___ ENG 102 | Assignments | Themes ___
Course Schedule Spring 2008
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Date |
Topic and Readings |
Writing Assignment |
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Week 1 Jan 23-25 |
Introduction, goals, terms, themes |
Letter to instructor |
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Week 2 Jan 28-Feb 1 |
Theme: Crime and Punishment |
Story questions and responses |
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Week 3 Feb 4-8 |
Theme: Family ties / Alienation
Alice Walker, “Everyday
Use” (319); |
Story questions and responses |
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Week 4 Feb 11-15 |
Theme: Communication and
Prejudice (Class activity) |
Story questions and responses *Essay 1 due Feb 22 |
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Week 5 Feb 20-22 |
Review essay drafts
Theme: Love and
Marital Relationships |
Story questions and responses |
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Week 6 Feb 25-29 |
John Steinbeck, "The Chrysanthemums" (170);
Themes: Initiation /
Rebellion / Search for Identity |
Story questions and responses |
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Week 7 March 3-7 |
Trent Masiki, “With Myth and Fire” (provided) |
*Essay 2 due Mar 10 |
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Week 8 March 10-14 |
Drama |
Reading: Complete Oleanna; |
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March 16-22 |
Spring Break |
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Week 9 March 24-28 |
Oleanna Class activity and quiz Robert Browning, "My Last Duchess" (516) |
Prepare response to |
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Week 10 Mar 31-Apr 4 |
Critical essay directions
Aristotle's definition of
tragedy |
A Doll House interpretations Selections & topic for critical essay due April 7 |
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Week 11 Apr 7-11 |
Ibsen, A Doll House Poetry project directions (reading and commentary); see online syllabus and http://www.favoritepoem.org/ |
Prepare critical essay |
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Week 12 April 14-18 |
Theodore Roethke, "My
Papa's Waltz" (610); R. Hayden, "Those Winter Sundays" (616) |
Critical essay due |
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Week 13 April 23-25 |
James Wright, "Saint Judas" (664); William Blake, "The Tyger" (470); Frost, "Acquainted with the Night" (556) |
Poetry projects due April 28 |
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Week 14 April 28-May 2 |
Present Poetry projects |
Prepare final evaluation |
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Week 15 May 5 |
Final evaluation Section 5 (9 am class): Wed. May 7, 9:00-11:00 Section 6: (10 am class) Thurs. May 8, 9:00-11:00 |
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