Syllabus

September

14        Introduction to class, discussion of syllabus and plagiarism, Read “Live For Today” (Handout) and “Sonny’s Blues” (250), GET TEXT!!!

21       “Live for Today” and “Sonny’s Blues” (250), Read Two Kinds (382), “Brave We Are” (Handout)

             28       “Two Kinds” (382), Read “Brave We Are” (Handout)

October

5          ASSIGN FIRST PAPER, FILM: The Namesake, Read “The Lottery” (242), The Sisterhood of the Night (Handout)

12        ***NO CLASS***        

19        PAPER DUE, “The Lottery” (242), The Sisterhood of the Night (Handout)

26        FILM: The Village, Read “The Temp” (Handout), “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” (289)

 November

2          “The Temp” (Handout), “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” (289)

9          ASSIGN SECOND PAPER FILM: Edward Scissorhands, Read “The Old Man With Enormous Wings” (Handout) and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (276)

16        “The Old Man With Enormous Wings” (Handout) and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (276)

23        SECOND PAPER DUE, FILM: Life of Pi, Read “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” (312)

30        ASSIGN FINAL PAPER, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” (312)

December

7          Bring Final Paper Drafts

 

14        FINAL PAPER DUE—LAST CLASS—NO LATE PAPERS!