American Lit 245                                          FALL QUARTER 2004                    October 20, 2004

MONDAY

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

20 September
Fall Quarter Begins

Intro and Syllabus

21 Starter Kit Discussion

22 Starter Kit Discussion

23 pp. 1-9 Verrazzanno, pp. 10-16; Cabeza de Vaca, pp. 17-26

24 John Smith, pp. 32-45; Prep Writing Assignment #1 due

27 Computer Lab Orientation—1220G

 

28 William Bradford, pp. 46-61; Thomas Morton, pp. 62-69

Prep Writing Assignment #2 due

29 Anne Bradstreet, pp. 84-86; selected poems; Meditations, pp. 104-107; Puritanism, pp. 109-111. Mary Rowlandson, pp. 125-137

30 Rowlandson, pp. 137-149. Prep Writing Assignment #3 due

1  October

Samuel Sewall pp. 150-161

 

4 Computer Lab—Prep Writing help—individual conferences.

 

See me in my office—211T

 

5 John Woolman pp. 239-253

Prep Writing Assignment #4 due

6 Jonathan Edwards, pp. 290-291; read pp. 309-318; then skim “Sinners. . . ,” pp. 298-309

7 Benjamin Franklin, pp. 318-320; pp. pp. 342-345; Letters 365, 369; Speech pp. 370-371

8 Thomas Paine, pp. 371-373; Browse pp. 374-388; Read pp. 388-395

11 Reading Day

12 Thomas Jefferson pp. 412-416; The Federalist p. 443, pp. 446-451 on factions.

Prep Writing Assignment #5 due

 

13 No Class—create review questions for tomorrow’s review

14 Review

15 Experience #1

Beginnings through Jefferson (100 points)

18 The Native American Heritage--pp. 533-551

Small Group Work

Prep Writing Assignment #6 due

 

19 Introduction to Poetry

 How to Study a Poem

 

Romanticism

 

 Bryant—pp.817-818 Poems that begin on p.819, 821, 822, 823 (top), 826 (bottom), 829 (top), 836.

 

20 Continue Bryant and his poetry

21 A Primer on Poetic Feet

 

Paraphrasing advice and practice

 

22 Transcendentalism, pp. 877-878; Emerson, pp. 879-880; poems 986, 988 center, 992 top, 994 center, 994 bottom, 1000

 

25 Margaret Fuller, 1008-1019

Prep Writing Assignment  #7 is due at the beginning of class

26 Thoreau, 1020-1022; Essay pp. 1202-1215

 

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28 Poe, pp.1228-1230; Poems 1233 bottom; 1234 bottom; 1241 center; 1241 bottom;

1251 bottom

29 Introduction to Fiction

 

fiction terms

 

More Poe:

 

Short Stories beginning on pages 1262 and 1275

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