Semester 1
Week 1: Literary Boot Camp Characterization/Writing Style rd. How to Read Literature Like a Professor (handout 1) rd. Where Are You Going Where Have You Been? Essay 1 Week 2: Plot/Setting/Mood/Tone rd. How to Read Literature Like a Professor (handout 2) rd. A Good Man is Hard to Find Essay 2 Week 3: Allusions and References rd. How to Read Literature Like a Professor (handout 3) rd. Cathedral Essay 3 Week 4: Symbolism rd. How to Read Literature Like a Professor (handout 4) rd. The Lottery Essay 4 Week 5-Week 9: Theme/Basic Human Truths rd.The Reunion Essay 5 Anglo-Saxon history rd: Beowulf Film: Watch Lord of the Rings rd: Out-of-class Novel: Grendel Week 10-week 11: Frametale Mini-Lesson Chaucer rd. Canterbury Tales prologue rd. your choice Tale Week 12-15: Elizabethan rd. King Lear Out-of-class Play Shakespeare of choice Week 15-18 |
Semester 2
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