This calendar is dynamic: it will be updated during the course of the term if necessary. Readings are often designated by author's last name for brevity. If you have any question about what is due for a specific day, check here: even if I make a mistake and say something different than this in class, this calendar is always right. "To Read" and "To Write" are to be finished in time for class on the day assigned.
Aug. 28
Introduction: On "literature," stories, and the life of the imagination.
To Read: Proverbs and folktales (handouts); Tatar 269-73 (selections from Bettleheim); Achebe, "The Truth of Fiction" (handout)
To Write:
To Read: Proverbs and folktales (handouts); Tatar 269-73 (selections from Bettleheim); Achebe, "The Truth of Fiction" (handout)
To Write:
Aug. 30
To Read: Achebe, "The Truth of Fiction" (handout)
To Write:
To Write:
Sept. 4
To Read: Tatar 3-10 ("Introduction" to "Little Red Riding Hood") and 10-16 (the first three versions)
To Write: Response #1 due
To Write: Response #1 due
Sept. 6
To Read: Tatar 16-24 (the rest of the LRRH versions)
To Write:
To Write:
Sept. 11
To Read: Tatar 317-23 (Shavit, "The Concept of Childhood")
To Write: Response #2 due
To Write: Response #2 due
Sept. 13
To Read: Achebe, "Akueke" and "Chike's School Days" (handouts)
To Write:
To Write:
Sept. 18
To Read: Achebe, Things Fall Apart 1-86
To Write:
To Write:
Sept. 20
To Read: poems (handout given in class)
To Write: Response #3 due
To Write: Response #3 due
Sept. 25
To Read: Achebe, Things Fall Apart 87-168
To Write:
To Write:
Sept. 27
To Read: Achebe, Things Fall Apart 170-end; quiz #1; and, in class I will show you how to format your paper MLA style.
To Write: Response #4 due
To Write: Response #4 due
Monday, Oct. 1
Film viewing: Il Postino will be shown at 7:00 tonight in 
Room 132 of the new Science and Technology building. You do not have to attend, but you must have seen the film by Thursday.
Room 132 of the new Science and Technology building. You do not have to attend, but you must have seen the film by Thursday. Oct. 2
To Read: MLA Style day! Bring in your Handbooks!!
To Write: Connection Paper #1 due
To Write: Connection Paper #1 due
Oct. 4
To Read: Il Postino; quiz #2
To Write: MLA Style exercises (a handout) are due
To Write: MLA Style exercises (a handout) are due
Oct. 9
No Class
Professional Development Day
Professional Development Day
Oct. 11
To Read: Il Postino, cont'd
To Write:
To Write:
Oct. 16
To Read: poems (handout)
To Write: Response #5 due
To Write: Response #5 due
Oct. 18
To Read: poems (handout)
To Write:
To Write:
Oct. 23
To Read: poems (handout)
To Write:
To Write:
Oct. 25
To Read: poems (handout)
To Write: Analysis Paper #1 due
To Write: Analysis Paper #1 due
Oct. 30
To Read: Cisneros, House on Mango Street 1-55
To Write: Response #6 due
To Write: Response #6 due
Nov. 1
To Read: Cisneros, House on Mango Street 55-110; quiz #3
To Write:
To Write:
Nov. 6
To Read: Tatar 101-22 (Cinderella: "Introduction," and Perrault and Grimm versions)
To Write:
Tuesday the 6th is the last day you can W. I have no problem with letting anyone do so at any time.
To Write:
Tuesday the 6th is the last day you can W. I have no problem with letting anyone do so at any time.
Nov. 8
To Read: Class is canceled today.
To Write:
Class is canceled today. To Write:
Nov. 13
To Read: Cinderella, cont'd (no new readings due)
To Write:Connection Paper #2 due
Cinderella, cont'd (no new readings due)To Write:
Connection Paper #2 dueNov. 15
To Read: "Cinderella," cont'd; Tatar 364-73 (Tatar, "Sex and Violence")
To Write: Response #7 due; quiz #4
"Cinderella," cont'd; Tatar 364-73 (Tatar, "Sex and Violence")To Write:
Response #7 due; quiz #4Nov. 20
To Read: Class is canceled today.
To Write:
Class is canceled today. To Write:
Nov. 22
No Class
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Nov. 27
To Read: Coetzee, Disgrace 1-74
To Write:
To Write:
Nov. 29
To Read: Class cancelled due to illness.
To Write:
Class cancelled due to illness. To Write:
Dec. 4
To Read: Coetzee, Disgrace 75-150
To Write:Response #8 due in class.
Coetzee, Disgrace 75-150To Write:
Response #8 due in class.
Dec. 6
To Read: Coetzee, Disgrace 151-220; quiz #5
To Write: Analysis Paper #2 due
Coetzee, Disgrace 151-220; quiz #5To Write: Analysis Paper #2 due
There is no Final Exam in this course.