English 109 - Cora Agatucci
Survey of Western World Literature: Modern

ENG 109TENTATIVE COURSE PLAN
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH ADVANCE NOTICE)
Spring 1999, Prof. Agatucci

Revised ENG 109 Course Plan for Weeks #7 - Finals

All reading assignments and page numbers, unless otherwise indicated, refer to the course text Western Literature in a World Context, and should be read thoughtfully before coming to class on the date due. Notes and annotations on assigned reading are highly recommended!!

WEEK #1 ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Mon., 3/29 Intro to Course: Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts)
Discussion: What do you know/what have you learned about Western World Literature & history (e.g., in English 107 & 108, or elsewhere)?
Wed., 3/31
  1. Bring Questions re: Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts)
  2. Thomas Jefferson (U.S.A., 1743-1826), pp. 521-522; & “The Declaration of Independence” (1776), pp. 522-524
  3. Mary Wollstonecraft (British, 1759-1797), pp. 524-525; & Introduction to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), pp. 526-528
Recommended Background Reading: “Enlightenment Philosophy & Culture” & “Enlightenment Literature,” pp. 11-18 [ links ]
Fri. 4/2
  1. Olaudah Equiano (African Igbo, 1747-1797), pp. 471-473; & from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African (1789), pp. 473-489
  2. Handout [1789 Review of Equiano’s Narrative]

[In-Class Response Writing #1: Equiano or Wollstonecraft]

See English 109 Assignments: Online Handouts

WEEK #2 ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Instructor’s signature required to add classes beginning Week #2
Mon., 4/5
  1. “19th Century: Romantic Self & Social Reality”[ links ] pp. 530-547
  2. William Blake (British; 1757-1827), pp. 865-868
  3. From Songs of Innocence (1789): “Introduction,” pp. 869-870; “The Lamb,” p. 870; “The Chimney Sweeper,” pp. 871-872;
  4. From Songs of Experience (1794): “Introduction,” p. 872; “The Chimney Sweeper,” p. 874; “The Tyger,” pp. 874-875;
Wed., 4/7
  1. Blake Handout: Critics’ Views
  2. Seminar #1 preparation
Student Seminar #1: Blake & Romanticism (Online handout)
Fri. 4/9
  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German; 1749-1832), pp. 547-551;
  2. Faust (1808; 1832): “Prologue in Heaven,” pp. 551-554; and Part I: 554-618

Fri., 4/9: End of 100% Refund Period

April: Holocaust Remembrance Month
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WEEK #3 ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Mon, 4/12: Begin Late Registration fee of $30
Mon., 4/12
  1. Faust, the rest of Part I, pp. 618-651
  2. Handout: Summary of Faust, Part II.

Faust: Reading Topics & Questions
Wed., 4/14 [In-Class Response Writing #2: Goethe's Faust]
  1. Emily Bronte (British, 1818-1848), pp. 679-682
  2. Wuthering Heights (1847), Chs. 1-4, pp. 682-703
Fri. 4/16
  1. Wuthering Heights, Chs. 5-16, pp. 703-773

NEED HELP WITH WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

WEEK #4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Mon., 4/19
  1. Finish Wuthering Heights, Chs. 17-34, pp. 773-864
  2. Assign Discussion Paper #1 (Eng109 Assignments: Online Handouts)
Wed., 4/21 [In-Class Response Writing #3: Bronte's Wuthering Heights]
  1. Gustav Flaubert (French, 1821-1880), pp. 1017-1019; & “A Simple Heart” (1877), pp. 1017-1037

Extra Credit:
--Symbolist Poetry & Charles Baudelaire (French, 1821-1867), pp. 1154-1158; & “To the Reader,” from The Flowers of Evil (1857): pp. 1159-1160
--Fyodor Dostoevsky (Russian,1821-1881), pp. 1038-1041; & “The Grand Inquisitor,” from The Brothers Karamazov (1880): pp. 1041-1054
Fri., 4/23
  1. Handout: Critics’ Views
  2. Seminar #2 preparation
Student Seminar #2: Literary Realism & "A Simple Heart" (Online handout)

 

WK#5

ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Mon., 4/26

DUE: DISCUSSION PAPER #1

  1. “The 20th Century: The Modern Age & Emerging World Culture” [ links ] pp. 1345-1363

  2. William Butler Yeats (Irish, 1865-1939), pp. 1504-1508; & “The Second Coming” (1924), pp. 1511-1512

Wed., 4/28

  1. Joseph Conrad (Polish-British, 1857-1924), pp. 1364-1367;

  2. Heart of Darkness (1899; 1902): Part I, pp. 1367-1387.

Fri., 4/30

  1. Heart of Darkness, Parts II & III: pp. 1387-1421

 

WK #6

ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Mon., 5/3

Heart of Darkness, cont.  - Response Writing #4

Wed., 5/5

  1. Chinua Achebe (Nigerian, b. 1930), pp. 1421-1424;
    2.     Things Fall Apart (1958), Part I: pp. 1425-1474;

Fri., 5/7

  1. Things Fall Apart (1958), Parts II & III: pp. 1474-1503

  2. Handout: Achebe on Value & Function of Literature & Achebe’s “Image of Africa”

Revised Eng 109 COURSE PLAN
Weeks 7-Finals

WEEK #7 ASSIGNMENTS DUE  
Mon., 5/10
  1. Seminar #3 (prep due)
  2. Assign Discussion Paper #2 Topics (handout)
Wed., 5/12
  1. Kate Chopin (U.S.A., 1851-1904), pp.1151-1152; & "The Story of an Hour" (1894), pp. 1152-1154.
  2. Virginia Woolf (British, 1882-1941), pp. 1570-1573
Fri., 5/14 In Class Viewing: A Room of One’s Own (for Participation Credit)

Recommended: from A Room of One’s Own (based on lecture series given in 1928) [Shakespeare’s Sister], pp. 1573-1582

Extra Credit Option: Alifa Rifaat (Egyptian, b. 1930), pp. 1908-1910; & "My World of the Unknown" (1985), pp. 1910-1919

Fri., 5/14: last day to drop classes with no grade on transcript,
to change grading status, or to add classes.
Sat., 5/15: Begin Fall/Summer pre-registration for continuing students
(Fall term requires advising & advisor’s signature)

 

WK #8 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
Mon., 5/17
  1. DUE: DISCUSSION PAPER #2
  2. Anna Akhmatova (Russian, 1889-1966) pp. 1630-1633; & Requiem (wr. 1935-1940), pp. 1635-1641
Wed., 5/19
  1. Elie Wiesel (Romanian-Hungarian, b. 1928), pp. 1824-1826; & from Legends of Our Time (1968): “The Death of My Father,” pp. 1826-1830.
  2. Hiroko Takenishi (Japanese, b. 1929), pp. 1889-1891; & “The Rite” (1963), pp. 1891-1908
Fri., 5/21
  1. Seminar #4 (preparation due)

Extra Credit Option: Albert Camus (French Algerian, 1913-1960), pp. 1742-1744; & “The Guest” (1957), pp. 1744-1752

 

WEEK #9 ASSIGNMENTS DUE  
Mon., 5/24
  1. Franz Kafka (Czech/German, 1883-1924), pp. 1582-1585; & “The Metamorphosis” (1915; 1948), pp. 1585-1613
  2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Columbian, b. 1928), pp. 1863-1865; & “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (1971), pp. 1865-1869
Wed., 5/26
  1. Handouts: Critics’ Views
  2. Assign Options for Seminar Summarizer & Extra Credit
Fri. 5/28 1. Milan Kundera (Czech, b. 1929),pp. 1876-1878; & "The Hitchhiking Game" (1974), pp. 1878-1889
2. Handout: Critics' Views
3. Assign Discussion Paper #3 Topics (online handout)
4. In-Class: Response Writing #5

 

WEEK #10 ASSIGNMENTS DUE .

Monday 5/31: Memorial Day – College Closed & No Class

Wed., 6/2: Last day to withdraw & receive "W" grade
(Instructor’s signature required)
Wed., 6/2
  1. Pablo Neruda (Chilean, 1904-1973), pp. 1674-1677; & “Sexual Water (1935), pp. 1678-79
  2. In-Class Viewing: clip from Il Postino / The Postman, (Italian-French prod., 1995; dir. Michael Radford) – for Participation credit
  3. Handout & In-Class Listening: Selected Poems by Pablo Neruda
Fri. 6/4
  1. DUE: DISCUSSION PAPER #3
  2. DEADLINE FOR ALL LATE, MAKE-UP, EXTRA CREDIT WORK

 

FINAL EXAM WEEK IN CLASS
Monday, 6/7: from Cora’s Mailbox, Des 12, 7:30am-Noon & 1:00-4:00 pm: Graded Discussion Paper #3 & updated Grade Reports will be available for pick-up
Scheduled Final Exam Meeting:
Thurs., June 10, 10:15am-12:15pm, Des 1		 In-Class Viewing: Before the Rain / Pred cozhdot (Macedonian prod., 1994; dir. Milcho Manchevski)
--for Participation Credit
Fri., 6/11, leave in Cora’s mailbox, Des 12, before 4 p.m.: Deadline: Last day Cora will accept Optional Revision of selected Discussion Paper: original graded version & evaluation sheet must be attached

Email Cora with questions: cagatucci@cocc.edu

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