Sunday, June 05, 2011

Planning a Class - Masterpieces of English Lit

Here's the rough version of the Masterpieces class. I decided to put the short lyric verse at the end.

Masterpieces of English Literature I (3) Studies major works of English literature from Beowulf (750) to Blake (1780). Includes such authors as Chaucer, Marlowe, Donne, Milton and Swift.

Week 1
8/29 - Mon- Classes begin – Introduction to Masterpieces of English Lit
8/30 - Tues – “The Dream of the Rood” (Handout)
9/1 - Thurs - Beowulf

Week 2
9/5 - Mon - Beowulf
9/6 - Tues - Beowulf
9/8 - Thurs – Marie de France, “Lanval”
9/9 - Fri - Class Day - Wed Schedule

Week 3
9/12 - Mon – Gawain and the Green Knight
9/13 - Tues – Gawain and the Green Knight
9/15 - Thurs – Gawain and the Green Knight

Week 4
9/19 - Mon – Chaucer, “The Knight’s Tale”
9/20 - Tues – Chaucer, “The Knight’s Tale”
9/22 - Thurs – Chaucer, “The Knight’s Tale”
9/23 - Fri - Class Day - for 9/29 courses; Chaucer, “The Miller’s Tale

Week 5
9/26 - Mon – Chaucer, “The Franklin’s Tale”
9/27 - Tues – Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Bk 1
Long Weekend

Week 6
10/3 - Mon – Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Bk 1
10/4 - Tues - Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Bk 1
10/6 - Thurs – Marlowe, Faustus

Week 7
10/10 - Mon – Marlowe, Faustus
10/11 - Tues – Marlowe, Faustus
10/13 - Thurs – Midterm Exam

Week 8
10/17 - Mon – Shakesepeare, King Lear
10/19 - Wed - Tuesday Schedule – Shakespeare, King Lear
10/20 - Thurs – Shakespeare, King Lear

Week 9
10/24 - Mon – Jonson, Volpone
10/25 - Tues – Jonson, Volpone
10/27 - Thurs – Milton, Paradise Lost, Bk 1

Week 10
10/31 - Mon – Milton, Paradise Lost, Bk 1
11/1 - Tues - Milton, Paradise Lost, Bk 1
11/3 - Thurs – Milton, Paradise Lost, Bk 1

Week 11
11/7 - Mon – Behn, Oroonoko
11/8 - Tues - Behn, Oroonoko
Long Weekend

Week 12
11/14 - Mon – Swift, “A Modest Proposal” (handout)
11/15 - Tues – Pope, “The Rape of the Lock” (handout)
11/17 - Thurs – Pope, “The Rape of the Lock” (handout)
11/18 - Class day, Thurs schedule (for 11/10) – Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Week 13
11/21 - Mon - Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
11/22 - Tues - Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
11/24 - Thurs – Verse Selections: Shakespeare, Milton, Blake

Week 14
11/28 - Mon - Verse Selections: Shakespeare, Milton, Blake
11/29 - Tues - Verse Selections: Shakespeare, Milton, Blake
12/1 - Thurs - Last Day of Classes – finishing up!

Week 15 - Finals Week

Suggestions? I'm pretty packed!

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