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Week
1 |
Aug. 12 |
No class (Mother's Day)
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| Aug. 14 |
Ways of Reading
1: Introduction: Texts, Tools, Tastes and Conventions Reading
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Week 2 |
Aug. 19 |
2: The
Stories That Stories Tell: Close Reading Reading
Discussion: language and meaning in
fiction; character; dialogue
Writing Practice 1: Due in class on
Monday, August 19.
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Aug. 21 |
3:
Driving a Narrative: Techniques and Choices Reading
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Week 3 |
Aug. 26 |
4:
Expectations: Form Reading
Discussion:
imagery; diction; theme
Close Reading and Sharing: Tracking Civilization vs. Savagery: Trace textual indications of civilization and savagery in Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" for today's class. Be prepared to share in two minutes your findings about Connell's use of the civilized versus the savage in the work. A sample first page comparison list is available on the study guide page for this story. Writing Practice 2: (in-class; 40 minutes) General Zaroff, the “bit of a savage” Cossack who tries “to be civilized here,” mentions two persistent ideas in the story: civilization and savagery. What characters, actions, objects or qualities are associated with each? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each in this game? How do these two ideas play out? Discuss Connell’s use of civilized and savage depictions in “The Most Dangerous Game.” |
| Aug. 28 | 5: Expectations: Character Reading
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Week 4 |
Sep. 2 |
6:
Making Connections: Dialogue Reading
Passage
Focus: Explain and analyze in as much detail as
possible the passage for your focus reading.
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7: Making Connections: The Mental and the
Physical Reading
Passage Focus: Choose a passage to unpack within the page ranges given. |
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Week 5 |
Sep. 9 |
8:
Symbolic Things
Discussion:
narrative and technology
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Sep. 11 |
9: Symbolic Acts Reading
Discussion:
point of view
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Week 6 |
Sep. 16 |
10: The Language of Live Theater: Production, Direction, Performance, and Meaning Reading
Discussion:
the narrative of drama
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Sep. 18 |
11: Reading Small and Reading Big: Scenes and Structure Reading
Discussion:
coherence, unity in structure and ideas; plot
(conflict, revelation, pace); character
(dimension, motivation)
Library
Exploration: Class meets at Central Library.
Our meeting point at 8 a.m. is on the 4th floor in
the English language reference section. After that
you will be in various places as you complete your
activity sheet to be handed in as we leave the
library. At 9:10 a.m. a university shuttle will
take us from the PMCU (Property Management) stop
to the Arts stop so you will have plenty of time
to get to your next classes.
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Week 7 |
Sep. 23 |
12:
Themes and Interactive Meanings Reading
Writing
Practice 3: (in-class experiment: online
writing service vs. close reading and engagement;
30 minutes) Discuss an intriguing conflict in the
play. Who or what is involved in the clash, and in
what way? How is the difference, opposition, or
contrast resolved, or doesn’t it?
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Sep. 25 |
13:
Themes and Contextual Meanings Reading
Reading
response 1 due (Prompt: Examine a
reveal in one of the works this first half of the
semester. Your investigation might consider some
of the following: What is shown in the reveal?
What are some effects and implications of the
revelation? How is the information or knowledge
uncovered or given? Through what method or manner?
What do you notice about the language of
revelation? What diction, imagery or metaphor
surrounds the disclosure or is used to describe
it? Is there a relationship between literal and
metaphorical unveilings or discovery?)
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Week 8 |
Sep. 30 |
14:
Themes and the Audience
Discussion: ambiguity;
suspense
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Oct. 2 |
15: Living Art and Life Reading
Discussion: theater and
beyond
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Week 9 |
Oct. 7 |
Test 1 (Midterm week:
October 7–11, 2019)
(In
class, 80 minutes, 25 points) Test 1 asks you to
respond to an essay-type prompt on the short stories.
It is helpful to 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. The most coherent and logical organization of
your response may not be to answer every single
question in the prompt cluster in order and
separately; structure your essay 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 acts, scenes,
lines, or words 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 material, 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 that you can write clear and
effective prose. Give your essay a title if you like.
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Oct. 9 |
Test 2 (Midterm week:
October 7–11, 2019)
(In
class, 80 minutes, 25 points) Test 2 asks you to
respond to an essay-type question on the plays.
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Week 10 |
Oct. 14 |
No class
(Bhumibol Memorial Day observed) |
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Oct. 16 |
16:
Observation Reading
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Week 11 |
Oct. 21 |
17:
Conventions and Individuality Reading
Discussion: form and content;
movement in poetry; overstatement, understatement
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Oct. 23 |
No class
(Chulalongkorn Memorial Day) |
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Week 12 |
Oct. 28 |
18: Form
and Content 1 Reading
Discussion: imagery; diction; irony;
repetition
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Oct. 30 |
19:
Form and Content 2: Symbolic Play
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Week 13 |
Nov. 4 |
20:
Form and Content 3: Old and New Reading
Reading
response 2 due (Prompt: Which poem on
our syllabus is the most daring or innovative? Why?)
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Nov. 6 |
21:
Form and Content 4: Framing and Focus Reading
Quiz 2 (in class; on Where
the Crawdads Sing)
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Week 14 |
Nov. 11 |
22:
Novel: The Literary Long Form Reading
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Nov. 13 |
23:
Genre Conventions and Author Originality Reading
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Week 15 |
Nov. 18 |
24:
Visibility
Poetry
Challenge: Each student brings a poem for the
class to scan and analyze as an unseen text.
Reading response
3 draft due (optional)
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Nov. 20 |
25:
Review Reading
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Week 16 |
Nov. 25 |
Schedule
1.
A Swamp of Morality 4. “Nature’s Judgment,” Pimpraew Thongsrikum Respondents:
1.
Kamonmas Samutratanakul 2.
Supitcha Vongputtidej 3.
Siraprapa Lancaster 4.
Suebsak Satrapai 2.
Session 2 Respondents:
1.
Kesirin Phakasetthakarn 2.
Weeraya Chaijedsarid 3.
Chanya Khamkhananon 3.
Session 3 Respondents: 1.
Ratanon Jiamsundutsadee 2.
Chanakan Wittayasakpan 3. Saruttaya
Rungsakorn |
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Nov. 27 |
Schedule
4.
Theme Potluck Breakfast 5.
Session 4 3.
“,” Chanya Khamkhananon Respondents:
1.
Suvipath Matukarun 2.
Thamonwan Sukkasem 3.
Pimpraew Thongsrikum 3.
“,” Suebsak Satrapai Respondents: 1.
Nichapa Kheawsutti 2.
Varanyoo Chaimol 3.
Pimtida Saeue
3.
“,” Saruttaya Rungsakorn Respondents:
1.
Sudsita Sukkasem 2.
Panisara Prathomkruk 3.
Sarunyu Thirayunthikul
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Week 17 |
Dec. 2 |
There are
three parts to the final: Part I: unseen poem, Part II:
poems, and Part III: Where the Crawdads Sing. The
unseen part consists of a combination of short and long
answers and the latter two parts are essay-type prompts.
The poem texts for Part II will be given in the exam paper
but you should prep as you would normally and be very
familiar with the poems to make the most of the text and
time available. You want to know what to look for and
where in each poem, and spend most of your time writing
rather than figuring out the poems in the exam room. Make
sure you review versification and literary terms along
with expanding your notes, extending class discussion for
the poems and novel.
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