Elahi
English 102
English 102: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
FALL 2013 Schedule of Assignments
***This week by week schedule of class may be subject to change***
KEY: Lit=Literature; HW=Homework; NMSK=The Namesake; TBA=To Be Announced
Note: The Namesake must be read by October 21
 Week 1:
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8/26: Introduction: Syllabus, Ice breaker game
HW: Buy books/materials; review the syllabus; come prepared for
Diagnostic Essay
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8/28: Diagnostic Essay
HW: Finish Letter assignment; read Ch. 1 in Lit, pgs. 5-24.
 Week 2:
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9/2: Labor Day Holiday  No Class.
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9/4: Letter Assignment due. Quiz on reading assignment/class
discussion from HW. Intro to Ch. 2 in Lit.
HW: Read pgs. 31-37, 52-76 in Lit, answer even # questions on pgs. 3738, odd # questions on pg.55 and odd # questions on pg. 76. Send emails
by Friday, Sept. 6 at 6pm.
 Week 3:
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9/9: Quiz on Ch. 2 literary terms; review HW readings and questions;
Intro to Ch. 3&4 in Lit.
HW: Read pgs. 103-117 and 144-157 in Lit and be prepared for quiz on
the readings
W
9/11: Quiz on the HW readings; intro to Ch. 5
HW: Read in Lit. pages 168-180 and 182-185 and answer odd # questions
on page 180.
 Week 4:
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9/16: Quiz on HW readings; review HW reading/questions; Discussion
of Irony.
HW: Rough Draft of essay 1 covering Fiction/Short Story (bring 4 copies
of the rough draft to class for Peer Review)
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9/18: 1st Rough Draft due: Peer Review (have 3 copies of your essay
rough draft)—do not email if absent.
HW: Revise Essay #1
 Week 5:
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9/23: Essay #1 Due; Intro to Poetry Ch. 12 in Lit, pgs. 487-500.
HW: Readings from Poetry Section and Ch. 6-7 TBA
W
9/25: Discuss HW readings and questions.
HW: Readings from Poetry, Ch. 13 TBA.
 Week 6:
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9/30: Review/discuss HW readings
HW: Readings from Poetry, Ch. 14 and Ch. 8-9 TBA
W
10/2: Review HW readings and questions.
HW: Ch. 10, 16-19 in Lit., readings TBA; bring 3 copies of the 2nd out of
class essay rough draft.
 Week 7:
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English 102
10/7: 2nd Rough Draft due: Peer Review (have 3 copies of your essay
rough draft)—do not email if absent. In class poetry
readings/discussion; craft poems
HW: Readings from Poetry, Ch. 17-19 TBA
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10/9: Essay #2 Due; Review HW readings/questions; read poems aloud in
class
HW: Bring large green book for in class essay mid-term.
Week 8:
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10/14: Mid-Term
HW: TBA
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10/16: Intro to NMSK; information about 2nd out of class essay on Etudes
HW: Finish reading NMSK by 10/21
Week 9:
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10/21: Summary Quiz on NMSK
HW: Read in Lit, pages 436-450
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10/23: Quiz on HW reading; Intro to Jhumpa Lahiri
HW: Prepare for group presentations
Week 10:
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10/28: Group 1 Presentation of Ch. 1-2 from NMSK
HW: Handout of homework questions from NMSK
W
10/30: Review HW questions; Group 2 Presentation of Ch. 3-4 from
NMSK
HW: handout of homework questions from NMSK
Week 11:
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11/4: Review HW questions; Group 3 Presentation of Ch. 5-6 from
NMSK
HW: handout of homework questions from NMSK
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11/6: Review HW questions; Group 4 Presentation of Ch. 7-8 from
NMSK
HW: handout of homework questions from NMSK
Week 12:
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11/11: Review HW questions; Groups 5 and 6 Presentations of Ch. 9-10
and 11-12 from NMSK
HW: handout of homework questions from NMSK
W
11/13: Review HW questions; Intro to Drama/Ch. 34 in Lit.pgs. 889-894
HW: Bring 3 copies of your essay rough draft for peer review
Week 13:
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11/18: 3rd Rough draft due—peer review—3 copies of essay—do not
email if absent.
HW: Revise essay and read pgs 895-906 in Lit.
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11/20: Essay #3 Due; Quiz on HW reading; class discussion of HW and
Intro to Sophocles (pgs.941-947)
HW: Read pgs. 949-986 (Oedipus the King), questions for HW TBA
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 Week 14:
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English 102
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11/25: Quiz on HW reading; class discussion and Intro to Shakespeare
(Ch. 35)
HW: Read Acts 1-3 from Othello, HW questions TBA
W
11/27: Review HW and finish Othello; Intro to Ch. 38 (Modern Theater)
HW: Read Acts 1-2 of A Doll’s House, HW questions TBA; bring 3
copies of the research paper rough draft for peer review.
 Week 15:
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12/2: Research Paper rough draft due—peer review—3 copies of
essay—do not email if absent.
HW: Revise research paper; finish A Doll’s House; HW questions TBA
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12/4: Research Paper due; review for final exam
HW: Study for final exam
 Week 16: Finals Week
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12/9: Final Exam—2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
HW: Celebrate! 