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Week#

Date

Reading Due That Day/Activity

Writing Due That Day

1

January 2

Introduction to Course
In Class: Brother Cadfael

None

 

January 4

Introduction to Course, continued
The Rules of the Mystery Story
In Class: Brother Cadfael, finish

NB #1

2

January 7

ACD: "The Speckled Band"
ACD:Essay by Hodgson

NB #2: Write a response to "The Speckled Band"

 

January 9

ACD: "The Dancing Men"
Planning ahead: Final Paper Directions

 

 

January 11

ACD: "The Red-Headed League,"
ACD: Essay by Hennessy and Mohan
Midterm Paper Directions

NB #3: Write a response to "The Red-Headed League," and the essay by Hennessy and Mohan


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Week#

Date

Reading Due That Day/Activity

Writing Due That Day

3

January 14

In Class: Sherlock Holmes film based on "The Six Napoleons"

 

 

January 16

ACD: "The Man with the Twisted Lip"
Essays by: Knight, Belsey

NB #4: entry on Sherlock Holmes film

 

January 18

Poe: Murder in the Rue Morgue
ACD: Essays by Fowler, Jaffee

NB #5
Research proposal due

4

January 21

No Class: Martin Luther King Holiday
Collins, 5-61

 

 

January 23

Collins, 61-127
Realism as an American phenomenon
In class: Blue Velvet

NB #6

 

January 25

Collins, 127-197
In class: Blue Velvet

NB #7: reaction to Blue Velvet so far


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Week#

Date

Reading Due That Day/Activity

Writing Due That Day

5

January 28

Collins, 198-270
In class: Blue Velvet
David Lynch as a filmmaker.

NB #8
Research project due

 

January 30

Collins: 271-340
Discuss Blue Velvet (compare with its Shooting Script)
Midterm exam review. Go over sample exam.

NB #9

 

February 1

Collins: 340-422
Midterm exam

 

6

February 4

Collins, 422-502

NB #10

 

February 6

Collins 502-576

NB #11

 

February 8

Collins 576-646

 


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Week#

Date

Reading Due That Day/Activity

Writing Due That Day

7

February 11

Christie 1-?80

NB #12

 

February 13

Christie ?81-?150
Paper 2 Directions

NB #13

 

February 15

Christie ?151-230
In class: Miss Marple

 

8

February 18

Holiday: Presidents' Day
Hammett 1-?70

 

 

February 20

Hammett ?71-?140
In class: Pulp Fiction (excerpt)

NB #14
Final Paper Proposal due

 

February 22

Hammett ?141-216

NB #15


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Week#

Date

Reading Due That Day/Activity

Writing Due That Day

9

February 25

Sayers

NB #16

 

February 27

Sayers

NB #17

 

March 1

Sayers

 

10

March 4

Grafton 1-?70
Three Copies of Draft of Reading Process Paper due

NB #18

 

March 6

Grafton ?71-?145

NB #19

 

March 8

Grafton ?146-211
Final Exam Review

 

 

Monday of Exam Week, noon

 

Reading Process Paper due


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