**Note: The Abbreviation "NA" Refers to Page Numbers in your Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition**

 

Unit 1: Foundations—Anglo-Saxon Culture and the (Surprising) Origins of “English” Literature

 

Week 1:

Tues. Aug. 27—Introductions; What is "English Literature I"?

 

Wed. Aug. 28— Lit Lab—Critical Reading (Make sure you bring your Norton Anthologies; we will use them today)

 

Fri. Aug. 30— Beowulf to line 660  (NA 55) (Follow link for a copy of Beowulf reading for today and Next Tues..)

 

Week 2:

Tues. Jan. 29—Beowulf to line 1250 (NA 69)

 

Wed. Jan. 30—Lit Lab.: Literature and History Timelines (continue reading/commonplacing Beowulf, at least up to up to line 1962 (NA 83) to stay on track for next week’s reading). *Bring Your MLA Handbooks to class--we'll be using them today* 

 

Fri. Feb 1— Finish Beowulf (link takes you to a copy of the reading, from line 1250 to the end of the text)

 

Week 3:

Tues. Feb. 5—Final Discussion of Beowulf 

Commonplace Book (Assignment #1) Due

 

Wed. Feb. 6—Timeline Entries Due (Please Post by Class Time); Lit Lab on the Periods of English Literature and History 

 

Unit 2: Visions of Court and Community in Early English Literature

 

Fri. Feb. 8—Marie de France,  “Bisclavret” (The Werewolf) (not in your Norton Anthology--follow the link for the story) and “Lanval” (NA 154-167)

 

Week 4:

Tues. Feb. 12—Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part I

 

Wed. Feb. 13—Lit. Lab: Lost in Translation? Read Sir Gawain, Part II

 

Fri. Feb. 15—Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts III and IV

 

Week 5:

Tues. Feb. 19— NO CLASS (Monday classes meet today)

 

Wed. Feb. 20—Listen to Chaucer Reading Online; In-Class Exercise on reading Chaucer’s Middle English

 

Fri. Feb. 22—Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue, pages 243-287 (Note: This is different from the reading in the Norton Anthology; Please Print out and bring to class) Assignments for In-Class Reading

 

Week 6:

Tues. Feb. 26—Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, pages 289-309 (continued in the reading linked above) 

 

Wed. Feb. 27—Class Cancelled Due to Weather

  

Fri. March 1—Introduction of Wikipedia Project; Library Session on Collecting Resources for Wikipedia project; Read MLA Handbook, sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 (all sections), and 1.6 (all sections)  Class meets in library--Rm. M42

 

Unit 3: Poetry, the Definition of Civilization?

  

Week 7:

Tues. Mar. 5—1) Shakespeare, Sonnet 55 (NA 1176)

2) Robert Herrick, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time.” (NA 1762)

3) Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” (NA 1796) 

4) “Literary Terminology”

 

Wed. Mar. 6—Lit. Lab: Close and Distant Readings 

Annotation (Assignment #2) Due

 

Fri. Mar. 8—Shakespeare, Sonnet 60 and read this model essay: Model Essay on Sonnet.doc and follow these guidelines in reading the essay in preparation for class: How to Read the Model Essay 

 

Week 8:

Tues. March 12—Titus Andronicus, Act I 

 

Wed. March 13—Ovid, "Tale of Philomela" from the Metamorphoses Lit. Lab: Adaptation

Draft of Wikipedia Revisions (Group Project #1) Due in Class

 

Fri. March 15—Titus Andronicus, Acts II and III 

 

Week 9:

Tues. Mar. 19—Class moved Online--Please review these visual analysis tutorials

 

Wed. Mar. 20—Finish Titus Andronicus (Acts IV-V) and watch Julie Taymor, Titus (film adaptation of Shakespeare's Play); Film on Reserve in the Library: Please view at least once before class. 

 

Fri. Mar. 22—Wikipedia Presentations and Portfolios (Group Project #1) Due

 

Week 10:

March 26-29 NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK

 

Unit 4: Reformation and Rebellion

 

Week 11:

Tues. Apr. 2—The Pardoner’s Prologue, pages 512-523 (Note: This is different from the reading in the Norton Anthology; Please Print out and bring to class) and The Medieval Church

 

Wed. Apr. 3—Pardoner’s Tale, pages 523-549 (continued in the linked reading above);

 

Fri. Apr. 5—Essay Workshop and Introduction of Final Portfolio Project

Close and Distant Reading of Sonnet (Assignment #3) Due in Class.

Week 12:

Tues. Apr. 9— Spenser, “A Letter of the Author’s” (NA 716-719); The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto 1

Wed. Apr. 10—For Class: watch Secrets of the Dead: Battle for the Bible (Follow Link to Watch the Video Online); Lit. Lab: Saints and Martyrs in John Foxe's Acts and Monuments

 

Fri. Apr. 12—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 2 and 3

 

Week 13:

Tues. Apr. 16—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 4 and 5

 

Wed. Apr. 17—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 6 and 7

 

Fri. Apr. 19—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 8 and 9 

 

Week 13:

Tues. Apr. 23—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 10 and 11 

 

Wed. Apr. 24—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto 12 (Final Review Discussion)

 

Image Analysis (Assignment #4) Due in Class 

 

Fri. Apr. 26—John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 (In Hell) (NA 1831-1850) (Follow this link to download a program that contains an audio version of Books 1 and 9)

 

 

Week 14:

Tues. Apr. 30—Paradise Lost, Book 3, lines 1-343 (God and the Son hatch a plan)

 

Wed. May 1—Paradise Lost, Book 9, lines 1-732 (Temptation)  

 

Fri. May 3—Paradise Lost, Book 9, lines 733-1189 (Fall), Book 12, lines 624-49 (Expulsion)

 

Week 15:

Tues. May 7—Last Day of Class 

  

Final Portfolio Presentations: Friday, May 17th, 10:15-12:15