English 2111.14 schedule, fall 2011
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Tuesday, August 16 | Introduction to course Golden rules 1-5 |
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| Thursday, August 18 | Student
info form (online) |
Simple Stuff Norton Anthology Vol. A: Gilgamesh, pp. 10-41 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday, August 30 |
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Nuggets 1-5 |
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 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 8 |
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Quotes
and documentation 5 Norton: Sophocles headnote, 615-17 Antigone, 658-93 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 20 | Norton: "The Roman Empire" 1041-45 Catullus headnote, 1046-47 Catullus Lyrics 1047-51 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 22 | Norton: Virgil headnote, 1052-55 Aeneid excerpts, 1055-98 |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 27 | Paper 1 | Norton: Aeneid excerpts, 1098-1134 | |
| Thursday, Sept. 29 | Norton: Petronius headnote, 1182-83 |
Discuss midterm | |
| Tuesday, October 4 | Class canceled | Class canceled | Class canceled |
| Thursday, October 6 | Midterm exam | ||
| Tuesday, October 11 | Norton Vol B: |
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| Wednesday, Oct. 12 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Thursday, October 13 |
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Norton: Song of Roland excerpts, 1702-26 |
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| Tuesday, October 18 | Norton: Roland excerpts, 1726-67 |
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| Thursday, October 20 | Norton: Dante headnote, 1826-36 Inferno, 1836-63 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday, November 8 | Paper proposals due | Norton: Don Quixote, 2718-58 | |
| Thursday, November 10 | Norton: Shakespeare headnote, 2821-25 Hamlet, 2829-49 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.