Contemporary American
Multicultural Literature
Dr. Susanne George
Bloomfield
Spring 2007
English 359CD: Assignments
Tuesday 1/9
Class Requirements, Expectations,
Introduction to Course
Thursday
1/11
Welch: Fools Crow (pp. 3-83)
Tuesday 1/16
Welch: Fools Crow (pp.
84-158)
Thursday 1/18
Welch: Fools Crow (pp.
159-237)
Tuesday 1/23
Welch: Fools Crow (pp. 238-314)
Thursday 1/25
Welch: Fools Crow (pp. 315-391)
Tuesday 1/30
Alexie: Lone
Ranger and Tonto (pp. xi-58)
Tuesday 2/6
Alexie: Lone
Ranger and Tonto (pp. 110-180)
Thursday 2/8
Alexie: Lone
Ranger and Tonto (pp. 181-246)
Tuesday 2/13
Rudolfo Anaya/Bless Me, Ultima Presentation (Introduce
Author & Book)
Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima (pp.
vi-72)
Thursday 2/15
Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima (pp.
73-141)
Tuesday 2/20
Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima (pp.
142-213)
Thursday 2/22
Anaya: Bless Me, Ultima (pp.
214-290)
Tuesday 2/27
Sandra
Cisneros/House on
Cisneros:
House on
Thursday 3/1
Cisneros: House on
Tuesday 3/6
Cisneros:
House on
Thursday 3/8
Cisneros
Reading Video
Tuesday &
Thursday 3/13 & 3/15
Tuesday
3/20
Cooper:
Family (pp. 1-118)
Thursday
3/22
Cooper:
Family (pp. 119-331)
Tuesday 3/27
Tillie
Olsen/YonnondioPresentation (Introduce
Author & Book)
Olsen: Yonnondio (pp. v-40)
Thursday 3/29
Olsen: Yonnondio (pp. 41-92)
Tuesday 4/3
Olsen: Yonnondio (pp. 92-147)
Thursday 4/5
Olsen: Yonnondio (pp.
149-191)
*Thesis and points for paper due
Tuesday 4/10
Willa Cather/My Antonia Presentation (Introduce Author & Book)
Cather: My Antonia (pp. 47-96)
Thursday 4/12
Cather: My Antonia (pp. 96-147)
Tuesday 4/17
Cather: My Antonia (pp. 147-197)
Thursday 4/19
Cather: My Antonia (pp. 197-244)
Tuesday 4/24
Workshop/Conferences
*Rough Drafts for paper due
Thursday 4/26
Selected
scenes from Smoke Signals & My Antonia videos
Finals Week
RESEARCHED CRITICAL
ANALYSIS with rough drafts due
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