English 254: CD & WI

Dr. Susanne George Bloomfield

Spring 2005

 

SYLLABUS

ENGLISH 254 WI & CD:

Literature of Nebraska Writers

 

1/11 Requirements and Expectations

            Class Overview; Critical Analysis of Literature

1/13 Charles Eastman: From the Deep Woods (pp. 1-30)

 

1/18 Charles Eastman: From the Deep Woods (pp. 31-91)

1/20 Charles Eastman: From the Deep Woods (pp. 92-150)

 

1/25 Charles Eastman: From the Deep Woods (pp. 151-195)

            Reading Response to From the Deep Woods due

            Movie Review Due: Dances with Wolves

1/27 Red Shirt: Bead on an Anthill (pp. 1-45)

 

2/1 Red Shirt: Bead on an Anthill (pp. 46-96)

2/3 Red Shirt: Bead on an Anthill (pp. 97-146)

            Reading Response to Bead on an Anthill due

            Movie Review due: Skins

 

2/8 Cather: My Antonia (pp. 40-87 [Book I:I-X])

2/10 Cather: My Antonia (pp. 87-126 [X-Book II])

 

           

2/15 Cather: My Antonia (pp. 127-171 [Book II:I-XIII])

2/17 Cather: My Antonia (pp.171-210 [XIII-Book III:III] )

           

2/22 Cather: My Antonia (pp. 210-244 {III-End])

            Reading Response to My Antonia due

            Movie Review Due: O! Pioneers

2/24 View movie My Antonia

 

3/1 Randolph: A Different Plain (pp.1-37: Chaon, Shoemaker)

3/3 Randolph: A Different Plain (pp. 39-80: McNeal, Lewis)

 

3/8 Randolph: A Different Plain (pp. 81-114: McNally, Agee, Haruf)

3/10 Randolph: A Different Plain (pp. 179-210: Schaffert, Daum)

            Movie Review Due: To Wong Foo

 

3/15 & 3/17 NO Class—Spring Break

 

3/22 Randolph: A Different Plain (pp. 233-272: Shapiro, Sandlin)

3/24     Randolph: A Different Plain (pp. 273-280, 293-304, 375-389: Block, Stefaniak,          Dooling)

            Reading Response to A Different Plain due

 

3/29 Haruf: Plainsong (pp. 1-71)

3/31 Haruf: Plainsong (pp. 72-143)

 

4/5 Haruf: Plainsong (pp. 142-216)

4/7 Haruf: Plainsong (pp. 217-301)

            Reading Response to Plainsong due

 

4/12 McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (pp. 1-51)

4/14 McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (pp. 51-102)

 **Final Paper due

 

4/19 McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (pp. 102-153)

            **Book Review due

4/21 McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (154-208)

**Final Exam

 

4/26     McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (209-260)

4/28 McNeal: Goodnight Nebraska (261-314)

            Reading Response to Goodnight Nebraska due

 

 

Finals Week: Tuesday, May 3 at 10:30

                                                Revision of Final Paper Due

            Revision of Book Review Due

            Revision of Movie Review Due

            in Dr. Bloomfield's office (TH 204)