English 2111.14 schedule, fall 2010
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Tuesday, August 17 | Introduction to course Golden rules 1-5 |
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| Thursday, August 19 | Student
info form (online) |
Simple Stuff Norton Anthology Vol. A: Gilgamesh, pp. 10-41 |
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| Tuesday, August 24 | Simple Stuff exercise | Golden
rules 6-10 Norton: Homer headnote, pp. 114-19 The Odyssey, 225-305 |
About the epic |
| Thursday, August 26 | Norton: The Odyssey, 305-76 |
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| Tuesday, August 31 |
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Nuggets 1-5 |
Thursday, Sept. 2 | Nuggets
6-10 Norton: The Odyssey, 458-530 |
| Tuesday, Sept. 7 | Quotes
and documentation 1-4 Norton: Sophocles headnote, 612-15 Oedipus the King, 617-58 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 9 |
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Quotes
and documentation 5 Norton: Sophocles headnote, 615-17 Antigone, 658-93 |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 14 | Word problems Norton: Aristophanes headnote, 725-27 Lysistrata, 727-49 |
Paper 1 assigned | |
| Thursday, Sept. 16 | On
plagiarism Norton: Lysistrata, 749-78 |
Discuss exam | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 21 | Exam 1 | ||
| Thursday, Sept. 23 | Norton: "The Roman Empire" 1041-45 Catullus headnote, 1046-47 Catullus Lyrics 1047-51 |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 28 | Paper 1 | Norton: Virgil headnote, 1052-55 Aeneid excerpts, 1055-98 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 30 | Norton: Aeneid excerpts, 1098-1134 | ||
| Tuesday, October 5 | Norton: Petronius headnote, 1182-83 |
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| Thursday-Saturday, October 7-9 |
Fall break | Fall break | Fall break |
| Tuesday, October 12 | Norton Vol B: |
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| Wednesday, Oct. 13 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Thursday, October 14 |
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Norton: |
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| Tuesday, October 19 | Paper 1 corrections | Norton: Roland excerpts, 1726-67 |
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| Thursday, October 21 | Norton: Dante headnote, 1826-36 Inferno, 1836-63 |
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| Tuesday, October 26 | Norton: Inferno, 1863-1900 | ||
| Thursday, October 28 | Norton: Inferno, 1900-42 | Discuss exam | |
| Tuesday, November 2 | Exam 2 | ||
| Thursday, November 4 | Norton Vol C: Erasmus headnote, 2490-94 The Praise of Folly, 2494-2517 |
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| Tuesday, November 9 | Norton: Cervantes headnote, 2671-75 Don Quixote, 2675-2718 |
Paper 2 assigned | |
| Thursday, November 11 | Norton: Don Quixote, 2718-58 | ||
| Tuesday, November 16 | Paper proposals due | Norton: Shakespeare headnote, 2821-25 Hamlet, 2829-49 |
On research |
| Thursday, November 18 | Norton: Hamlet, 2850-86 | ||
| Tuesday, November 23 | Paper 2 | Norton: Hamlet, 2886-2918 | |
| Wednesday-Saturday, November 24-27 |
Thanksgiving break | Thanksgiving break | Thanksgiving break |
| Tuesday, November 30 | Norton: Milton headnote, 2996-3000 Paradise Lost excerpts, 3001-23 |
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| Thursday, December 2 | Norton: Paradise Lost excerpts, 3023-49 | Discuss exam | |
| Final exam Thursday, Dec. 9 1:00-3:00 p.m. |
Paper 2 corrections |
Note that this schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes in the schedule.