Course Assignments

 

 

JAN. 31 CLASS: Introduction to course; syllabus: objectives; journal entries;

readings; expectations; creative projects; on line instructions

 

FEB. 7 CLASS: Discussion of The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger

FEB. 14 ONLINE: Test on Salinger

 

FEB. 21 CLASS: Discussion of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

 

FEB. 28 ONLINE: Test on Shakespeare

 

MARCH 7 CLASS: Discussion of Breadgivers by Yezierska (Creative Project #1)

MARCH 14 ONLINE: Test on Yezierska

 

MARCH 21 CLASS: Discussion of Heart of Darkness by Conrad (Paper #1 Due)

MIDTERM EXAM 3/21/01

 

MARCH 28 ONLINE: Electronic classroom

 

APRIL 4 CLASS: Discussion of My Antonia by Cather (Creative Project #2)

 

APRIL 11 : SPRING BREAK!

 

APRIL 18 ONLINE: Test on Cather

 

APRIL 25 CLASS: Discussion of The Stranger by Camus

 

MAY 2 ONLINE: Test on Camus

 

MAY 9 CLASS: Discussion of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain

 

MAY 16 CLASS: Discussion of Wizard of Earthsea by LeGuin (Paper #2 Due)

 

MAY 23 CLASS: FINAL MEETING / Final Presentations

 

SPRING BREAK April 13-17

 

 

 

Week 12 CLASS: Be prepared to discuss I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

April 22

 

Week 13 ON LINE: Discuss the connections among The Good Earth, I Know Why the

April 29 Caged Bird Sings, andThe House on Mango Street.

 

 

Week 14 CLASS: Be prepared to discuss Siddhartha. Paper #2 DUE.

May 6 Creative Project #5 due (LIMITED to 3-minute explanation).

 

Week 15 ON LINE: Discuss connections among works in preparation for final exam/projects.

May 13

 

Week 16 CLASS: FINAL EXAM = Creative Project /Limit presentation to 3 minutes per person.

May 20