Detailed Schedule | Introduction to the Study of English Literature

Week 1	Aug. 10	1: What Is Poetry? Reading Christina Rossetti, "What is pink? a rose is pink," Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book* (1872) "Manuscript of Sing-Song, a Collection of Nursery Rhymes by Christina Rossetti," British Library
Week 1	Aug. 12	No class (Mother's Day)
Week 2	Aug. 17	2 Reading William Blake, "My Pretty Rose Tree," Songs of Experience* (1794) William Blake, "My Pretty Rose Tree," The William Blake Archive G. H. Durrant, "Blake's 'My Pretty Rose-Tree,'" Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory, no. 30 (1968) Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose," The Complete Works of Robert Burns* (1858) James C. Dick, "My Luve Is Like a Red, Red Rose," The Songs of Robert Burns (1903) "Manuscript of 'A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns," British Library Colin Will, "About This Poem," Scottish Poetry Library The King's Singers, "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose," Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles, EMI (1985; audio clip, 3:26 min.)
Week 2	Aug. 19	3 Reading Emily Brontë, "How still, how happy! These are words," 1838, The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë* (1908) Sarah Fermi, "What Do We Know about Emily Jane? Some Well-Known 'Facts' Reconsidered," Brontë Studies, vol. 44, no. 2 (2019; Chula access) Linda M. Austin, "Emily Brontë's Homesickness," Victorian Studies, vol. 44, no., 4 (2002; Chula access)
Week 3	Aug. 24	4 Reading William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116 ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds"), Shakespeare's Sonnets* (1609) Helen Vendler, "116," The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1997; Chula access) Jane Roessner, "The Coherence and Context of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116," The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, vol. 81, no. 3 (1982; Chula access)
Week 3	Aug. 26	5 Reading Christina Rossetti, "Remember," Poems of Christina Rossetti* (1904)
Week 4	Aug. 31	6 Reading "The Old Ballad of Little Musgrave and the Lady Barnard," English and Scottish Ballads, vol. 2 (1860) "The Nobleman's Generous Kindness," Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England (1857) "The Noble Mans Generous Kindness, or, The Country-Mans Unexpected Happiness," English Broadside Ballad Archive, University of California at Santa Barbara (includes ballad sheet facsimile, facsimile transcription, text transcription) "The Nobe Mans Generous Kindness, or, The Country-Mans Unexpected Happiness," Broadside Ballads Online, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (c. 1672)
Week 4	Sep. 2	7 Reading Emily Dickinson, "Hope is the thing with feathers," Poems of Emily Dickinson* (1930) "Hope is the thing with feathers," manuscript, Emily Dickinson Archive (1891) Edward Field, "Icarus" (1989) "Question 1," English Literature and Composition, 2009 AP Free-Response Form B, College Board* (essay prompt and poem text) "Question 1," Scoring Guidelines, 2009 AP Free-Response Form B, College Board (scoring range and guideline, sample student responses, scoring commentary) "Brueghel’s Painting and Modern Poems on the Icarus Myth," University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Week 5	Sep. 7	8 Reading W. H. Auden, "Lullaby," Another Time* (1937, 1940) Roz Kaveney, "An Introduction to W. H. Auden's 'Lullaby,'" British Library (2016)) Reading response 1 due
Week 5	Sep. 9	9: Fiction: Short Stories Reading *Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1955)
Week 6	Sep. 14	10 Reading *Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1955)
Week 6	Sep. 16	11 Reading *Sarah Gailey, "A Lady's Maid" (2017)
Week 7	Sep. 21	12 Reading Sarah Gailey, "A Lady's Maid," Barnes and Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog* (2017)
Week 7	Sep. 23	13 Reading Brad Aiken, "Done That, Never Been There," Small Doses of the Future: A Collection of Medical Science Fiction Stories* (2014; Chula access) Reading response 2 due
Week 8	Sep. 28	14 Reading Brad Aiken, "Done That, Never Been There," Small Doses of the Future: A Collection of Medical Science Fiction Stories* (2014; Chula access)
Week 8	Sep. 30	15 Reading Brad Aiken, "Done That, Never Been There," Small Doses of the Future: A Collection of Medical Science Fiction Stories* (2014; Chula access)
Week 9	Oct. 5	Test 1 (Midterm week: October 5–9, 2020) (Online, open-book, 80 minutes, 20 points) Test 1 consists of two parts: the first is on an unseen poem with short answer-type prompts, and the second is on syllabus poems with an essay-type prompt. The test paper in PDF form is posted on the course webpage at 9:35 a.m. A safe way to work is to type out your answers in a Microsoft Word or other word processing document, saving frequently, and attach the file to e-mail to acharn Puckpan, the grading instructor for this test, when you are done. Responses should reach her inbox when the 80 minutes are up (plus five minutes grace period). This means that your mail should arrive in her account no later than 11:00 a.m. It is recommended that you pace yourself according to the suggested time allocations as devoting more than 15 minutes on part 1 will hurt your part 2 as it is worth more points. Take a few minutes to plan an outline before writing your essays. Formulate a thoughtful thesis/point in responding to the question that allows you to address effectively the requirements of the prompt. Answering every single question in the prompt cluster in order and separately may not result in a coherent and unified essay. Structure your writing to most suitably set up, develop and support your argument/idea/points in response to the prompt. Bullet points are not proper paragraph or essay form. Cite specific lines, words or features to illustrate and support your points and claims. You will want to show us your critical and analytical skills: demonstrate that you have read closely and understood the poems, that you can critically engage with that material, with discussion in class and outside of class, and with the test question, that you can synthesize material and knowledge gained and apply it to an unseen text, and that you can write clear and effective prose. Give your essay a title if you like. Test 1 Questions Discussion Practice test Practice test questions Practice unseen poem sample student responses Essay Exam Tips "Preparing for Exams," University of Reading "Essay Writing in the Exam Context," University of Essex "Essay Exams," University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sample Essay Exam Questions and Responses Mary Oliver, "Crossing the Swamp," American Primitive (1978) 2004 AP English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions Form B 2004 AP English Literature and Composition Scoring Guidelines Form B Sample Student Responses Question 2 AP English Literature Scoring Commentary Form B "Examples of Strong Responses," Purdue University Reminders Follow instructions. If the prompt asks you to discuss two works, do not discuss only one. Have a clear point to make in each of your paragraphs, and in the essay as a whole. Support your ideas with textual evidence. Cite specific lines, words or poem element to illustrate and substantiate your observations. Avoid plot summary. Order your discussion around the point you are making, not according to the the plot of the poem. Elaborate on aspects of words, lines and poem characteristics to develop and support your points about the poem, not to tell the plot of the poem or to describe the poem. Proofread. Emily Dickenson is not the author of "Remembrance," nor is Benette the name of the protagonist of Aiken's "Done That, Never Been Their." Follow academic conventions in writing about literature such as using the literary present tense and referring to authors by their last names. Avoid non-close reading tendencies in your discussion.
Week 9	Oct. 7	Test 2 (Midterm week: October 5–9, 2020) (Online, 8:00–9:30 a.m., 20 points) Test 2 has one page with three prompt choices for you to choose one to respond to in an essay on the three syllabus short stories. See below for more detailed instructions. Answer sheet: Download the answer sheet and enter your information in the header. You can do this in advance to save test taking time. Rename your answer sheet file according to the indicated format, i.e., 20234 - Test - your name here please.docx Replace "your name here please" with your name (and the first syllable of your last name for the two Nuttanuns). Ex. 20234 - Test 2 - somying.docx Type your answer on this sheet and send it as an attachment (.docx) to reach tapanat.k@chula.ac.th by 9:30 a.m. In addition, you may attach a PDF file of the completed answer sheet as a fixed record of your work, against grader comments and any accidental changes in the official file. Only the word-processing sheet will be graded. Links to your answer (ex. on OneDrive, Google Drive, Google Doc, or online Word) are not acceptable and will not be graded. Test paper: If you cannot download the test file on this page at 8:00 a.m., notify your section instructor immediately (and CC your message to tapanat.k@chula.ac.th). Be sure to refresh your screen to view the most current page and not the cached information on your device. Time: The test begins at 8:00 a.m. E-mail of your answer sheet file reaches acharn Tapanat at tapanat.k@chula.ac.th no later than 9:30 a.m. If your file is undeliverable within five minutes of sending it, take a screenshot of the notification message and of your answer sheet and send it to inform your section instructor immediately (CC: tapanat.k@chula.ac.th). Proofreading: Double check not only your work (Did your response match the prompt number you indicate? etc.), but also the send to e-mail address. A typo from haste can result in the test file not being delivered, as some of you have learned the hard way. To be safe, you can copy and paste acharn Tapanat's e-mail to your message.
Week 10	Oct. 12	16: Drama Reading Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie* (1944)
Week 10	Oct. 14	17 Reading Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie* (1944)
Week 11	Oct. 19	18 Reading Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie* (1944) Anna Miles, ed., "Study Guide," Sacramento Theatre Company (2016)
Week 11	Oct. 21	19 Reading Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie* (1944)
Week 12	Oct. 26	20 Reading Stephen Karam, Sons of the Prophet* (1944) Reading response 3 due
Week 12	Oct. 28	21 Reading Stephen Karam, Sons of the Prophet* (2011)
Week 13	Nov. 2	22 Reading Stephen Karam, Sons of the Prophet* (2011)
Week 13	Nov. 4	23: Fiction: The Novel Reading Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy* (2007)
Week 14	Nov. 9	24 Reading Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy* (2007)
Week 14	Nov. 11	25 Reading Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy* (2007) Terry Eagleton, "What Is a Novel?," The English Novel: An Introduction (2005)
Week 15	Nov. 16	26 Reading Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy* (2007) Reading response 4 due
Week 15	Nov. 18	27 Reading Ali Smith, Girl Meets Boy* (2007)
Week 16	Nov. 23	28: Presentations (Groups present on their chosen literary work(s).)
Week 16	Nov. 25	29: Presentations (Groups present on their chosen literary work(s).)
Week 17	Nov. 30	Final Exam (online, 1:00–4:00 p.m., 60 points) The final exam consists of three essay-type questions, one on each of the works we have read in the latter half of the semester: The Glass Menagerie, Sons of the Prophet and Girl Meets Boy. See below for instructions. Answer sheet: Download the answer sheet and enter your information in the header. You can do this in advance to save test taking time. Rename your answer sheet file according to the indicated format, i.e., 234 Final - your name here please.docx Replace "your name here please" with your name (and the first syllable of your last name for the two Nuttanuns). Ex. 234 Final - somsak.docx Type your answer on this sheet and send the (.docx) file to reach your section instructor by 4:05 p.m. (five-minute grace period included). 1 (Tapanat): tapanat.k@chula.ac.th 2 (Proud): 3 (Puckpan): puckpan.t@chula.ac.th 4 (Cheunsumon): 5 (Darintip): Google Classroom In addition, you may attach a PDF file of the completed answer sheet as a fixed record of your work, against grader comments and any accidental changes in the official file. Only the word-processing sheet will be graded. Links to your answer (ex. on OneDrive, Google Drive, Google Doc, or online Word) are not acceptable and will not be graded. Final exam paper: The exam paper will be given in both Word and PDF (to check against in case your different Microsoft Word versions affect the content display). If you cannot download the exam files on this page at 1:00 p.m., notify your section instructor immediately (and CC your message to tapanat.k@chula.ac.th). Be sure to refresh your screen to view the most current page and not the cached information on your device. Troubleshooting: If you experience delays and/or crashes during the exam period, record a short video clip of your work screen that shows your writing, the frozen or broken connection, and the date and time in the same shot. When your device and/or the internet connection recovers, record a short video clip of your work screen again, showing your writing, the returned function/connection, and the date and time to account for the time lapse. Send these along with your answer sheet at the end of the exam period. If file size limit is exceeded, make sure you send your answer sheet on time, and attach the video evidence in a separate later message. If your answer file is undeliverable within five minutes of sending it, take a screenshot of the notification message and of your answer sheet and send it to inform your section instructor immediately (CC: tapanat.k@chula.ac.th). Problems with responses and delivery can be avoided with proofreading. Double check not only your work (Did your answer match the prompt number you indicate? etc.), but also the send to e-mail address. A typo from haste can result in the exam file not being delivered, as some of you have learned the hard way. To be safe, you can copy and paste e-mail addresses to your message.