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(.pdf)
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Week
1
| August
30 (T) |
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| In-Class |
- Introduction
to the course.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- “What
the Book is About and How to Use It” (pp. 1-4).
- “Prologue:
Change and Challenge Today” (pp. 5-12).
- Skim
sections 1.5-1.5.7 (pp. 29-41).
- Sections
1.8-1.9 (pp. 50-71).
- Look
over full syllabus and schedule (available at the Course Web
site and in WebCT).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a) and (b) on page 53. Bring typed copies to class
to turn in.
- Begin
keeping your journal. Snippet Research journal entries will
begin in week 2. *Blog
Tutorial Handout (.pdf)*
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| September
1 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
readings. In groups, do the following activities:
- Activity
(b), p. 58.
- Activity
(a), p. 62-63.
- Activity
(a), p. 68-69.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Skim
sections 1.5.8-1.6 (pp. 41-48).
- “Preview”
(p. 73).
- Section
2.1 (pp. 350-52).
- Section
2.2 (pp. 76-81).
- Skim
“overviews” to sections 2.3-2.10 (pp. 82-83, 88,
96-97, 105-6, 114-115, 127-129, 138-141, 155-164).
- “Addresser,
Address, Addressee” (pp. 172-74).
- “Text,
Context and Intertextuality” (pp. 245-47).
- “Textual
Activities and Learning Strategies”:
- “Preview”
(p. 265).
- Skim
sections 4.1-4.2 (pp. 266-72).
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| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a)-(d) on pp. 74-75. Your answers need not be more
than a few sentences, but they should offer an explanation or
elaboration. Simple “yes” and “no” answers
are not sufficient. Note: activity (d) has two sections. Please
type your responses and bring them to classs.
- Do
activities (a) and (b) on p. 81. Please type these assignments.
Please type your responses and bring them to class.
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Week 2
| September
6 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
readings.
- Discuss
activities done as homework.
- In
groups, do the activities on p. 174 and p. 247. Have someone
record your responses and post them to the course blog (each
activity should have a different recorder). Be sure to include
the names of your group members in the post.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.3 (pp. 82-87) and texts 5.4.2 a (pp. 350-51) and 5.2.5
a (pp. 321-323).
- “Writing
and to read, Response and Rewriting” (pp. 255-63).
- “Aesthetics
and Pleasure, Art and Beauty” (pp. 174-76).
- “Canon
and Classic” (pp. 186-88).
- “Discourse
and Discourse Analysis” (pp. 202-204).
- “Images,
Imagery, and Imagination” (pp. 214-217).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a) and (b) on p. 87 and any one activity from pp.
176, 188-89, 204, or 217. Type your p. 87 activity responses
and bring them to class, and post your other activity response
to the WebCT forum. Section 4.2: “Frameworks and Checklists
for Close to read” (pp. 268-72) can help you think about
how to frame your responses.
- For
group recorders: post your groups' responses to the class blog.
|
| September
8 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
to reads and homework.
- Apply
Practical and New Criticism to snippets in The English Studies
Book.
- Do
activities (b) and/or (c) on p. 262-263. Section 4.2: “Frameworks
and Checklists for Close Reading” (pp. 268-72) can help
you think about how to frame your responses.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- “Bibles,
Holy Books and Myths” (pp. 182-185).
- “Character
and Characterisation” (pp. 189-191).
- “Foreground,
Background and Point of View” (pp. 208-211).
- “Poetry
and Word-Play” (pp. 224-227).
-
Read “Farmer Giles of Ham” (pp. 121-152) in The
Tolkien Reader.
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Finish
activities (b) and/or (c) on pp. 262-263 and post at least one
of your responses and rewritings from class.
- Do
any one activity from pp. 191, 185-86, 211, or 227. Post your
activity response to the WebCT forum. Section 4.2: “Frameworks
and Checklists for Close Reading” (pp. 268-72) can help
you think about how to frame your response.
- Begin
Snippet Research. You should post your first snippet research
journal entry during week 2.
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Week
3
| September
13 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
ESB readings.
- Discuss
"Farmer Giles of Ham."
|
| Homework,
to read |
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
any one activity from pp. 201, 214, or 223. Please type your
activity response and bring it to class. Section 4.2: “Frameworks
and Checklists for Close Reading” (pp. 268-72) can help
you think about how to frame your response.
|
| September
15 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
ESB readings.
- Discuss
"Farmer Giles of Ham."
|
| Homework,
to read |
-
Read in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.4 (pp. 88-95) and texts 5.1.2 a (p. 287), 5.1.3 f (p. 297),
and 5.3.3 d (pp. 342-343).
- "Author
and Authority" (pp. 177-178).
- "Realism
and Representation: Fiction, Fact, Faction, and Metafiction"
(pp. 228-231).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a) and (b) on p. 95 and any one of the activities
on pp. 178-79 or 231. Please type your p. 95 activity responses
and bring them to class, and post your other activity response
to the WebCT forum. Section 4.2: “Frameworks and Checklists
for Close Reading” (pp. 268-72) can help you think about
how to frame your responses.
- Begin
*Short Paper
1* (Due September 22).
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Week
4
| September
20 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
readings in ESB.
- In
groups, apply Formalism, and/or Functionalism to the following
selections in The English Studies Book: “5.1.2 f”
“5.1.6 a,” “5.2.2 e,” “5.2.4 d”
and “5.3.4 e.” As a class, discuss what you've found,
not just about these texts but about Formalism and Functionalism
as well.
|
| Homework,
to read |
-
Read in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.5 5 (pp. 96-104).
- "Absence
and Presence, Gaps and Silences, Centres and Margins”
(p. 168-69).
- "Auto/biography
and Travel Writing: Self and Other” (179-181).
- "Subject
and Agent, Role and Identity” (p. 241-44).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activity (a) on p. 104 and do either the activity on pp. 181-182
or activity (a) on p. 244. Bring typed response to class.
|
| September
22 (R) |
|
| Due |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
readings in ESB and homework.
- In
groups, do the activity on p. 169-70 and activity (a) on p.
244. Share with the class what you've found.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Begin
reading Hogfather (at least to p. 82).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activity (b) on p. 104 of The English Studies Book. Please
bring your typed response to class.
- Begin
*Short paper
2* (Due September 29).
|
Week
5
| September
27 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Continue
reading Hogfather (read at least to p. 169).
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
| September
29 (R) |
|
| Due |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Continue
reading Hogfather (at least to p. 262).
|
Week
6
| October
4 (T) |
|
| Due |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read/read
Hogfather (to p. 262).
|
| October
6 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
Hogfather (to p. 354).
|
Week
7
| October
11 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Wind
up discussion of Hogfather.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.6 (p. 105-113).
- “Accent
and Dialect” (pp. 170-71).
- “Speech
and Conversation, Monologue and Dialogue” (pp. 232-35).
- “Standards
and Standardization, Varieties and Variation” (pp.
236-240).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activity (a) or (b) on p. 113, and any one of the activities
on pp. 172, 235-36, or 241. Please bring your typed p. 113 activity
response to class and post your other activity response to the
WebCT forum.
|
| October
13 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Begin
review for midterm.
|
Week
8
| October
18 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
ESB readings.
- Discuss
midterm.
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
| October
20 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
“Leaf by Niggle” in The Tolkien Reader (pp.
100-120).
|
Week
9
| October
25 (T) |
|
| No
Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- (See
Homework for October 20.)
|
| October
27 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
"Leaf by Niggle."
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
“Troll Bridge” on *Electronic
Reserves* (password: english).
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.7 (pp. 114-118).
|
Week
10
| November
1 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Section
2.7 (pp. 118-125).
- Begin
reading Section 2.8 (pp. 127-137).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a), (b), and (c) on pp. 125-26. Bring typed responses
to class.
|
| November
3 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- Finish
reading Section 2.8 (pp. 127-137).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Do
activities (a) and (c) on p. 137. Bring typed responses to class.
|
Week
11
|
November 8 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
in The English Studies Book:
- “Versification:
Rhythm, Metre and Rhyme” (pp. 250-254).
- *Poetry
Handout*.
- Begin
reading Renascence and Other Poems (pp. 1-44).
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
| November
10 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
readings in ESB.
- Begin
discussing Renascence and Other Poems.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Reread
Renascence and Other Poems.
|
Week
12
|
November 15 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
Renascence
and Other Poems.
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Begin
*Essay 1*
(due Dec. 1 if you want the option of revision, Dec. 5 if you
do not).
|
|
November 17 (R) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
Renascence
and Other Poems.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
Early in Orcadia (pp. 5-47).
|
Week
13
| November
22 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
-
Read Early in Orcadia (pp. 47-115).
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
| November
24 (R) |
|
| No
Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- (See
Homework for November 22.)
|
Week
14
| November
29 (T) |
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
Early
in Orcadia.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
Early in Orcadia (117-176).
|
| Homework,
to do |
- Work
on and/or finish Essay 1.
|
|
December 1 (R) |
|
| Due |
- *Essay
1 * (if you want the option of revision).
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
Early in Orcadia.
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
Byron's Selected Poems: "Damætas" (p.
1), "When We Two Parted" (pp. 3-4), "Stanzas
to a Lady on Leaving England (pp. 4-5), "Adieu, Adieu!
My Native Shore" (pp. 9-11), "Oh! Snatch'd Away in
Beauty's Bloom" (p. 14), "Stanzas to Augusta"
(pp. 33-34). Poems are on reserve.
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
Week
15
| December
5 (T) |
|
| Due |
- *Essay
1* (if you don't want the option of revision)..
|
| In-Class |
|
| Homework,
to read |
- Read
Byron's Selected Poems: "The Destruction of Sennacherib"
(pp. 14-15), "Darkness" (pp. 31-33), "The Isles
of Greece" (pp. 67-71), "When a Man Hath No Freedom
to Fight for at Home" (p. 71), "Stanzas Written on
the Road betweeen Florence and Pisa" (p. 72), "On
this Day I Complete My Thirty-sixth Year" (pp. 102-103).
Poems are on reserve.
|
|
December 7 (R) |
|
| Due |
- All
revisions except Essay 1.
|
| In-Class |
- Discuss
Byron's poetry.
- Wrap
up course.
|
| Homework,
to do |
|
Week
16
|
December 15 (R) |
|
| Due |
- Essay
1 revisions (please place in my English Deparrtment mailbox
by 2:00 pm).
|
| No
Class |
|
Week
17
|