English 1B – Course Schedule
In Class Reading : "The Story of an Hour" (98-101)
Aug. 24th (Wed): Discuss: “A&P” STORIES (460-467)
Hero Character Workshop (Bring in an example of a hero character.)
Aug. 29th (Mon): Discuss: “A Rose for Emily” STORIES (133-143)
Discuss: “I’m a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy” STORIES (126-133)
Workshop: Psychological Criticism
Aug. 31st (Wed): Discuss: "The Yellow Wallpaper" (STORIES) (150-167)
Discuss “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck (STORIES) (448-458)
Workshop: Feminist Theory in Literature
Sept. 5th (Mon): NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)
Sept. 7th (Wed): Discuss: “A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka (STORIES) (218-228)
Discuss “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (STORIES) (143-150)
Magic Realism Workshop
Sept. 12th (Mon): Fiction Mini-Exam
Discuss: "Winky" (STORIES) (423-437)
Peer Review: Bring Draft of Short Story Analysis
Sept. 14th (Wed): Antagonist Workshop
Bring in discussions notes / example of a villain from literature or film.
Discuss: “A Cask of Amontillado” (STORIES) (390 - 397)
Discuss: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
(STORIES) (316-333)
Sept. 19th (Mon): Short Story Analysis Due
Sept. 19th (Mon): Short Story Analysis Due
In Class Reading : "Trifles" (PLAYS)
Sept. 21st (Wed): Mid Term Preparation
Discuss "Uncle Ben's Choice" (STORIES) (3-8)
Discuss "The Swimmer" (STORIES)
Sept. 26th (Mon): Mid Term – Short Answer Essays
Sept. 28th (Wed): Poetry Overview / Bring Poetry Textbooks
In class Reading: Billy Collins poems (POEMS) (64-69)
Oct. 3rd (Mon): Classic American Poetry
Discuss Robert Frost: (POEMS) (119-124)
Discuss Emily Dickinson (POEMS) (80-84)
Discuss Emily Dickinson (POEMS) (80-84)
Discuss Langston Hughes (POEMS) (170-173)
Oct. 5th (Wed): Poetry and Art
Discuss William Blake Poems (POEMS) (31-34)
Discuss Edgar Allen Poe (POEMS) (248-253)
Oct. 10th (Mon): Workshop: What Makes a Sonnet?
William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18"(POEMS) (276)
John Keats’ “When I Have Fears” (POEMS) (181)
Thomas Hardy’s “Hap” (POEMS) (135)
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “The Windhover” (POEMS) (161)
Oct. 12th (Wed): Poetry Mini-Exam
Poetry Workshop -- Part One
Oct. 17th (Mon): Poetry Workshop -- Part Two
Bring an introduction / thesis statement of your Poetry Essay
Oct. 19th (Wed): Poet / Author Seminar #1
Oct. 24th (Mon): Poet / Author Seminar #2
Oct. 26th (Wed): Peer Review - Bring Draft of your Poetry Essay
Oct. 31st (Mon): Discuss: "Young Goodman Brown" (STORIES) (167-180)
Halloween -- Bring a creepy story / poem to share with the class.
Creative Writing / Flash Fiction Workshop
Nov. 2nd (Wed): Poetry Essay Due
Watch Film: The Importance of Being Earnest
Nov. 7th (Mon): Workshop -- Creative Writing Activity / Playwriting
Nov. 9th (Wed): Discuss Act One and Act Two of A Doll's House
Nov. 14th (Mon): Discuss Act Three of A Doll's House
Nov. 16th (Wed): Read the first 30 pages (or more) of one of the following plays:
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Oedipus the King
- Death of a Salesman
- Fences
- Wit
Nov. 21st (Mon): Finish reading one of the above plays of your own selection.
Group discussions or plays
Workshop: Combining Literary Criticism with Biographic Research
Workshop: Combining Literary Criticism with Biographic Research
Nov. 23rd (Wed): Outlining / Essay Development Workshop
Nov. 28th (Mon): Final Prep: Discuss “Cathedral” (STORIES) (61-76)
"Everyday Use" (STORIES) (469-478)
Nov. 30th (Wed): Final Prep Part Two: Discuss "Hills Like White Elephants" (STORIES) (180-186)
Discuss: "The Things They Carried" (STORIES) (333-351)
Dec. 5th (Mon) Peer Review - Bring Draft of your Drama Analysis Essay
Dec. 7th (Wed): Final Prep Part Three: Discuss "The Gift of the Magi"
MLA Check -- Bring your latest draft of your essay.
Discuss Handout: Short Answer Essay Questions for the Final
Dec. 12th (Mon): Final In-Class Essay
Drama Analysis Essay Due
Today's Creative Projects:
Do gardening and yard work count as creative? If so, I was creative for about an hour this morning.
I'm also planning out some of the scenes from the tail end of Act One for "Around the World in 80 Days."
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