English 211: Fiction
Course Schedule
Course: English 211--Fiction
Instructor: Ann Warren
Office: NEA 273
Phone: (310) 233-4247
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs. 9-9:30 a.m., and by appointment
E-mail: annw708@earthlink.net
| Course Schedule: Week 1 | Course Schedule: Weeks 2-5 | Course Schedule: Weeks 6-9 | Course Schedule: Weeks 10-15 | Course Schedule: Final Exam |
Course Schedule
| Week 1 Aug. 31-Sept. 6 INTRODUCTION The Beginnings of the Novel Go to Lecture 1 No Discussion Questions due this week |
Check out the English 211 Message Board and introduce yourself to the class:
Reading: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe |
| Week 2 Sept. 8-13 EARLY NOVELS Go to Lecture 2 Go to Discussion Questions 1 |
Reading: Defoe, Robinson Crusoe |
| Week 3 Sept. 14-20 THE VICTORIAN NOVEL Go to Lecture 3 No Discussion Questions due this week |
Reading: Dickens, David Copperfield OR Oliver Twist (choose one) |
| Week 4 Sept. 21-27 THE VICTORIAN NOVEL No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 2 |
Reading: Dickens, David Copperfield OR Oliver Twist (choose one) |
| Week 5 Sept. 28-Oct. 4 EARLY AMERICAN NOVELS Go to Lecture 4 No Discussion Questions due this week  Paper 1 due
| Reading: Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter OR Melville, Billy Budd (choose one) |
| Week 6 Oct. 5-11 EARLY AMERICAN NOVELS No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 3 |
Reading: Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter OR Melville, Billy Budd (choose one) |
| Week 7 Oct. 12-18 THE AMERICAN NOVEL Go to Lecture 5 No Discussion Questions due this week |
Reading: Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Week 8 Oct. 19-25 THE AMERICAN NOVEL No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 4 |
Reading: Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Week 9 Oct. 26-Nov. 1 THE AMERICAN NOVEL Go to Lecture 6 No Discussion Questions due this time Paper 2 due
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Reading: Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby OR Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (choose one) |
| Week 10 Nov. 2-8 THE AMERICAN NOVEL No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 5 |
Reading: Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby OR Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (choose one) |
| Week 11 Nov. 9-15 THE ENGLISH NOVEL Go to Lecture 7 No Discussion Questions due this time |
Reading: Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway |
| Week 12 Nov. 16-22 LATE 20C NOVEL No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 6 |
Reading: Reading: Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway |
| Week 13 Nov. 23-25 LATE 20C NOVEL Go to Lecture 8 No Discussion Questions due this time |
Reading: Cunningham, The Hours |
| Week 14 Nov. 30-Dec. 6 THE 21ST CENTURY NOVEL No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 7 Paper 3 due
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Watch The Hours
Note: This is not required. But it's a great movie, with amazing performances by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, and Ed Harris. If you haven't seen it, it will be a real treat! |
| Week 15 Dec. 7-13 CATCH YOUR BREATH WEEK | No reading assignment for this week |
| Week 16 FINAL EXAM Final Exam due |
The final exam is due on or before Monday, December 14th. No late exams will be accepted, as I must turn in grades immediately. |
