American Literature Course Calendar

American Literature 1865-Present

ALLEN LOIBNER-WAITKUS SPRING 2019 Page 1• UA-PTC

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WEEK ONE: JANUARY 9-13 Introduction to Class & Course Agreement1

WEEK TWO: JANUARY 14-20 “[I died for Beauty - but was scarce]” by Emily Dickinson

Volume C, Page 100 “[Because I could not stop for death - ]” by Emily Dickinson

Volume C, Page 101 “[I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - ]” by Emily Dickinson

Volume C, Page 103 “The Storm” by Kate Chopin2

Volume C, Page 544

WEEK THREE: JANUARY 21-27 “The Other Two” by Edith Wharton3

Volume C, Page 859 “in Just-” by E.E Cummings

Volume D, Page 609 “next to of course god america i” by E.E. Cummings

Volume D, Page 612 “my father moved through dooms of love” by E.E. Cummings

Volume D, Page 615

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WEEK FOUR: JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3 “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Volume D, Page 630 “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner4

Volume D, Page 771

WEEK FIVE: FEBRUARY 4-10 “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes

Volume D, Page 835 “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

Volume D, Page 844 “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright

Volume D, Page 958

WEEK SIX: FEBRUARY 11-17 “Going to Meet the Man” by James Baldwin5

Volume E, Page 395 “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor

Volume E, Page 427 “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor

Volume E, Page 435

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WEEK SEVEN: FEBRUARY 18-24 “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg6

Volume E, Page 487 “Footnote to Howl” by Allen Ginsberg

Volume E, Page 495 “Sylvia’s Death” by Anne Sexton

Volume E, Page 551 “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath

Volume E, Page 626 “Sylvia Plath” by Ryan Adams

Instructor Provided

WEEK EIGHT: FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 3 MIDTERM EXAM MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE 11:59 PM ON SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019.

WEEK NINE: MARCH 4-10 “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan

Instructor Provided “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan

Instructor Provided

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WEEK TEN: MARCH 11-17 “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

Volume E, Page 913 “The Deer at Providencia” by Annie Dillard7

Instructor Provided

SPRING BREAK: MARCH 18-24 NO ASSIGNMENT

WEEK ELEVEN: 25-31 “A Writer in the World” by Annie Dillard

Instructor Provided “Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros8

Volume E, Page 1101

WEEK TWELVE: APRIL 1-7 A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams9

Volume E, Page 71

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WEEK THIRTEEN: APRIL 8-14 Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt

Start of Book to Chapter 7

WEEK FOURTEEN: APRIL 15-21 Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt

Chapters 8-16

WEEK FIFTEEN: APRIL 22-28 Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt10

Chapter 16 to End of Book

WEEK SIXTEEN: APRIL 29-MAY 5 FINAL (AND ONLY) ESSAY MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE 11:59 PM ON SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019.

FINALS WEEK: MAY 6-12 FINAL EXAM MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE 11:59 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019.

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Reading Responses READING RESPONSE 1—DUE JANUARY 13, 2019

Course Agreement Form READING RESPONSE 2—DUE JANUARY 20, 2019

“The Storm” by Kate Chopin READING RESPONSE 3—DUE JANUARY 27, 2019

“The Other Two” by Edith Wharton READING RESPONSE 4—DUE FEBRUARY 3, 2019

“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner READING RESPONSE 5—DUE FEBRUARY 17, 2019

“Going to Meet the Man” by James Baldwin READING RESPONSE 6—DUE FEBRUARY 24, 2019

“Howl” by Allen Ginsberg READING RESPONSE 7—DUE MARCH 17, 2019

“The Deer at Providencia” by Annie Dillard READING RESPONSE 8—DUE MARCH 31, 2019

“Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros READING RESPONSE 9—DUE APRIL 7, 2019

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams READING RESPONSE 10—DUE APRIL 28, 2019

Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt

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Notes • Whenever a due date is listed, you are expected to have the assignment turned in on or before 11:59 p.m. on that date.

• Instructor-provided readings will be made available under the “Instructor Provided” tab as the semester progresses.

• Because all due dates—with the exception of the final exam—are on Sundays, the course calendar dates are organized Monday through Sunday, not the traditional Sunday through Saturday.

• If you EVER have ANY questions, call me at 501-912-7272

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