Class 1, Tues. Aug. 21

Class Activities

Course introduction. Write in-class diagnostic critical essay on selection of poems in Blackboard "Course Documents." When finished, email the essay to instructor as a Word document attachment.

Class 2, Aug. 23

NO CLASS.

 

 

 

 

 

Thurs. Aug. 23

Class Activities

Course introduction. Write in-class diagnostic critical essay on selection of poems in Blackboard "Course Documents." When finished, email the essay to instructor as a Word document attachment.

Sign out copies of Oleander.

Basics boot camp.

Class 3, Tues. Aug. 28

Before Class

Read CTT, Chapter 1, pp. 1-10. Take a look at Elements of Poetry, Elements of Fiction, and Critical Approaches (a summary).

Class Activities

Review course info. as needed. Basics boot camp.

Class 4, Thurs. Aug. 30

BEGIN MEETING IN ____WITH SECTION 01 EVERY THURSDAY

Before class

Have all of Gatsby read.

Look at Definition of Formalism.

Class Activities

Sign out copies of Oleander.

Quiz on CTT and Gatsby.

Personal responses to lit., go over a few items on quiz, read early part of Gatsby aloud and analyze a few different ways, and why analyze lit.?

Look at sample diagnostic essays and create perspectives wheel.

List the basic critical skills you'll be learning this semester.

Brief discussion of earliest critical perspectives, and sources for further exploration. Review 19th century, then Power Point presentation on the New Criticism.

 

 

 

 

Thurs. Aug. 30

Before class

View White Oleander (1 hr. 49 min.) by class time.

Have all of Gatsby read.

Read CTT, Chapter 1, pp. 1-10.

Take a look at Elements of Poetry, Elements of Fiction, and Critical Approaches (a summary).

Class Activities

1)

Quiz on CTT and Gatsby.

Personal responses to lit., go over a few items on quiz, read early part of Gatsby aloud and analyze a few different ways, and why analyze lit.?

Look at sample diagnostic essays and create perspectives wheel.

List the basic critical skills you'll be learning this semester.

Brief discussion of earliest critical perspectives, and sources for further exploration. Review 19th century, then Power Point presentation on the New Criticism.

2) Discuss Tyson's New Crit essay on Gatsby. Look at creation of hypothetical New Critical essay on Gatsby. Groups do New Crit analysis of film.

Class 6, Thurs. Sept. 6

Recommended

In Blackboard under "Course Documents," read:

"To His Coy Mistress" and "Formalist Essay on Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress.'"

"To Autumn," and "Formalist Essay on Keats' 'To Autumn'.

Before Class

Read CTT, Chapter 5, "New Criticism," pp. 135-164.

Create and post an outline or summary for a potential New Crit. essay on film to Blackboard Discussion Forum. This is due on Blackboard by noon on Wed., Sept. 5.

Class Activities

Large-group and instructor analysis and outline for Oleander, viewing segments of film. Discuss Blackboard samples—Keats et al. Write in-class New Crit minute papers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thurs. Sept. 6

Recommended

In Blackboard under "Course Documents," read:

"To His Coy Mistress" and "Formalist Essay on Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress.'"

"To Autumn," and "Formalist Essay on Keats' 'To Autumn'.

Before Class

Read Chapter 5, "New Criticism," pp. 135-164 .

Look at Definition of Formalism.

Create and post an outline or summary for a potential New Crit. essay on Oleander to Blackboard Discussion Forum. This is due on Blackboard by noon on Wed., Sept. 5.

Read CTT, Chap. 2, "Psychoanalytic Criticism," pp. 13-47.

Read Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown

Read Faulkner, Barn Burning.

See Freud's couch!

Class Activities

1) Large-group and instructor analysis and outline for Oleander, viewing segments of film. Discuss Blackboard samples—Keats et al. Write in-class New Crit minute papers.)

2) PowerPoint presentation on Psycho Crit. Groups work with film and readings, including Ai.)

Class 7, Tues. Sept. 11

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 2, "Psychoanalytic Criticism," pp. 13-47. Also read Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown and Faulkner, Barn Burning.

See Freud's couch!

Class Activities

PowerPoint presentation on Psycho Crit. Groups work with film and readings, including Ai.

Class 8, Thurs. Sept. 13

Before Class

Read Jungian Essay on Harry Potter.

Read Hawthorne, The Birthmark and O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

Class Activities

Go over group work from last time. Lecture on Myth Crit., film, and readings.

Thurs. Sept. 13

Before Class

Read Jungian Essay on Harry Potter.

Reead Hawthorne, The Birthmark and O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

Read CTT, Chap. 3, "Marxist Criticism," pp. 49-79.

Class Activities

1) Go over group work from last time. Lecture on Myth Crit., film, and readings.

2) Continue work with Psychoanalytic and myth criticism.

Class 9, Tues. Sept. 18

Class Activities

Continue work with Psychoanalytic and myth criticism.

Thurs. Sept. 20

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 3, "Marxist Criticism," pp. 49-79.

Class Activities

Power Point presentation on Marxist theory. Begin Modern Times, 1 hr. 23 min.

Thurs. Sept. 20

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 3, "Marxist Criticism," pp. 49-79.

Class Activities

1) Power Point presentation on Marxist theory. Begin Modern Times, 1 hr. 23 min.

2) Finish Modern Times.

Tues. Sept. 25

Class Activities

(Finish Modern Times. )

Thurs. Sept. 27

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 4, "Feminist Criticism," pp. 81-115.

Also read "Feminist Reading of Marvel" in Blackboard "Course Documents."

Class Activities

(Finish watching film. Examine through Marxist lens.)

Thurs. Sept. 27

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 4, "Feminist Criticism," pp. 81-115.

Also read "Feminist Reading of Marvel" in Blackboard "Course Documents."

Skim Chap. 7, Structural Criticism," then read carefully Chap. 8, "Deconstructive Criticism," pp. 241-276.

Class Activities

1) Finish watching film. Examine through Marxist lens.

2) Begin discussion of Feminist criticism.

Tues. Oct. 9

Class Activities

(Begin discussion of Feminist criticism.)

Thurs. Oct. 11

Before Class

Skim Chap. 7, "Structuralist Criticism," then read carefully

Class Activities

(Finish work with Feminist Crit. Begin work with Structuralism.)

Thurs. Oct. 11

Before Class

Skim Chap. 7, "Structural Criticism," then read carefully Chap. 8, "Deconstructive Criticism," pp. 241-276.

Class Activities

1) Finish work with Feminist Crit. Begin work with Structuralism.

2) Finish work with Structuralism.

Tues. Oct. 16

Class Activities

(Finish work with Structuralism.)

Thurs. Oct. 18

Before Class

Chap. 8, "Deconstructive Criticism," pp. 241-276

Class Activities

(Deconstruction.

Thurs. Oct. 18

Before Class

Chap. 8, "Deconstructive Criticism," pp. 241-276

Class Activities

1) Deconstruction.

Tues. Oct. 23

Class Activities

Deconstruction.

Thurs. Oct. 25

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 9, "New Historical and Cultural Criticism," pp. 277-315.

Class Activities

(New Historicism and Culturalist Crit.)

Thurs. Oct. 25

Before Class

Read CTT, Chap. 9, "New Historical and Cultural Criticism," pp. 277-315.

Class Activities

1) New Historicism and Culturalist Crit.

2) Finish Culturalist Crit.

Tues, Oct. 30

Class Activities

(Finish Culturalist Crit.)

Thurs. Nov. 1

Class Activities

Thurs. Nov. 1

Class Activities

1) Reader Response Crit. or Poco.

2) Finish Reader Response Crit.

Tues, Nov. 6

Class Activities

(Finish Reader Response Crit.)

Thurs. Nov. 8

Before Class

Have all of Fight Club read.

Class Activities

(Take-home exam assigned. Examine novel through multiple lenses and review all types of criticism studies to date.)

Thurs. Nov. 8

Before Class

Have all of Fight Club read. Print out Basic Conventions for Writing About Literature.

Class Activities

1) Take-home exam assigned. Examine novel through multiple lenses and review all types of criticism studies to date.

2) Discuss critical essay assignment.

Tues. Nov. 13

Before Class

Print out Basic Conventions for Writing About Literature.

Class Activities

(Discuss critical essay assignment.)

Thurs. Nov. 15

Class Activities

Take-home exam due.

(Go over exam. Strategies and outlining. Resources for further exploration of selected theory. Basic conventions of the critical essay.)

Thurs. Nov. 15

Class Activities

Take-home exam due.

1) Go over exam. Strategies and outlining. Resources for further exploration of selected theory. Basic conventions of the critical essay.

2) Work on essays.

Tues. Nov. 20

Class Activities

(Work on essays.)

Thurs. Nov. 22—Thanksgiving Holiday.

Thurs. Nov. 29

Class Activities

Critical essay draft due. Peer critiques.

Thurs. Nov. 29

Class Activities

1) Critical essay draft due. Peer critiques.

2) Course Course evaluations. Extra credit opportunity.

Tues. Dec. 4

Class Activities

(Course Course evaluations. Extra credit opportunity.)

Thurs. Dec. 6 —Conferences. No regular meeting.

Thurs. Dec. 6—Conferences. No regular meeting.

Tues. Dec. 12 —Critical essay final version due. , no later than 5pm, in my SE mailbox. Enclose media in an SASE 5 x 7-in. manilla envelope with clasp closure. NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 5PM ON THIS DATE EXCEPT FOR DOCUMENTED ILLNESS, HARDSHIP, OR EMERGENCY.