COURSE SCHEDULE

This schedule is subject to change, and may be amended during the semester in order to comply with the established course objectives. Nevertheless, the topics and readings will roughly be discussed in the following order, unless a change is made in accordance with the students and the instructor. It is the students responsibility to read the required texts and review all assigned media before they are discussed in class. UNIT I: INTRODUCTION

Week 1: January 18th 1. Wednesday: Introduction, review of syllabus, topics, themes, expectations 2. Friday: Ice breakers, getting to know one another Week 2: January 23rd to January 27th 2. Monday: Tutorial of blogspot.com (http://ingl3104lenherr091.blogspot.com/) Inform students of blog requirement 3. Wednesday: Intro to Literature what is literature? 4. Friday: Intro to basic literary concepts and literary analysis UNIT II: SHORT STORIES Week 3: January 30th to February 3rd 5. Monday: Gabriel Garcia Marquez- A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 6. Wednesday: William Faulkner- A Rose for Emily 7. Friday: Writing workshop- Explication analyses and symbolism

Week 4: February 6th to February 10th 8. Monday: Edgar Allan Poe- The Tell-Tale Heart 9. Wednesday: Shirley Jackson- The Lottery 10. Friday: Writing workshop- Literary analyses and devisingtheories Week 5: February 13st to February 17th 11. Monday: Kate Chopins The Storm 12. Wednesday: John Updikes A & P 13. Friday: Writing Workshop: How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay