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Below is a list of the course schedule and assignments, including due dates, readings, online assignments, discussion questions, and handouts.
N.B. The following dates are the assignment due dates; all written assignments must be submitted or posted no later than 11:59pm on the specified due date.
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| WEEK ONE (June 4-8) |
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June 05: On-Campus Orientation Session
- Instructor and student introductions
- Introduction to course
- Access course website
- Discuss course syllabus
- Discuss schedule and assignments
- Discussion of technology
- Sending e-mail and e-mail attachments
- Class discussion via BlackBoard
June 06: Course Orientation, Introductions, and Sample Writing
- Read Course Orientation and related material on the course website
- Access the discussion forum
- Post an introduction of yourself in the conference folder entitled "Introductions"
June 08: An Introduction to Literary Analysis and Ernest Hemingway
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| WEEK TWO (June 11-15) |
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June 11: James Joyce
June 13: James Joyce cont.
June 15: Jhumpa Lahiri, Sherman Alexie, and Essay #1
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| WEEK THREE (June 18-22) |
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June 18: Rough Draft of Essay #1
- Complete rough draft of Essay #1
- Access the discussion forum and post your rough draft of Essay #1 in the conference folder entitled "Essay One Drafts"
- Access the discussion forum and make comments and suggestions on your classmates' rough drafts posted in the conference folder entitled "Essay One Drafts"
- All of the above requirements for Essay #1 are outlined in the description of assignment
June 21: Final Draft of Essay #1
- Final draft of Essay #1 due (submitted via Blackboard no later than 11:59pm)
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| WEEK FOUR (June 25-29) |
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June 25: Poetry
- Read "Responding to Poetry: Reading, Responding, Writing" (670-691); pay close attention to the section entitled "Responding to Poetry" (684-691)
- Read Ezra Pound's "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" (753)
- Read Maxine Kumin's "Woodchucks" (767-768)
- Read Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" (783)
- Read Seamus Heaney's "Mid-Term Break" (1093-1094)
- Access the discussion forum and post a response to the writing prompt listed in the conference folder entitled "Pound, et al"
June 27: Poetry cont.
- Read Li-Young Lee's "Persimmons" (747-748)
- Read Sharon Olds' "Sex Without Love" (793-794)
- Read Michael Harper's "Dear John, Dear Coltrane" (851-853)
- Read Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (1019)
- Read Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" (1020)
- Access the discussion forum and post a response to the writing prompt listed in the conference folder entitled "Lee, et al"
June 29: Poetry cont. and Essay #2
- Read Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" (1049-1051)
- Read Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" (991-993)
- Access the discussion forum and post a response to the writing prompt listed in the conference folder entitled "Plath"
- Read the description of assignment for Essay #2 (includes essay topics, requirements, and guidelines)
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| WEEK FIVE (July 2-6) |
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July 2: Rough Draft of Essay #2
- Complete rough draft of Essay #2
- Access the discussion forum and post your rough draft of Essay #2 in the conference folder entitled "Essay Two Drafts"
- Access the discussion forum and make comments and suggestions on your classmates' rough drafts posted in the conference folder entitled "Essay Two Drafts"
- All of the above requirements for Essay #2 are outlined in the description of assignment
July 05: Final Draft of Essay #2
- Final draft of Essay #2 due (submitted via Blackboard no later than 11:59pm)
July 06: Introduction to the Research Paper
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| WEEK SIX (July 9-13) |
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July 9: Research Paper cont.
- Decide on research topic for the research paper
- Access the discussion forum and post your research topic in the conference folder entitled "Research Topic"
- Access the discussion forum and make comments and suggestions on your classmates' research topics posted in the conference folder entitled "Research Topic"
July 11: Research Paper cont.
July 13: Research Paper cont.
- Access the discussion forum and post your thesis statement and introduction (approximately one page) for the research paper in the conference folder entitled "Research Thesis/Intro"
- Access the discussion forum and make comments and suggestions on your classmates' thesis statements and introductions posted in the conference folder entitled "Research Thesis/Intro"
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| WEEK SEVEN (July 16-20) |
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July 18: Rough Draft of Research Paper
- Complete rough draft of research paper
- Access the discussion forum and post your rough draft of the research paper in the conference folder entitled "Research Drafts"
- Access the discussion forum and make comments and suggestions on your classmates' rough drafts posted in the conference folder entitled "Research Drafts"
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| WEEK EIGHT (July 23-27) |
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July 23: Final Draft of Research Paper
- Final draft of research paper due (submitted via Blackboard no later than 11:59pm)
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