ENGL 356–American Novel: 1900-1965_________
**Note: All blog posts are due the evening before they appear on the schedule by 10pm**
WEEK 1: Novel as Form, Novel as History
Mon. 8/20 |
Wed. 8/22 |
Fri. 8/24 |
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WEEK 2: Edith Wharton 1
Mon. 8/27 |
Wed. 8/29 |
Fri. 8/31 |
- In Class: finish conversation on Barnard’s reading from Wednesday, be ready for a quiz
- Reading: House of Mirth, Book 1, chapters 1- 3 (3-39)
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- Reading: House of Mirth, Book 1 chapters 4-8 (41-102)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 2
- NovelWorld: Group 3
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- Readings: House of Mirth, Book 1, chapters 9-13 (103-157)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 4
- NovelWorld: Group 5
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WEEK 3–Edith Wharton 2
Mon. 9/3 |
Wed. 9/5 |
Fri. 9/7 |
- Reading: House of Mirth, Book 1, chapter 14 – Book 2, Chapter 2 (158-217)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 6
- Novel World: Group 7
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- Reading: House of Mirth, Book 2, chapters 3-7 (218-273)
- Blogging:
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- Reading: House of Mirth, Book 2, chapters 8-14 (274-347)
- Research Presentations: Group 1
- Blogging:
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WEEK 4–Willa Cather
Mon. 9/10 |
Wed. 9/12 |
Fri. 9/14 |
- Reading: My Antonia, front matter, “Introduction” (not the scholarly introduction) and Book 1 (1-79)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 3
- NovelWorld: Group 4
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- Reading: My Antonia, book 2 (81-137)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Groups 5 & 7
- NovelWorld: Group 8
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- Readings: My Antonia, books 3-5 (139-196)
- Research Presentations: Group 2
- Blogging:
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WEEK 5–F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mon. 9/17 |
Wed. 9/19 |
Fri. 9/21 |
- Reading: The Great Gatsby, chapters 1-3 (1-59)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 1
- NovelWorld: Group 6
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- Reading: The Great Gatsby, chapters 4-7 (61-145)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 4 & 8
- NovelWorld: Group 7
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- Reading: The Great Gatsby, chapters 8-9 (147-180)
- Research Presentations: Group 3
- Blogging:
- Group 1 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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WEEK 6–John Dos Passos 1
Mon. 9/24 |
Wed. 9/26 |
Fri. 9/28 |
- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, xiiv-xiv (“U.S.A.”) & 1-45
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- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, 46-105
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 5
- NovelWorld: Groups 6 & 1
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- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, 106-164
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 7
- NovelWorld: Group 8
- Group 2 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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WEEK 7–John Dos Passos 2
Mon. 10/1 |
Wed. 10/3 |
FRI. 10/5 |
- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, 165-222
- Blogging:
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- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, 223-274
- Blogging:
- Novel Worlds: Group 2 & 5
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- Reading: The 42nd Parallel, 275-323
- Research Presentations: Group 4
- Blogging:
- Group 3 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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WEEK 8–William Faulkner 1
Mon. 10/8 |
WED. 10/10 |
FRI. 10/12 |
- Reading: As I Lay Dying, 3-57
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- Readings:
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 6
- NovelWorld: Group 7
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- E-Class (we will not physically meet in class): In order to earn your quiz and attendance grades for this class, if your last name begins with H-Z, you will author a post under the “e-class” category. If you last name begins with A-G, you will comment on one of the e-class posts. All comments and posts should be at least 300 words.
- Reading: As I Lay Dying, 100-155
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 8
- NovelWorld: Group 1
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WEEK 9–William Faulkner 2
Mon. 10/15 |
Wed. 10/17 |
FRI. 10/19 |
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- Reading: As I Lay Dying, 156-209
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 6
- NovelWorld: Group 3
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- Reading: As I Lay Dying, 210-261
- Research Presentations: Group 5
- Blogging:
- Group 4 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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WEEK 10–Zora Neale Hurston
Mon. 10/22 |
Wed. 10/24 |
FRI. 10/26 |
- Reading: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, 1-64.
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 7
- NovelWorld: Group 8
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- Reading: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, 65-126
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 3
- NovelWorld: Group 2
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- Reading: Jonah’s Gourd Vine, 127-202
- Research Presentations: Group 6
- Blogging:
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WEEK 11–Ralph Ellison 1
NOTE: I have created a new blog category (The “Great” American Novel) where we will make our respective cases for our post-Thanksgiving book, which will be chosen by class vote. Your quiz grade for this week involves a brief post (100+ words) by Wednesday evening in which you present an argument for your personal choice. You can choose a book outside the 1900-1965 range, but you’ll have to convince us why we’d stray beyond the class’s stipulated range. If someone has already made the case for your choice, you can simply add your support to that choice via a comment on their post. We will briefly discuss these posts on Friday, and vote on the following Monday (11/5)
MON. 10/29 |
Wed. 10/31 |
Fri. 11/2 |
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- Reading: Invisible Man, 98-195 (Chapters 4-9)
- Blogging:
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- Reading: Invisible Man, 196-295 (Chapters 10-13)
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 2
- NovelWorld: Group 3
- Group 5 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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WEEK 12–Ralph Ellison 2
Mon. 11/5 |
Wed. 11/7 |
Fri. 11/9 |
- Reading: Invisible Man, 296-408 (Chapters 14-18)
- Blogging:
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- Reading: Invisible Man, 409-478 (Chapters 19-22)
- Blogging:
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- Reading: Invisible Man, 479-581 (Chapters 23 – the Epilogue)
- Research Presentations: Group 7
- Blogging:
- Group 6 Research Papers Due Sunday by 8pm
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Week 13–Ken Kesey 1
Mon. 11/12 |
Wed. 11/14 |
Fri. 11/16 |
- Reading: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 3-67
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 1
- NovelWorld: Group 2
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- Reading: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,67-126
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 3
- NovelWorld: Group 4
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- Reading: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 129-221
- Blogging:
- CloseRead: Group 5
- NovelWorld: Group 6
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WEEK 14–Ken Kesey 2
Mon. 11/19 |
Wed. 11/21 |
Fri. 11/23 |
- Reading: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 225-281
- Research Presentations: Group 8
- Blogging:
- Note: Group 7 Research papers due after the break (Sunday before class by 8pm)
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WEEK 15–The “Great” American Novel: Class Choice–Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick
Mon. 11/26 |
Wed. 11/28 |
Fri. 11/30 |
- Reading: Androids, Chapters 1 – 7.
- Blogging:
- Open (choose NovelWorlds, CloseRead or AfterShocks): Groups 1, 2 & 3
- Group 7 Research Papers Due Previous Sunday by 8pm
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- Reading: Androids, Chapters 8-14
- Blogging:
- Open (choose NovelWorlds, CloseRead or AfterShocks): Groups 4, 5 & 6
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- Reading:Androids, Chapters 15-22.
- Blogging:
- Open (choose NovelWorlds, CloseRead or AfterShocks): Group 7 & 8
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WEEK 16
Mon. 12/3: Final Exam Preparation & Group 8 Research Papers Due
[Final Exam: Friday, December 7, 8am-11am in Maybank 210]