1. Week
1
4/7
In
Class
Section:
Literary
Theory
Homework
Class
1
Class
Introduction
Website
Assignments
Hybrid
Assignments
Participation:
Groups
#1
Establish
a
Word
press
username
Read:
Terry
Eagleton’s
Introduction:
“What
is
Literature.”
This
is
posted
on
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
“Secondary
Texts.”
Post
#1:
What
is
literature?
How
does
Eagleton’s
explanation
reinforce
or
destabilize
your
ideas
about
literature?
Class
2
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Literature
Discussion:
What
is
Literature?
QHQ
Read:
“Literary
Theory”:
Internet
Encyclopedia
of
Philosophy
to
New
Historicism
and
Cultural
Materialism
(p
5).
(This
is
linked
to
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
then
“Theory
Texts.”
Post
#2:
Choose
one
• What
is
the
difference
between
literary
theory
and
traditional
modes
of
literary
criticism?
What
might
literary
theory
serve
to
reveal
about
a
literary
text
that
traditional
criticism
cannot?
Which
major
school
of
literary
theory
interests
you
and
why?
• QHQ
on
“Literary
Theory.”
Class
3
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Theory
of
Literature
(part
1).
Discussion:
Literary
Theory
• Read:
“Literary
Theory”:
Internet
Encyclopedia
of
Philosophy:
New
Historicism
and
Cultural
Materialism
to
the
end.
(This
is
linked
to
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
then
“Theory
Texts.”
• Post
#3:
Choose
one
• QHQ
on
one
theory.
Class
4
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Theory
of
Literature
(part
2).
Discussion:
Literary
Theory
• Review
the
reading
and
theories
we
have
covered
this
week.
Class
5:
Online
• Text
Oriented
approaches
• Read
“Formalism”
and
“New
Criticism”
(under
“course
readings”
and
“theory
texts.)
• Poetry
Reading:
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
• Critical
Essay
Reading:
“‘My
Papa’s
Waltz’:
A
New
Critical
Reading.”
• Post
#4:
Choose
one
• What
made
New
Criticism
new?
What
is
the
critical
focus
of
New
Criticism?
Of
Formalism?
• Or
QHQ
• Bring
copies
of
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
and
“My
Papa’s
Waltz:
A
New
Critical
Approach”
to
class.

2. Week
2
4/14
• Literary
Theory/Poetry
Class
6
• Lecture:
Text-­‐Oriented
Approaches:
Formalism/New
Criticism
Discussion:
Formalism/New
Criticism
• QHQ
• Group
Activity:
Participation
10
points
• “My
Papa’s
Waltz”
and
“My
Papa’s
Waltz:
A
New
Critical
Approach.
• Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
New
Criticism
as
they
are
(or
are
not)
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
New
Criticism.
Suggested
reading:
T.S
Eliot:
“Tradition
and
the
Individual
Talent”
Post
#5:
QHQ
on
Eliot
Class
7
• TS
Eliot
and
New
Criticism
• Scanning
Poetry
Read:
• “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
• “The
Fish”
• “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
• “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
Scan
one
poem
like
we
did
in
class
today
Post
#6:
summarize
the
form
(slide
17).
Class
8
• Review
• Using
rhetorical
strategies
• Applying
the
new
critical
lens
to
analyze
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
• Choose
one
of
these
poems
to
begin
to
analyze.
You
may
use
the
one
you
scanned,,
or
you
may
choose
a
different
one.
• “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
• “The
Fish”
• “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
• “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
• Post
#7:
Find
multiple
examples
of
poetic
conventions
• Bring
your
notes
to
class
tomorrow
Class
9
• Essay
#1
• Poetry
Reading
o “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
o “The
Fish”
o “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
o “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
• Close
reading
Application
No
Homework
Class
10
Online
¨ Analyze
your
poem
¨ Write
your
thesis
¨ Outline/Draft
Essay
#1
¨ Post
#8
n Title
of
your
essay
n Your
thesis
statement
n A
general
outline
¨ Bring
your
outline
to
class
Monday

3. Week
3
4/21
New
Criticism;
Paper
#1
Class
11
Thesis
Statement
Introductions
The
Argument
Conclusions
Draft
your
essay
Bring
a
copy
to
class
tomorrow
Class
12
In-­‐class
writing
workshop
Bring
your
draft
and
device
or
pen
and
paper
Draft
your
essay
Bring
a
copy
to
class
tomorrow
Class
13
Integrating
quotations
In
text
citations
The
works
cited
page
MLA
formatting
Finish
a
complete
draft
of
essay
#1:
2-­‐3
pages.
Bring
two
copies.
You
must
have
two
copies
to
participate
in
the
Peer
Review
Workshop.
Post
#9:
The
introduction
and
one
body
paragraph
of
essay
#1
Class
14
Essay
#1
Peer
Review
No
Homework
Class
15
Online
Review:
Revise
and
edit
essay
#1
Essay
#1:
Due
before
class
17
Read:
Definition
of
Feminist
Criticism
Read
Tyson’s
Chapter
on
Feminist
Criticism
(Course
Readings;
Theory
Texts;
Lois
Tyson).
Post
#10:
What
is
the
primary
focus
of
feminist
criticism
and
theory?
How
do
feminist
critics
and
theorists
regard
the
role
of
women
in
literature?
OR
QHQ
Feminist
Criticism
Due:
Essay
#1:
Before
class
17

4. Week
4
4/28
Poetry
and
Theory
Class
16
Questions
about
essay
#1
Literary
Theory:
The
Extrinsic
Lens
Feminist
Criticism
Read:
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
“‘To
His
Coy
Mistress’:
A
Feminist
Reading.”
Post
#
11:
QHQ:
“To
His
Coy
Mistress,”
or
“‘To
His
Coy
Mistress’:
A
Feminist
Reading.”
Bring:
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”:
A
Feminist
Reading.
Due:
Essay
#1:
Before
class
17
Class
17
Discussion
Feminist
Criticism
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
Group
Activity:
Part
10
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”:
A
Feminist
Reading.
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
Feminist
Criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Feminist
Criticism.
Read:
Definition
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
Read:
Lois
Tyson
“Psychoanalytic
Criticism”
Post
#12:
What
is
the
purpose
of
psychoanalytical
criticism?
OR
QHQ
Class
18
Review
Feminist
Criticism
Lecture/Discussion:
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
Read:
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
Read:
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading
Post
#13:
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
psychoanalytic
criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism.
Class
19
Discuss
Group
Activity:
Part
10
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
and
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading.
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
psychoanalytic
criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism.
No
Homework
Class
20
Online
Review
for
Exam
Study
for
Theory/poetry
exam

5. Week
5
5/5
The
Short
Story
Class
21
Theory/Poetry
Exam
1
Read
Araby
Post
#14
Class
22
How
to
respond
to
literature
Araby
Read
The
Story
of
an
Hour
Post
#15
Class
23
The
Story
of
an
Hour
“A
Very
Old
Man
with
Enormous
Wings”
Post
#16
Class
24
“A
Very
Old
Man
with
Enormous
Wings”
No
homework
Class
25
Online
Read
“The
Shawshank
Redemption”
Post
#17
Post
#18
Week
6
5/12
The
Short
Story/
Paper
#2
Class
26
Discuss
“The
Shawshank
Redemption”
Read
“The
Metamorphosis”
Post
#19
Class
27
Discuss
The
Metamorphosis
Read
Trauma
Theory
Post
#20
Choose
one
short
story
and
read
it
through
the
lens
of
Trauma
theory
Class
28
Discuss
Trauma
Theory
Short
stories
and
Trauma
Theory
Post
#21:
Discuss
an
Intersection
between
one
critical
approach
and
one
short
story.
Class
29
Introduction
to
Essay
#2
Discussion:
Essay
#2
No
Homework
Class
30
Draft
paper
#2:
Post
#22:
Introduction
and
Thesis
Statement
Draft
Paper
#2
Post
#23:
Post
your
best
body
paragraph
and
your
conclusion
Begin
Night

6. Week
7
5/19
Short
Story
Paper
#2
Novella/Novel
Class
31
No
Formal
Meeting:
Extended
office
hours
for
optional
individual
meetings.
Read
Night
Bring:
Two
complete
copies
of
your
draft
3-­‐5
pages
Class
32
Writing
Workshop
Paper
2
Revise
Essay
#2
Finish
Night
QHQ
Night
Class
33
Night
Content/Themes
Essay
#2
Class
34
Night
Theory
No
Homework
Class
35
Paper
2
due
at
noon
Short
Story
and
Drama
Review
for
test
Begin
Outer
Dark
Study
for
Exam
Week
8
5/26
The
Novel
Holiday
NO
MEETING
HOLIDAY
Class
36
Exam
2:
Short
story
Outer
Dark
Class
37
Outer
Dark
Content
/Themes
Outer
Dark
Class
38
Outer
Dark
/Theory
No
Homework
Class
39
Outer
Dark/
Room
Read
Room
Week
9
The
Novel/
Paper
#3
Class
40
Outer
Dark/
Room
Finish
Room
Class
41
Room/Content/Themes
Room
Class
42
Room/Theory
Room
Class
43
Introduction
to
Paper
#3
Introduce
Reading
List
for
Essay
#4
No
Homework
Class
44
Paper
3
Begin:
Night,
Room,
Outer
Dark
Write
paper
3
Choose
Novel
for
project
#4
and
begin
reading

7. Week
10
Paper
#3
Class
45
Library
Visit:
Research
Lecture
Write
paper
3
One
other
outside
resource
Class
46
Individual
meetings
my
office
Finish
Draft
of
Essay
#3
Bring
two
complete
drafts
to
class
Class
47
Writing
Workshop
Finish
Paper
Three
Class
48
Introduce
Essay
#4
Novel
Discussion
No
Homework
Class
59
Paper
3
Due
at
noon
Finish
your
project
novel
Week
11
Final
Project
Essay
#4
Class
50
Novel
Discussion
Groups
Begin
Paper
4
Class
51
Writing
essay
#4
(minimum
two
outside
sources)
Research
Strategies
Novel
Discussion
Groups
Homework
Evaluations
Essay
#4
Class
52
Library
Research
trip
Essay
#4
Class
53
Individual
meetings
my
office
No
Homework
Class
54
Write
Essay
#4
Homework
evaluations
Due
Essay
#4
Week
12
Class
55
Optional
attendance:
Exam
make-­‐up
or
re-­‐take
Essay
revision
of
1
or
2
due
electronically
Finish
Paper
#4
Class
56
Final
Paper
4
due
before
class
Final
Exam
#3:
The
Novel
10:30
class
Tuesday,
6/24
9:15-­‐11:15
11:30
class
Wednesday
6/25
11:30-­‐
1:30