English 210 – Schedule of Classes
T – TH, 8:00-9:14, Section 100, I-403
Jan. 14
Getting Acquainted
Introduction to the Novel: Pigs in Heaven, Barbara Kingsolver
Reading Journals
Jan. 16
Mini Lecture on the Novel
Pigs in Heaven pp. 3-99
Jan. 21
Pigs in Heaven pp. 100-197
Journal Assign.
Jan. 23
Pigs in Heaven pp. 198-318
Jan. 28
Pigs in Heaven pp. 319-436
Jan. 30
Take Home Test – Pigs in Heaven
Introduction to A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. Gaines
Feb. 4
A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. Gaines
Chapters 1-6, pp. 3-50
Feb. 6
A Lesson Before Dying, Chapters 7-13, pp. 51-102
Feb. 11
A Lesson Before Dying, Chapters 14-20, pp. 103-159
Feb. 13
A Lesson Before Dying, Chapters 21-27, pp. 160-218
Feb. 18
A Lesson Before Dying, Chapters 28-31, pp. 219-256
Concluding Discussion: Themes & Social Issues
Feb. 20
Test – A Lesson Before Dying
Feb. 25
Introduction to Wm. Faulkner
As I Lay Dying, Wm. Faulkner pp. 3-67
Feb. 27
As I Lay Dying pp. 68-127
Mar. 4
As I Lay Dying pp. 128-193
Mar. 6
As I Lay Dying pp. 194-261
Take Home Test – As I Lay Dying
March 10-15 Mid-Semester Break
Mar. 18
Introduction to the Short Story
A Variety of Literary Techniques and Themes
“Sur,” Ursula K. LeGuin pp. 460-470
Mar. 20
“Girls at War” Chinua Achebe pp. 10-19
“The Birthmark” Nathanial Hawthorne pp. 344-355
Mar. 25
“The Kiss” Anton Checkhov pp. 163-175
Mar. 27
“Amy Foster” Joseph Conrad pp. 183-195
Apr. 1
“Amy Foster” pp. 196-201
“The Surmoner” John Cheever pp. 154-161
Apr. 3
Short Story Test #1
Apr. 8
Theme: Moral Dilemma
“A Drug Called Tradition” Alexie Shermon
“The Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfighter in Heaven” (Handouts)
Apr. 10
Visiting Speaker – Solo Greene, Nez Perce Tribe
“Love Medicine” Louise Erdrich pp. 223-237
Apr. 15
“Eveline” Joyce pp. 412-416
“The Guest” Camus pp. 125-134
Apr. 17
“Recitalif” Toni Morrison pp. 599-612
“And Of Clay Are We Created” Isabel Allende pp. 46-52+
Apr. 22
Short Story Test #2
Theme: Relationships Between Men and Women
“Mona Lisa” Cristina Peri Rossi pp. 793-796
Apr. 24
“The Story of An Hour,” Kate Chopin pp. 176-178
Video Version, “The Joy That Kills” in class
In-class Journal
Apr. 29
“At the Cadian Ball,” Kate Chopin (Handout)
“The Storm” Kate Chopin (Handout)
NOTE: Read these stories only in the order listed.
May 1
“Shiloh” Bobbie Ann Mason pp. 529-538+
“Swaddling Clothes” Mishima Yukio pp. 588-591
May 6
“Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemmingway pp. 356-363
Video Version in class also.
Finals:
Thursday, May 8 & Monday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 14