1. Week
In-­‐Class
Activities
Homework
Week
1
4/6
Class Work
Homework
Essay #1
Class
1
v The Course Description and Details
v What is a Hybrid Class?
v Syllabus, Green Sheet, Website, and
Kaizena, and the QHQ
v The Lecture
a. What is Literature and Composition?
b. What is literature?
c. What is Literary Theory?
d. What is New Criticism?
• Establish your username and explore the class
webpage
• Buy your books
• Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter 1 Introduction
1-10
• Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter 5 New
Criticism 135-164
• Post #1: QHQ: Literature, Literary Theory, or New
Criticism
Class
2
› Teams
› Review
› New Criticism
› The Formal Elements of New Criticism
› Paradox
› Irony
› Tension
› Ambiguity
› QHQs
› The Online Hour
• Review the readings and ideas we have covered this
week.
• Don’t forget to work through the online portion of the
class. You can find it under “Presentations,” “Weeks
1-2” and “Class 3.”
Class
3
Online
• Figurative Language
• Poetry Reading:
• “My Papa’s Waltz”
• Critical Essay Reading:
• “‘My Papa’s Waltz’: A New Critical
Reading.”
• Post #2: Post a paragraph or two outlining your own
New Critical insights about “My Papa’s Waltz.” Then
write a paragraph discussing your agreement or
disagreement with the author of the New Critical Essay.
Consider thesis, figurative language, and conclusion.
• Bring copies of “My Papa’s Waltz” and “My Papa’s
Waltz: A New Critical Approach” to class.
Week
2
4/13
Class
4
— Review: Formal Elements of Writing/
figurative language
— Group Activity “My Papa’s Waltz” and
“My Papa’s Waltz: A New Critical
Approach.
— Group Work: 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.
— Scanning Poetry
READ
• “There Is a Girl Inside”
• “The Fish”
• “A Black Rook in Rainy Weather”
• “Memories of West Street and Lepke”
• “To His Coy Mistress”
• Choose one poem to scan (meter and rhyme)
• POST # 3: summarize the form (slides 19- 20 for
help).
• Choose two you might want to write about. Print
them both and bring them to class.
Class
5
• Review scanning poetry
• New rhetorical strategies:
• Using the new critical lens to analyze
• Introduction to essay #1
• In class writing
• Post # 4: Answer 7 of the 9 questions on slide 27
• Bring your notes to our next meeting

2. Class
6
Online
¨ Analyze your poem
¨ Write your thesis
¨ Begin to gather support for your thesis
¨ Post #5
n Title of your essay
n Your thesis statement
n A general outline
¨ Bring your outline (and a copy of your poem) to
class Monday
Week
3
4/20
Class
7
The Writing:
• The Thesis
• Introductions
• The Argument
• Conclusions
The Technical Details:
• Integrating quotations
• In text citations
• The works cited page
• MLA formatting
Ø Post #6: Your introduction with your thesis; your
conclusion
Ø Draft your essay
Ø Bring two complete copies of your draft to our next
class.
Class
8
Writing Workshop Finish your essay.
Submit essay #1 through Kaizena by Saturday, Week
3 at noon.
Class
9
Online
¨ An Introduction to Feminist Criticism
¨ Read: Tyson’s Feminist Criticism
¨ Re-read “To His Coy Mistress”
¨ Read “‘To His Coy Mistress’: A
Feminist Reading.”
¨ Homework
¨ Post #7: What is the primary focus of feminist
criticism and theory? Or, how do feminist critics and
theorists regard the role of women in literature? Or
QHQ Feminist Criticism
¨ Post # 8: 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.
Week
4
4/27
Class
10
ò New Teams
ò Literary Theory: The Extrinsic Lens
ò Feminist Criticism
ò Andrew Marvell “To His Coy Mistress”
ò Group Activity: Using Feminist
Criticism
ò Read:
Lois
Tyson:
Chapter
2
“Psychoanalytic
Criticism”
pages
11-­‐49
ò Reread:
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
ò Read:
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading
(“Course
Readings”
and
“theory
texts.”
Bring
copies
of
both
texts.
ò Post
#9:
What
is
the
purpose
of
psychoanalytical
criticism?
OR
QHQ
on
the
Tyson
reading
Class
11
Lecture/Discussion:
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
Group
Activity:
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
and
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading.
Post
#10:
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.

3. Class
12
Online
¨ Read “Araby” by James Joyce
¨ Read “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov
¨ Post #11: Choose one
¤ Identify and discuss one or more of the numerous
religious symbols in the “Araby.”
¤ The narrator of "Araby" moves from innocence to
experience through his epiphany. What has he
learned by the end of the story?
¤ Write a short psychological profile of the narrator
of “Araby” based on a passage from the story.
¤ QHQ “Araby”
¤ Write a short psychological profile of either the
lawyer or the banker in “The Bet” based on a
passage or two from the story.
¤ Has the lawyer been traumatized or enlightened?
Why do you think so?
¤ QHQ “The Bet”
Week
5
5/4
Class
13
“Araby”
James Joyce
Historical Context
Literary Style
Discussion
“The Bet”
Historical Context
Literary Style
Discussion
Read “The Story of an Hour”
Post #12: Choose one
v Discuss Mrs. Mallard as a sympathetic character or
as a cruel and selfish character. How might your own
gender, age, class or ethnicity influence your
response?
v Do you think Chopin's critique of the institution of
marriage, as expressed by Louise, is applicable
today?
v Discuss the story through one critical lens
v Discuss Trauma: who suffers it and why?
v QHQ
Read: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
Post #13: Choose one
v Speculate on the identity of the “old man.”
v How does the manner in which Garcia Marquez
treats the traditional idea of angels in "A Very Old
Man with Enormous Wings" compare with the way
angels are represented or interpreted elsewhere?
v Discuss the story through one critical lens
v Discuss Trauma: who suffers it and why?
v QHQ
Class
14
v Author Introductions:
v Kate Chopin
v Gabriel García Márquez
v Short Story Discussions:
v “The Story of an Hour”
v “A Very Old Man with Enormous
Wings”
v Historical Content
v Literary Style
v Questions
v QHQ
No
homework

4. Class
15
Online
u Introduction to Essay #2
u Read the Essay #2 Prompt
u Read both responses to “Araby”: Crane
and Ratinov
u Look under “Essay Prompts” and
“Essay 2.”
u Writing a response to literature
u Post # 14
u Homework
1. Post
#14:
Answer
the
questions
on
Slide
13
2. Choose
the
short
story
on
which
you
will
your
essay.
3. Print
it
and
bring
it
to
class.
4. Print
the
Crane
and
Ratinov
essays
and
bring
them
to
class.
Week
6
5/11
Class
16
• Essay
#2
Prompt
• Writing
about
Literature
• Review:
Crane
and
Ratinov
• Basic
Features
• Annotating
and
Analyzing
your
story
• Writing
your
thesis
• Outlining
your
essay
• Reread
and
analyze
your
story
• Post
#15:
Tentative
thesis
and
essay
outline
• Bring
a
hardcopy
or
your
device
to
class
as
we
will
be
working
on
essay
#
2
Class
17
• Essay #2:
• The Prompt
• Reviewing and revising your thesis
• Ways to Proceed
• Review for Exam #2
Ø Read Bloom’s “Trauma Theory Abbreviated”
Ø Read Balaev’s “Trends in Literary Trauma Theory”
Ø Post # 16: QHQ Bloom or Balaev
Class
18
Online
¨ Draft Paper #2
¨ Study for exam #1
¨ Study for exam #1
¨ Post # 17: Your introduction, thesis, and best body
paragraph.
¨ Work on Essay #2
Week
7
5/18
Class
19
Exam #1 Poetry, Short Stories, New,
Feminist and Psychoanalytic Criticisms
¨ Begin Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank
Redemption
¨ Finish a draft of essay #2
¨ Bring: Two complete copies of your draft (At least 4
pages) for an in-class writing workshop
Class
20
› Writing Workshop: Essay # 2
› You need two copies of your essay for
this exercise.
› Introduction to Trauma Theory
Ø Work on Essay #2: Due Thursday, week 8 at Noon
Class
21
Online
¨ Author Introduction: Stephen King
¨ Historical Context
¨ Literary Style
¨ Finish Reading Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption
› Post #18
› QHQ: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.
› Post #19 Choose one
› Discuss trauma (Bloom and Baelev) as it applies
to any one character in Rita Hayworth and the
Shawshank Redemption. Use textual support to
make a case that the traumatic incident has long
term ramifications.
› Using a psychoanalytic lens, do a character profile
of any character in The Shawshank Redemption.

5. Week
8
5/25
No
Class
Class
22
² New Teams
² Trauma Theory
² Discussion:
² Trauma Theory
² Bloom
² Balaev
² Discussion: Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption
Edit
Essay
#2
Essay
2
Due
Thursday,
week
8
at
Noon
via
Kaizena
Class
23
Online
¨ Read The Metamorphosis
¨ Author Introduction:
Franz Kafka
¨ Historical Context
¨ Literary Style
Read Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
Post #19 Answer one of the questions from slides 12, 13,
or 14 in 200-300 words
Week
9
6/1
Class
24
× Novella Discussion:
× Final comments: Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption
× The Metamorphosis
× Questions
× Themes and Characters
× Potential Theoretical Approaches
Read Night First half
Post #20 QHQ
Class
25
s New Teams
s Discussion:
s End: The Metamorphosis
s Begin: Night
s Author Introduction:
s Elie Wiesel
s Historical Context
s Summary
s QHQ
s
No Homework
Class
26
Online
Finish Night
s Themes
s Literary Style
s Tensions
s Theoretical Approaches
s Finish
Night
s Post
#21
QHQ
Night:
Focus
on
a
close
reading
of
a
passage
(or
passages)
that
you
could
use
to
do
a
critical
reading
through
a
particular
theoretical
lens.
Consider
New
Critical,
Feminist,
Psychoanalytic,
or
Trauma
Theories.
You
may
use
another
theory
with
which
you
are
familiar.
Revisions
due
Friday,
week
10
at
Noon

6. Week
10
6/8
Class
27
Finish Discussion
Ø Night
o Themes
o Literary Style
o Tensions
o Theoretical Approaches
o Introduction to Essay #3
Read Room: Chapter 1 “Presents”
Post #22: QHQ Room
The librarian will visit our class to do a presentation on
using the library to look for resources pertinent to Essay
#3. Please make an effort to attend as the librarian does a
significant amount of work to prepare.
Class
28
Library Visit:
v Research Methods for
Fiction
v Research Opportunity
v Post #23 in-class library task
No Homework
Class
29
Online
Read Room: Chapters 2, 3, and 4: “Unlying,”
“Dying,” and “After”
¨ Read Room: Chapters 2, 3, and 4:
“Unlying,” “Dying,” and “After”
¨ Thinking about trauma
¨ Homework
Essay
#3
v Post #24: While they are in the room, we see little
evidence of the trauma they are suffering. Why is
that? What kind of trauma might we expect to see? Is
it possible that “Old Nick” has not traumatized them?
v Post #25 Choose one
v QHQ Room: “Unlying,” “Dying,” or “After”
v Explain the dynamic between Old Nick and Ma.
Why does the author choose not to tell us Old
Nick’s story?
Revisions
due
Friday,
week
10
at
Noon
Week
11
6/15
Class
30
§ Author Introduction: Emma
Donoghue
§ Literary Style
§ QHQ Discussion
v Finish Room: Read “Living”
v Post #26: See slide 3
v Final Post #27: Choose One
1. QHQ Room Chapter 5, “Living”
2. Focus on a close reading of a passage (or
passages) that you could use to do a critical
reading through a theoretical lens. Consider New
Critical, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, or Trauma
Theories. You may use another theory with which
you are familiar.
3. What role do you think the media play in the
novel? How does the media contribute to the
trauma.
Class
31
— QHQ
Discussion:
Room
— Questions
and
Theories
— Close
Readings
— Review
of
Prompt
#3
¤ No
Homework
Class
32
Online
¨ Essay
#3
¨ How
to
Proceed
¨ Work on Essay #3
¤ How will you approach the essay?
¤ Write a tentative thesis.
¤ Outline the essay
¤ Find evidence to use.

7. Week
12
6/22
Class
33
No Formal Class
Office Hours
Finish
Essay
#3
Final
Class
Final
Exam:
Comprehensive
Tuesday,
June
23rd
Essay
#3
Due
Have
a
great
Summer