Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2202234 Introduction to the Study
of English Literature
Puckpan Tipayamontri
Office: BRK 1106
Office Hours: M 1–3 and by appointment
Phone: 0-2218-4703
Section
3 (BRK 308)
M
10–12,
W 8–9
Tentative Schedule
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Week 1 |
Jun. 3 |
Introduction to Reading: Poetry Defining
Poetry Reading
Discussion:
What is reading? What makes a poem a poem?; diction,
denotation, connotation, imagery, tone, voice,
onomatopoeia, consonance, alliteration, stanza, line break
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Jun. 5 |
Poetic Figures Reading
Discussion:
figures of speech; paraphrase
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Week 2 |
Jun. 10 |
Language
in Poetry Reading
Discussion:
literal and figurative language
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Jun. 12 |
Communicating
in Poetry Reading
*Reading Response 1 due in class (MLA format, 1 page, double-spaced; study question: What is reading? How do you read? Some students have said that reading for them is escaping, asking questions, imagining, remembering, evaluating, and listening. Examine your own act of reading. What mental processes do you engage in when you read a poem in this unit. In a paragraph or two, show how that poem has urged you to read in a certain way.) |
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Week 3 |
Jun. 17 |
Sounds
and Meaning in Poetry Reading
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Jun. 19 |
Language
in Poetry Reading
Discussion:
literary ballad
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Week 4 |
Jun. 24 |
The
Sonnet Form Reading
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Jun. 26 |
Introduction to Reading: Drama Anatomy
of a Play Reading
Quiz 1 (on The Crucible) |
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Week 5 |
Jul. 1 |
Dramatic Narrative Reading
Discussion:
enacted
stories and performed descriptions: characterization and
plot development
Students perform the witch accusations scene in act 1("Abigail, it may be your cousin..."–end of act 1)
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Jul. 3 |
Dramatic Narrative Reading
Discussion:
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Week 6 |
Jul. 8 |
Experiencing Drama Reading
Discussion:
narrative; drama; character, consistency, motivation,
plausibility; irony
Students perform the Elizabeth questioning and yellow bird scene in act 3 ("Excellency, will you permit me?"–end of act 3)
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Jul. 10 |
Experiencing Drama Reading
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Week 7 |
Jul. 15 |
Review Reading
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Jul. 17 |
Review Reading
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Week 8 |
Jul. 22 |
No
class (Asalha Puja Day)
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Jul. 24 |
No class (Midterm week: July 24–30, 2013) |
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Week 9 |
Jul. 29 |
Midterm Exam (Midterm week: July 24–30, 2013)
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Jul. 31 |
Introduction to Reading: Short Story Elements
of Fiction Reading
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Week 10 |
Aug. 5 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading
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Aug. 7 |
Point
of View: Knowledge Reading
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Week 11 |
Aug. 12 |
No class
(Mother's Day)
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Aug. 14 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading |
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Week 12 |
Aug. 19 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading
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Aug. 21 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading
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Week 13 |
Aug. 26 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading
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Aug. 28 |
Elements
of Fiction Reading |
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Week 14 |
Sep. 2 |
Introduction to Reading: Novel Narrative
Style and Technique Reading
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Sep. 4 |
Mood Reading
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Week 15 |
Sep. 9 |
Tone Reading
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Sep. 11 |
Method Reading
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Week 16 |
Sep. 16 |
Presentations
Tentative
schedule (download program
in pdf)
1.
Balance Respondent
1: Surachai Boonyasiri 2.
Love Respondent
1: Nattanit Tangsakha 3.
Writers Respondent
1: Supawadee Jaijon 4.
Balance Respondent
1: Kullaya Burananayok *Reading Response 3 due (2 pp.)
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Sep. 18 |
Presentations
Tentative schedule (download program in pdf)
5.
Theme Potluck Breakfast 6.
The Power of Communication 3. "Speakable Silence," Sineenart
Uparamaiyamas Respondent
1: Manisara Khumwattana Respondent
3: Sujaree Wattanarat |
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Week 17 |
Sep. 23 |
Final Exam (8:30–11:30
a.m.) The final covers fiction from the second half
of the semester (from "Reunion" to The
Bridge of San Luis Rey) but all literary terms.
There will be two parts: identification and essay. Read
instructions carefully and follow them. For
identification, you will be given excerpts (phrases,
sentences, or passages) from the literary works we have
read. You should be able to identify the title and author
of the work as well as (if applicable) speaker, location
within larger work (ex. the opening lines of the novel;
the first time Charlie speaks, which is almost at the end
of the story), any other relevant context (such as what or
who the quote is about, what is going on), and name at
least one literary device used in the quote (like near
rhyme, foil, or anti-climax). Then you will be asked to
write a couple of sentences on the significance of the
quotation. For part
2, you will be given three prompts to write three essays.
Here is where you have the best opportunity to show not
only information recall, but also thinking skills—your
ability to comprehend, reason, create, apply, analyze and
synthesize. The prompt may consist of several questions
but what the entire prompt does is give you a topic with a
scope. You should formulate an idea that you will
elaborate on and discuss in response to that topic within
that scope, and structure your essay around your idea,
citing specific acts, scenes, lines, words or information
to illustrate and support the points you are making.
Again, you do not need to answer every single question in
the prompt cluster in order and separately because then
the structure will not necessarily be appropriate to your
discussion. Rather, your writing should be designed as a
coherent unified piece, not unconnected answers to
different questions strung together or a bulleted list.
The multiple questions are there to help you brainstorm on
the topic and to spark critical engagement with it. You
should draw on your own close reading of the material,
your notes, your discussion about it in and outside of
class, and relevant reading and research you have done.
Think critically about the material we have encountered
and be prepared to think critically on the topic prompted
by the test question as well. When writing, follow
academic conventions and try to be as legible, clear,
effective, and compelling as you can. Rest well, eat clean
good food, arrive at least fifteen minutes before exam
time, and make sure your student ID, watch, and writing
implements are in order. Good luck!
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