WINTER QUARTER 2005

   World Literature 271         J. Roth                                                        January 18, 2005

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

3   January                Faculty work day

4    Winter quarter begins--Introduction and

Syllabus presentation

5 Historical perspectives and Introduction to the first group of readings

6 Please have read the Introduction, pp. 1-16 by the beginning of class

Pop Quiz?

7 For today’s class, please read Gilgamesh, 16-36

10 Computer Lab Orientation—1220-G. Prep-Writing #1 due at the end of class

 

11 For today’s class, please read

Gilgamesh, pp. 36-47

 

 

12 For today’s class, please read Genesis, pp. 47-72

 

13 Please read Job, Psalms, The Song of Songs, Jonah, pp. 72-97.

Prep-Writing # 2 due beginning of class

14 Web Day

Please read Homer, pp. 98-103

Work on Gods and Goddesses Quest

17  HOLIDAY

 

18 The Iliad Introduction and Books I, VI, VIII and IX, pp. 104-149.

Gods and Goddesses Quest due

19 The Iliad Books XXII and XXIV, pp. 176-209

20 Brad Pitt Day!

Plus who was Quintus Smyrnaeus

21 The Odyssey

pp. 100-102, Books IX and X, pp. 303-331

24 The Odyssey

Books XXI-XXIV, pp. 467-514

Prep-Writing # 3 due beginning of class

 

25 Discussion and Oedipus the King, pp. 599-640

26 Discussion and Oedipus the King, pp. 599-640

27 Discussion and Oedipus the King, pp. 599-640

28 Web-based assignment on Virgil, The Aeneid, and Aeneas

 

31 The Bible: The New Testament, pp. 960-976

 

 

1February Augustine, pp. 1004-1032

Prep-Writing # 4 due beginning of class

 

2 Finish Augustine—Review for Experience #1

 

3 Experience #1

4Web-based assignment on The Middle Ages

7 The Koran, pp. 1040-1057

8 Beowulf, pp. 1057-1103

9 Finish Beowulf

10 Medieval Lyrics

Assignments

Medieval Tales

Assignments

11 Introduction to Dante

Film

14 Dante pp. 1293-1303; Cantos I-XII, pp. 1303-1339

Reading Assignment One

 

15 Course Fair

16 Dante

Dante

Cantos XIII-XXXIV, pp. 1339-1409

Reading Assignment Two

17 Dante—Reading Assignment Three

18   Faculty work day

21  HOLIDAY

22 Chaucer, pp. 1512-1517; General Prologue, pp. 1517-1534

Journal #5 Due

23 Finish Chaucer

24 Everyman, pp. 1628-1650

 

25 Review for Experience #2 

28 Experience #2

The Koran through Chaucer

 

1  March

Please read Masterpieces of the Renaissance, pp. 1653-1663. Then complete the

Web-Based Assignment on The Renaissance 

2 Francis Petrarch, pp. 1664-1678

 

3 Niccolo Machiavelli, pp. 1705-1722

4 Don Quixote

Chapters 1-8, pp. 1969-1996

 

7 Don Quixote, Chapters 18, 22, 52, pp. 2003-2020

8 Don Quixote, Part 2

Chapter 16 through end, pp. 2047-2072

Journal #6 Due

 

9 Shakespeare, Othello and the nature of tragedy Please read Othello, Act I, pp. 2115-2131

10 Othello

Please read

Othello, Acts II and III, pp. 2131-2165

11 More Othello

 

14 Othello

Please read

Othello, Acts IV and V, pp. 2165 to 2192

Journal #7 Due 

15 Milton

pp. 2192-2210

 

16 Milton

pp. 2231-2246

17 Milton, pp. 2246-2256

Review

18 Experience #3  Journal #8 Due

21  DL Testing day for some DL classes; Study day for students  (No regularly scheduled classes)    Faculty work day

22   Finals             

23  Finals

24  Finals

25  Spring Qtr. Faculty work day