Calendar
Follow the links at the bottom of this page for a schedule of assignments for each week this semester. Within each week, you will find daily listings of assignments. Each bullet point for the day is a different task for you to complete. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all assignments are to be completed before class on the day listed.
This course calendar may be updated throughout the semester. I'll notify you about any major changes, but you are still responsible for keeping up with the current schedule.
IMPORTANT: You must visit all of the links provided within the course calendar. There are many links to follow and read. Make sure you visit all of them. Some links provide easy access to other parts of the class site which will help you in your assignments. Some links are to required readings. Others provide you with detailed instructions on completing the assignments. Eventually, you may come to know the instructions which supplement assignments that are repeated throughout the course, but it's still a good idea to continue to revisit the instructions to make sure that you are satisfying all of the requirements.
Week 1: January 7-11
- Monday, January 7: Introduction to the Course
- Wednesday, January 9: Walden; "Economy"
- Friday, January 11; "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" through "Sounds"
Week 2: January 14-18
Link to Reading Questions
- Monday: Walden "Solitude" through "The Village"
- Wednesday: Walden, "The Ponds" through "House Warming"
- Friday: Walden, "Former Inhabitants" through "Conclusion"
Week 3: January 21-25
- Monday: No Class, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Wednesday: On the Road, Part One, Chapters 1-10 NOTE: This reading assingment has been moved to Friday
- Friday: On the Road, Part One, Chapters 11-14 NOTE: This reading assingment has been moved to Monday
Link to Reading Questions
Week 4: January 28- February 1
Link to reading questions
- Monday: On the Road: Part One, Chapters 11-14
- Wednesday: On the Road: Part Two, Chapters 1-11
NOTE: CLASS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY< FEBRUARY 1ST. WE WILL PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON MONDAY. HAVE A FUN SNOW DAY.
- Friday: On the Road: Part Three, Chapters 1-6
Week 5: February 4-8
Monday: Discuss Part 2 of On the Road
Wednesday: Discuss Part Three of On the Road
Friday: Discuss Parts Four and Five of On the Road
Link to Reading Questions
Week 6: February 11-15
Monday: Finish discussion of On the Road; background info on Sa and American Indian Stories
Wednesday: American Indian Stories: "Preface" through "Iya, the Camp-Eater." Instead of reading questions, focus on the "lesson" taught in each tale, and think about how Sa meant for the lesson to be applied to white/Indian relations.
Friday: American Indian Stories: "Impressions of an Indian Childhood" through "The Great Spirit"
Week 7: February 18-22
Monday: American Indian Stories: "The Soft-Hearted Sioux" through "America's Indian Problem"
Tuesday: Extra Credit Opportunity:NOTE: Unfortunately, Wilma Mankiller's talk this evening has been CANCELLED.
Wednesday: Wrap up discussion of Sa; Introduction to Sherman Alexie and The Lone Ranger
Friday: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (LRT): "Every Little Hurricane" through "The Only Traffic Signal..."
Week 8: February 25-29
- Monday: LRT, "This is What is Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona;" and "Trials of Thomas Builds-the-Fire"
- Wednesday: LRT, "Jesus Christ's Half-Brother;" "Imagining the Reservation;" "Favorite Tumor"
- Thursday: Optional Extra Credit: Attend the Books and Coffee Lecture for On The Road and write a 1/2 page response. 4:00pm for coffee, tea, and cocoa; 4:30-5:00pm lecture. STEW 302/306. Typed responses due by Monday.
- Friday: "Indian Education;" "The Lone Ranger and Tonto;" Witnesses, Secret and Not"
- NOTE: Some stories that were originally assigned on the syllabus have been dropped
Link to Reading Questions
Link to Paper One Guidelines
Week 9: March 3-7
- Wednesday: Midterm Exam: Please note that there will be NO MAKE UP EXAMS given.
- Friday: Visual representations of American Indians (no reading assignment due)
Week 10: March 10-14
No Class, Spring Break (please note that there is a reading assignment due for Monday, March 17th)
Week 11: March 17-21
- Monday: Typee, "Preface" through Chapter 5
- Wednesday: Typee, Chapters 6-11
Link to Reading Questions
(I can't get the link set up, so you will need to go to the Handouts page, and you will find the _Typee_ reading questions link there)
Week 12: March 24-27
- Monday: Typee, Chapters 19-25 (FYI: We will have a professor observing our class today)
- Wednesday: Typee, Chapters 26- "Appendix"
- Friday: Typee wrap-up, intro to Vonnegut (start reading Slaughterhouse Five)
Link to Reading Questions
Week 13: March 31-April 4
- Monday: Read Slaughterhouse Five, Chapters 1-2
- Wednesday: Read Slaughterhouse Five, Chapters 3-4, Chapter 5 up to pg. 137
- Friday: Read Slaughterhouse Five, Second half of Chapter 5 and all of Chapter 6
- NOTE: Everyone will be required to choose one passage to share/discuss with the class for next week
Reading Questions
Week 14: April 7-11
- NOTE: Everyone is required to choose one passage from Slaughterhouse Five to share/discuss with the class on either Monday or Wednesday
- Monday: Slaughterhouse Five, Chapters 7-8
- Wednesday: Slaughterhouse Five, Chapters 9-10
- Friday: Morrison intro; Beloved, pages 3-59
Reading Questions
Slaughterhouse Five
Beloved
Paper Two Guidelines
Week 15: April 14-18
Monday: Beloved, pages 60-124
Wednesday: Beloved, pages 125-186
Friday: Beloved, pages 187-241
Reading Questions
Week 16: April 21-25
- Monday: Beloved, pages 242-277. Passage choice for Paper Two due
- Wednesday: Beloved, pages 281-324
- Friday: Final Exam: You have the option to take the final today, but it is not required. You may also take the final during our officially scheduled exam time during exam week.
- Final Papers due by 5pm on Monday, April 28th. Extra credit is also due at this time.