English 3900 schedule, fall 2015
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.
Updated 11/21/15
Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
Tuesday, August 18 | Introduction to course |
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Thursday, August 20 | Student
info (online) Drop/add ends |
Golden rules |
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Tuesday, August 25 | Nuggets |
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Thursday, August 27 |
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Quotations Hedda Gabler 248-301 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 1 | The Importance of Being Earnest 302-50 | Wilde overview | |
Thursday, Sept. 3 |
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On
plagiarism The Cherry Orchard 387-432 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 8 |
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Pygmalion 448-507 | |
Thursday, Sept. 10 |
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Pygmalion 507-14 |
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Tuesday, Sept. 15 | Machinal 573-633 | ||
Thursday, Sept. 17 | Six Characters in Search of an Author 529-72 | ||
Tuesday, Sept. 22 | The Good Woman of Setzuan 680-737 | ||
Thursday, Sept. 24 | The Maids 823-50 | Paper 1 assigned | |
Tuesday, Sept. 29 | A Streetcar Named Desire 851-91 | ||
Thursday, October 1 | Paper proposal due (via email sent to |
Class cancelled | Class cancelled |
Tuesday, October 6 | A Streetcar Named Desire 891-920 | Discuss exam | |
Thursday, October 8 | Midterm exam | ||
Tuesday, October 13 | Paper 1 due | Death of a Salesman 921-57 | |
Wednesday, October 14 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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Thursday, October 15 | Death of a Salesman 957-92 | ||
Tuesday, October 20 | Waiting for Godot 1010-72 | Theater of the Absurd | |
Thursday, October 22 | The Homecoming 1092-1143 | ||
Tuesday, October 27 | Buried Child 1196-1248 | ||
Thursday, October 29 | Cloud Nine 1249-1303 | ||
Tuesday, November 3 | Glengarry Glen Ross 1363-1401 | ||
Thursday, November 5 | Class cancelled | Class cancelled |
Class cancelled |
Tuesday, November 10 | Paper 1 corrections | Fences 1402-55 | Paper 2 assigned |
Thursday, November 12 | M. Butterfly 1456-1507 | ||
Tuesday, November 17 | Paper proposal due | Macon students only: The America Play 1610-43 | Cochran and WRC students: Readers theatre rehearsal |
Thursday, November 19 | Readers theatre performance | ||
Monday-Saturday, November 23-28 |
Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday |
Tuesday, December 1 |
Paper 2 due | Arcadia Act 1 (pp. 1-44 in D2L) | |
Thursday, December 3 | Arcadia Act 2 (pp. 45-85 in D2L) | Discuss exam | |
Final exam Tuesday, December 8 1:00-3:00 |