This is always the most up-to-date schedule. While changes will always be announced in class, you should check this page regularly.

Week 1

Tu Jan 29 – First day of class

Th Jan 31 – Finalize contracts
Due: First-day Questionnaire

Week 2

Tu Feb 5 – Discussion
Read: Eagleton: “What is Poetry?”
Due: Discussion board

Th Feb 7 – Introduction to Early Modern Drama; Literary terms
Due: Signed contract

Week 3

Tu Feb 12 – NO CLASS

Th Feb 14 – Discussion
Read: Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Act I
Watch: Bennett: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [0:0:00-0:23:00]; Dromgoole: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Part I) [0:0:00-0:26:00]
Due: Discussion board

Week 4

Tu Feb 19 – Discussion
Read: MND: Act II
Watch: Hoffman: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [0:00:00-0:51:00]

Feb 21 – Prosody/Scansion; Essay I intro
Read: Ovid: “Pyramus and Thisbe”; Browse “Guide to Prosody”
Due: Discussion board

Week 5

Tu Feb 26 – Discussion
Read: MND: Act III-IV
Watch: Taymor: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Part I & Part II (this will include Act V even though you won’t read it until Thursday)
Due: Discussion board (Poetry Practice)

Th Feb 28 – Literary Terms; Discussion
Read: MND: Act V

Week 6

Tu Mar 5 – Discussion
Read/Watch: WATCH Rice: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
OR READ Gaiman A Midsummer Night’s Dream AND Lancaster: “Neil Gaiman’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream'”
Due: Discussion board (Essay topics)

Th Mar 7 – Discussion; Introduction to Like Water for Chocolate
Read: Chasteen: “Nationalism” (pp. 217-242)

Week 7

Tu Mar 12 – Discussion
Read: Esquivel: Jan
Due: Essay I Rough Draft

Th Mar 14 – Discussion
Read: Equivel: Feb; Leonardi: “Recipes for Reading: Summer Pasta, Lobster à la Riseholme, and Key Lime Pie.”

Week 8

Tu Mar 19 – Discussion
Read: Esquivel: Mar-May
Due: Discussion board

Th Mar 21 – Discussion

Week 9

Tu Mar 26 – Discussion
Read: Esquivel: Jun-August
Due: Essay I Professional Draft

Th Mar 28 – Discussion
Read: Esquivel: September; Steiff: “Their ancestors fled U.S. slavery for Mexico. Now they’re looking north again.”

Week 10

Tu Apr. 2 – Discussion
Read: Esquivel: Nov-Dec
Due: Come to class with questions about Essay II CFP

Thu Apr. 4 – Discussion
Due: Discussion Board (abstract)

Sun. Apr. 7 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Meet 2:45pm @ A.R.T./New York Theaters (Manhattan)

Week 11

Tu Apr 9 – Introduction to Naylor
Read: Naylor: Pp. 1-33;

Th Apr 11 – Discussion
Due: Essay II rough draft due

Week 12

Tu Apr 16 – Discussion
Read: Naylor: Pp. 33-97

Th Apr 18 – Discussion
Read: Naylor: Pp. 97-107; Shakespeare, William. The Tempest : Act I,  ln. 1-450.

Week 13

Tu Apr 23 – No Class

Th Apr 25 – No Class

Week 14

Tu Apr 30 – Introduction to annotated bibliographies; Discussion
Read: Naylor: Pp. 107-End
Due: Essay II professional draft; Discussion board

Th May 2 – Discussion; Essay III introduction

Week 15

Tu May 7 -Discussion
Read: Machado: “The Husband Stitch” or Malmud: “The Magic Barrel”

Th May 9 – LAST CLASS
Due: Discussion board (Annotated Bibliography )

Week 16

Tu May 14 – NO CLASS

Week 17

We, May 22 – All Classwork due