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Prof L Overman's English 259 spring 2021

WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1-5
Class Tuesday Thursday
  1/26 zoom 1/28 zoom

Wk 1

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Historical and Philosophical Contexts

Intro to Poetry: Understanding Poetry

Introductions, Syllabus, Semester Plan

Signups for Presentations: Complete -Choose your top 3 Presentation choices in Canvas

Literary elements of analysis

What questions to ask when we analyze literature?

How to annotate a text?

 

Review & Bring Handout from Projects link above:

  1. Annotating a Text
  2. How to Read Literature
  3. Questions to ask as we read a text
    Due outside of and prior to class:
  • Review Syllabus bring to class w/questions
  • Upload a photograph of yourself when updating profile in Canvas
  • Complete brief SURVEY: Literary Biography in Canvas
  • Complete -Choose your top 3 Presentation choices in
    Canvas

Due in Class:Homework:Readings done prior to Class

  1. “The Romantic Period (3-30)
  2. Bring Textbooks!
  3. Sign up for presentations

Review & Bring Handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Presentation Response guidelines
  2. Presentation Prompt

 
  2/2 zoom 2/4 zoom

Wk 2

Norton Anthology [NA] Vol D

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Historical and Philosophical Contexts

Reading journal entries are due per the weekly schedule.  For each section, I will give you study questions to reflect on.  The journal entry is due in Canvas prior to class on the date of the assigned reading.

Responses to classmates due during class time on aynchronous class days.

    Due outside of and prior to class:
  • Due Sunday Complete brief SURVEY: Literary Biography in Canvas
  • Due Friday Complete -Choose your top 3 Presentation choices in Canvas

Due in Class:

  1. “The Romantic Period" (3-30)
  2. "William Blake" (122)
  3. "There is No Natural Religion" (126-127)
  4. "All Religions Are One" (125)

Review/Bring Handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Review-Journal Prompt & Journal Rubric
  2. Presentation Response guidelines
  3. Presentation Prompt
  4. Poetry Worksheet
    Due outside of and prior to class:
  • Due Sunday Complete brief SURVEY: Literary Biography in Canvas
  • Due Friday Complete -Choose your top 3 Presentation choices in Canvas

 

Due in Class:williamblakepainting

  1. Selections from: Songs of Innocence: “Introduction” (127-128)
  2. “Nurse’s Song” (132)
  3. “The Lamb” (129)
  4. “The Chimney Sweeper” (131)
  5. “The Little Black Boy” (130)
  6. How To Scan Poetry (on Canvas)

 

 
  2/9 zoom 2/11 zoom

Wk 3

Norton Anthology [NA] Vol D

Due outside of and prior to class:

  • Journal #1 due prior to class. Once in Canvas click on Discussion due for this week read prompt & post a reply
    • Must also post a minimum of TWO replies to classmates.

Due in class:

  1. Selections from: Songs of Experience: “Introduction” (134)
  2. “Nurse’s Song” (137)
  3. “The Tyger” (139)
  4. “The Chimney Sweeper” (137)
  5. “The Sick Rose” (138)
  6. “London” (141)

Print, read, bring handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Essay Expectations
  2. Review Sample student paper (on Canvas)

 

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Journal #2 due prior to class. Once in Canvas click on Discussion due for this week read prompt & post a reply
    2. Must also post a minimum of TWO replies to classmates.

    Due in class

    :wordsworth

  1. William Wordsworth: (280)
  2. “Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” (303-315)
  3. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” (334-335)
  4. “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” (299)
  5. ”Ode Intimations of Immortality" (346)

 
  2/16 zoom 2/18 asynchronous - failure to complete counts as an absence

Wk 4

Norton Anthology [NA] Vol D

     

      Due in class: samtcoleridge
    1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (441)
    2. "Biographia Lliteraria " (492-504)
    3. "The Eolian Harp” (444)
    4. “Kubla Khan” (464)
    5. Group Presentation: Lenore Deneui, Winnie Hy, Ana Mendez
    6. Presentation Reponse

    Due outside of and prior to class:

    1. Journal #3 due prior to class. Once in Canvas click on Discussion due for this week read prompt & post a reply
         
      Due in class: percyshelleypainting
    1. Must also post a minimum of TWO replies to classmates.
    2. “Percy Bysshe Shelley (763)
    3. “To Wordsworth” (767)
    4. “Ode to the West Wind” (806)
    5. “Ozymandias” (790)
    6. Shelley .ppt (in Canvas)
    7. Shelley bio (in Canvas)

     
  2/23 zoom 2/25 asynchronous -failure to complete counts as an absence

Wk 5

Norton Anthology [NA] Vol D

    Due in class:

    Due in class:lordbyronwithbooks

    1. Must also post a minimum of TWO replies to classmates.
    2. “Lord Byron" (608)
    3. “Manfred” (634-668)
    4. Group Presentation: Tim Lim, Jennifer Sams, Yasmine Soltani
    5. Presentation Response
    6. Bring printout Essay 1 (on Canvas)
    7. SCRATCH OUTLINE format.pdf (on Canvas)
    8. Review Sample student paper (on Canvas in Rhetorical Instruments Module)
    Due outside of and prior to class:
  1. Journal #4 due prior to class. Once in Canvas click on Discussion due for this week read prompt & post a reply
Due in Class:

johnkeatspainting

  1. Must also post a minimum of TWO replies to classmates.
  2. "John Keats" (950)
  3. "Ode to a Nightingale" (977)
  4. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (979)
  5. "Ode on Melancholy" (981)
  6. Keats .ppt (in Canvas)
  7. Keats bio (in Canvas)