raymond craig
associate professor
department of english

eng 30001 :: english studies :: revised 3.12 (snow cancellation; illness)
 
week\topics
critical approaches & methods
reading assignments

writing
assignments

1
Jan. 16, 18
Introduction; Course Overview;
Research Overview
Gibaldi, chapters 1 & 2, scan 5
T = Due Tuesday
R = Due Thursday
2
Jan. 23, 25
Reading Poetry: Meter, Scansion, Free Verse.
Gibaldi, chapters 3 & 4
Dickinson 93, 81b, 84a, 84b 80b; Williams 152b, 158, 165a, 187a, 187b
T  KentLink/OhioLink Search
R   Bibliography Search
3
Jan. 30, Feb. 1
The Form of Poems
Frost Selections 214a, 217a,217b
R  MLA Bibliography Search
4
Feb. 6, 8
Formal Variations & Meaning
Whitman 9; Stevens 117,125, 122a, 139a, 141b.
T  ASP  Search
R*  Poetry Paraphrase
5
Feb. 13, 15
Critical Perspectives Overview; General Discussion of
Song of Solomon
Lynn, 1-35
T Focused Search
R  Poetry Explication
6
Feb. 20, 22
New Criticism
Lynn, 37-58;
T Explication Due
R   Motif Paper
7
Feb. 27, Mar. 1
Reader Response

Lynn 61-95;
Phelan

T  Motif Paper
R Critical Summary#1
8
Mar. 6, 8
RR &
Song of Solomon

9
Mar. 13, 15
Historical & Cultural Studies

Lynn 133-180;
Jackson

R Position Paper #1
10
Mar. 20, 22
Hist., CS &
Song of Solomon

 


R Critical Summary #2
Spring Break   
Mar. 26-Apr. 1

11
Apr. 3, 5
Psychoanalysis
Lynn 183-208;
Weinstein
R  Paper Proposals Due, includes Working Bibliography, and critical summaries (4).
12
Apr. 10, 12
Psychoanalysis &
Song of Solomon
R Position Paper #2

 

13
Apr. 17, 19
Feminist Criticism
Lynn 211-242;
McDowell
T First Drafts Due
14
Apr. 24, 26
Feminist Criticism &
Song of Solomon

Revision Workshop R
R Position Paper (#3)
15
May 1, 3
Workshopping Week
 
T Peer Critical Review 

F
Friday May 11

12.45-3.00 pm

[we will meet for the final exam period]
Final Essays Due
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