Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 2204: Short Stories
Summer 2007 / Section 01

Revised Tentative Schedule

Note: For every author and story assigned, also read that author's biography and perspective.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007 -- Modernism and Short Fiction ... and CRITICAL ESSAYS DUE (33+ pages)

• William Faulkner -- "Barn Burning"
• Katherine Anne Porter -- "Flowering Judas"
• Ernest Hemingway -- "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"
• Biographical Criticism (881-882)
• Mythological Criticism (890-892)

Thursday, July 5, 2007 -- NO CLASS -- The College Extended the 4th of July Break

• Read Jon Hassler's novel, Staggerford (separate volume)

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 -- A Minnesota Novel

• Discuss Jon Hassler's novel, Staggerford (separate volume)

Thursday, July 12, 2007 -- African-American Short Fiction (30+ pages)

• James Baldwin -- "Sonny's Blues"
• Alice Walker -- "Everyday Use"
• Sociological Criticism (892-893)

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 -- Last Day to Withdraw -- "Minimalist" Short Fiction (38+ pages)

• Bobbie Ann Mason -- "Shiloh"
• Raymond Carver -- "Cathedral" and "A Small Good Thing"
• Formalist Criticism (879-881)

Thursday, July 19, 2007 -- What Should We Call It ... Science Fiction and Fantasy? (19+ pages)

• John Cheever -- "The Swimmer"
• Ursula K. Le Guin -- "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
• Leslie Marmon Silko -- "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
• Cultural Studies Criticism (901-904)

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 -- "Flash" Fiction ... and PRESENTATIONS ... and CREATIVE REWRITES DUE (10+ pages)

• "Flash" Stories -- to be determined
• Presentations

Thursday, July 26, 2007 -- PRESENTATIONS ... and the FINAL EXAM

• Presentations
• Final In-Class Exam (one hour)
• Course Evaluations

Copyright © 2007 Scott R. Stankey / All Rights Reserved
Last revised on 28 June 2007 by SRS
Please address comments to scott.stankey@anokaramsey.edu