English 15 Syllabus, Fall 1998

Shelley Reid, Austin College

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Othello = paperback
BT = The Bean Trees
X = handouts
All Other assignments from Intro to Lit (Barnet, Berman, Burto, Cain)
titles abbreviated with page numbers listed

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S2 Introductions, 3-D Poetry:

S4 Active reading, layers of meaning

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S7 What do you see? Where do you see it?

S9 Structures, Disc. Starters

S11 **DG meeting**

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S14 Phrase & image, DG Recap

S16 It was, like.... Disc. Starters

S18 **DG meeting**

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S21 Voices & visions, Disc. Recap

S23 *Workshop 1:Thesis*

S25 Othello: Who's What

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S28 Othello: Poetry in Motion

S30 Othello: Plots & preparations, Essay #1 Due

Required Viewing: Othello, 7:00­9:30 pm, October 2

O2 Othello: Ironies, Disc. Starters

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O7 Othello on Trial, Disc. Recap

O9 FALL BREAK: NO CLASS

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O12 ADH: Setting the scene

O14 ADH: Motion & emotion, Disc. Starters

O16 **DG meeting** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

O19 ADH: Motivations & controversies, Disc. Recap

O21 **Workshop 2: Parag.**

O23 View A Doll's House

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O26 Telling tales, reading for detail

O28 Tales untold, Essay #2 Due

O30 Levels of conflict

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N2 Internal battlefields, Disc. Starters

N4 **DG meeting**

N6 Details + themes, Disc. Recap

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N9 Between the lines

N11 American dreams, Disc. Starters

N14 **DG meeting** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

N16 Readers' responses, Disc. Recap

N18 Identities

N20 **Workshop 3: Draft** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

N23 Choices & Set-ups

N25, N27: NO CLASS, THANKSGIVING BREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

N30 Questions w/o answers, Essay #3 Due

D2 **Informal DG meeting**

D4 Bean Trees, Review, Evals

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Exam: Friday, December 11, 3:00­5:00 ("last call!")

Essay #3 Revisions due by Wednesday, DECEMBER 19, High Noon

If you need special assistance or assignment modifications to complete the requirements for this class, they will be provided upon request.


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