syllabus

week readings anything extra

1 30 Aug & 1 Sept


What is coming of age?
photocopied readings for Wednesday

 
2 8 Sept

 

Pride and Prejudice
No class Monday—Labor Day
chapters 1–23 (vol I)for Wednesday


3 13 & 15 Sept

Pride and Prejudice
chapters 24–42 (vol II) for Monday
chapters 42–end (vol III) for Wednesday


 

 
4 20 & 22 Sept

Jane Eyre
Vol I for Monday
Vol II for Wednesday

 
5 27 & 29 Sept Jane Eyre
Vol III for Monday

Little Women
Vol I for Wednesday

 

 
6 4 & 6 Oct

Little Women
Vol II for Monday

Stones from the River
chapters 1–6 for Wednesday

 

Alyssa leads discussion Wednesday
7 13 Oct

No class Monday—Fall Reading Days

Wednesday: Stones from the River—chapters 7–13

Kate leads discussion Wednesday
8 18 & 20 Oct



Stones from the River—to end for Monday

Their Eyes Were Watching God for Wednesday

 

Margo leads discussion Monday

Dani leads discussion Wednesday
9 25 & 27 Oct

The Poisonwood Bible
to p. 186 for Monday

Writing work Wednesday: session on peer review

Kelly B. leads discussion Monday
10 1 & 3 Nov

The Poisonwood Bible
to p. 376 for Monday
to end for Wednesday

Kelly S. leads discussion Monday
Jess. leads discussion Wednesday
11 8 & 10 Nov


Nervous Conditions
through p. 119 for Monday
to end for Wednesday

KT leads discussion Monday
Lisa leads discussion Wednesday
12 15 & 17 Nov


Three Times Table
through p. 111 for Monday
to end for Wednesday

Sara Maitland's webpage

Stefanie leads discussion Monday
Amanda leads discussion Wednesday

Persepolis screening Sunday 6-8:00 in Library 321
  22 Nov

Monday: Persepolis

Wednesday:Thanksgiving Break!

Monica leads discussion Monday

Draft of term paper due Sunday (28 November)by midnight
13 29 Nov & 1 Dec

Monday: Whale Rider/Te Kaieke Tohora

Wednesday: papers to workshop

 
14 6 & 8 Dec

Monday & Wednesday: papers to workshop


15 Thursday, 16 Dec Final exam—2:00–4:15 p.m. Revised term paper due at exam
I strongly urge everyone, but particularly people who haven’t written papers for me before, to look at my on-line paper-writing guidelines. They’re aimed at a less experienced audience than you, but still contain useful and relevant information about my expectations.