1. Week
1
4/7
In
Class
Section:
Literary
Theory
Homework
Class
1
Class
Introduction
Website
Assignments
Hybrid
Assignments
Participation:
Groups
#1
Establish
a
Word
press
username
Read:
Terry
Eagleton’s
Introduction:
“What
is
Literature.”
This
is
posted
on
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
“Secondary
Texts.”
Post
#1:
What
is
literature?
How
does
Eagleton’s
explanation
reinforce
or
destabilize
your
ideas
about
literature?
Class
2
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Literature
Discussion:
What
is
Literature?
QHQ
Read:
“Literary
Theory”:
Internet
Encyclopedia
of
Philosophy
to
New
Historicism
and
Cultural
Materialism
(p
5).
(This
is
linked
to
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
then
“Theory
Texts.”
Post
#2:
Choose
one
• What
is
the
difference
between
literary
theory
and
traditional
modes
of
literary
criticism?
What
might
literary
theory
serve
to
reveal
about
a
literary
text
that
traditional
criticism
cannot?
Which
major
school
of
literary
theory
interests
you
and
why?
• QHQ
on
“Literary
Theory.”
Class
3
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Theory
of
Literature
(part
1).
Discussion:
Literary
Theory
• Read:
“Literary
Theory”:
Internet
Encyclopedia
of
Philosophy:
New
Historicism
and
Cultural
Materialism
to
the
end.
(This
is
linked
to
the
website
under
“Course
Readings”
and
then
“Theory
Texts.”
• Post
#3:
Choose
one
• QHQ
on
one
theory.
Class
4
Lecture:
Introduction
to
Theory
of
Literature
(part
2).
Discussion:
Literary
Theory
• Review
the
reading
and
theories
we
have
covered
this
week.
Class
5:
Online
• Text
Oriented
approaches
• Read
“Formalism”
and
“New
Criticism”
(under
“course
readings”
and
“theory
texts.)
• Poetry
Reading:
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
• Critical
Essay
Reading:
“‘My
Papa’s
Waltz’:
A
New
Critical
Reading.”
• Post
#4:
Choose
one
• What
made
New
Criticism
new?
What
is
the
critical
focus
of
New
Criticism?
Of
Formalism?
• Or
QHQ
• Bring
copies
of
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
and
“My
Papa’s
Waltz:
A
New
Critical
Approach”
to
class.
Week
2
• Literary
Theory/Poetry

2. 4/14
Class
6
• Lecture:
Text-­‐Oriented
Approaches:
Formalism/New
Criticism
Discussion:
Formalism/New
Criticism
• QHQ
• Group
Activity:
Participation
10
points
• “My
Papa’s
Waltz”
and
“My
Papa’s
Waltz:
A
New
Critical
Approach.
• Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
New
Criticism
as
they
are
(or
are
not)
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
New
Criticism.
Suggested
reading:
T.S
Eliot:
“Tradition
and
the
Individual
Talent”
Post
#5:
QHQ
on
Eliot
Class
7
• TS
Eliot
and
New
Criticism
• Scanning
Poetry
Read:
• “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
• “The
Fish”
• “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
• “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
Scan
one
poem
like
we
did
in
class
today
Post
#6:
summarize
the
form
(slide
17).
Class
8
• Review
• Using
rhetorical
strategies
• Applying
the
new
critical
lens
to
analyze
“My
Papa’s
Waltz”
• Choose
one
of
these
poems
to
begin
to
analyze.
You
may
use
the
one
you
scanned,,
or
you
may
choose
a
different
one.
• “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
• “The
Fish”
• “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
• “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
• Post
#7:
Find
multiple
examples
of
poetic
conventions
• Bring
your
notes
to
class
tomorrow
Class
9
• Essay
#1
• Poetry
Reading
o “There
Is
a
Girl
Inside”
o “The
Fish”
o “A
Black
Rook
in
Rainy
Weather”
o “Memories
of
West
Street
and
Lepke”
• Close
reading
Application
No
Homework
Class
10
Online
¨ Analyze
your
poem
¨ Write
your
thesis
¨ Outline/Draft
Essay
#1
¨ Post
#8
n Title
of
your
essay
n Your
thesis
statement

3. n A
general
outline
¨ Bring
your
outline
to
class
Monday
Week
3
4/21
New
Criticism;
Paper
#1
Class
11
Thesis
Statement
Introductions
The
Argument
Conclusions
Draft
your
essay
Bring
a
copy
to
class
tomorrow
Class
12
In-­‐class
writing
workshop
Bring
your
draft
and
device
or
pen
and
paper
Draft
your
essay
Bring
a
copy
to
class
tomorrow
Class
13
Integrating
quotations
In
text
citations
The
works
cited
page
MLA
formatting
Finish
a
complete
draft
of
essay
#1:
2-­‐3
pages.
Bring
two
copies.
You
must
have
two
copies
to
participate
in
the
Peer
Review
Workshop.
Post
#9:
The
introduction
and
one
body
paragraph
of
essay
#1
Class
14
Essay
#1
Peer
Review
No
Homework
Class
15
Online
Review:
Revise
and
edit
essay
#1
Essay
#1:
Due
before
class
17
Read:
Definition
of
Feminist
Criticism
Read
Tyson’s
Chapter
on
Feminist
Criticism
(Course
Readings;
Theory
Texts;
Lois
Tyson).
Post
#10:
What
is
the
primary
focus
of
feminist
criticism
and
theory?
How
do
feminist
critics
and
theorists
regard
the
role
of
women
in
literature?
OR
QHQ
Feminist
Criticism
Due:
Essay
#1:
Before
class
17

4.
Week
4
4/28
Poetry
and
Theory
Class
16
Questions
about
essay
#1
Literary
Theory:
The
Extrinsic
Lens
Feminist
Criticism
Read:
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
“‘To
His
Coy
Mistress’:
A
Feminist
Reading.”
Post
#
11:
QHQ:
“To
His
Coy
Mistress,”
or
“‘To
His
Coy
Mistress’:
A
Feminist
Reading.”
Bring:
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”:
A
Feminist
Reading.
Due:
Essay
#1:
Before
class
17
Class
17
Discussion
Feminist
Criticism
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
Group
Activity:
Part
10
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”
and
Andrew
Marvell’s
“To
His
Coy
Mistress”:
A
Feminist
Reading.
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
Feminist
Criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Feminist
Criticism.
Read:
Definition
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
Read:
Lois
Tyson
“Psychoanalytic
Criticism”
Post
#12:
What
is
the
purpose
of
psychoanalytical
criticism?
OR
QHQ
Class
18
Review
Feminist
Criticism
Lecture/Discussion:
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
Read:
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
Read:
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading
Post
#13:
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
psychoanalytic
criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism.
Class
19
Discuss
Group
Activity:
Part
10
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
and
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading.
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
psychoanalytic
criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism.
No
Homework
Class
20
Online
Review
for
Exam
Study
for
Theory/poetry
exam

5.
Week
5
5/5
The
Short
Story/Novela
Class
21
Theory/Poetry
Exam
1
Read
Araby
Post
#14:
Choose
one
— Identify
and
discuss
one
or
more
of
the
numerous
religious
symbols
in
the
story.
— The
narrator
of
"Araby"
moves
from
innocence
to
experience
through
his
epiphany.
What
has
he
learned
by
the
end
of
the
story?
— Write
a
short
psychological
profile
of
the
narrator
based
on
a
passage
from
the
story.
— QHQ
“Araby”
Class
22
“Araby”
James
Joyce
Historical
Context
Literary
Style
Discussion
Read
The
Story
of
an
Hour
Post
#15
• Discuss
Mrs.
Mallard
as
a
sympathetic
character
or
as
a
cruel
and
selfish
character.
How
might
your
own
gender,
age,
class
or
ethnicity
influence
your
response?
• Do
you
think
Chopin's
critique
of
the
institution
of
marriage,
as
expressed
by
Louise,
is
applicable
today?
• Profile
a
character
• Discuss
the
story
through
one
critical
lens
• QHQ
Class
23
“The
Story
of
an
Hour”
Kate
Chopin
Historical
Context
Literary
Style
Discussion
“A
Very
Old
Man
with
Enormous
Wings”
Post
#16
• Speculate
on
the
identity
of
the
“old
man.”
• How
does
the
manner
in
which
Garcia
Marquez
treats
the
traditional
idea
of
angels
in
"A
Very
Old
Man
with
Enormous
Wings"
compare
with
the
way
angels
are
represented
or
interpreted
elsewhere,
in
some
other
work
or
media?
• Speculate
on
how
you
might
apply
an
extrinsic
critical
lens
to
this
story.
Use
textual
evidence
to
support
your
argument.
• Discuss
trauma
in
the
story.
Who
suffers
it?
How
and
why?
• QHQ

6. Class
24
“A
Very
Old
Man
with
Enormous
Wings”
Gabriel
García
Márquez
Historical
Context
Literary
Style
Discussion
No
homework
Class
25
Online
Read
“Shawshank
Redemption”
Post
#17
Post
#18
¨ Post
#17
¤ Discuss
trauma
as
it
applies
to
any
one
character
in
“Rita
Hayworth
and
the
Shawshank
Redemption.”
Use
textual
support
to
make
a
case
that
the
traumatic
incident
has
long
term
ramifications.
¤ Using
a
psychoanalytic
lens,
do
a
character
profile
of
any
one
character
in
“Rita
Hayworth
and
the
Shawshank
Redemption.”
¨ Post
#18
¤ QHQ:
“Rita
Hayworth
and
Shawshank
Redemption.”
Week
6
5/12
The
Short
Story/
Paper
#2
Class
26
Discuss
“Shawshank
Redemption”
Stephen
King
Historical
Context
Literary
Style
Discussion
Read
“The
Metamorphosis”
Chapter
1
Post
#19:
Choose
1
• Discuss
the
details
Kafka
uses
to
establish
Gregor’s
life
before
his
metamorphosis
into
an
insect.
How
do
these
familiar
details
and
objects
define
Gregor’s
character
and
life?
• The
relationship
between
Gregor
and
his
father
is
at
the
core
of
the
story.
Describe
this
relationship
both
before
and
after
Gregor’s
metamorphosis.
• Much
of
this
part
of
the
story,
focuses
on
Gregor’s
inner
life.
Describe
Gregor’s
private
thoughts
and
emotions;
use
psychoanalytic
theory
to
discuss
his
attitudes
toward
his
family
and
outside
world.
Class
27
Discuss
The
Metamorphosis
Franz
Kafka
Historical
Context
Literary
Style
Discussion
Read
The
Metamorphosis
Chapter
2
Post
#20:
Choose
1
• Grete’s
character
undergoes
a
dramatic
change
in
this
section.
Trace
the
changes
that
highlight
the
changes
in
her
attitude,
character,
and
personality.
Can
feminist
theory
help
explain
her
behavior?

7.
• Gregor
refuses
to
part
with
the
picture
of
the
woman
wrapped
in
furs
on
the
wall.
Why
is
it
important?
Explain
its
symbolic
meaning.
• In
this
section
of
the
story,
Gregor’s
sense
of
guilt
is
highlighted.
Use
Psychoanalytic
theory
to
explain
Gregor’s
guilt.
Consider
how
his
lingering
guilt
affects
his
state
of
mind
and
his
feelings
toward
his
family.
Class
28
Discuss
The
Metamorphosis
Read
The
Metamorphosis
Chapter
3
Post
#21:
Choose
1
• Discuss
the
three
bearded
lodgers.
What
is
their
purpose
in
the
story?
• It
is
clear
from
the
outset
of
Part
3
that
Gregor
is
dying.
How
much
of
his
physical
decline
is
his
own
doing,
and
how
much
of
it
is
caused
by
outside
factors?
• Contrast
Gregor’s
state
of
mind
at
the
beginning
of
this
section
to
right
before
his
death.
What
incidents
or
events
cause
a
change
in
Gregor’s
attitude
and
thinking?
Are
Gregor’s
thoughts
rational
and
clear,
or
are
they
blurred
and
irrational?
Class
29
Discuss
The
Metamorphosis
No
Homework
Class
30
Online
Introduction
to
Essay
#2
Read
papers
on
Araby:
Crane
and
Ratinov
Look
under
“Essay
Prompts”
and
“Essay
2.”
Post
#22:
Choose
one
• Examine the way Crane’s thesis includes a
forecasting statement and how the forecast is fulfilled.
Then identify her topic sentences and key terms. Do
they effectively link her supporting paragraphs to her
thesis statement?
• Examine Crane’s paragraph five in her essay. Explain
her strategy in the organization of the paragraph. Is it
effective?
• Look at Crane’s paragraphs 6-8. What is her goal? Is
she successful? How and why?
• Compare essays to argue which is stronger. Consider
introductions, theses statements, support, analysis,
and the conclusion.

8. Week
7
5/19
Short
Story
/
Novella
Essay
#2
Class
31
How
to
respond
to
literature
Discussion:
Araby
Essays
Post
#23:
Post
two
ideas
you
have
for
essay
#2.
Class
32
Introduction
to
Essay
#2
How
to
respond
to
literature
Discussion:
Essay
#2
Basic
Features
Post
#24:
Introduction
and
Thesis
Statement
Class
33
Introduction
to
Essay
#2
How
to
respond
to
literature
Discussion:
Essay
#2
Outlining
Draft
Paper
#2
Post
#25:
Outline
of
essay
#2
Class
34
Review
for
Exam
#2
No
Homework
Class
35
Online
Draft
Paper
#2
Post
#26:
your
best
body
paragraph
and
your
conclusion
Study
for
exam
#2
Week
8
5/26
Holiday
Monday
NO
MEETING
HOLIDAY
Class
36
Exam
2:
Short
story/novella
Bring:
Two
complete
copies
of
your
draft
4-­‐6
pages
Class
37
Writing
Workshop
Paper
2
Essay
#2
Read
Trauma
Theory
Class
38
Discuss
Trauma
Theory
No
Homework
Class
39
Online
Paper
2
due
at
noon
Read
Night:
All

9. Week
9
The
Novel/
Paper
#3
Class
40
Discussion
Night
Content/Themes
Begin
Outer
Dark
Class
41
Night
Theoretical
approaches
Finish
Outer
Dark
Class
42
Outer
Dark
Content
/Themes
Really
Finish
Outer
Dark
Class
43
Outer
Dark
/Theory
No
Homework
Class
44
Read
Room
Read
Room
Week
10
Paper
#3
Class
45
Library
Visit:
Research
Lecture
Room
Class
46
Room/Content/Themes
Room
Class
47
Room/Theory
Room
Class
48
Room
Introduction
to
Paper
#3
No
Homework
Class
59
Paper
3
Begin:
Night,
Room,
Outer
Dark
Write
paper
3
Week
11
Paper
#3
Class
50
Library
Research
trip
Write
paper
3
Class
51
Writing
essay
#3
Homework
Evaluations
Essay
#3
Class
52
Individual
meetings
my
office
Write
Essay
#3
Class
53
Individual
meetings
my
office
No
Homework
Class
54
Online
Homework
evaluations
Due
Essay
#3

10. Week
12
Class
55
Optional
attendance:
Exam
make-­‐up
or
re-­‐take
Essay
revision
of
1
or
2
due
electronically
Finish
Paper
#3
Class
56
Final
Paper
3
due
before
class
Final
Exam
#3:
The
Novel
10:30
class
Tuesday,
6/24
9:15-­‐
11:15
11:30
class
Wednesday
6/25
11:30-­‐1:30