COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSE SCHEDULE

*The course schedule is subject to change with notice. Always bring your book to class with you on the day on which we are discussing it.

WEEK 1

Thursday, Sept 10
Course Introductions
HW for Tuesday, Sept 15: read Introduction to Dracula and read the novel up to page 25

WEEK 2

Tuesday, Sept 15
Fallacy Skit pairs; Basic Notetaking Skills; Monster Thesis 1-2
HW: read Dracula up to page 100

Th, Sept 17
Meetings for Fallacy Skit *you and your partner will meet outside of class; we will not meet in the classroom this day
HW for Tu: read Dracula up to page 150; complete fallacy skits

WEEK 3

Tu, Sept 22
Essay #1 Introduction in Class & Grading Expectations; Fallacy Skits; Writing an Outline
HW for Th: read Dracula up to page 225; make sure to bring laptops & other devices to class on Thursday

Th, Sept 24
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION DAY
*Bring your laptops to class if you have them (if you do not have them, the next best choice is an iPad, and after that the next best choice is an iPhone)
HW for Tu: read Dracula up to page 300

WEEK 4

Tu, Sept 29, Monster Thesis 3-4
HW: complete outline of Essay #1; bring 2 copies to class typed and printed; read Dracula up to page 350

Th, Oct 1 Workshop #1
HW: read Dracula up to page 400

WEEK 5

Tu, Oct 6 MLA Style Day
HW: finish Dracula; read "Critical Excerpts" in the back of the book; finish final draft of Essay #1

Th Oct 8 Essay #1 Due, Monster Thesis 5-6-7
HW: read "Interview with the Vampire" to page 75

WEEK 6

Tu Oct 13
HW: read "Interview with the Vampire" to page 150

Th Oct 15
HW: read "Interview with the Vampire" to page 225

WEEK 7

Tu Oct 20
HW: read "Interview with the Vampire to page 300

Th Oct 22 In Class Essay introduction
HW: finish Interview with the Vampire; read page 19-50 in "Frankenstein"

WEEK 8

Tu Oct 27 In-Class Essay
HW: read "Frankenstein" to page 106

Th Oct 29 Essay #3 Introduction
HW: read "Frankenstein" to page 151

WEEK 9

Tu Nov 3 Rough Drafts Introduction
HW: finish "Frankenstein;" read "A Critical History of Frankenstein" pg. 237-50

Th Nov 5
HW: read "I Am Legend to page 75

WEEK 10

Tu Nov 10
HW: finish "I Am Legend;" complete rough draft of Essay #3 & bring two copies to class for workshop

Th Nov 12 Rough Draft Workshop
HW: read "Introduction to Norton Fairy Tales;" read "Introduction to Hansel and Gretel" in Norton, read "Hansel and Gretel" p. 184 in Norton, read "The Juniper Tree" p. 190 in Norton, read  "Little Thumbling" p. 199 in Norton 

WEEK 11

Tu Nov 17 
HW: Homework: read "Introduction" to Cinderella in Norton, read "Yeh-hsien" p. 107 in Norton, read "Donkeyskin" p. 109 in Norton, read "Cinderella" p. 117 in Norton, read "Catskin" p. 122 in Norton; complete final draft of Essay #3

Th Nov 19 Essay #3 due; Essay #4/Final Project introduction & sign up for presentations; Course Evaluations
HW for Thanksgiving Break: read Jack Zipes "Breaking the Disney Spell" in Norton p. 332, read Donald Haase "Yours, Mine, or Ours?" in Norton p. 353, read "Introduction" to Snow White, read "Snow White" p. 83 in Norton, read "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" p. 96 in Norton, read "Snow White and her Stepmother" in Norton p. 291; work on Final Project  

WEEK 12

Tu Nov 24 
HW: read "Introduction to Bluebeard," read "Bluebird" p. 144 in Norton, read "The Robber Bridegroom" p. 151 in Norton, read "Bluebeard's Egg" p. 156 in Norton, read "The Bloody Chamber" LINK TO FULL TEXT ONLINE HERE

Th Nov 26 Thanksgiving Break

WEEK 13

Tu Dec 1 
HW: prepare final projects

Th Dec 3 NO CLASS - Professor at conference
HW: prepare final projects

WEEK 14
Tu Dec 8 PRESENTATIONS DAY

Th Dec 10 PRESENTATIONS DAY

FINALS WEEK
Your final presentation and paper are your final in this course. We do not meet during finals week. Good luck on all your finals! Congrats on a job well done.