Benjamin Franklin, “The Way to Wealth” 221-226; “Remarks
Concerning the Savages of North America” 227-230.
4
3/17
Part 3: National Identities—Patriots, Promoters &
Pretenders, 1775-1820
J. Crevecoeur, “What Is An American?” 300-310.
Thomas Paine, Common Sense 320-328.
Thomas Jefferson, “The Declaration of Independence” 336-342.
Chang 1
5
3/24
Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life
350-361.
Philip Freneau, “On the Emigration to America and Peopling
the Western Country” 361-64.
Phillis Wheatley, “On Being Brought from Africa to America”
366-367.
6
3/31
Wrap-up Discussion
7
4/7
Midterm
8
4/14
Part 4: Self-Liberation 1820-1865 (425-443)
Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle” 446-460.
9
4/21
Movie: The Scarlet Letter
10
4/28
James Fenimore Cooper, The Pioneers 460-69.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature 482-514.
11
5/5
Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” 610-619.
12
5/12
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “A Psalm of Life” 667-669.
Abraham Lincoln, “Address at Gettysburg” 758-759.
13
5/19
Edgar Allan Poe, “To Helen” 697; “The Raven” 697; “Annabel
Lee” 703; “The Fall of the House of Usher” 714-727.
14
5/26
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
15
6/2
Henry David Thoreau, “Resistance to Civil Government”
834-853; Walden 853-.
16
6/9
Walt Whitman, “Preface to Leaves of Grass” 985-1003; Song of
Myself 1003-
17
6/16
Emily Dickinson, poems # 67, 185, 341, 435, 449, 465, 712,
754.
18
6/23
Final
Chang 2
Group Assignment
1. Handouts: due date 3/24, hand in a WORD file
Topic
Group members
1
李亞芝 Vicky 493720295
Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle” 446-460. 陳柏宇Spark 493211050
陳柏維Jasper 494212207
楊承穎Nash 494211289
黃鈺雅Jenny 494212336
林芸竹Sarah 494212192
周采瑩Ragella 494212104
簡珮如Helen 494212001
陳婷妤Vicky 494212037
2*
The Scarlet Letter
3
James Fenimore Cooper, The Pioneers 460-69. 英98乙 蔡雅玲 494212051
英98乙
陳偉翔
494212219
英98乙
黃琬筑
494212099
98甲 顧正麒 Nick 494211148
98乙 李侑純
Sherry 494212049
98乙 沈郁汝 Ruby 494212348
4
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature 482-514.
5
Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman
Brown” 610-619.
Andy
494212178
Chloe
494211318
Theodora 494212154
6
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “A Psalm of
Life” 667-669.
Laura 鍾文淯 494212221
Melissa 王碧涵 494212142
Elester 黃貴琬 494212403
7
Abraham Lincoln, “Address at Gettysburg”
758-759.
494212130 黃玠文 Kevin
494212075 黎峻銓 Kyle
494212324 張博勝 Bobson
8
Edgar Allan Poe, “Author”
9
Edgar Allan Poe, text files for “To Helen,” “The 林雅蝗 Chanel 494211136 Eng. 98A
Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” “The Fall of the
鍾秀清 (Jane) in junior B
House of Usher”
陳援媛 (Tina) in Junior A
10
Edgar Allan Poe, “To Helen” 697
11
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven” 697.
Junior B 黃振育 Louis
494212087
Junior B 萬藺儀 Linda
494212063
Junior B 溫婉婷 Amanda 494212013
黃詩渝 494211265 Eng.98A
Betty 李秋慧 494211306
and Nancy 高詩涵 494211112
Eng98B Tracy 張翠硯 494212300
ENG98B Mindy 李雅婷 494212166
Eng98B Monica 林珮君 494212269
Chang 3
12
Edgar Allan Poe, “Annabel Lee” 703
13
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of
Usher” 714-727.
14* Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
15
Henry David Thoreau, “Resistance to Civil
Government” 834-853
16* Henry David Thoreau, Walden 853-.
17
Walt Whitman, “Preface to Leaves of Grass”
985-1003
493211282 曾倫 Lun
493212078 朱芳儀 Sunny
492213087 林倬業 Jerry
易家如 Emily 494212362
張薰云 Rosalind 494212386
何彥如 Angel 494212233
1.
2.
3.
4.
劉乙萱
何雅雯
李俐宛
李郁嫻
Michelle 494211370
Carol
494211368
Miranda 494211239
Clare
494211215
鄭郇( Amy), 494211071
黃文姿( Elsie), 493211153
施勇廷 (Tyng), 494211162
Carol 林岱瑩494212257
Cindy 邱靜怡494212180
Vicky Lin 林欣霓 494212271
98乙 詹乃毓 Winnie 494212116
朱國蓉 Rabi 494212128
羅玉婷 Carol 492001070
Joyce陳怡如 494002054
Emma林雅雯 495212113
2. Oral Presentation: 10min (*15min), hand in a PPT file one week prior to the
presentation.
date
Topic
Group Members
4/21
Movie: The Scarlet Letter
黃鈺雅Jenny 494212336
林芸竹Sarah 494212192
周采瑩Ragella 494212104
簡珮如Helen 494212001
陳婷妤Vicky 494212037
2*
5/26
H. Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1.
2.
3.
4.
3*
6/2
H. Thoreau, Walden
1*
劉乙萱
何雅雯
李俐宛
李郁嫻
Michelle 494211370
Carol
494211368
Miranda 494211239
Clare
494211215
Carol 林岱瑩494212257
Cindy 邱靜怡494212180
Vicky Lin 林欣霓 494212271
98乙 詹乃毓 Winnie 494212116
Chang 4
英98乙
英98乙
英98乙
陳偉翔
蔡雅玲
黃琬筑
494212219
494212051
494212099
4
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #1-4
5
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #5-8
6
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #9-12
7
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #13-16
Betty 李秋慧 494211306
Nancy 高詩涵 494211112
8
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #17-20
朱國蓉 Rabi 494212128
羅玉婷 Carol 492001070
9
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #21-24
10
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #25-28
11
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #29-32
12
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #33-36
13
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #37-40
14
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #41-44
15
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #45-48
16
6/9
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself #49-52
17
6/16
Emily Dickinson, poems # 67, 185
18
6/16
Emily Dickinson, poems # 341, 435
Junior B 黃振育 Louis
494212087
Junior B 萬藺儀 Linda
494212063
Junior B 溫婉婷 Amanda 494212013
Laura 鍾文淯 494212221
Melissa 王碧涵 494212142
Elester 黃貴琬 494212403
易家如 Emily 494212362
張薰云 Rosalind 494212386
何彥如 Angel 494212233
98甲 顧正麒 Nick 494211148
98乙 李侑純
Sherry 494212049
98乙 沈郁汝 Ruby 494212348
Andy
494212178
Chloe
494211318
Theodora 494212154
494212130 黃玠文 Kevin
494212075 黎 峻銓 Kyle
494212324 張博勝 Bobson
黃詩渝 494211265 Eng.98A
林雅蝗 Chanel 494211136 Eng. 98A
?
李亞芝 Vicky493720295
陳柏宇Spark493211050
陳柏維Jasper494212207
楊承穎Nash494211289
Eng98B Tracy 張翠硯 494212300
ENG98B Mindy 李雅婷 494212166
Eng98B Monica 林珮君 494212269
鄭郇( Amy), 494211071
黃文姿( Elsie), 493211153
施勇廷 (Tyng), 494211162
Joyce陳怡如 494002054
Emma林雅雯 495212113
Chang 5
19
6/16
Emily Dickinson, poems # 449, 465
20
6/16
Emily Dickinson, poems # 712, 754
鍾秀清 (Jane) in junior B
陳援媛 (Tina) in Junior A.
493211282 曾倫 Lun
493212078 朱芳儀 Sunny
492213087 林倬業 Jerry
In question
方詠秋 Remy 494211277
許毓玲 Lynn 494211095
Chang 6