English 1302

Tentative Agenda* - Spring, 2002

   

Date

Readings**

Papers Due

 Reading/Writing Workshop***
2/27  "The Jewelry" (p. 8)
 "The Story of an Hour" (p. 403)
 "Leaving the Motel" (p. 620)
 "Theme for English B" (p. 983)		  In-class essay  Introduction and Orientation 
 Course Expectations and Review of Syllabus
 Reading and Discussion of literature
3/6  "Sonny's Blues" (p. 41)
 "The Cask of Amontillado" (p.70)
 "Our Friend Judith" (p. 412)
 "A Pair of Tickets" (p. 159)		  Email instructor before
   class to create address
   book
 In-class essay		  Elements of short stories:  plot, narration,
   point of view, characterization, and setting as
   seen in literary selections read
 Organization of critical essays
 Parenthetical documentation of primary
   sources (APA)
3/13  "Young Goodman Brown" (p. 189)
 "Janus" (265"
 "A Hunger Artist" (p. 198)
 "The Road Not Taken (p. 977)
 "One Perfect Rose" (p. 735)
 "After a Death" (p.739)		  In-class essay  Use of symbols:  identification and discussion
 of symbols in literature selections read
3/20  "A Souvenir of Japan: (p. 218)
 "The Management of Grief" (p. 224)
 "Interpreter of Maladies" (p. 236)		  Draft of critical essay  Discussion of theme in literary selections read
 Writing abut literature
 Use of secondary sources and documentation
3/25-3/30

 No classes -

 Spring Break

Enjoy!
4/3  Flannery O'Connor:
 "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
    (p. 323)
 "The Lame Shall Enter First" (p. 334)
 "Everything that Rises" (p. 360) 		 
 Bring typed draft of first
   critical essay for in-class
   revision  
 Evaluation of O'Connor's style and works
 Strategies for evaluating fiction
4/10  Evaluating Fiction (ppp. 471-512)  Polished copy of first
   critical essay
 Prewriting and drafting
   of second critical essay		  Continued discussion of evaluation of fiction as
   it relates to literature selections read
 Organization of second critical essay
4/17  Reading More Fiction (pp. 513-590)  Revision of second critical
  essay		  Discussion of literary selections for tone,
   theme, etc.
4/24  Selected poems  Prewriting and drafting of
   documented critical
   essay		  Discussion of poems read with regard to theme,
   symbols, tone, language, and meaning
 
5/1  Selected readings   Revision and editing of
    documented critical
    essays		  Discussion of readings and critical essays
5/8  Selected readings   Documented critical
   essays due		  Discussions of drama and viewing of video
5/15  Reading of novel from list   Semester exam  Discussion of novels and in-class essay on
   novel read

            * - This agenda may be adjusted at the discretion of the instructor to meet the needs of
                 the students in the class

            ** - With the exception of the first night's readings, literature selections should have been
                  read carefully before class.

          *** - Students should expect that in-class responses, quizzes, or other activities related to
                 comprehending and understanding the literature may be expected. Students who are
                 not in class at the time the work is completed will not be allowed to make up this work.