ENGL 1102 Readings
* All readings should be done before coming to class.
* All reading materials (either items from website or textbooks) should be brought to class.
*All homework is to be completed before class, and you should be prepared to discuss the work you have done.
*Failure to do any of the aforementioned could result in a student being asked to leave the classroom for not being prepared (see my syllabus).
*Exam materials will come from readings, lectures, discussions, handouts, and quizzes. All material covered (whether discussed explicitly in class or not) is subject to be covered on the exams.
**Sample Essay**
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Date |
Class Activity |
Homework |
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1/11-1/12 |
review syllabus; syllabus quiz; discuss course expectations & The Hendricks Mandate |
Read “Reading in College,” “The Nature of Literature,” “Reading Levels,” “What is Literature?” |
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1/13-1/14 |
quiz; discuss reading strategies/expectations; discuss literature |
Read “Why Do We Read Fiction?”; Review Fiction Terms & Elements of Fiction |
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1/18 |
No Class |
MLK Holiday |
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1/19 |
No Class |
Independent Work Day (assignment to emailed) |
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1/20-1/21 |
quiz: Fiction Terms & Elements of Fiction; discuss why we read fiction |
Read Carver’s “Popular Mechanics,” “CIA,” “DIQs,” & “Semiotics & Literature 101” |
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1/25-1/26 |
discuss Carver’s “Popular Mechanics”; look for signs/themes; discuss process of analysis |
Read pages 1-21 & 117-125 in DiYanni; Read “Rubric” and grade the student essays in DiYanni |
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1/27-1/28 |
discuss grades and grading methods |
Review MLA and writing about literature in Harbrace (chapters 40 & 42); MLA Citations & MLA Format |
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2/1-2/2 |
discuss MLA formatting, essay template |
Read “Feminist Literary Criticism,” “Bressler on Feminism ,” “Klages on Feminism |
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“Madwoman”
2/3-2/4
quiz; Feminism lecture/discussion
Read “Angel/Monster”; write a one page, single-spaced analytical response to contemporary instances of the “Angel/Monster” problem
2/8-2/9
discuss “Angel/Monster” problem in culture & literature
Read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” & “Good Country People” in DiYanni
2/10-2/11
quiz: O’Connor stories; discuss O’Connor stories; look for signs/themes; assign essay #1
work on essay #1
2/15-2/16
discuss O’Connor stories; work on essay #1
work on essay #1
2/17-2/18
Essay #1 is due by beginning of class (via turnitin.com); lecture on Drama
Read Drama Terms & Elements of Drama; Read Trifles in DiYanni
2/22-2/23
quiz: drama terms, elements, and Trifles; discuss Trifles
Read critical commentary on Trifles: “Silent Justice,” “Importance of Trifles,” & “Path to Sisterhood”
2/24-2/25
discuss critical commentary on Trifles; distribute Midterm Study Guide
Review for Midterm
3/1-3/2
Midterm Exam
Read A Doll House in DiYanni
3/3-3/4
Midterm grades distributed; LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW w/o PENALTY; discuss Ibsen; assign essay #2
work on essay #2
3/8-3/9
discuss Ibsen
work on essay #2
3/10-3/11
discuss Ibsen & Glaspell
work on essay #2
3/12 (FRIDAY!)
Essay #2 due (via turnitin.com)
Read poetry handouts (TBD)
3/15-3/16
SPRING BREAK
3/17-3/18
SPRING BREAK
3/22-3/23
Ibsen
essay #2
3/24-3/25
Ibsen
essay #2
3/29-3/30
Essay #2 due; Discuss Poetry
Read poems from DiYanni: R. Browning—“My Last Duchess”; H. D.—“Heat”; M. Arnold—“Dover Beach”; A. Hecht—“The Dover Bitch”; R. Herrick—“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”; J. Keats—“La Belle Dame sans Merci”;
3/31-4/1
discuss men’s poetry about women
Read from DiYanni: S. Plath—“Mirror,” “Metaphors”; A. Sexton—“Her Kind”; S. Olds—‘Size and Sheer Will,” “35/10”; L. Clifton—“Homage to My Hips”; S. Cisneros—“Pumpkin Eater”; E. Boland—“Anorexic”
Links to Denise Duhamel poems: “My Body,” “One Afternoon When Barbie Wanted to Join the Military,” “Planning the Fantasy Wedding,” “Marriage”
Links to Kim Addonizio Poems: “What Do Women Want?” “First Kiss”
4/5-4/6
discuss women’s poetry about women; assign essay #3
poetry & essay #3
4/7-4/8
work on essay #3; discuss poetry
work on essay #3
4/12-4/13
essay #3 due; lecture on film
4/14-4/15
discuss research
TBA
4/19-4/20
discuss film;
new documents: RP assignment; Writing a Prospectus; Example of Prospectus
Begin work on Prospectus
4/21-4/22
Independent Research/Writing day
(Consider visiting the Tutorial Center!)
Work on Prospectus
4/23
Prospectus due via Turnitin.com
work on Annotated Bibliography
4/26-4/27
Return Prospectus; Annotated Bib. due via Turnitin.com
Work on Draft
4/28-4/29
Return Annotated Bib.; Discuss essays; Final Exam Review
Work on Draft; Study for Final Exam
5/3 (M)
Professor Bishop’s open office hours for the day will be 9-4. See him if you need assistance on the essay
Independent Work Day (assignment to be emailed)
5/4 (T)
Professor Bishop’s open office hours for the day will be 9-4. See him if you need assistance on the essay
Final Draft due by midnight via Turnitin.com
Reading Day
FINAL EXAMS
20391: May 5, noon-2 p.m.
20392: May 10, noon-2 p.m.
20393: May 5, 2-4 p.m.
20398: May 6, 10-noon