Tentative Course Schedule
Please Be Sure To Bring Both Your Textbook And A Notebook To Class Every Day.
The preparation noted in this schedule is not all that is expected. Be sure to see the Reading Topics and
Questions handout for items you should informally prepare for class.
All plays are included in Bevington. All Summaries and other handouts will be available on Blackboard
(Bb).
Other than final drafts of Major Projects and Minor Projects, all work is to be submitted via Bb.
Week 1
Wednesday, September 3: Introduction to Shakespeare
No reading required for the first day of class.
Friday, September 5: Approaching Shakespeare Read Bevington’s Introduction.
Read Comedy of Errors Summary and Passages TBA.
Bring to class a list of five in-library not-so-obvious resources for studying Shakespeare.
List on Blackboard five on-line resources for studying Shakespeare. (These should be actual resources, not
just web pages that have lots of links to other web pages that have lots of links to other pages.) Annotate
each entry for what is valuable at that site.
Week 2
Monday, September 8: Re-read Bevington’s Introduction.
Taming of the Shrew: Read Acts I-II
As with all of the plays we read, you are advised to read the summary as you progress through the play.
Take Practice Quiz on Bb before class begins.
Wednesday, September 10: Taming of the Shrew: Read Acts III-IV
Friday, September 12: Taming of the Shrew: Read Act V
Subject Mastery A to be completed by class time.
Take Quiz #1 by Midnight.
Week 3
Monday, September 15: Love’s Labor’s Lost. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Love’s Labor’s Lost.
Wednesday, September 17: Romeo and Juliet. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Romeo and Juliet.
Friday, September 19: Two Gentlemen of Verona. Read Acts I-II.
Subject Mastery B to be completed by class time.
Writing Mastery A to be completed by 5:00.
Week 4
Monday, September 22: Two Gentlemen of Verona. Read Acts III-IV.
Wednesday, September 24: Two Gentlemen of Verona. Read Act V.
Take Quiz #2 by Midnight.
Friday, September 26: Richard II. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Richard II.
Writing Mastery A to be completed by 5:00.
Minor Project Proposal due at 5:00.
Week 5
Monday, September 29: 1 Henry IV. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on 1 Henry IV.
Student-Instructor Conferences to discuss Minor Course Project will be held this week.
Wednesday, October 1: Henry V. Read Acts I-II.
Friday, October 3: Henry V. Read Acts III-IV.
Update and Tentative Bibliography for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 6
Monday, October 6: Henry V. Read Act V.
Take Quiz #3 by Midnight.
Wednesday, October 8: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Friday, October 10: King Lear. Read Act I.
Rough Draft for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 7
Monday, October 13: No Class. Columbus Day.
Wednesday, October 15: King Lear. Read Acts III-IV.
Friday, October 17: King Lear. Read Act V.
Take Quiz #4 by Midnight.
Final Draft for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 8
Monday, October 20: All’s Well That Ends Well. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on All’s Well That Ends Well.
Wednesday, October 22: Twelfth Night: Read Acts I-II.
Friday, October 24: Twelfth Night: Read Acts III-IV.
Proposal for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 9
Monday, October 27: Twelfth Night: Read Act V.
Take Quiz #5 by Midnight.
Student-Instructor Conferences to discuss Major Course Project will be held this week.
Wednesday, October 29: Othello. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Othello.
Friday, October 31: Merchant of Venice. Read Acts I-II.
Bibliography for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Proposal for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 10
Monday, November 3: Merchant of Venice. Read Acts III-IV.
Student-Instructor Conferences to discuss Minor Course Project will be held this week.
Wednesday, November 5: Merchant of Venice. Read Act V.
Take Quiz #6 by Midnight.
Friday, November 7: Measure for Measure. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Measure for Measure.
Update for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Update and Bibliography for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 11
Monday, November 10: As You Like It. Read Acts I-II.
Wednesday, November 12: As You Like It. Read Acts III-IV.
Friday, November 14: As You Like It. Read Act V.
Macbeth. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Macbeth.
First Paragraph for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Rough Draft for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Take Quiz #7 by Midnight.
Week 12
Monday, November 17: Richard III. Read Acts I-II.
Wednesday, November 19: Richard III. Read Acts III-IV.
Friday, November 21: Richard III. Read Act V.
Outline for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Final Draft for Minor Course Project due at 5:00.
Take Quiz #8 by Midnight.
Thanksgiving Break
Week 13
Monday, December 1: Much Ado About Nothing. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Wednesday, December 3: A Winter’s Tale. Read Acts I-II.
Friday, December 5: A Winter’s Tale. Read Acts III-IV.
Rough Draft for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 14
Monday, December 8: A Winter’s Tale. Read Act V.
Wednesday, December 10: Hamlet. Read Summary and Passages TBA.
Presentation on Hamlet.
The Tempest: Read Act I.
Take Quiz #9 by Midnight.
Friday, December 12: The Tempest. Read Acts II-IV
Final Draft for Major Course Project due at 5:00.
Week 15
Monday, December 15: The Tempest. Read Act V
Course Summary Activities.
Take Quiz #10 by Midnight.
Final Exam Week
Though we will not have a final exam, we will have a final day of presentations during the normally
scheduled final exam period.
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