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 January 20 Introduction
F January 22 Robert Frost, "Storm Fear," "Mowing"
 
M January 25 Frost, "The Tuft of Flowers"
W January 27 Frost, "Mending Wall"
F January 29 Frost, "The Death of the Hired Man"
 
M February 1 Frost, "After Apple-Picking"
W February 3 Frost, "The Code"
F February 5 Frost, "The Wood-Pile" WEB FORUM 1 DEADLINE
 
M February 8 August Wilson, Radio Golf, Act One, Scenes 1 and 2
W February 10 Wilson, Act One, Scenes 3, 4 and 5
F February 12 Wilson, Act Two WEB FORUM 1 RESPONSE DUE
 
M February 15 Wilson, concluding thoughts WEB FORUM 2 DEADLINE FOR WILSON*
W February 17 PART ONE EXAMINATION
F February 19 James Fenimore Cooper, The Pioneers, Chapters I-III
 
M February 23 Cooper, Chapters IV-VII
W February 25 Cooper, Chapters VIII-XII
F February 27 Cooper, Chapters XIII-XVI
 
M March 1 Cooper, Chapters XVII-XXI
W March 3 Cooper, Chapters XXII-XXV
F March 5 Cooper, Chapters XXVI-XXIX
 
M March 8 Cooper, Chapters XXX-XXXIII
W March 10 Cooper, Chapters, XXXIV-end WEB FORUM 2 DEADLINE FOR COOPER*
F March 12 Cooper, concluding thoughts
 
March 15-19 Spring Break
 
M March 22 Toni Morrison, Sula, pp.1-29
W March 24 Morrison, pp. 30-48
F March 26 Morrison, pp, 49-66
 
M March 29 Morrison, pp. 67-85
W March 31 Morrison, pp. 86-112
F April 2 Morrison, pp. 113-137
 
M April 5 Morrison, pp. 138-end WEB FORUM 2 DEADLINE FOR MORRISON*
W April 7 PART TWO EXAMINATION
F April 9 Art Spiegelman, Maus, Chapter 1
 
M April 12 Spiegelman, Chapters 2 and 3
W April 14 Spiegelman, Chapters 4 and 5
F April 16 Spiegelman, Chapter 6
 
M April 19 Spiegelman, concluding thoughts WEB FORUM 2 DEADLINE FOR SPIEGELMAN*
W April 21 Elizabeth Bishop, "The Map"
F April 23 Bishop, "The Imaginary Iceberg"
 
M April 26 Bishop, "The Man-Moth," "At the Fishhouses"
W April 28 Bishop, "Under the Window: Ouro Prêto"
F April 30 Bishop, "Brazil, January 1, 1502" WEB FORUM 2 DEADLINE FOR BISHOP*
 
M May 3 Bishop, "The Armadillo," "Filling Station"
W May 5 Bishop, "In the Waiting Room" WEB FORUM 2 RESPONSE DUE
F May 7 Bishop, concluding thoughts and semester review
 
T May 11 FINAL EXAMINATION, 4-5:55pm
 
* These deadlines only apply to students who have signed up for these particular authors.