| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Narrator | ||
| 1 |
Theme General introduction; basic vocabulary; course structure | |
| Week 2: Narrator cont. | ||
| 2-3 | Close Reading |
A Love Letter assignment due Session 2 The Great Gatsby assignment due Session 3 |
| Week 3: Character | ||
| 4 | Plot |
Waitress Pie Recipe assignment due Session 4 Waitress (the musical at A.R.T.) Draft of Essay 1 due five days after Session 4 |
| Week 4: Character cont. | ||
| 5-6 | The Great Gatsby and Waitress | |
| Week 5: Autobiographical | ||
| 7-8 | Graphic Novels | Final version of Essay 1 due Session 8 |
| Week 6: Autobiographical cont. | ||
| 9 | Fun Home | Fun Home assignment due Session 9 |
| Week 7: The Archive | ||
| 10-11 | Historical |
Beloved assignment due Session 10 Draft of Essay 2 due Session 11 |
| Week 8: The Archive cont. | ||
| 12-13 | Beloved | Library Research Workshop in Hayden Library |
| Week 9: The Archive cont. | ||
| 14-15 | Beloved cont. | Final version of Essay 2 due Session 15 |
| Week 10: New Historicism | ||
| 16 | Benito Cereno | |
| Week 11: New Historicisms cont. | ||
| 17-18 | "The Counterpane" & "The Monkey-Rope" | Benito Cereno assignment due Session 17 |
| Week 12: Feminist Analysis | ||
| 19-20 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories assignment due Session 19 |
| Week 13: Cultural Analysis | ||
| 21-22 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories cont. & This Is How You Lose Her | Draft of Essay 3 due Session 22 |
| Week 14: Cultural Analysis cont. | ||
| 23-24 | This Is How You Lose Her cont. | Final version of Essay 3 due Session 24 |