English 104 - Cora Agatucci
Introduction to Literature: Fiction

Important Snow Day Notice below!!
 FALL 2001 TENTATIVE COURSE PLAN
(...LIKE ANY PLAN, SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH ADVANCE NOTICE)
for CRN #40389, Mon-Wed., 5:30-6:45 p.m., Des 1
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All reading assignments should be read thoughtfully before coming to class on the date due. 
 Take notes on assigned readings, your responses, & in-class discussion.
 Bring Charters course text and Course Pack to class
 Some additional Handout Readings may also be assigned

I.  Storytelling Traditions & Genre History
(Course Pack, p. 2)

WK #1

ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
9/17		 Intro to Course - HANDOUTS: Syllabus & Course Plan
Begin Presentation: Storytelling Traditions & Genre History (Course Pack, pp. 2-6)
Assign Seminar #1 
Distribute handout: "Reading Fiction" (with relevant Charters pp. appended)
Wed.,
9/19		 READ:
  1. Storytelling, Myths, & Folk Tales (Course Pack, pp. 7-15)
  2. "Reading Blind" (1989), by Margaret Atwood (Charters, pp. 791-794)
  3. "Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective" (1979), by Leslie Marmon Silko  (Charters, pp.856-862)

Bring Questions re: Syllabus & Course Plan handouts
Finish Presentation: Storytelling Traditions & Genre History
In-Class Seminar #1:  Storytelling, Myths, & Folktales

Recommended Background Readings:
a. “Introduction: The Story and Its Writer,” pp. 3-5
b. "Appendix 1: A Brief History of the Short Story”, pp. 929-938

II.  Emergence of the Short Story Genre
& Elements of Fiction (Course Pack, p. 16)

WK #2 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
9/24		 READ:
  1. Edgar Allan Poe (U.S.A., 1809-1849): "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846) (Charters, pp. 665-671)
  2. "The Importance of the Single Effect in a Prose Tale" (1842), by Edgar Allan Poe (Charters, pp. 854-856)
  3. "Plot," "Character" & "Theme" (from App. 1: "The Elements of Fiction," Charters, pp. 939-944, 950-951)

Presentation & Discussion: Literary Romanticism and Realism (Course Pack, pp. 17-19), the Short Story Genre, & Elements of Fiction
Assign Seminar #2 (handout)
Wed.,
9/26		 READ:
  1. Guy de Maupassant (France, 1850-1893): "The Necklace" (1884; trans. Marjorie Laurie): Charters, pp. 534-541
  2. "The Writer’s Goal" (1888; trans. Mallay Charters), by Guy de Maupassant (Charters, pp. 831-832
  3. Writing about Literature (Course Pack, pp 20-23) & Short Stories (from App. 3: Charters, pp.  952-970)

In-Class Seminar #2:  Poe & Maupassant
Discuss Writing about Literature & Prep for Response Writing #1
See  Example Response Writing #1 Topic & Student Response to help you prepare.

Fri., Sept. 28: End of 100% Refund Period
Mon., Oct 1:  Begin Late Registration Fee of $30

Recommended: Use the "Glossary of Literary Terms" (Charters, pp. 979-988)
for brief definitions of literary terms introduced in class or readings
Update:  See Seminar #2 Group Reports on Poe & Maupassant

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WK #3 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
10/1		 READ:
  1. Anton Chekhov (Russia, 1860-1904): "The Lady with the Pet Dog" (1899, trans. Avrahm Yarmolinksy), in Charters, pp. 153-154, & 163-175
  2. "A Reading of Chekhov’s ‘The Lady with the Pet Dog’" (1981), by Vladimir Nabokov (Charters, pp. 835-840)

In-Class Viewing: Clip from Anton Chekhov's The Lady with the Dog (Corinth Video, 1960, USSR), Dir. Josef Heifitz
 In-Class Response Writing #1 (Poe, Maupassant, or Chekhov)
See  Example Response Writing #1 Topic & Student Response (discussed in class on Wed., 9/26) to help you prepare.
Wed.,
10/3		 Return & discuss graded Response Writing #1
READ:
  1. Kate Chopin (U.S.A. 1851-1904): “The Story of an Hour” (1894) (Charters, pp. 176-178)
  2. “How I Stumbled upon Maupassant” (1896), by Kate Chopin (Charters, p. 807
  3. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (U.S.A. 1860-1935): “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892) (Charters, pp. 318-330)
  4. "Undergoing the Cure for Nervous Prostration" (1935), by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Charters, pp. 820-822)
  5. "Why I Wrote ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’" (1913), by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Course Pack, pp. 24-25)
  6. "Point of View" (from App. 1: "The Elements of Fiction," Charters, pp. 945-948
  7. "Epiphany" (from "Glossary of Literary Terms," Charters, p. 982)

In-Class Viewing: Clip from The Yellow Wallpaper
Assign Midterm Discussion Paper (Choice of Assigned Topics)

NOTE:  Cora will place videos on Reserve for in-library viewing after they are shown in class

Recommended: Sandra M. Gilbert & Susan Gubar,
"A Feminist Reading of Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper,"” Charters pp.818-820

III.  The Novel(la) in Context
& More Elements of Fiction (Course Pack, p. 26)

WK #4 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
10/8		 DUE:  Midterm Discussion Paper (3 readable copies)
In-Class Writer's Workshops: Midterm Discussion Paper
Presentation: Joseph Conrad & Early Modernism (Course Pack, pp. 27-30)
Wed.,
10/10		 DUE: (Revised) Midterm Discussion Paper (to be graded)
READ:
  1. Joseph Conrad (Poland, 1857-1924): Introduction, Charters pp. 184-185
  2. Opening of Heart of Darkness (1899; 1901): Part I, in Charters, pp. 185-189
  3. "Setting," “Style & Voice,” and “Symbolism & Allegory” (from App. 1: The Elements of Fiction," Charters pp. 944-945, 948-949

BRING Course Pack: Study Guide: Heart of Darkness Part I

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WK#5 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
10/15		 READ:
  1. Finish Heart of Darkness, pp. 189-246
  2. Study Guide: Heart of Darkness (Course Pack, pp. 31-39)

Assign Seminar #3 (Conrad's Heart of Darkness)
Wed.,
10/17		 In-Class Seminar #3 (Conrad's Heart of Darkness)
In-Class Viewing: Clip from Apocalypse Now (Zoetrope Studios, 1979, USA); Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Return & Discuss graded Midterm Discussion Paper #1 (see Grading & Evaluation)
Distribute Midterm Grade Reports

IV. Modernist Fiction:
Hemingway, Faulkner, & Kafka (Course Pack, p. 40)

WK #6 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
10/22		 READ:
  1. Ernest Hemingway (U.S.A. 1898-1961): “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927), in Charters pp. 342-346
In-Class Viewing: “Hills Like White Elephants” (dir. Frederic Raphael) from Women & Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Wed.,
10/24		 READ:
  1. William Faulkner (U.S.A. 1897-1962): "A Rose for Emily" (1931), in Charters pp. 291-298
  2. "The Meaning of ‘A Rose for Emily’" (1959), by William Faulkner (in Charters pp. 816-817)

In-Class Viewing: “William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily” (1982, 27 min.), Dir. Lyndon Chubbock
Assign Seminar #4 (Hemingway & Faulkner)

Thurs., Oct. 25 - Sat., Oct. 27: Cora out of Town for CCHA Conference

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WK #7 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES REVISED!!
Mon.,
10/29		 Cora Sick: Class Canceled
Wed.,
10/31		 In-Class Seminar #4 (Hemingway & Faulkner)
In-Class Viewing: “Nabokov on Kafka: Understanding 'The Metamorphosis'” (1989, 30 min.), with Christopher Plummer

Fri., 11/2: last day to drop classes with no grade on transcript,
to change grading status, or to add classes.

V. Experimental World Fictions
of the Later 20th Century (Course Pack, pp. 45-46)

WK #8 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES REVISED!!
Mon.,
11/5		 READ:
  1. Franz Kafka (Czech, 1883-1924): "The Metamorphosis" (1915), in Charters pp. 438-472 
  2. "Kafka and 'The Metamorphosis'" (1983), by John Updike (in Charters pp. 866-869)
  3. "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka: Contexts & Critical Views (Course Pack, pp. 41-44)
  4. Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Columbia, b. 1928) (Columbia, b. 1928): "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" (1955),  in Charters pp. 312-317
  5. "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Contexts & Critical Views (Course Pack, pp. 47-55)
Assign Prep for Response Writing #2 (Hemingway, Faulkner, Kafka, and/or Garcia Marquez)
Wed.,
11/7

In-Class Response Writing #2 (Hemingway, Faulkner, Kafka, and/or Garcia Marquez)

READ: 

  1. Joyce Carol Oates (U.S.A., b. 1938): "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (1966),  in Charters pp. 591-604
  2. Margaret Atwood (Canada, b. 1939) "Happy Endings" (1983),  in Charters pp. 32-35
  3. Jamaica Kincaid (Antigua & U.S.A., b. 1949): "Girl" (1984), (Antigua & U.S.A., b. 1949): "Girl" (1984), in Charters pp. 473-475

Begin In-Class Viewing: Smooth Talk (American Playhouse, 1985, 92 min.), Dir. Joyce Chopra
Distribute "Film Basics" handout
(Webpages of related interest:  Smooth Talk & Film Adaptation)

Cora out of town for ASA Convention: Thurs., 11/8 - Mon., 11/12

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WK #9 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

Mon.,11/12: Veteran’s Holiday – NO CLASSES, COLLEGE CLOSED
Wed.,
11/14

 READ:  

  1. "Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film" (1989), by Joyce Carol Oates,  in Charters pp. 913-916
  2. "Film Basics" handout 
    (Webpages of related interest:  Smooth Talk & Film Adaptation)

Finish In-Class Viewing: Smooth Talk (American Playhouse, 1985, 92 min.), Dir. Joyce Chopra
Assign Seminar #5
Delete: Return graded Response Writing #2

WK #10 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
11/19		 In-Class Seminar #5 (Oates, Atwood, Kincaid, Smooth Talk)
READ:
  1. Raymond Carver (U.S.A 1938-1988): "Cathedral" (1981),  in Charters pp. 97-108.
  2. "On Writing" (1981) & "The Origin of 'Cathedral'" (1993), by Raymond Carver,  in Charters pp. 881-885, 896.
  3. Evaluating Fiction (Handout) - Also recommended,
    courtesy of Prof. John Lye (Dept. of English, Brock Univ.):
    Depth, Complexity, Quality
    http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/1F95/depth-etc.html
    On the Uses [or Value] of Studying Literature
    http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/uses.html
ADD:  Return graded Response Writing #2 & updated Grade Reports
Assign Prep for Response #3 (Notes + Class contribution- Carver, T. O'Brien, Erdrich)
Wed.,
11/21		 READ:
  1. Tim O'Brien (U.S.A. b. 1946): “The Things They Carried” (1986),  in Charters pp. 605-618
  2. "On Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried,'" by Bobbie Ann Mason (1994):  in Charters pp. 829-830
  3. Louise Erdrich (U.S.A., b. 1954): “The Red Convertible” (1984),  in Charters pp. 282-290

NOTE:  Response #3 (Notes + Class contribution- Carver, T. O'Brien, Erdrich) can be submitted electronically to Cora for webposting:
 http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/response3.htm  
In-Class Discussion:  Response #3 (Carver, T. O'Brien, Erdrich)
Assign Take-Home Final Directions & Worksheet (handouts):
 http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Final.htm

Thurs., 11/22 & Fri., 11/23:
THANKSGIVINGS HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES - COLLEGE CLOSED

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WK #11 ASSIGNMENTS & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Mon.,
11/26		 Return credited Response #3 Notes + Class Contribution (on Carver, T. O'Brien, Erdrich) & distribute updated Grade Reports
Discuss Take-Home Final Directions & Worksheet (handouts)
Distribute Eng 104 Self-Assessment and Course Reflections (handout)

Resources: Student Writing Response #3 Notes
& Other Class Contributions: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/response3.htm 
Mid- and Later Twentieth Century [contexts]:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/laterC20.htm

SNOW DAY NOTICE:  NOV. 28 (WED) CLASSES CANCELED

1.  From  Helen Pruitt, COCC Registrar, re: Last day to withdraw and receive a "W" grade:  "We are extending the drop date for fall term to Friday [Nov. 30] because of College classes being closed today and students unable to get instructor signatures."
2.  From Cora:  Eng 104 In-Class Workshop scheduled for Wed., 11/28, is canceled.  Complete the Final Worksheet  as preliminary prep work, use it to help you write your Take-home Final, and plan to turn in your Final Worksheet with your Take-Home Final on or before our scheduled Final Exam period next Mon. Dec. 3 (see below).
3.  Re: Eng 104 Late/Make-Up/Extra-Credit work deadline:  Extended to Mon., Dec. 3, to be submitted at or before our scheduled Final meeting at 6:00, Des. 1.

Resources: Student Writing Response #3 Notes & Other Class Contributions: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/response3.htm 
Mid- and Later Twentieth Century [contexts]:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/laterC20.htm
ENG 104 sample Midterm Discussion Papers & Final (Take-Home Exam) Papers:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/studwrtgf01.htm

FINALS WEEK ASSIGNMENTS  & ACTIIVITIES
Mon, Dec. 3
6:00 pm, Des 1

DUE:  Take-Home Final
with completed  Worksheet attached.
DUE:  Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections (handout)
Deadline for any late/make-up and/or extra credit work (deadline extended because of Snow Day class cancellation on Wed., 11/28)

. . . The Endand may you enjoy your winter break!

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Fall 2001 ENG 104 Syllabus | Course Plan | Course Pack Table of Contents | Assignments | Site Map
Example Student Writing ~ Fall 2001
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