English 3700 schedule, fall 2016
Updated 12/3/16
Note that this schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make
additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on
the web when making changes in the schedule.
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Tuesday, August 16 | Introduction to course Simple Stuff What is fiction? |
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| Thursday, August 18 | Student info form |
Golden rules Daniel Defoe overview Moll Flanders v-viii, 1-74 |
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| Tuesday, August 23 | Nuggets Moll Flanders 74-160 |
Research presentation assignment | |
| Thursday, August 25 | Quotations Moll Flanders 161-248 |
Very rough notes: Watt quotes | |
| Tuesday, August 30 |
Research presentation signup due |
Word problems Jane Austen overview Norton critical edition page numbers Pride and Prejudice 1-58 (chaps. 1-17) |
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| Thursday, Sept. 1 | On
plagiarism Norton critical edition page numbers Pride and Prejudice 58-128 (chs. 18-34) (Vol. 1, ch. 18-Vol. 2, ch. 11) |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 6 | On
plagiarism Norton critical edition page numbers Pride and Prejudice 128-90 (chs. 35-47) (Vol. 2, ch. 12-Vol. 3, ch. 5) Research presentations: Deborah Taylor |
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| Friday, Sept. 9 |
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Norton critical edition page numbers Pride and Prejudice 190-254 (chs. 48-61) (Vol. 3, chs. 6-19) |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 13 | Charles Dickens overview Dombey and Son vii-xxv, 1-133, chs. 1-9 |
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| Friday, Sept. 15 | Dombey and Son 133-302, chs. 10-20 | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 20 | Dombey and Son 302-461, chs. 21-30 | ||
| Thursday, Sept. 22 | Dombey and Son 461-610, chs. 31-40 Research presentations: Samantha Morgan |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 27 | Dombey and Son 611-780, chs. 41-52 Research presentations: Rachel Maddox and Randi Bankston |
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| Thursday, Sept. 29 | Dombey and Son 780-925, chs. 53-62 Research presentations |
Paper
1 assigned Discuss midterm |
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| Tuesday, October 4 | Paper proposals due | Midterm exam | |
| Thursday, October 6 | Gustave Flaubert overview Madame Bovary 1-77 (chs. 1.1-2.5) |
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| Tuesday, October 11 | Paper 1 | Madame Bovary 77-162 (chs. 2.7.-2.15) Research presentations: Jessica Vedas and Darnesha Sherrod |
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| Wednesday, Oct. 12 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Thursday, October 13 |
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Madame Bovary 163-247 (chs. 3.1-3.11) Research presentations: Sarah Dempsey |
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| Tuesday, October 18 | Fyodor Dostoyevsky overview Crime and Punishment 1-71 (chs. 1.1-1.7) |
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| Thursday, October 20 | Crime and Punishment 72-155 (chs. 2.1-2.7) | ||
| Tuesday, October 25 | Crime and Punishment 156-249 (3.1-4.3) | ||
| Thursday, October 27 | Crime and Punishment 249-343 (4.4-5.5) Research presentations: Robin Daniels |
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| Tuesday, November 1 | Crime and Punishment 344-430 (chs. 6.1-Epilogue 2) Research presentations: Heather Johnson |
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| Thursday, November 3 | Thomas Hardy overview Tess of the D'Urbervilles iii-xii, 1-96, chs. 1-18 |
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| Tuesday, November 8 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles 96-213, chs. 19-39 Research presentations: Mea Andrews |
Paper 2 assigned | |
| Thursday, November 10 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles 213-321, chs. 40-59 Research presentations |
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| Tuesday, November 15 | Paper proposals due | The Things They Carried 1-116 Research presentations: Sean McGraw and Elizabeth Jones |
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| Thursday, November 17 | Paper 1 corrections | The Things They Carried 117-246 Research presentations |
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| Monday-Saturday, November 21-26 |
Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Tuesday, November 29 | Paper 2 | Beloved 1-147 Research presentations: Elizabeth Jones, Taylor Paul, Ben Payton |
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| Thursday, December 1 | Beloved 147-275 Research presentations: Taylor Kimmons, Savannah McIlrath, Erica Jiles |
Discuss exam | |
| Final exam Thursday, Dec. 8 1:00-3:00 |
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Paper rewrites |
Submit rewrites in D2L Rewrties dropbox | Noon is the hard deadline. . . . |