Saturday, January 18, 2014

British Literature Spring Syllabus, 2014


Literature
Reading Assignment Due this Week
Writing
Assignment Due this Week
Week 1 (1/16)
Brief timeline of British History;
Introduce Beowulf 

Week 2 (1/23)
Discuss Beowulf; (p. 1 – 30)
2 Discussion Questions
Week 3 (1/30)
Discuss Beowulf; (p. 30 – 57)
Introduce Much Ado About Nothing
Written Response:  “The Heroic Culture of Beowulf
Week 4 (2/6)
Discuss Much Ado About Nothing
(Acts I & II)
3 Discussion Questions
Week 5 (2/13)
Discuss Much Ado About Nothing
(Acts III, IV, &V)
Introduce Great Expectations
3 Discussion Questions
Week 6 (2/20)
Discuss Great Expectations
(p. 1 – 96)
3 Discussion Questions
Week 7 (2/27)
Discuss Great Expectations
(p. 96 – 191)
3 Discussion Questions
Week 8 (3/6)
Discuss Great Expectations
(p. 191 – 286)
3 Discussion Questions
Week 9 (3/13)
Discuss Great Expectations;
(p. 286 – 380)
Introduce Poetry
Take Home Test

Week 10 (3/27)
Discuss Poetry (Romantic & Metaphysical Poets)
1 Poem Analysis
Week 11 (4/3)
Discuss Poetry (Victorian Poets); Introduce Pygmalion
1 Poem Analysis
Week 12 (4/10)
Discuss Pygmalion
(Acts I, II, III)
3 Discussion Questions

Week 13 (4/24)
Discuss Pygmalion;
(Acts IV, V & Sequel)
Introduce 39 Steps
3 Discussion Questions
Week 14 (5/1)
Discuss 39 Steps
(p. 1 – 54)
3 Discussion Questions
Week 15 (5/8)
Discuss 39 Steps
(p. 54 – 88)
Final Exam

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