American Literature
Upcoming due dates, Quizzes, Essays, and Exams
Week 1: 8/28
Mon: read and sign syllabus. Due: 8/29
Tues: none
Wed/Thurs: fill out seminar sheet
Fri: none
Week 2: 9/5
Tues: study for quiz
Thurs: quiz, annotation check; read - 1-20 of Custom House (introduction)
Fri: FInish the Custom House
Week 3: 9/11
Mon: ch. 1-3
Tues: ch. 4-5
Thurs: ch. 6-7
Week 4: 9/18
Homework:
Mon: ch. 8-9
Tues: ch. 10-11
Thurs: seminar.
Fri: quiz.
Ch. 12-13
Week 5: 9/25
Homework:
Mon: read 14-15
Tues: read 16-17
Thurs: read 18-19
Fri: read 20-21
Week 6: 10/2
Homework:
Mon: Read 22-conclusion
Tues: none
Thurs: in-class essay. read "Nature"
Fri: Scarlet Letter study guide
Week 7: 10/9
Homework:
Mon: study for exam
Tues: none
Thurs: in-class discussion of nature
Fri: FInish discussion of nature. For homework, read "Thoreau"
Week 8: 10/16
Homework:
Mon: Read pg. 1-19
Tues: none
Week 9: 10/23
Homework
Mon:read 20-35
Tues: read 35-50
Thurs: read “Where I Lived and What I lived for”, pg. 51-61
Fri: read “Reading” and “Sounds” 62-79
Next Mon: Quiz on pg. 1-61 - “Economy” and “Where I Lived and What I lived for”
Week 10: 10/30
Homework:
Mon:Quiz. read “Sounds”
Tues: read “Solitude”
Thurs: read “Visitors” - writing workshop day
Fri: read “The Bean-Field”
Week 11: 11/6
Homework:
Mon: read “The Village”
Tues: seminar sheet. read “The Ponds”
Thurs: Seminar. read “Baker farm”
Fri: Essay Due. read “Higher Laws”
Week 12: 11/13
Mon: read “Brute Neighbors”
Tues: read “House-Warming”
Thurs: study for quiz; read “Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors”
Fri: quiz; no homework
Week 13: 11/27
Mon: read “Winter Animals” - 10 min. nature journal
Tues: read “The Pond in Winter” - 10 min. nature journal
Thurs: read “Spring” - 10 min. nature journal
Fri: read “Conclusion” - 10 min. nature journal (this is also weekend homework)
Week 14: 12/4
Homework:
Mon: study for exam
Tues: study guide
Thurs: exam
Fri: nature journal due (this is also weekend homework)
Week 15: 12/11
Homework:
Homework:
Mon: None
Tues: none
Thurs: None
Fri: None
Week 16: 12/18
Homework:
Mon: none
Tues: review for finals
Wed: review for finals
Thurs: final