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 9/4 Course Introductions
Week Two
M 9/9 Cinderella
Due Today: 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
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 9/11 Beauty & The Beast; Essay #1 Introduction; Essay #1 Rough Draft prep
Week Three
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
Beauty & The Beast p. 32 in Norton Critical; The Tiger's Bride in The Bloody Chamber
Week Three
M 9/16 Essay #1 Introduction
W 9/18 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
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
Week Four
M 9/23 Library session
W 9/25 Titles;Hansel and Gretel
Due Today: Hansel and Gretel p. 184 in Norton Critical
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 Five
M 9/30 MLA formatting day; Thesis Statements
Due Today: Bring working thesis statement to class
Due Today: Bring working thesis statement to class
W 10/2 Rough Draft Workshop
Due Today: Bring two typed copies of your rough draft to class for workshop
Week Six
M 10/7 Bluebeard
Due Today: Read The Bloody Chamber in The Bloody Chamber
Due Today: Read The Bloody Chamber in The Bloody Chamber
W 10/9 Men Against Fire
Essay #1 Final Draft Due via Moodle only by Friday 10/11 at 6pm
Week Seven
M 10/14 Monster Thesis 1-2; Frankenstein
Due Today: read Frankenstein p. 19-104
W 10/16 Frankenstein; Monster Thesis 3-4
Due Today: read Frankenstein p. 104-189
Week Eight
M 10/21 No Class--Professor at Conference
Due Today: finish Frankenstein
Due Today: finish Frankenstein
W 10/23 Debate
Due Today: debate preparations
Week Nine
M 10/28 Preparations for In-Class Essay; Frankenstein
W 10/30 In Class Essay
HW: for next class, briefly research one monster (it can be any monster) and the cultural fears/desires you think it represents
HW: for next class, briefly research one monster (it can be any monster) and the cultural fears/desires you think it represents
Week Ten
M 11/4 One Punch Man
W 11/6 I Am Legend; Monster Thesis 6 & 7
Due Today: read up to end of Chapter 8 in I Am Legend
Week Eleven
M 11/11 I Am Legend
Due Today: read I Am Legend to end of Part 2; Chapter 14
W 11/13 I Am Legend; Workshop for Essay/Project #3 (1/2 class session)
Due Today: bring two types copies to class for workshop; finish I Am Legend (the novel ends about halfway through the book, after which is "Buried Talents" -- you do not need to read Buried Talents)
Week Twelve
M 11/18 Twilight Zone
W 11/20 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Due Today: read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates
Bloodchild
W 11/20 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
Due Today: read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates
Bloodchild
Week Thirteen
W 11/27 No Class--Thanksgiving Break
Week Fourteen
M 12/2 Presentations; evals
W 12/4 Presentations
Week Fifteen (Finals Week)
NO CLASS--Good luck with your final exams!
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