English 2121.01 schedule, spring 2010
Updated 4/10/10
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Wednesday, January 6 | Introduction to course Simple Stuff Beowulf context |
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| Monday, January 11 | Student
info (online) Simple Stuff exercise Drop/add ends |
Golden rules 1-5 Norton Anthology: Beowulf 26-48 |
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| Wednesday, January 13 |
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Golden
rules 6-10 Beowulf 48-77 |
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| Monday, January 18 | MLK Holiday |
MLK Holiday | MLK Holiday |
| Wednesday, January 20 | Nuggets 1-3 |
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| Monday, January 25 |
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| Wednesday, January 27 |
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Nuggets
7-10 Sir Gawain & the Green Knight 137-65 |
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| Monday, February 1 |
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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) |
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| Monday, February 8 | Word problems "The Wife of Bath's Prologue & Tale" 207-34 (Penguin edition 258-92) |
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| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | On
plagiarism "The Pardoner's Prologue & Tale" 235-49 (Penguin edition 241-58) |
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| Monday, February 15 | Paper 1 | Morte Darthur 299-318 | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Doctor Faustus 458-91 | ||
| Monday, February 22 | Shakespeare headnote 493-96 |
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| Wednesday, Feb. 24 | Twelfth Night 533-56 | ||
| Monday, March 1 | Twelfth Night 556-72 | Discuss exam Sample passages |
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| 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 |
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| Wednesday, March 31 | Paradise Lost 723-43 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.