English 2121.01 schedule, spring 2010

Updated 4/10/10

Day/Date Assignments due Readings due In class
Wednesday, January 6  

Course syllabus
2000-4000 grades and grading

Introduction to course
Simple Stuff
Beowulf context
Monday, January 11 Student info (online)
Simple Stuff exercise

Drop/add ends
Golden rules 1-5
Norton Anthology: Beowulf 26-48
 
Wednesday, January 13

 

Golden rules 6-10
Beowulf 48-77
 
Monday, January 18

MLK Holiday

MLK Holiday MLK Holiday
Wednesday, January 20  

Nuggets 1-3
Beowulf
77-97

 
Monday, January 25

 

Nuggets 4-6
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight 112-37

 
Wednesday, January 27

 

Nuggets 7-10
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight 137-65
 
Monday, February 1

 

Quotes and documentation 1-4
The Canterbury Tales: 165-70
 
"The General Prologue" 170-90
   (Penguin edition 3-26)
Paper 1 assigned
Wednesday, Feb. 3   Quotes and documentation 5
"The Miller's Prologue & Tale" 191-207
  (Penguin edition 86-106)
 
Monday, February 8

Paper proposals due

Word problems
"The Wife of Bath's Prologue & Tale" 207-34
  (Penguin edition 258-92)
 
Wednesday, Feb. 10   On plagiarism
"The Pardoner's Prologue & Tale" 235-49
  (Penguin edition 241-58)
 
Monday, February 15 Paper 1 Morte Darthur 299-318  
Wednesday, Feb. 17   Doctor Faustus 458-91  
Monday, February 22  

Shakespeare headnote 493-96
Twelfth Night
510-33

 
Wednesday, Feb. 24   Twelfth Night 533-56  
Monday, March 1   Twelfth Night 556-72 Discuss exam
Sample passages
Wednesday, March 3 Last day to withdraw 
with "W" grade
  Fire!  Class canceled
Monday, March 8-
Saturday, March 13
Spring break Spring break Spring break
Monday, March 15     Henry V 5-41 (Bantam edition) (1.1-2.4)  
Wednesday, March 17     Midterm exam
Monday, March 22 Paper 1 corrections Henry V 42-82 (3.0-4.2)  
Wednesday, March 24   Henry V 82-119 (4.3-5.2)  
Monday, March 29  

Selected 17th-century poetry
  Shakespeare sonnets, #'s:
      18, 60, 116, 130, 144 (pp. 496-508)
  John Donne 600-2
      "The Flea" 603
      "The Canonization" 607-8
      "Holy Sonnet #10" 623-24
      "Holy Sonnet #14" 624
  George Herbert 659-60
      "The Altar" 660
      "Easter Wings" 661
      "The Pulley" 663
   Andrew Marvell 675-77
      "To His Coy Mistress" 677-78

 
Wednesday, March 31   Paradise Lost 723-43

  

Monday, April 5   Paradise Lost 743-65 Paper 2 assigned
Wednesday, April 7   Paradise Lost 811-36   
Monday, April 12 Paper proposals due  Aphra Behn headnote 922-24
Oroonoko
927-71
 
Wednesday, April 14 Congratulations Blue Devils!

Class canceled: routine doctor visit

Go Duke!
Monday, April 19 Paper 2  Gulliver's Travels 971-1016  
Wednesday, April 21   Gulliver's Travels 1016-56  
Monday, April 26   Gulliver's Travels 1056-83  
Wednesday, April 28   Gulliver's Travels 1083-1113 Discuss exam
       
Final exam
Monday, May 3, 6:00-8:00
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.