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ENGL 250: GREAT AMERICAN BOOKS "Arms and the Man" |
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Course Description Course Goals Course Requirements Grading Rationale Weekly Calendar Contact Information |
Weekly Calendar:
Week 1 M Introduction to the Course W Close reading exercise: “Editha” by W.D. Howells Pair I: The Two Sides of the Civil War F The Red Badge of Courage, chapters 1-5 Week 2 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day W The Red Badge of Courage, chapters 6-15 F The Red Badge of Courage, chapters 16-24
Week 3 M Finishing up The Red Badge of Courage & “Ambuscade” in The Unvanquished W “Retreat” in The Unvanquished F “Raid” in The Unvanquished Week 4 M “Riposte in Tertio” in The Unvanquished W “Vendée” & “Skirmish at Sartoris” in The Unvanquished F “An Odor of Verbena” in The Unvanquished
Week 5 Pair II: After World War I through the Eyes of Male Writers M The Sun Also Rises, chapters 1-5 W The Sun Also Rises, chapters 6-10 F The Sun Also Rises, chapters 11-15 Week 6 M The Sun Also Rises, chapters 16-18 W Finishing up The Sun Also Rises, chapter 19
F Home to Harlem, Part I, chapters 1-4 (click here for chapters 1-4) & MFS article on Home to Harlem Week 7 M Home to Harlem, Part I continued, chapters 5-9 W Home to Harlem, Part II, chapters 10-14 F Home to Harlem, Part II, chapters 15-18 & Part III, chapters 19-21 Week 8 Pair III: After World War II through the Eyes of Women Writers M Midterm Exam
W Wise Blood, chapters 1-3 F Wise Blood, chapters 4-7 Week 9 M Wise Blood, chapters 8-11 W Wise Blood, chapters 12-14 F No Class! Week 10 Spring Break
Week 11 M Ceremony, pp. 1-40 W Ceremony, pp. 41-82 F Ceremony, pp. 83-130 Week 12 M Ceremony, pp. 131-178 W Ceremony, pp. 180-223 F Ceremony, pp. 224-262 Link to Notes on Ceremony
Week 13 Pair IV: Contemporary Re-imaginings of the War Experience M Maus I, chapters 1-2 W Maus I, chapter 3 F Maus I, chapter 4-5 Week 14 M Maus I, chapter 6 W Work on Papers! F No Class (PAPER II is due: Monday, April 17) Week 15 M The Things They Carried, pp. 1-40. W The Things They Carried, pp. 41-97. F The Things They Carried, pp. 99-154. Week 16 M The Things They Carried, pp. 155-204. W The Things They Carried, pp. 205-251. F The Things They Carried, pp. 254-273 & Review for Final Exam
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