English 2111.05 schedule, spring 2012
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Monday, January 9 | Introduction to course Simple Stuff |
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| Wed., January 11 | Golden rules 1-5 Norton Anthology Vol. A: Gilgamesh, pp. 10-41 |
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| Thursday, January 12 | Drop/add ends | ||
| Monday, January 16 | MLK Day |
MLK Day |
MLK Day |
| Wed., January 18 |
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Golden
rules 6-10 Norton: Homer headnote, pp. 114-19 The Odyssey, 225-305 |
About the epic |
| Monday, January 23 | Nuggets 1-5 |
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| Wed., January 25 | Nuggets
6-10 Norton: The Odyssey, 376-458 |
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| Monday, January 30 |
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Quotes
and documentation 1-4 Norton: The Odyssey, 458-530 |
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| Wed., February 1 | Quotes
and documentation 5 Norton: Sophocles headnote, 612-15 Oedipus the King, 617-58 |
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| Monday, February 6 | Norton: Sophocles headnote, 615-17 Antigone, 658-93 |
Paper 1 assigned | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 8 |
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Word problems Norton: Aristophanes headnote, 725-27 Lysistrata, 727-49 |
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| Monday, February 13 | Paper proposals due | On
plagiarism Norton: Lysistrata, 749-78 |
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| Wednesday, Feb. 15 | Norton: Virgil headnote, 1052-55 Aeneid excerpts, 1055-98 |
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| Monday, February 20 | Paper 1 | Norton: Aeneid excerpts, 1098-1134 | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 22 | Norton: Petronius headnote, 1182-83 |
Discuss midterm | |
| Monday, February 27 | Midterm exam | ||
| Wednesday, Feb. 29 | Norton Vol B: |
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| Thursday, March 1 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Monday, March 5 |
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Norton: Song of Roland, 1702-26 | |
| Wednesday, March 7 | Norton: Song of Roland, 1726-67 |
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| Monday,
March 12- Saturday, March 17 |
Spring break |
Spring break | Spring break |
| Monday, March 19 | Paper 1 corrections | Sir Gawain & the Green Knight 1991-2016 |
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| Wednesday, March 21 | Sir Gawain & the Green Knight 2016-45 | ||
| Monday, March 26 | Norton: Dante headnote, 1826-36 |
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| Wednesday, March 28 | Norton: Inferno, 1863-1900 |
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| Monday, April 2 | Norton: Inferno, 1900-42 | ||
| Wednesday, April 4 | Norton Vol C: Erasmus headnote, 2490-94 The Praise of Folly, 2494-2517 |
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| Monday, April 9 | Norton: Cervantes headnote, 2671-75 Don Quixote, 2675-2718 |
Paper 2 assigned | |
| Wednesday, April 11 | Norton: Don Quixote, 2718-58 | On research | |
| Monday, April 16 | Paper proposals due | Norton: Shakespeare headnote, 2821-25 Hamlet, 2829-49 |
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| Wednesday, April 18 | Norton: Hamlet, 2850-86 | ||
| Monday, April 23 | Paper 2 | Norton: Hamlet, 2886-2918 | |
| Wednesday, April 25 | Norton: Milton headnote, 2996-3000 Paradise Lost excerpts, 3001-23 |
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| Monday, April 30 | Norton: Paradise Lost excerpts, 3023-49 | Discuss exam | |
| Final exam Wednesday, May 2 10:30-12:30 |
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.