Spring 2006 Calendar
Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30-10:45 in Grainger 101.
| 17 January | Course introduction. |
| 19 January | Sonnets. Choose a sonnet you would like to spend a few days working on. In preparation for class discussion, do the following: (1) write a 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, and the links above, 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). |
| 24 January | 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. |
| 26 January | 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. |
| 31 January | Richard III. |
| 2 February | Richard III. |
| 7 February | Richard III. Group Performance Projects. |
| 9 February | Class Cancelled. |
| 14 February | Paraphrase and Analysis Exercise (.pdf) due. Al Pacino's Looking for Richard. |
| 16 February | A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
| 21 February | A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
| 23 February | A Midsummer Night's Dream. Group Performance Projects. |
| 28 February | 1 Henry IV. |
| 2 March | 1 Henry IV. |
| 7 March | 1 Henry IV. Group Performance Projects. |
| 9 March | Midterm Exam. |
| 14/16 March | Spring Break. |
| 21 March | The Merchant of Venice. |
| 23 March | The Merchant of Venice. |
| 28 March | The Merchant of Venice. Group Performance Projects. |
| 30 March | Measure for Measure. |
| 4 April | Measure for Measure. |
| 6 April | Measure for Measure. Group Performance Projects. |
| 11 April | Othello. |
| 13 April | Othello. |
| 18 April | Othello. Group Performance Projects. |
| 20 April | Second Paraphrase and Analysis Exercise (.pdf) due. |
| 25 April | The Tempest. |
| 27 April | The Tempest. |
| 3 May (Wednesday) |
Final Exam: 11:30-2:00 |