Class

Read/Watch/Listen

Tasks

Unit 1: Analyzing Plot, Setting, Character, and Point of View

1/17/12 through
1/23/12

Video:
View the course website introduction video. Go to the Resources tool in the Sakai website and click on the "Orientation Video" folder. Then click on "Course Orientation Video" link to launch the video.

Website Reading:
• Getting Started Announcement (see Sakai Announcements tool)
• Syllabus
• Unit 1: Introductory Definitions

Podcasts:
• Course Introduction
• Unit 1: Introductory Definitions

Textbook Reading--Fiction:
• "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin (353-4)

Textbook Reading--Poetry:
• "Mid-Term Break" by Seamus Heaney (628-9)
• "One Perfect Rose" by Dorothy Parker (766)

Course Acknowledgement: use the Messages tool in the course Sakai site to send the instructor a message confirming that you have successfully accessed the course. If you experience trouble with your login, contact the Lourdes helpdesk at 419-824-3807 or helpdesk@lourdes.edu and email the instructor (sshelangoskie@lourdes.edu).

Guided Discussion: post responses to one of the questions on the Guided Discussion in the Forums tool (see the Forums tool for more detailed information). The entire class will participate in this discussion; be sure to read your classmates' and the instructor's posts and to ask any questions you have. See the Assignments page for more information about Discussion assignments.

All Tasks for the introductory week due by midnight 1/23
The list of group members will be posted during this introductory period

1/24/12 through
2/1/12

Website Reading:
Unit 1: General Definitions

Podcast:
• Unit 1: General Definitions

Textbook Reading--Fiction:
• "A Pair of Tickets" Amy Tan (189-201)
• "Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell (365-79)
• "Janus" by Ann Beattie (453-56)
• "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce (457-62)

Group Contact: introduce yourself to your group by posting a message about you in the "Introductions" section of the Forums tool. See the Groups page for your group assignment.
Due by midnight 1/25

Discussion 1--Unit 1 Fiction: work with your group on the first discussion about the fiction readings from the course text. See the "Discussion 1" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 2/1

2/2/12 through 2/10/12

Website Reading:
• Unit 1: Poetry Definitions
• Unit 1: Drama Definitions
• Unit 1: Resources--Doll House Controversy (read after reading Doll House, and see the accompanying podcast below)

Podcast:
• Unit 1: Poetry Definitions
• Unit 1: Drama Definitions
• Unit 1: Cultural Context--Doll House Controversy (listen to this after reading Doll House)

Textbook Reading
Poetry:
• "The Tally Stick" by Jarold Ramsey (620)
• "The Ruined Maid" by Thomas Hardy (672-3)
• "She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways by William Wordsworth (681)
• "Paper Matches" by Paulette Jiles (693-4)
• "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen (759-60)
• "Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall (831-32)
• "Chimney Sweeper: Songs of Innocence" by William Blake (1008)
• "The Whipping " by Robert Hayden (1026-27)

Drama
A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen (1135-84)

Discussion 2--Unit 1 Poetry: work with your group on the second discussion about the poetry readings from the course text. See "Discussion 2" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 2/6

Discussion 3--Unit 1 Drama: work with your group on the third discussion about the drama readings from the course text. See "Discussion 3" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 2/10

2/11/12 through 2/14/12

Unit 1 Test

Website Reading:
Review the Group Reports for discussions 1-3 and instructor's feedback in the Forums tool.

Textbook Reading:
Review the fiction, poetry, and drama texts read for Unit 1

Test Preparation:
• If you have questions about any of the texts for the Unit, post them in the "Questions for Instructor" area in the appropriate thread.
• Review all of the Unit 1 Definitions
• It is recommended that you take the practice test in the Tests tool of the course website. The practice exam is set up to mimic the look and feel of the actual exam. When it is submitted, you can view sample answers and feedback about each question. The practice test will be open until midnight 2/10

Unit 1 Test: Take the Unit 1 Test in the Tests tool. See the Assignments page for more information about the test.
The Unit 1 Test is 2 hours 30 minutes long. The test will open on noon 2/11. It must be completed by midnight 2/14.

Unit 2: Analyzing Theme, Tone, Symbol, and Language

2/15/12 through 2/22/12

Website Reading:
Unit 2: Definitions

Podcast:
• Unit 2: Definitions

Textbook Reading--Poetry:
• "love poem" by Linda Pastan (620-1)
• "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" by Adrienne Rich (660)
• "Alzheimer's" by Kelly Cherry (667-8)
• "A Certain Lady" by Dorothy Parker (679-80)
• "To the Ladies" by Mary, Lady Chudleigh (689-90)
• "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell (713-14)
• "Sonnet" by Billy Collins (842-3)
• [How Do I Love Thee?] by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (619-20)
• "In the Park" by Gwen Harwood (841-2)
• [My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun] by William Shakespeare (842)
• My Life had stood--a Loaded Gun--] by Emily Dickinson (889-90)
• "Harlem" by Langston Hughes (959)

Discussion 4--Unit 2 Poetry: work with your group on the third discussion about the poetry readings from the course text. See "Discussion 4" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 2/22

2/23/12 through 2/29/12

Website Reading:
Unit 2: Resources--"Yellow Wallpaper" and the Rest Cure (read after reading "Yellow Wallpaper" and see the accompanying podcast below)

Podcast:
• Unit 2: Cultural Context--"Yellow Wallpaper" and late 19th century medicine (listen to this after reading "Yellow Wallpaper")

Textbook Reading--Fiction:
• "The Jewelry" by Guy de Maupassant (58-63)
• "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton (85-94)
• "Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (354-65)
• "Scarlet Ibis" by Margaret Atwood (438-49)

Discussion 5--Unit 2 Fiction: work with your group on the third discussion about the fiction readings from the course text. See "Discussion 5" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 2/29

3/1/12 through 3/4/12

Unit 2 Test

Website Reading:
Review the Group Reports for discussions 4-5 and instructor's feedback in the Forums tool.

Textbook Reading:
Review the fiction and poetry texts read for Unit 2

Test Preparation:
• If you have questions about any of the texts for the Unit, post them in the "Questions for Instructor" area in the appropriate thread.
• Review all of the Unit 2 Definitions

Unit 2 Test: Take the Unit 2 Test in the Tests tool. See the Assignments page for more information about the test.
The Unit 2 Test is 2 hours 30 minutes long. The test will open at noon on 3/1 and must be completed by midnight 3/4.

3/5/12
through
3/11/12

Spring Break: no class

Unit 3: Literature in Critical Contexts

3/12/12 through 3/19/12

Podcast:
Unit 3: Introduction

Textbook Reading:
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1408-71)

Discussion 6--Unit 3 Streetcar: work with your group on the third discussion about the reading from the course text. See "Discussion 6" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 3/19

3/19/11 through 3/26/11

Textbook Reading:
Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (1583-1643)

Discussion 7--Unit 3 Raisin: work with your group on the third discussion about the reading from the course text. See "Discussion 7" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 3/26

3/27/12 through 4/3/12

Podcast:
Unit 3: Definitions

Video:
• Selections of Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
• Selections of Raisin in the Sun (1961)
• Selections of Raisin in the Sun (2008)
See the Unit 3 Resources for more information about obtaining film versions and which selections to view.

eReserve Reading--Critical Articles
• "The Derailment of A Streetcar Named Desire" By: Dowling, Ellen; Literature Film Quarterly, 1981; 9 (4): 233-40.

• Lipari, Lisbeth. "Fearful of the written word: white fear, black writing, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun screenplay." Quarterly Journal of Speech, Feb2004, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p81-102.

Find these articles in the Resources tool in the "Unit 3 Resources" folder.

Discussion 8--Critical Articles: work with your group on the third discussion about the readings from the course text. See "Discussion 8" area of the Forums tool for the prompt for this assignment.
Due by midnight 4/3

4/4/12
through
4/8/12

Easter Break: No class

4/9/12 through
4/12/12

Unit 3 Quiz

Website Reading:
Review Unit 3 Definitions and group reports for Discussions 6-8

Textbook Reading:
Review the dramas for unit 3

Quiz Preparation:
• If you have questions about any of the texts for the Unit, post them in the "Questions for Instructor" area in the appropriate thread.
• Review all of the Unit 3 Definitions

Unit 3 Quiz : Take Unit 3 Quiz in the Tests tool. See the Assignments page for more information about the test.
The Unit 3 Quiz is 45 minutes long. The test will open at noon on 4/9 and must be completed by midnight 4/12.

Website Reading:
Review group reports for Discussion 8

eReserve Reading:
Review critical articles read for this unit

Critical Contexts exercise: work on your own on the critical contexts exercise. See the Assignments page for more information. Turn in the finished assignment in the Assignments tool.
Due by midnight 4/16

Unit 4: Final Essay

4/17/12 through 4/21/12

Textbook Reading:
review textbook selections as appropriate

Topic Development exercise: fill out the topic development exercise worksheet. See the Assignments page for more information. Turn in the finished worksheet in the Assignments tool.
Due by midnight 4/21

Feedback from the instructor will be posted on 4/22-4/23: be sure to check back to verify that your topic was approved and to respond to any further questions.

Textbook Reading:
review textbook selections as appropriate

Writing:
work on a draft of your final paper

Draft Review Appointment: sign up for a draft review appointment by midnight 4/25/12 . See the Assignments page for more information.

Essay Draft Review: prepare a draft and submit it through the Assignments tool 72 hours before your draft review appointment. Click here for a list of available appointment times. Use the Messages tool to contact the instructor to reserve a time as indiated in the assignment description.
Drafts for asynchronous review must be posted by midnight 4/30 at the latest; these drafts will be reviewed in the order they are received.

For complete information about the Draft Review process, click here.

Textbook Reading:
review textbook selections as appropriate

Essay Draft Review (continued): prepare a draft and submit it through the Assignments tool.
Synchronous review appointments will take place 5/2-5/4.
All drafts for review must be posted by midnight 4/30 at the latest.

For complete information about the Draft Review process, click here.

Final Essay due 5/9/12 by midnight
Turn in the final essay to the Assignments tool.