| Aug. |
25 |
Introduction
to course
:
readings, requirements; Overview Lecture
:
American Literature, 1860-1920
.
|
|
30 |
begin
Alger, Ragged Dick
|
| Sept. |
1 |
conclude
Ragged Dick (student report); begin Twain, Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn
. |
|
6 |
continue
Huck Finn (student report) |
|
8 |
continue Huck Finn
. |
|
13 |
conclude Huck Finn; Twain, “Fenimore Cooper’s
Literary Offenses” (on reserve)
|
|
15 |
begin
Howells, The Mousetrap (student report); student
conferences*
.
|
|
20 |
conclude
The Mousetrap; begin Howells, A Modern Instance;
student conferences* |
|
22 |
continue
A Modern Instance; student conferences*
.
|
|
27 |
continue
A Modern Instance; student conferences*
|
|
29 |
conclude A
Modern Instance; begin Howells, Criticism and Fiction
(on reserve), Chapters I, II, IV, VI, XI,
XXI, XXIV; student conferences*
.
|
| Oct. |
4 |
conclude
Criticism and Fiction; student conferences*
|
|
6 |
begin
James, “The Real Thing” (on reserve); student conferences*
.
|
|
11 |
conclude
“The Real Thing”; begin James, “The Art of Fiction” (on
reserve); student conferences* |
|
13 |
conclude
“The Art of Fiction”; catch up and review for midterm;
student conferences*
. |
|
18 |
Midterm;
student conferences*
.
|
Oct 20-21 Reading Days
.
|
|
25 |
begin
James, Portrait of a Lady (student report); introduce
Writing Realist Fiction project
|
|
27 |
continue
James, Portrait of a Lady
.
|
| Nov. |
1 |
continue
Portrait
|
|
3 |
conclude
Portrait
.
|
Friday,
November 4—Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Semester Classes
. |
|
8 |
begin
Crane, The Red Badge of Courage (student report)
|
|
10 |
continue
Red Badge; deadline for approval of paper thesis and
outline
. |
|
15 |
conclude
Red Badge; begin Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars
(student report) |
|
17 |
continue
House
.. |
|
22 |
conclude
House; begin Hopkins, Contending Forces (student
report)
.
|
Nov
24-25 Thanksgiving
Holiday—no class
.
|
|
29 |
continue
Forces;
. |
| Dec. |
1 |
conclude
Forces; begin Freeman, A New England Nun (student
report)
. |
|
6 |
continue
Nun; papers due |
|
8 |
conclude
Nun; catch up and review
. |
.
Final Exam
:
Thursday, December
15,
1-3
:
50 pm
.
|
| *student
conferences: meet with groups of about 5 students to discuss
paper topics
|