English 2111.14 schedule, fall 2011

Updated 11/13/11

Day/Date Assignments due Readings due In class
Tuesday, August 16  

Course syllabus
2000-4000 grades and grading

Introduction to course
Golden rules 1-5
Thursday, August 18

Student info form (online)
Drop/add ends

Simple Stuff
Norton Anthology Vol. A:
   Gilgamesh
, pp. 10-41
 
Tuesday, August 23 Simple Stuff exercise Golden rules 6-10
Norton: Homer headnote, pp. 114-19
   The Odyssey
, 225-305
About the epic
Thursday, August 25   

Norton: The Odyssey, 305-76

 
Tuesday, August 30

 

Nuggets 1-5
Norton: The Odyssey, 376-458

 
Thursday, Sept. 1    Nuggets 6-10
Norton: The Odyssey, 458-530
 
Tuesday, Sept. 6   Quotes and documentation 1-4
Norton:
Sophocles headnote, 612-15
   Oedipus the King
, 617-58
 
Thursday, Sept. 8

 

Quotes and documentation 5
Norton:
Sophocles headnote, 615-17
   Antigone
, 658-93
 
Tuesday, Sept. 13   Word problems
Norton:
Aristophanes headnote, 725-27
   Lysistrata
, 727-49
Paper 1 assigned
Thursday, Sept. 15   On plagiarism
Norton: Lysistrata, 749-78
 
Tuesday, Sept. 20

Paper proposals due

Norton:  "The Roman Empire" 1041-45
   Catullus headnote, 1046-47
   Catullus Lyrics 1047-51
 
Thursday, Sept. 22   Norton:  Virgil headnote, 1052-55
   Aeneid excerpts, 1055-98
 
Tuesday, Sept. 27 Paper 1 Norton: Aeneid excerpts, 1098-1134  
Thursday, Sept. 29  

Norton: Petronius headnote, 1182-83
  
The Satyricon excerpts, 1183-99

Discuss midterm
Tuesday, October 4  Class canceled Class canceled Class canceled
Thursday, October 6     Midterm exam
Tuesday, October 11  

Norton Vol B:
  1001 Nights
excerpts, 1566-85

 
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Last day to withdraw 
with "W" grade
   
Thursday, October 13

 

Norton:
  
Song of Roland excerpts, 1702-26
 
Tuesday, October 18  

Norton: Roland excerpts, 1726-67

 
Thursday, October 20   Norton: Dante headnote, 1826-36
   Inferno, 1836-63
 
Tuesday, October 25 Paper 1 corrections  Norton: Inferno, 1863-1900  
Thursday, October 27   Norton: Inferno, 1900-42  
Tuesday, November 1   Norton Vol C:
   Erasmus headnote, 2490-94
   The Praise of Folly, 2494-2517
Paper 2 assigned
Thursday, November 3   Norton: Cervantes headnote, 2671-75
   Don Quixote, 2675-2718

Tuesday, November 8 Paper proposals due  Norton: Don Quixote, 2718-58  
Thursday, November 10   Norton: Shakespeare headnote, 2821-25
    Hamlet, 2829-49
  
Tuesday, November 15   Norton: Hamlet, 2850-86 On research
Thursday, November 17 Paper 2 Norton: Hamlet, 2886-2918  
Monday-Saturday,
November 21-26
Thanksgiving holiday Thanksgiving holiday Thanksgiving holiday
Tuesday, November 29   Norton: Milton headnote, 2996-3000
   Paradise Lost excerpts, 3001-23
 
Thursday, December 1   Norton: Paradise Lost excerpts, 3023-49 Discuss exam
       
Final exam
Tuesday, Dec. 6
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.