30:Homer, Iliad Chapters I-II; Boccaccio, The Decameron First Day
September4:Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji I-II; The Decameron Second
Day
6:Iliad Chapters III-IV
11:The Decameron Third Day; The Tale of Genji III-IV
13:Iliad Chapters V-VI
18:The Decameron Fourth Day; The Tale of Genji V-VI
20:Iliad Chapters VII-VIII
25:The Decameron Fifth and Sixth Days; The Tale of Genji VII-VIII
27:Iliad Chapters IX-X
October2:Flaubert, Madame Bovary pp. 1-47; The Tale of Genji IX
4:Exam
9:Madame
Bovary pp 49-116; Oliver Schreiner, The Story of an
African
Farm pp. 1-41
11:Iliad Chapters XI-XII
***Fall Break***
18:Iliad Chapters XIII-XIV
23:Madame Bovary pp. 116-162; The Story of an African Farm pp. 42-87
25:Iliad Chapters XV-XVI
30:Madame Bovary pp, 163-208; The Story of an African Farm pp.
88-129
November1:Iliad Chapters XVII-XVIII
6:Madame Bovary pp, 208-247; The Story of an African Farm pp.
130-74
8:Iliad Chapters XIX-XX
13:The Story of an African Farm pp.175-200; Ivan Turgenev, “The
Diary of a Superfluous Man”
15:Exam
20:The Story of an African Farm pp. 201-232; Turgenev, “First Love”
***Thanksgiving ***
27:Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali
29:Iliad Chapters XXI-XXII; Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha Part One
December4;Siddhartha Part Two
6:Iliad Chapters XXIII-XXIV
11:Final Exam 02: 11:30-2:00; 04: 3:00-5:30
Course
Requirements:read--before
the dates shown--the material specifically assigned for discussion
(200 points); take regular short quizzes (average=200 points; write two
in-class essays (400 points); write an essay final exam (200 points).Some
assignments may not be graded.
Grading:You
should save all written work from the course for one semester.Grading
scale:90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C;
60%=D;
less than 60%=F.
Policies:The
make-up work for any absence, excused or unexcused, is a one-page typed
essay on the reading including direct quotations from the text and correct
citation (MLA style) for the class missed due at the beginning of the
next class attended.A superficial
essay will result in a quiz grade of zero.
See also the College Catalog and the Student Handbook.Unexcused absences for more than 10% of classes may lower a final grade one letter.Absence, excused and/or unexcused, from more than 25% of classes may be an automatic F in the course.Students are expected to abide by the college Honor Code.
Inclement
Weather:If
the college closes for inclement weather, students should continue work
as outlined above.