Shakespeare at Longwood

Fall 2006 Calendar

Class meets MWF from 11:00-11:50 in Grainger G16.

28 August	Course introduction.
30 August	Theatrical, cultural, and linguistic concepts. The wonderful world of the Oxford English Dictionary.
1 September	Sonnets. Choose a sonnet you would like to spend a few days working on. In preparation for class discussion, write a 3-5 sentence paraphrase of your sonnet. Be prepared to discuss the easiest part of the sonnet to understand, and the hardest part. Except for the online version of the OED, do not use the Internet or secondary literature to find information on your sonnet.
6 September	Sonnets. More work on your sonnet. In preparation for class discussion, do the following:  (1)  refine your 3-5 sentence paraphrase of your sonnet, and (2) in a paragraph, discuss what the poem does that your paraphrase is unable to capture.  Except for the online version of the OED, do not use the Internet or secondary literature to find information on your sonnet.  Instead, print out a copy of my Poetry Explication Checklist (.pdf) and use it as a guide for developing your own reading of the sonnet.  Take this work seriously--it will be the basis for your first writing assignment, the Paraphrase and Analysis Exercise (.pdf).
8 September	Sonnets.  In preparation for class discussion, look up all the nouns and adjectives in your sonnet in the OED and be prepared to discuss with the class anything interesting that you find.  Use my OED Handout (.pdf) as a guide.
11 September	Sonnets.  Repeat the exercise from the previous day, but this time look up all the verbs and adverbs in the OED.  Again, be prepared to discuss your findings.
13 September	A Midsummer Night's Dream.
15 September	A Midsummer Night's Dream.
18 September	A Midsummer Night's Dream.
20 September	A Midsummer Night's Dream.
22 September	A Midsummer Night's Dream. Group Performance Projects.
25 September	Paraphrase and Analysis Exercise (.pdf) due.
27 September	1 Henry IV.
29 September	1 Henry IV.
2 October	1 Henry IV.
4 October	1 Henry IV. Group Performance Projects.
6 October	Henry V.
9 October	Henry V.
11 October	Henry V.
13 October	Henry V. Group Performance Projects.
18 October	Midterm Exam: Objective and Quotation Analysis
20 October	Midterm Exam: Essay
23 October	Measure for Measure.
25 October	Measure for Measure.
27 October	Measure for Measure.
30 October	Measure for Measure. Group Performance Projects.
1 November	Twelfth Night.
3 November	Twelfth Night.
6 November	Twelfth Night. Group Performance Projects.
8 November	Macbeth.
10 November	Macbeth.
13 November	Macbeth.
15 November	Macbeth.
17 November	Macbeth. Group Performance Projects.
20 November	King Lear.
27 November	King Lear.
29 November	King Lear. Group Performance Projects.
1 December	The Tempest.
4 December	The Tempest.
6 December	The Tempest.
8 December	Essay due. A few scenes from Forbidden Planet and Derek Jarman's The Tempest. Review.
11 December Monday 8-10:30	Final Exam: Please bring a blue book.