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SHAKESPEARE - ELIT 17- WINTER 2016
Marilyn Patton, Office Hours (FOR 2C): Th 10:30-11:20 and by appointment
831 234 1697 or mdpatton1@gmail.com http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/pattonmarilyn/
Goals:
A. Analyze social and cultural contexts and stereotypes in the poetry and drama of Shakespeare.
B. Analyze Shakespeare's poetry and drama using the conventions of literary study.
C. Apply generic considerations to the poetry and drama of Shakespeare.
D. Examine the revolutionary development and presentation of human character in the poetry
and drama of Shakespeare.
E. Recognize Shakespeare's relevance to diverse cultures.
F. Relate the characters and situations in Shakespeare's poetry and drama to contemporary life.
G. Examine Shakespeare's use of language.
H. Develop alternative interpretations of Shakespeare's texts.
Texts: William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare, Othello
William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I
William Shakespeare, the Scottish play
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Requirements:
1. Regular attendance & active participation in discussions.
2. Keeping up-to-date on the reading and bringing a copy of the play each time.
3. Eleven quizzes and short assignments.
4. At least one meeting with the instructor.
5. Midterm and Final Exam.
6. One marked-up scene and one Expanded Analysis
7. Participation in enacting a scene from one of the plays.
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Grades: 90-100% = A, 88-89% = B+, 80 -87% = B, 78-79% = C+, 70-77% = C, 60-69% = D
A- and B- reserved for special cases. [Possible 450 points]
Quizzes and homework = 10 points each and I drop the lowest [100 points]
Marked-up passage (20 points)
Midterm = 50 points
Final = 100 points
Expanded Analysis (paper) = 100 points
Participation in acting scene = 40 (includes 1-page analysis)
Class participation, including attendance = 40 points
Notes: You must attend every day or risk being dropped (4 unexcused absences = automatic
drop). Please email or telephone in advance if you must be absent for some dire emergency, so
that we can remain in contact.
Tentative Homework Calendar: Always do the work before class!!
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Date
Jan. 5
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Homework that should have been finished when you arrive at class.
Sonnets, the Age of Elizabeth, Shakespeare himself
Finish reading the sonnets. Suggested film: Shakespeare in Love
12
Read Act 1 of Twelfth Night
Suggested Film: Twelfth Night
14
Read Act 2 of Twelfth Night
19
Read Acts 3 and 4 of Twelfth Night
Suggested Film: She’s the Man
21
Finish Twelfth Night
26
Read Othello, Act 1
28
Suggested Film is Othello
Read Othello, Act 2
Feb. 2
Read Acts 3 and 4 of Othello.
4
Suggested Film: “O”
Finish Othello. Marked-up passage is due!
3
Feb. 9
Read Henry IV, Part I, Act 1
Suggested Film: Henry IV, Part 1
11
Read Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2
Midterm!
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Read Henry IV, Part 1, Acts 3 and 4
Finish Henry IV, Part 1
Suggested film: My Own Private Idaho
23
25
Read the Scottish play, Acts 1 and 2
Read the Scottish play, selected scenes. Suggested film: Throne of Blood
Mar. 1
3
Read Hamlet, Act 1
Read Hamlet, selected scenes. Suggested films: Branagh, Hawke, Olivier, Gibson, etc.
8
Read The Tempest, Act 1
10
Suggested Films:
Read The Tempest, Act 2
The Tempest (Globe) and Forbidden Planet
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17
Draft of Expanded Analysis due. Read The Tempest, Acts 3 and 4
Finish The Tempest.
Expanded Analysis due.
22 Tues.
Final Exam. 1:45-3:45