The following schedule is tentative and subject to change according to the demands of the course.
| September 6 | Introduction, Homer |
| September 8 | Homer, continued |
| September 11 | Shakespeare, Othello, Act I |
| September 13 | Othello, Act II |
| September 15 | Othello, Acts III-IV |
| September 18 | Othello, Act V |
| September 20 | Othello, Discussion of Performance |
| September 22 | Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, pp.1-46 |
| September 25 | Robinson Crusoe, pp. 47-103 |
| September 27 | Robinson Crusoe, pp.104-153 |
| September 29 | Robinson Crusoe—Draft of Assignment 1 due in class |
| October 2 | Robinson Crusoe, pp.154-201 |
| October 4 | Robinson Crusoe, pp. 202-249 |
| October 6 | Robinson Crusoe, pp. 250-306—Turn in Assignment 1 |
| October 9 | Robinson Crusoe, Concluding Thoughts |
| October 11 | Jane Austen, Persuasion, vol. I, ch. 1-4 |
| October 13 | Persuasion, vol. I, ch. 5-8 |
| October 16 | Persuasion, vol. I, ch. 9-12 |
| October 18 | Persuasion, vol. II, ch. 1-4 |
| October 20 | Mid-term Examination |
| October 23 | Persuasion, vol. II, ch 5-8 |
| October 25 | Persuasion, vol. II, ch. 9-12 |
| October 27 | Persuasion, Concluding Thoughts |
| October 30 | Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology, "The Hill" through "'Ace' Shaw" |
| November 1 | Spoon River Anthology, "Lois Spears" through "Yee Bow" |
| November 3 | Spoon River Anthology, "Washington McNeely" through "Percival Sharp" |
| November 6 | Spoon River Anthology, "Hiram Scates" through "John Wasson" |
| November 8 | Spoon River Anthology, "Many Soldiers" through "Zilpha Marsh" |
| November 10 | Spoon River Anthology, "James Garber" through "Epilogue" |
| November 13 | Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part One |
| November 15 | On the Road, Part Two |
| November 17 | On the Road, Part Three |
| November 20 | On the Road, Part Four |
| November 22 | On the Road, Part Five |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| November 27 | On the Road, Concluding thoughts |
| November 29 | Marianne Wiggins, John Dollar, 1-Charlotte |
| December 1 | John Dollar, 2-Aboard the Charlotte |
| December 4 | John Dollar, 3-On "The Island of Our Outlawed Dreams" |
| December 6 | John Dollar, 4-John Dollar |
| December 8 | Draft of Assignment 2 due in class |
| December 11 | John Dollar—Turn in Final Draft of Assignment 2 |
| December 13 | John Dollar, Concluding Thoughts |
| December 15 | End of semester Review in class |
| December 20 | Final Exam |