J. Roth/World Literature 271 Course Calendar Date: 03-14-2012
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4 January Syllabus,
Course Journal, and Introduction to the Course |
5 Introduction to the Web Begin Overview Before
the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans—Ancient World Timeline Pop Quiz Fun Introductions (Something that would surprise us if we knew it
about you) |
6 Continue Overview Before
the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans—Ancient World
Timeline Pop Quiz Answers Polytheism vs. Monotheism Introductions (Something that would surprise us if we knew it
about you) |
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DUE: Please have read The Epic of Gilgamesh, pp. 1-15 (handout) DUE:
Course Journal Assignment
#1 —“Gilgamesh, the 1st half” Course
Journal Idea--Gilgamesh Beware the Pop Quiz Introductions (Something that would surprise us if we knew it
about you) |
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DUE: Please have
completed reading The Epic of Gilgamesh, pp. 16-25
(handout) Beware the Pop Quiz DUE:
Course Journal Assignment
#2—“Gilgamesh, the
2nd half” A
brief introduction to the Hebrew Bible In-Class Writing Assignment—Topic Dreams |
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DUE: please have read Genesis, pp. 34-50 (Chapters 1-3, 4, 6-9, 11, 17-19) Old Testament Studies Links Beware the Pop
Quiz 15 Point Writing Assignment--Letter
of Apology (online only) You’ll turn this assignment in to me. Please follow MLA guidelines |
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DUE: please have read Genesis, pp. 50-64 (Chapters 22, 25, 27, 37, 39-46) Beware the Pop
Quiz DUE: Course Journal Assignment
#3
The Hebrew Bible—through Joseph The
Ten Commandments class activity The
Fifteen Commandments class activity Brother
Pairs plus Jacob and Joseph 15 Point Writing Assignment--Letter
of Apology (online only) You’ll turn this assignment in to me. Please follow MLA guidelines |
13 Orientation in Computer Lab 1220-G Work on Greek
Contributions (web—no handout) Web assignment as well as your Letter
of Apology (web—no handout) “Dreams” in-class writing returned |
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16 HOLIDAY |
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DUE: Please have read Exodus 19-20 and Job, pp. 64-92. Complete Hebrew Bible discussion DUE:
Course Journal Assignment
#4
The Hebrew Bible—through Job Cultural
Blind Spot Example #1 |
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Today is a
MUST ATTEND DAY. I assure you it will
be worth your time. DUE: Writing
Assignment--Letter of Apology (no handout) |
19 DUE: Greek
Contributions Web assignment (no handout) General Discussion and
Introduction to Homer and the Greeks |
20 Computer Lab 1220-G Web Assignment The
Epic Troy Scavenger Hunt (no handout) |
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23 Do your best to complete Web Assignment The
Epic Troy Scavenger Hunt before you begin reading the poem Please have read Homer, pp. 100-106 The Iliad Introduction and
Book I, The Rage of Achilles, pp.
107-122. |
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Please have read for today The Iliad,
Books VI and IX, pp.
122-148 DUE:
Web Assignment The
Epic Troy Scavenger Hunt DUE:
Course Journal Assignment
#5
The Iliad |
25 Please have read The Iliad
Books XVI, XVIII, XXII and XXIV, pp. 148-173 |
26 Please have read The Iliad
Books XXII and XXIV, pp. 173-205 DUE:
Course Journal Assignment
#6
The Iliad |
27 Computer Lab 1220-G Web Assignment The
Aeneid (no handout) |
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30 Please have read The Odyssey pp. 102-105, Books IX and X, beginning on page
303, line 92 (Book IX, Line 92) through page
317, Line 87 (Book X, Line 87) The
Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, and Aeolis |
31 DUE: The
Aeneid
Web Assignment Please have read The Odyssey, p. 318, Line
146 (Book
X, Line 146)
through p. 328, Line 631 (Book X, line 631) Circe’s island DUE: Course Journal Assignment #7 The Odyssey through Circe |
1 Please have
read The Odyssey, The Kingdom of the
Dead, pp. 328 (Book
XI, line 1)
through p. 340, line 558) (Book XI, Line 558) “Typical Day”
anonymous
survey |
2 February Literature
of India —Mita Sen DUE: Course Journal Assignment #8 The Odyssey through The Kingdom of the Dead |
3 Literature
of India —Mita Sen |
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6 Poetry and
the Great Sonnet and the Poem de Amour Contest, pp. 16-24 in our Course
Packet and other cool literature stuff Assign the Poem
de AMOUR and “Sonnet Morphing” Review for
tomorrow’s experience Course Journal Assignment
CHECK--8 total |
7 Experience
#1—100 points--The Epic of Gilgamesh
through The Odyssey (cannot be made
up) Course Journal Assignment
CHECK--8 total |
8 open |
9 Please have read The Bible: The New Testament, pp. 1082-1097 DUE: Course Journal Assignment #9 Literature
of India (begins next journal group) Course Journal Assignment
CHECK--8 total |
10 Computer Lab 1220-G Web Assignment |
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13 Please have
read The Bible: The New Testament,
pp. 1082-1097 The
New Testament—small
group questions Introduction to the Koran DUE: Course Journal Assignment #10 The New Testament (Christian Bible) Poem
de AMOUR due |
14 FIELD TRIP DAY!!!! Please
meet in the SCC Library classroom at 9:30 for the OED. More later! |
15 Please have read The Koran, pp. 1148-1173 DUE: Course Journal Assignment #11 the Koran Poem
de AMOUR Tissue Test Web Assignment due at the beginning of class |
16 Please have read The Middle Ages, pp.
1143-1147 GBP Opportunity—the Shakespeare
Insult Kit—amaze your friends! |
17 Computer Lab 1220-G Web Assignment—Middle
Ages Scavenger Hunt 10 points |
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20 HOLIDAY |
21 Introduction to Dante—film Please have read Dante
Reading Assignment #1 using Jim’s
Guide to the Inferno Please have read pp. 1456-1464 in our
text. |
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Continue with Dante
Reading Assignment #1 pp. 1465-1499 using Beware the pop
quiz DUE: Web Assignment—Middle Ages Scavenger
Hunt—10 points |
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Please have read Dante Reading
Assignment #2, pp. 1500-1552 using Jim’s
Guide to the Inferno DUE: Course Journal Assignment #12 Dante
through Reading Assignment #2 |
24 Computer Lab 1220-G Web Assignment--the Renaissance
Scavenger Hunt |
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27 Please have read Dante
Reading Assignment #3, pp. 1553-1597 Please browse the Purgatorio-Paradiso Reading Assignment DUE: Course Journal Assignment #13 Dante
through the end of the poem |
28 Complete
Dante’s Divine Comedy plus review of Experience #2 |
29 Experience
#2 The Literature
of India through the Inferno Renaissance
Scavenger Hunt due today |
1 March Please have read Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote, Chapters 1-8, pp.
2226-2253 |
2 For today’s computer lab activity, please read Don
Quixote, Chapters 18,
22, 52---pp. 2281-2298 |
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5 Please have read Don Quixote, Part 2, Chapter 14 through
end--pp. 2316-2349. #14 Don Quixote |
6 Introduction to Hamlet Please have read Hamlet, pp. 2406-2430 (Beginning of the play through Act I) |
7 Hamlet Please have read Hamlet, pp. 2431-2459
Act II, and Act III, through scenes 1 and 2 #15 Hamlet |
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Hamlet Please have read
Hamlet, pp. 2460-2484 from Act III, scene 3 through all of Act IV |
9 Please meet in the classroom for Act IV
of Hamlet,
pp.
2468-2484 |
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12 Hamlet Please have read Hamlet, pp. 2484-2500,
all of Act V Milton
introduction #16 Hamlet |
Paradise
Lost—selected excerpts Journals reminder |
Paradise
Lost—selected excerpts Review for Experience #3 #17 Paradise Lost Due: Shakespeare
Insult Kit Translations |
15 No class
Portfolio Reading Day |
16 DL Testing day; (Dead Day) Study day for
students (No regularly scheduled
classes) Faculty work day |
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19 Final Exams |
20 Final Exams Experience #3
9:30 |
21 Final Exams |
22 Faculty work day |
23 Faculty work day Grades due by 5
p.m. |