English 2235 Schedule - Spring 2004

Anoka-Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 2235: American Literature II: 1865 to the Present
Spring 2004 / Section 1
REVISED Schedule #1

American Literature 1945-Present (Volume E)

M 4/5 -- Louise Erdrich Day #3: Discuss All Texts and Essay Assignment

W 4/7 -- Writing Day / No Class

F 4/9 -- PEER REVIEW for Louise Erdrich Essay / DUE: Four (4) Copies of a Complete Draft

M 4/12 -- Tennessee Williams: Introduction (1976-1979); A Streetcar Named Desire, Scenes 1-4 (1979-2007)

W 4/14 -- Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire, Scenes 5-11 (2008-2041)

F 4/16 -- Ralph Ellison: Introduction (2064-2065); Cadillac Flambe (2065-2076); From Invisible Man, Prologue and Chapter I (2077-2093)

M 4/19 -- DUE: Louise Erdrich Essay Final Draft // Flannery O'Connor: Introduction (2203-2204); The Life You Save May Be Your Own (2204-2211); Good Country People (2211-2225)

W 4/21 -- John Updike: Introduction (2267-2268); Separating (2268-2276)

F 4/23 -- Kurt Vonnegut: Introduction (2181-2183); Fates Worse Than Death (2183-2190) // Ursula K. Le Guin: Introduction (2225-2226); Schrodinger's Cat (2226-2232); She Unnames Them (2232-2233)

M 4/26 -- Randall Jarrell: Introduction (2742-2743); 90 North (2743-2744); The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner (2744); Second Air Force (2744-2745); Next Day (2746-2747); Well Water (2747); Thinking of the Lost World (2747-2749)

W 4/28 -- Gwendolyn Brooks: Introduction (2778-2779); kitchenette building (2779); the mother (2780); a song in the front yard (2780-2781); The White Troops Had Their Orders But the Negroes Looked Like Men (2781); We Real Cool (2782); The Blackstone Rangers (2786-2788)

F 4/30 -- Allen Ginsberg: Introduction (2863-2865); Howl (2865-2872); A Supermarket in California (2872-2873); Sunflower Sutra (2873-2874)

M 5/3 -- Sylvia Plath: Introduction (2967-2968); Morning Song (2968-2969); Lady Lazarus (2969-2971); Daddy (2972-2974); The Applicant (2978)

W 5/5 -- James Wright: Introduction (2921-2923); Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio (2923); To the Evening Star: Central Minnesota (2923); A Blessing (2924); A Centenary Ode (2924-2925); The Journey (2926-2927)

F 5/7 -- Cathy Song: Introduction (3084-3085); The White Porch (3085-3087); Beauty and Sadness (3087-3088); Lost Sister (3088-3090); Chinatown (3090-3092); Heaven (3092-3093)

Th 5/13 -- EXAM #3 / Final Exam Period / 11:50 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. / B 272

NOTES: Additional reading and writing assignments will be announced in class; you are responsible for any new assignments or schedule changes announced during any class you miss. Bring your textbook and class notebook with you to every class.