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Reading and Assignments Schedule

ENGL 270 American Literature | Gregory Eiselein | Fall 2002

Monday
Wednesday
Friday
8/26 Introductions 8/28 Anderson, "Adventure." Prose Diagnostic. 8/30 Whitman, "This Compost." Lazarus, "The Feast of Lights." Poetry Diagnostic.
9/2 Labor Day (No Class) 9/4 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part I, chapters 1-8. 9/6 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part I, chapters 9-17.
9/9 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part I, chapters 18-23. Panel Preferences Due. 9/11 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part II, chapters 1-8. 9/13 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part II, chapters 9-16.
9/16 Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part II, chapters 17-24. 9/18 Walt Whitman, "Song of the Open Road," 126-35. 9/20 Walt Whitman, "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." 135-40.
9/23 Walt Whitman, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," 206-212. 9/25 Walt Whitman, "Come Up from the Fields Father," 253-54; "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night," 255-56. 9/27 Walt Whitman: Class Choice.
9/30 Emma Lazarus, "Clytie," 41-43; "The Cranes of Ibycus," 65-66; "Morphine," 98. 10/2 Emma Lazarus, The Dance to Death, 113-140. 10/4 Emma Lazarus, The Dance to Death, 141-74.
10/7 Emma Lazarus, "The Guardian of the Red Disk," 183-85; "Donna Clara," 186-89. 10/9 Emma Lazarus, "In Exile," 178-79; "The New Colossus," 233; "1492," 233 10/11 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, 5-29.
10/14 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, 29-64. 10/16 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, 64-98. Appreciation Essay Due. 10/18 Fall Break (No Class)
10/21 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, 98-138. 10/23 Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio. 10/25 Midterm Examination
10/28 Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, scenes 1-3. 10/30 Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, scenes 4-6. 11/1 Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, scenes 7-11.
11/4 Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire. 11/6 Toni Morrison, Sula, 3-48. 11/8 Toni Morrison, Sula, 49-85.
11/11 Toni Morrison, Sula, 89-137. 11/13 Toni Morrison, Sula, 138-74. 11/15 Toni Morrison, Sula.
11/18 Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street, 3-45. 11/20 Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street, 46-75. 11/22 Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street, 76-110.
11/25 Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street. Independent Projects Due. 11/27 Thanksgiving Break (No Class) 11/29 Thanksgiving Break (No Class)
12/2 Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction 7-87. 12/4 Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, 88-135. 12/6 Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, 135-170.
12/9 Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, 170-187. 12/11 Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction 12/13 Conclusion and Final Examination Review
12/16 (Monday, 11:50 - 1:40) Final Examination for Section B 12/17 (Tuesday, 11:50 - 1:40) Final Examination for Section A

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