Course Schedule *updated Nov. 6

Course Schedule*

*Subject to revision with notice

*You are always encouraged to read ahead, particularly when working on your essays.

Week 1

9/4   W            Introductions

Homework for M 9/9 (must be completed by beginning of class): read Dracula introduction and to page 78. Read the entire introduction very carefully, as you will be quizzed on it!

NOTE: Make sure to take notes in your book or a notebook. I will be checking to see that you did.

9/6    F            

Week 2

9/9   M                              

           

Homework: read "Dracula” up to page 118

9/11  W      Essay #1 Introduction

Homework:  read “Dracula” up to 160

                                       

9/13 F      Introductions & Thesis Statements

Homework: read “Dracula” up to 205

Week 3

9/16 M   Body Paragraphs / Topics 

Homework: read "Dracula" up to page 261

9/18 W  MLA Day / Examples and Evidence

Homework: read "Dracula" up to 311

9/20 F  

Homework: read "Dracula" up to 375

Week 4

9/23 M 

Homework: finish "Dracula;" complete rough draft, bring two copies to class for workshop

9/25 W Rough Draft Workshop

9/27 F Film / Essay #1 due via email only

Homework: read "Frankenstein" up to page 50

Week 5

9/30 M 

Homework: read "Frankenstein" up to page 100

10/2 W

Homework: read "Frankenstein" up to 150

10/4 F

Homework: read "Frankenstein" critical essays, finish "Frankenstein"

Week 6

10/7 M 

Homework: read "I Am Legend" up to page 50

10/9 W 

10/11 F 

Homework: read "I Am Legend" up to page 100

Week 7

10/14 M

10/16 W Film 

10/18 F Film 

Homework: finish "I Am Legend"


Week 8

10/21 M 

Homework: prepare for In-Class Essay #2

10/23 W In-Class Essay #2

10/25 F MID SEMESTER BREAK-NO CLASS

Homework: read "The Little Mermaid" p. 216 in Norton, read "What The Conch Shell" on p. 200 in My Mother, read "The Mermaid in the Tree" in my Mother, read excerpt from "Pop Corpse" 

Week 9

10/28 M The Little Mermaid 

Homework: read "Hansel and Gretel" p. 184 in Norton, read "The Juniper Tree" p. 190 in Norton, read  "Little Thumbling" p. 199 in Norton, read "The Brother and the Bird" in My Mother p. 30

10/30 W Hansel and Gretel

11/1 F Halloween celebration; Introduce Presentations

Homework: read "Bluebird" p. 144 in Norton, read "The Robber Bridegroom" p. 151 in Norton, read "Bluebeard's Egg" p. 156 in Norton, read "Bluebeard in Ireland" p. 394 in My Mother, read "The Bloody Chamber" 

Week 10

11/4 M Bluebeard

Homework: read "Yeh-hsien" p. 107 in Norton, read "Donkeyskin" p. 109 in Norton, read "Cinderella" p. 117 in Norton, read "Catskin" p. 122 in Norton, read "Catskin" p. 270 in My Mother, read "The Color Master" p. 366 in My Mother

11/6 W  

11/8 F Cinderella

Homework: Homework: read "Snow White" p. 83 in Norton, read "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" p. 96 in Norton, read "Snow White, Rose Red" in My Mother p. 113, read "A Kiss to Wake The Sleeper" p. 411 in My Mother, read "Snow White and her Stepmother" in Norton p. 291

Week 11

11/11 M Snow White and Sleeping Beauty

Homework: finish rough draft of Essay #3 and bring two copies to class for workshop

11/13 W Workshop Rough Draft

Homework: finish Essay #3, read "A Day in the Life" on p 59 of My Mother, read "With Hair" on p. 74 of My Mother

11/15 F Introduce Final Essay, Essay #3 Final Draft Due

Homework: read Jack Zipes "Breaking the Disney Spell" in Norton p. 332, read Donald Haase "Yours, Mine, or Ours?" in Norton p. 353  

Week 12

11/18 M Fairy Tale Criticism / Fairy Tale Wrap Up Discussion 

11/20 W Film

11/22 F Film

Week 13

11/25 M Presentations

11/27 W NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING BREAK

11/29 F NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 14

12/2 M Presentations

Homework: finish rough draft of Final Essay, bring two printed copies to class for workshop

12/4 W Workshop - Final Essay

12/6 F Party, Evals 

Homework: finish final draft of Final Essay

Week 15

12/9 M Final papers are due via email only by midnight