Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes to it in class when the need presents itself.

W September 5 Introduction
F September 7 Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Introduction (pp. 5-24)
 
M September 10 Whitman, "Song of Myself" (pp. 25-36)
W September 12 Whitman, "Song of Myself" (pp. 37-64)
F September 14 Whitman, "Song of Myself" (pp. 65-86)
 
M September 17 Whitman, "A Song for Occupations," "To Think of Time"
W September 19 Whitman, "The Sleepers," "I Sing the Body Electric"
F September 21 Whitman, "Faces," "Song of the Answerer," "Europe: The 72d and 73d Years of these States," "A Boston Ballad," "There Was a Child Went Forth," "Who Learns My Lesson Complete," "Great Are Myths" Web-X Deadline for Web-X 1 on Whitman
 
M September 24 Arthur Miller,The Death of a Salesman, Act One, pp. 1-40
W September 26 Miller, Act One, pp. 40-69
F September 28 Miller, Act Two, pp. 70-105 Response to Web-X 1 due
 
M October 1 Miller, Act Two, pp. 105-end Web-X Deadline for Web-X 2 on Miller
W October 3 PART ONE EXAM
F October 5 Edith Wharton,The Age of Innocence, Book One, chs. I-V
 
M October 8 Wharton, Book One, chs. VI-X
W October 10 Wharton, Book One, chs. XI-XIV
F October 12 Wharton, Book One, chs. XV-XVIII
 
M October 15 Wharton, Book Two, chs. XIX-XXI
W October 17 Wharton, Book Two, chs. XXII-XXVI
F October 19 Wharton, Book Two, chs. XXVII-XXXI
 
M October 22 Wharton, Book Two, chs. XXXII-end
W October 24 Wharton, concluding thoughts Web-X Deadline for Web-X 2 on Wharton
F October 26 Stephen Crane,The Red Badge of Courage, chs. 1-4
 
M October 29 Crane, chs. 5-10
W October 31 Crane, chs. 11-16
F November 2 Crane, chs. 17-21
 
M November 5 Crane, chs. 22-end Web-X Deadline for Web-X 2 on Crane
W November 7 PART TWO EXAM
F November 9 Ernest Hemingway,The Sun Also Rises, chs. I-V
 
M November 12 Hemingway, chs. VI-IX
W November 14 Hemingway, chs. X-XIII
F November 16 Hemingway, XIV-XVI
 
M November 19 Hemingway, XVII-end
W November 21 Hemingway, concluding thoughts Web-X Deadline for Web-X 2 on Hemingway
F November 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
 
M November 26 Langston Hughes,The Selected Poems, "Afro-American Fragment," "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Sun Song," "Aunt Sue's Stories"
W November 28 Hughes, "Danse Africaine," "Negro," "American Heartbreak," "October 16"
F November 30 Hughes, "As I Grew Older," "My People," "Dream Variations"
 
M December 3 Hughes, "Sunday Morning Prophecy," "Judgment Day," "The Weary Blues"
W December 5 Hughes, "Sylvester's Dying Bed," "Early Evening Quarrel," "50-50," "Lover's Return"
F December 7 Hughes, "Life Is Fine," "Ennui," "Mama and Daughter," "Ballad of the Girl Whose Name Is Mud" Web-X Deadline for Web-X 2 on Hughes
 
M December 10 Hughes, "Mulatto," "Ku Klux," "One-Way Ticket," "Note on Commercial Theatre"
W December 12 Hughes, "Madam's Past History," "Madam and Her Madam," "Madam and the Number Writer," "Madam and the Census Man"
F December 14 Hughes, "Harlem," "Deferred," "In Explanation of Our Times" Response to Web-X 2 due
 
M December 17 FINAL EXAMINATION FROM 4 TO 5:55PM