Class+Schedule

Please Note: This schedule is subject to change. If changes occur, I will notify you ahead of time. The following schedule lists reading and written assignments on the days they are due. Please refer to the syllabus for page numbers. Remember that response papers are due at 8 AM the day of class. Class presentation written and visual components are due online by 9 PM the night before class meets (this should always fall on a Wednesday night). ER = electronic reading Week 1: Course Introduction Th 8/22: Introductions, Syllabus Review and Course Policies

Week 2: From Companionate Marriage to Gothic Homes – 19th Century Selections T 8/27: Washington Irving, “The Wife” (1820) (ER)

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton, “Stanzas to a Husband Recently United” (1823) (ER)

Discussing close reading strategies

Th 8/29: Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) and “The Haunted Palace” (1839) (ER)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), “Why I Wrote ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’” (1913), and “Turned” (1911) (ER)

Sample Response Paper

How to write a response paper

Week 3: The Marital Marketplace – Edith Wharton T 9/3: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905) Book I, chapters 1-4 (page 3-45 in my edition)

Discuss class presentation assignment

Distributing class presentation sign-up sheet

Th 9/5: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905), Book I, chapters 5-15 (pages 45-158 in my edition)

→Response Papers: Group 1 (1/4)

→Response Papers: Group 2 (1/4)

Week 4: Edith Wharton, continued T 9/10: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905), Book II, chapter 1-4 (pages 159-202 in my edition)

→Response Papers: Group 3 (1/4)

Th 9/12: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905), Book II, chapter 5-end (pages 202-289 in my edition)

→Class Presentation #1

Week 5: Modernist Women and the Harlem Renaissance T 9/17: Edna St. Vincent Millay, “I Think I Should Have Loved You Presently” (1922) and “I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed” (1923) (ER)Dorothy Parker, “Big Blonde” (1929) (ER)

→Response Papers: Group 1 (2/4)

Th 9/19: Claude McKay, “The Harlem Dancer” and “Harlem Shadows” (1917) (ER)

Jean Toomer, “Karintha,” “Becky,” and “Blood-Burning Moon” (1923) (ER)

Zora Neale Hurston, “Sweat” (1926) (ER)

→Class Presentation #2

Discussing research paper proposal assignment

Week 6: Fathers and Sons – William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway T 9/24: William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” (1939) (ER)

→Response Papers: Group 2 (2/4)

Th 9/26: Ernest Hemingway, selections from In Our Time (1925): "On the Quai at Smyrna" (pg. 11-12), Chapter I (pg. 13), "Indian Camp" (pg. 15-19), Chapter II (pg. 21), "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" (pg. 23-27), Chapter III (pg. 29), "The End of Something" (pg. 31-35), Chapter VI (pg. 63), "A Very Short Story" (pg. 65-66), Chapter VII (pg. 67), "Soldier's Home" (pg. 69-77), Chapter IX (pg. 83), "Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" (pg. 85-88), Chapter X (pg. 89), "Cat in the Rain" (pg. 91-94), Chapter XIII (pg. 113), "My Old Man" (pg. 115-129)

→Response Papers: Group 3 (2/4)

→Class Presentation #3 Suggestions for locating and annotating sources

Week 7: The Nuclear Family in Crisis – Arthur Miller T 10/1: Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman (1949), Act I (page 1-51 in my edition)

→Response Papers: Group 1 (3/4)

Th 10/3: Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman (1949), Act II through end (page 52-112 in my edition)

→Class Presentation #4

Writing a strong thesis statement

Week 8: Discontented Women and Desperate Housewives – Mid-Century Selections; Prospectus Due T 10/8: Carson McCullers, “A Domestic Dilemma” (1951) and “The Haunted Boy” (1955) (ER)

Th 10/10: Sylvia Plath, selected poems (ER): "Lady Lazarus," "Cut," "Lesbos," "Daddy," and "The Munich Mannequins"


 * Bring a complete draft of your research prospectus and annotated bibliography to class (2 copies)*****

*Friday, October 11: Research prospectus due electronically by 5:00 PM***** Week 9: The (Racially) Haunted House – Toni Morrison T 10/15: Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987), page 3-59 in my edition

Begins with: "124 was spiteful"

Ends with: "the shadows of three people still held hands."

Th 10/17: Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987), pages 60-173 in my edition

Begins with: "A fully dressed woman walked out of the water."

Ends with: "that she didn't like the look of at all. At all."

→Response Papers: Group 2 (3/4) →Response Papers: Group 3 (3/4)

Week 10: Toni Morrison, continued T 10/22: Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987), pages 174-235 in my edition

Begins with: "When the four horsemen came"

Ends with: "thoughts of the women of 124, unspeakable thoughts, unspoken."

→Response Papers: Group 1 (4/4)

Th 10/24: Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987), page 236-end

Begins with: "Beloved, she my daughter"

Ends with: "Certainly no clamor for a kiss. Beloved."

→Class Presentation #5

Discussing paper organization

Week 11: Research Paper Week T 10/29: Paper Questions and Peer Review Activities; Discussion of Revision


 * Bring a complete draft of your research paper to class (2 copies)*****

Th 10/31: CLASS CANCELED FOR MANDATORY CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS

*Friday, November 1: Research paper due electronically by 5:00 PM***** Week 12: Apocalypse at Home – Don DeLillo T 11/5: Don DeLillo, White Noise (1985), chapter 1-11 (page 1-53 in my edition)

Th 11/7: Don DeLillo, White Noise (1985), chapter 12-21 (page 54-163 in my edition)

→Response Papers: Group 2 (4/4)

Discussing final project

Week 13: Don DeLillo, continued T 11/12: Don DeLillo, White Noise (1985), chapter 22-28 (page 167-219 in my edition)

→Response Papers: Group 3 (4/4)

Th 11/14: Don DeLillo, White Noise (1985), chapter 29-end (page 220-326 in my edition)

→Class Presentation #6

Week 14: Domesticity and Zombies – The Walking Dead T 11/19: Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye (2003), beginning through Rick and Lori's discussion at camp (ends with a close up of Rick saying "...I haven't had time to be scared")

Note: The Walking Dead does not have page numbers, so I have indicated the section to read with quotations from the text

Review of final project requirements

Th 11/21: Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye (2003), read from panel of Rick, Carl and Lori asleep in the tent through the end

Possible in-class screening: The Walking Dead, Season 1, Episode 1 (2010)

Week 15: Final Project Presentations T 11/26: ***Final Project Presentations***

Th 11/28: NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING

Week 16: Course Conclusion T 12/3: ***Final Project Presentations***

Last day of class

*Monday, December 9: Written Rationale of Creative Project due electronically by 5:00 PM*****   Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton, “Stanzas to a Husband Recently United” (1823) (ER)  Discussing close reading strategies Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), “Why I Wrote ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’” (1913), and “Turned” (1911) (ER) Sample Response Paper  How to write a response paper  Discuss class presentation assignment  Distributing class presentation sign-up sheet  →** Response Papers: ** Group 1 (1/4) →** Response Papers: ** Group 2 (1/4) ** →Response Papers: ** Group 3 (1/4)  ** →Class Presentation #1 **  Woman and Distressed” (1923) (ER) Dorothy Parker, “Big Blonde” (1929) (ER)  →** Response Papers: ** Group 1 (2/4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jean Toomer, “Karintha,” “Becky,” and “Blood-Burning Moon” (1923) (ER) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Zora Neale Hurston, “Sweat” (1926) (ER) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Discussing research paper proposal assignment <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” (1939) (ER) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">→** Response Papers: **Group 2 (2/4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Chapter I (pg. 13), "Indian Camp" (pg. 15-19), Chapter II (pg. 21), "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" (pg. 23-27), Chapter III (pg. 29), "The End of Something" (pg. 31-35), Chapter VI (pg. 63), "A Very Short Story" (pg. 65-66), Chapter VII (pg. 67), "Soldier's Home" (pg. 69-77), Chapter IX (pg. 83), "Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" (pg. 85-88), Chapter X (pg. 89), "Cat in the Rain" (pg. 91-94), Chapter XIII (pg. 113), "My Old Man" (pg. 115-129) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">→** Response Papers: **Group 3 (2/4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Suggestions for locating and annotating sources <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">→** Response Papers: **Group 1 (3/4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Writing a strong thesis statement <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Mannequins" ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***Bring a complete draft of your research prospectus and annotated bibliography to class (2 copies)***  **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 1: Course Introduction __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 8/22: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Introductions, Syllabus Review and Course Policies
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 2: From Companionate Marriage to Gothic Homes – 19th Century Selections __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 8/27: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Washington Irving, “The Wife” (1820) (ER)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 8/29: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) and “The Haunted Palace” (1839) (ER)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 3: The Marital Marketplace – Edith Wharton __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 9/3: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Edith Wharton, // The House of Mirth //(1905) Book I, chapters 1-4 (page 3-45 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 9/5: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Edith Wharton, // The House of Mirth //(1905), Book I, chapters 5-15 (pages 45-158 in my edition)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 4: Edith Wharton, continued __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 9/10: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Edith Wharton, // The House of Mirth //(1905), Book II, chapter 1-4 (pages 159-202 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 9/12: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Edith Wharton, // The House of Mirth //(1905), Book II, chapter 5-end (pages 202-289 in my edition)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 5: Modernist Women and the Harlem Renaissance __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 9/17: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Edna St. Vincent Millay, “I Think I Should Have Loved You Presently” (1922) and “I, Being Born a
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 9/19: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Claude McKay, “The Harlem Dancer” and “Harlem Shadows” (1917) (ER)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> →Class Presentation #2 **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 6: Fathers and Sons – William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 9/26: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ernest Hemingway, selections from // In Our Time //(1925): "On the Quai at Smyrna" (pg. 11-12),
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> →Class Presentation #3 **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 7: The Nuclear Family in Crisis – Arthur Miller __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 10/1: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arthur Miller, // Death of a Salesman //(1949), Act I (page 1-51 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 10/3: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Arthur Miller, // Death of a Salesman //(1949), Act II through end (page 52-112 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> →Class Presentation #4 **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 8: Discontented Women and Desperate Housewives – Mid-Century Selections; Prospectus Due __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 10/8: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Carson McCullers, “A Domestic Dilemma” (1951) and “The Haunted Boy” (1955) (ER)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 10/10: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Sylvia Plath, selected poems (ER): “Lady Lazarus," "Cut," "Lesbos," "Daddy," and "The Munich

** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***Friday, October 11: Research prospectus due electronically by 5:00 PM*** ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Begins with: "124 was spiteful" <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ends with: "the shadows of three people still held hands." <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Begins with: "A fully dressed woman walked out of the water." <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ends with: "that she didn't like the look of at all. At all." <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> ** →Response Papers: ** Group 2 (3/4) ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">→Response Papers: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Group 3 (3/4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Begins with: "When the four horsemen came" <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ends with: "thoughts of the women of 124, unspeakable thoughts, unspoken." <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> ** →Response Papers: ** Group 1 (4/4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Begins with: "Beloved, she my daughter" <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ends with: "Certainly no clamor for a kiss. Beloved." <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Discussing paper organization ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***Bring a complete draft of your research paper to class (2 copies)*** ** ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***Friday, November 1: Research paper due electronically by 5:00 PM*** ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">→** Response Papers: ** Group 2 (4/4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Discussing final project <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">→** Response Papers: ** Group 3 (4/4) ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">→Class Presentation #6 ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">through Rick and Lori's discussion at camp (ends with a close up of Rick saying "...I haven't had time to be scared"). **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Note **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Walking Dead //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">does not have page numbers, so I have indicated the section to read with quotations from the text <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Review of final project requirements <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> from panel of Rick, Carl and Lori asleep in the tent through the end <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Possible in-class screening: // The Walking Dead //, Season 1, Episode 1 (2010)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 9: The (Racially) Haunted House – Toni Morrison __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 10/15: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Toni Morrison, // Beloved //(1987), page 3-59 in my edition
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 10/17: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Toni Morrison, // Beloved //(1987), pages 60-173 in my edition
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 10: Toni Morrison, continued __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 10/22: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Toni Morrison, // Beloved //(1987), pages 174-235 in my edition
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 10/24: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Toni Morrison, // Beloved //(1987), page 236-end
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> →Class Presentation #5 **
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 11: Research Paper Week __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 10/29: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paper Questions and Peer Review Activities; Discussion of Revision
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 10/31: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> CLASS CANCELED FOR MANDATORY CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 12: Apocalypse at Home – Don DeLillo __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 11/5: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Don DeLillo, // White Noise //(1985), chapter 1-11 (page 1-53 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 11/7: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Don DeLillo, // White Noise //(1985), chapter 12-21 (page 54-163 in my edition)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 13: Don DeLillo, continued __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 11/12: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Don DeLillo, // White Noise //(1985), chapter 22-28 (page 167-219 in my edition)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 11/14: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Don DeLillo, // White Noise //(1985), chapter 29-end (page 220-326 in my edition)
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 14: Domesticity and Zombies – // The Walking Dead // __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 11/19: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, // The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye //(2003), beginning
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 11/21: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, // The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye //(2003), read
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 15: Final Project Presentations __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 11/26: ***Final Project Presentations*** **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Th 11/28: NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING **


 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Week 16: Final Project Presentations and Course Conclusion __ **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">T 12/3: ***Final Project Presentations*** **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Last day of class **

** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***Monday, December 9: Written Rationale of Creative Project due electronically by 5:00 PM*** **