American Literature 245        FALL QUARTER 2002          J. Roth      10/04/02

    54 CLASS DAYS; 4 FINAL EXAM DAYS; 5 HOLIDAY/NON-SCHEDULED CLASS DAYS

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

16   Sept. Intro and Syllabus

 

17 Starter Kit Discussion

18 Starter Kit Discussion

19 pp. 1-9 (1-10) Verrazzanno, pp. 10-16 (11-17); Cabeza de Vaca, pp. 17-26 (17-26)

20 John Smith, pp. 32-45 (32-45);

3 William Bradford, pp. 46-61 (45-60); Thomas Morton, pp. 62-69 (60-67)

Journal #1 due

24 Computer Lab Orientation—Room 1220-G

25 Anne Bradstreet, pp. 84-86 (82-84); selected poems; Meditations, pp. 104-107 (101-104); Puritanism, pp. 109-111 (4-6) Mary Rowlandson, pp. 125-137 (117-128)

26 Rowlandson, pp. 137-149 (129-140).

Journal #2 due

27 Samuel Sewall pp. 150-161 (140-151)

30  John Woolman pp. 239-253 (257-271)

 

 

1  OCT. Computer Lab—Journal work

Journal #3 due

2 Jonathan Edwards, pp. 290-291; pp. 309-318; skim “Sinners. . . ,” pp. 298-309 (222-223; 240-249; Skim 230-240)

 

3 Benjamin Franklin, pp. 318-320; pp. pp. 342-345; Letters 365, 369; Speech pp. 370-371. (293-295, 316-319, Letters 340, 344, Speech . . . 346-7

Journal #4 Due

4 Thomas Paine, pp. 371-373; Browse pp. 374-388; Read pp. 388-395 (347-349; Browse 349-363; Read 363-369)

7 Thomas Jefferson pp. 412-416 (393-397); The Federalist p. 443, pp. 446-451 (429, 432-437)

Journal #5 due

8 Review

9 Experience #1

10 Open

11 The Native American Heritage--pp. 533-551 (522-539)

Journal #6 due                            

How to Study a Poem

14 Introduction to Poetry

 

Romanticism

 

 Bryant—pp.817-818 Poems that begin on p.819, 821, 822, 823 (top), 826 (bottom), 829 (top), 836.

(820-822;Poems that begin on 822,824, 825, 826 top, 829, 831(bottom), 838)

15 Computer Lab

 

Journal #7 is due at the end of the hour.

 

 

16 Continue Bryant and his poetry from Monday’s assignments

17 Open

18 Faculty Work Day

21 Transcendentalism, pp. 877-878; Emerson, pp. 879-880; poems 986, 988 center, 992 top, 994 center, 994 bottom, 1000

 

 

(Old Edition: Emerson—pp.868-870; Poems 985, 987 top, 990, 1000, 1009

 

A Primer on Poetic Feet

 

Journal #8 is due

 

 

22 Thoreau, 1020-1022; Essay pp. 1202-1215

 

(Old Edition Thoreau—1034-1036; Essay 1211-1223)

 

23 Poe, pp. 1228-1230;

Poems

1233 bottom;

1234 bottom;

1241 center;

1241 bottom;

1251 bottom

 

(Old Edition

Poe—pp. 1236-1238; Poems 1241, 1242 bottom, 1246, 1248, 1249 both, 1258)

 

 

24 Introduction to Fiction

 

fiction terms

 

 

25 No class—portfolio reading

28 More Poe:

 

Short Stories beginning on pages 1262 and 1275,

 

 (Old Edition

Short stories beginning on pages 1269 and 1281)

Narrative Point of View plus other

29 Lab Activity—to be announced

 

 

 

30 Poe story beginning on p.1291

(1297).

 

Journal #9 is due

31 Hawthorne, pp. 1303-1305

Story 1318-1326

 

 

(Old Edition

Hawthorne—1323-1325; Story 1337-1345)

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4 NOV. Hawthorne

story 1332-1340

 

(Old Edition

1355-1363)

Journal #10 is due

 

5 Hawthorne story 1347-1357

(Old Edition 1370-1379)

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27 No scheduled classes

28 HOLIDAY

29  HOLIDAY

2  DEC. 

 

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5 No class

6  Distance Learning Final Testing Day

9  FINALS

10  FINALS

11  FINALS

12  Faculty Work Day

13  Faculty Work Day