COURSE CALENDAR
WEEK 1 (1/14 & 1/16)
Introduction to course, make introductions and discuss the writing process and journal writing.
Handouts.
READINGS: p. 2-139 inc. in THE MCGRAW HILL HANDBOOK also LC, Chapter 1
“SALVATION’ by Langston Hughes (COMP. TEXT, p. 351) );
“THE STORY OF AN HOUR” by Kate Chopin (COMP.TEXT, p. 45)
WEEK 2 (1/21 (Holiday, & 1/23)
Monday- MLK Day Holiday
Discuss purpose for writing and basic elements of fiction. Discuss above readings.
READINGS: Appropriate and Exact Language, p. 689-707 in HANDBOOK;
“A&P” by John Updike (COMP. TEXT p.385)
WEEK 3 (1/28, & 1/30)
Discuss above readings
Assign Paper #1 (LITERARY ESSAY); Consider thesis and thesis statements in essay writing.
Begin Paper #1.
Discuss above readings.
READINGS: “A ROSE FOR EMILY’ by William Faulkner (COMP.TEXT, p. 237); ‘THE
JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL” by Katherine Anne Porter (COMP. TEXT, p. 163)
WEEK 4 (2/4, & 2/6)
Discuss above readings.
Discuss arguing a thesis in an essay; (COMP TEXT p.16- 20). Handout (choosing a
topic) Select a short story from list for Paper #2 (Literary Analysis).
Peer review of Paper #1 Feb. 25th
READINGS: Critical Thinking and Critical Analysis (STUDY GUIDE, p.22-35, and p. 157-162
in HANDBOOK); “WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?” by Joyce
Carol Oates (COMP. TEXT, p. 225); “THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS” by John Steinbeck
(COMP.TEXT, p. 76)
*Paper #1 due (Literary Essay) Feb 27th
WEEK 5 (2/11, & 2/13)
Discuss above readings.
Introduce Research Paper –Begin to consider topic selections
READINGS: “SWEAT” by Zora Neale Hurston (COMP.TEXT, p.698)
“THE MAN WHO WAS ALMOST A MAN” by Richard Wright (COMP. TEXT, p. 757);
WEEK 6 (2/ 18 & 2/20)
Discuss secondary sources for research paper.
READINGS: Ch. 16 & Ch. 18 in HANDBOOK: Finding and Evaluating Sources, p. 288-314
Discuss Argumentative Essay. On line read: www.classicshorts.com/stories/huntsnow.html
READINGS: STUDY GUIDE: Classic Argumentation, p. 35-53; “A GOOD MAN IS HARD
TO FIND” by Flannery O’Connor (COMP.TEXT, p.404)
WEEK 7 (2/25, & 2/27)
Assign Paper #2 (Comparative Analysis); Due: March 22th. Discuss the research process.
READINGS: Chapters 15 & 21 in HANDBOOK; “SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT’ by George
Orwell (COMP. TEXT, p. 844); Documenting sources, MLA,
p. 374-427 in HANDBOOK.
*Working thesis on research paper due.
WEEK 8 (3/4, & 3/6)
Journals due for 5 readings of short stories.
*MID-TERM ESSAY EXAM in class (Paper #2) (Critical Analysis)
S P R I NG B R E A K (3/11, & 3/13)
SPRING BREAK
WEEK 9 (3/18, & 3/20)
READINGS: “LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAMJAIL” by M. L. King (COMP. TEXT, p. 1298)
WEEK 10 (3/25, & 3/27)
Discuss above reading.
Peer review of Paper #3
Introduce poetry
READINGS: “I AM NOBODY! WHO ARE YOU?” by Emily Dickinson (COMP. TEXT, p.
488); “MY LAST DUCHESS” by Robert Browning (COMP. TEXT, p. 521);
Discuss above poetry selections
READINGS: Chapter 21 in HANDBOOK, p 361-368.
*Paper #3 due (Literary Analysis of Short Story or Explication of poem)
READINGS: “STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING” by Robert Frost (COMP.
TEXT, p. 188); “MENDING WALL” by Frost (COMP. TEXT, p. 197); “THE ROAD NOT
TAKEN” by Frost (COMP. TEXT, p. 179)
WEEK 11 (4/1, & 4/3)
Discuss voice and persona. Start getting research paper rough draft ready.
*Annotated bibliography for Research Paper and other evidence of progress due.
READINGS: “RICHARD CORY’ by E.A. Robinson (COMP. TEXT, p. 1236); “MY PAPA’S
WALTZ’ by Theodore Roethke (COMP TEXT, p. 786); “THOSE WINTER SUNDAYS’ by
Robert Hayden (COMP TEXT, p. 785)
HOMEWORK: Out of class essay on two poems from handout.
See Oedipus on line in class.
WEEK 12 (4/8, & 4/10)
In class Quiz on Oedipus
Introduce drama; In class read of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell (COMP TEXT, p. 1336)
READINGS: First half of A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen (COMP. TEXT, p. 792)
WEEK 13 (4/15, & 4/17)
In class video of A Doll’s House
READINGS: Finish reading A DOLL’S HOUSE
Peer analysis of research paper rough draft. Preparing final draft of research paper.
WEEK 14 (4/22 & 4/24)
*Paper #4 due (RESEARCH PAPER)
Preparation for Final In-Class Essay
“A DOLL’S HOUSE” Quiz
READINGS:
Continued preparation for Final In-Class Essay
WEEK 15 (4/29, & 5/1)
Final Journals Due
2 Days for Final Exam
*Paper #5 IN-CLASS FINAL ESSAY (ARGUMENTATION ESSAY)
WEEK 16 (5/6 & 5/8)
Discuss and return research papers
Discuss Final Returned Essays
Journals required for each of the short story selections
Tentative Short Story Reading List:
1. “The Story of Hour” by Kate Chopin p. 45
2. “A & P” by John Updike p. 385
3. “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner p.237
4. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter p.163
5. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates p. 225
6. “ The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck p. 76
7. “The Man Who Was Almost a Man ” by Richard Wright p. 757
8. “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston p. 698
9. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor p. 404
10. “The Storm” by Kate Chopin p. 71
11. “The Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway p. 684
12. “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty p. 632
13. “Hunters in the Snow” read on-line:
Tentative Essay Reading List:
1. “Salvation” by Langston Hughes p.351
2. “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King p. 1298
3. “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell p.
1 Journal required from one on the list below.
Tentative Poem Reading List:
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“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning p. 521
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost p. 179
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost p. 188
“Richard Cory” by Edwin A. Robinson p. 1236
“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke p. 786
“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden p.785
1 Journal required from one on the list below.
Tentative Drama Reading List:
1. “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell p. 133
2. “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen p. 792
Video viewing of Oedipus