English 2235 Schedule - Spring 2006

Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 2235: American Literature II: 1865 to the Present
Spring 2006 / Section 01

Tentative Schedule #1

American Literature 1865-1914 (Volume C)

M 1/9 -- Introduction to the Course / A Brief Overview of American History and Literature / Syllabus / Schedule / Questionnaire

W 1/11 -- Due: American Literature 1865-1914 (3-16) / We will discuss the introduction and choose a "theme" for this unit

F 1/13 -- Henry James: Introduction (465-468); Daisy Miller: A Study, Parts I and II (468-486)

M 1/16 -- NO CLASSES -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

W 1/18 -- Henry James: Daisy Miller: A Study, Parts III and IV (486-506)

F 1/20 -- Kate Chopin: Introduction (620-622): At the 'Cadian Ball (622-629); The Storm (629-633)

M 1/23 -- Abraham Cahan: Introduction (820-822); A Sweat-Shop Romance (822-830)

W 1/25 -- Charles W. Chesnutt: Introduction (780-781); The Wife of His Youth (789-797)

F 1/27 -- Zitkala Sa (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin): Introduction (1006-1008); Impressions on an Indian Childhood (1008-1019); The School Days of an Indian Girl (1019-1029); An Indian Teacher Among Indians (1029-1035)

M 1/30 -- Booker T. Washington: Introduction (744-745); Up from Slavery (746-780)

W 2/1 -- W.E.B. Du Bois: Introduction (876-877); The Souls of Black Folk (877-901)

F 2/3 -- John M. Oskison: Introduction (965); The Problem of Old Harjo (966-970)

M 2/6 -- Sui Sin Far: Introduction (866-867); Mrs. Spring Fragrance (867-875)

W 2/8 -- Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa): Introduction (797); From the Deep Woods to Civilization (798-810)

F 2/10 -- Review for Exam #1 / Exam Samples / Introduce Essay #1 / Essay Samples

M 2/13 -- EXAM #1 on Volume C Writers

W 2/15 -- Visiting Writer Susan Power Selection / Discussion / Extra Credit for attending the 1:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. presentation in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and doing a short paper (more details later)

F 2/17 -- Due: "American Literature Between the Wars" (pp. 1071-1086) / We will discuss the introduction and choose the "regions" for this unit