Course Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE*

*All reading is due on the date on which it is listed. Schedule subject to change with notice so please check this blog regularly. You are always encouraged to read ahead.

Week One

W 9/5 Course Introductions

Week Two

M 9/10  Cinderella *Syllabus Quiz Day  
Due Today, 9/11: Introduction to Cinderella p. 101 in Classic Fairy Tales; Yeh-hsien p. 107, Donkeyskin by Perrault p. 109, Cinderella by Grimms p. 117; Catskin by Jacobs p. 122
*make sure you read the entirety of each story

W  9/12  Library session
Meet at library instructional lab downstairs instead of classroom; read Introduction to Norton Classic Fairy Tales

Week Three
M 9/17 Little Red Riding Hood  
Due Today: Introduction to Little Red Riding Hood p. 3; The Story of Grandmother p. 10; Little Red Riding Hood p. 11; Little Red Cap p. 13 in Norton Critical; The Company of Wolves in The Bloody Chamber
W 9/19 Beauty & The Beast; Essay #1 Introduction; Essay #1 Rough Draft prep
Due Today: Introduction to Beauty & the Beast p. 25 in Norton Critical; Beauty & The Beast p. 32 in Norton Critical; The Tiger's Bride in The Bloody Chamber
Week Four
M 9/24  No Class

W 9/26  MLA formatting day

Week Five
M 10/1 Rough Draft Workshop
Due Today: Bring two typed copies of your rough draft to class for workshop

W 10/3  Hansel and Gretel;
Due Today: Hansel and Gretel p. 184 in Norton Critical; The Juniper Tree p. 190 in Norton Critical; The Brother and the Bird (click here for online link)

Week Six

M  10/8 Bluebeard
Due Today: read The Bloody Chamber in The Bloody Chamber

W 10/10 Men Against Fire
 3:00 class only Essay #1 Final Draft Due via Moodle only by Friday 10/12 at 6pm
12:00 class only Essay #1 Final Draft Due via Moodle only by Sunday 10/14 at 6 pm 

Please note that the 12:00 and 3:00 classes have two different due dates, due to receiving their rough drafts back on separate dates. Please make sure to abide by the due date for your course section!

Week Seven

M 10/15 Monster Thesis 1-2; Frankenstein
Due Today: read Frankenstein p. 19-104

W 10/17 Frankenstein; Monster Thesis 3-4
Due Today: read Frankenstein p. 104-189

Week Eight

M 10/22  One Punch Man
W 10/24 Instead of attending class, please attend the Frankenstein play by the Theater Dept.
*Important note: the play runs Oct. 25 (Thursday) through Oct. 28th. It’s free on opening night for students, and after that it costs $5 to attend. Please attend one of the nights of the play. 
To verify your attendance, you will be asked to do a writing response (details will be given in class) and to provide your ticket stub.

Week Nine
M 10/29  Frankenstein; Debate
Due Today: debate preparations, finish Frankenstein

W 10/31 Preparations for In-Class Essay; Frankenstein

Week Ten
M 11/5 In Class Essay

W 11/7 I Am Legend; Monster Thesis 6 & 7
Due Today: read up to page 68 in I Am Legend

Week Eleven

M 11/12 Workshop for Essay/Project #3 (1/2 class session); I Am Legend
Due Today: Bring two copies typed for workshop; read I Am Legend to page 115
W 11/14  I Am Legend
Due Today: finish I Am Legend

Week Twelve
M 11/19 Bloodchild
Due Today: read Octavia Butler's Bloodchild (click through to online story)

W 11/21 Thanksgiving break
*Work on final project
Week Thirteen
M 11/26 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Due Today: read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates

W 11/28 Presentations of Project #3

Week Fourteen
M 12/3  Presentations; evals
W 12/5 Presentations

Week Fifteen (Finals Week)

NO CLASS--Good luck with your final exams!

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