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ENGL 201: World Literature (Online) Course Calendar Summer 2005 Unless otherwise indicated, the Arabic numerals following the titles of the works listed below refer to the major divisions of the work in question--for Homer and Vergil, "books"; for Dante, "cantos"; and for Petrarch, individual poems. |
| By midnight on this date . . . | students should have read the assignments below, and submitted responses to questions about the readings posted in the Discussion Area of Blackboard. Please make sure you have read the entire reading assignment before you begin responding to questions in the Discussion Area. |
| 23 May | Course introduction. Go to the Discussion Area in Blackboard, find the "Introductions" forum, and introduce yourself. Please also submit a response to the "What is literature, and why is it important?" forum. Go to the Lectures area of Blackboard and read the lecture on Mycenaean Greece, the Trojan War, and Homer. Post any questions you have in the "Ancient Greece and Homer" forum. |
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24 May |
Homer, Iliad 1, 2 (lines 1-583 only), 3, 4, 5 (lines 1-430 only). |
| 25 May | Homer, Iliad 6, 8 (lines 1-90, 566-654 only), 9, 16, 18. |
| 26 May | Homer, Iliad 19, 20 (lines 185-365 only), 22, 24. |
| 30 May | Memorial Day Holiday: No Class |
| 31 May | Vergil, Aeneid 1-2, 4. Go to the Lectures area of Blackboard and read the lecture on ancient Rome and Vergil before answering the questions in the Discussion Area. |
| 1 June | Vergil, Aeneid 6, 8 (lines 793-992), 10 (lines 606-1276), 12 (lines 963-1298). |
| 2 June |
The Bhagavad Gita. |
| 6 June | MIDTERM EXAM: Exam materials will be available in the Exams area on Blackboard by noon on Friday, 3 June. Objective portion of exam will be available until midnight on Monday, 6 June. Quotation analysis and essay portions of the exam are due in the Digital Drop Box by the same deadline. No activity in the Discussion Area today. Please read the information on exams before taking the exam. [Deadline to withdraw with grade of "W": 12 noon.] |
| 7 June | Dante, Inferno 1-6, 10, 13. Go to the Lectures area of Blackboard and read the lecture on Dante and the Middle Ages before answering the questions in the Discussion Area. |
| 8 June |
Dante, Inferno14-15, 21-22, 26-27, 30-34. |
| 9 June | Introduction to the Renaissance: Webquest available in the Discussion Area. Petrarch, "The Ascent of Mount Ventoux" and selections from the Canzoniere (available on Blackboard). |
| 13 June | Lazarillo de Tormes (in Two Spanish Picaresque Novels). |
| 14 June | Introduction to the Enlightenment: Webquest available in the Discussion Area. Candide. |
| 15 June | Samuel Beckett, "First Love" (available on Blackboard). Review for final exam. |
| 16 June | FINAL EXAM: Exam materials will be available in the Exams area on Blackboard by midnight on Wednesday, 15 June. Objective portion of exam will be available until midnight on Friday, 17 June. Quotation analysis and essay portions of the exam are due in the Digital Drop Box by the same deadline. No activity in the Discussion Area today. Please read the information on exams before taking the exam. |
