SCHEDULE: (Subject to Change)
*Changed September 28, 2011
Aug. 13 and 15 General introduction to course
Aug. 20 Discussion of Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”/ Sandra Cisnero’s “Eleven”
Aug. 22 Discussion of Junot Diaz’ “How to date a brown girl (black girl,white girl, or halfie)”
Aug. 27 Absent
Aug. 29 Group Poem analysis
Sept. 3 Presentation of Poems and analysis of the theme Coming of Age
Sept. 12 Film: “Jane Eyre”
Sept. 17 Film: “Jane Eyre”
Sept. 19 Film: “Wide Sargasso Sea”
Sept. 24 Film: “Wide Sargasso Sea”/ Presentations on Jean Rhys (Jean Rhys, coming of age in the Caribbean,
The crazy lady in the attic, history)
Sept. 26 Cont. of Presentations on Jean Rhys (Jean Rhys, coming of age in the Caribbean, The crazy lady in
the attic, history) Presentations on “Jane Eyre” (Charlotte Brontë, Victorian Novel, Bildungsroman,
Critique)
Oct. 1 Film: “Wuthering Heights”
Oct. 3 Film: “Wuthering Heights”/ Presentations of “Wuthering Heights” (Emily Brontë, Brontë vs Brontë,
Gender in Victorian Socio-Historical Context, Critique) /
Oct. 8 Cont. of Wuthering Heights
Oct. 10 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Oct. 15 Cont. of "Wuthering Heights"
Oct. 17 Absent
Oct. 22 V.S. Naipaul “Miguel Street”/ Presentations on V.S. Naipaul (V.S. Naipual, “Miguel Street” in a
Historical Context, Coming Age, Critique)
Oct. 24 Cont. of V.S. Naipaul (Author)/ Jamaica Kincaid's "Annie John" (Novel-Pt. 1)
Oct. 29 Jamaica Kincaid’s “Annie John” (Novel-Pt. 2)/ Presentations on Jamaica Kincaid (Author)
Oct. 31 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Nov. 5 Piri Thomas “Down These Mean Streets”/ Presentations
Nov. 7 Junot Diaz’ “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”
Nov. 12 Junot Diaz’ “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”/ Presentations
Nov. 14 Sandra Cisneros “House on Mango Street”/ Presentations: Text and Author
Nov. 19 Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico
Nov. 21 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Recess
Dec. 3 Film: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Dec. 5 Film: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”/ Presentation
Final Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Aug. 20 Discussion of Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”/ Sandra Cisnero’s “Eleven”
Aug. 22 Discussion of Junot Diaz’ “How to date a brown girl (black girl,white girl, or halfie)”
Aug. 27 Absent
Aug. 29 Group Poem analysis
Sept. 3 Presentation of Poems and analysis of the theme Coming of Age
Sept. 12 Film: “Jane Eyre”
Sept. 17 Film: “Jane Eyre”
Sept. 19 Film: “Wide Sargasso Sea”
Sept. 24 Film: “Wide Sargasso Sea”/ Presentations on Jean Rhys (Jean Rhys, coming of age in the Caribbean,
The crazy lady in the attic, history)
Sept. 26 Cont. of Presentations on Jean Rhys (Jean Rhys, coming of age in the Caribbean, The crazy lady in
the attic, history) Presentations on “Jane Eyre” (Charlotte Brontë, Victorian Novel, Bildungsroman,
Critique)
Oct. 1 Film: “Wuthering Heights”
Oct. 3 Film: “Wuthering Heights”/ Presentations of “Wuthering Heights” (Emily Brontë, Brontë vs Brontë,
Gender in Victorian Socio-Historical Context, Critique) /
Oct. 8 Cont. of Wuthering Heights
Oct. 10 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Oct. 15 Cont. of "Wuthering Heights"
Oct. 17 Absent
Oct. 22 V.S. Naipaul “Miguel Street”/ Presentations on V.S. Naipaul (V.S. Naipual, “Miguel Street” in a
Historical Context, Coming Age, Critique)
Oct. 24 Cont. of V.S. Naipaul (Author)/ Jamaica Kincaid's "Annie John" (Novel-Pt. 1)
Oct. 29 Jamaica Kincaid’s “Annie John” (Novel-Pt. 2)/ Presentations on Jamaica Kincaid (Author)
Oct. 31 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Nov. 5 Piri Thomas “Down These Mean Streets”/ Presentations
Nov. 7 Junot Diaz’ “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”
Nov. 12 Junot Diaz’ “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”/ Presentations
Nov. 14 Sandra Cisneros “House on Mango Street”/ Presentations: Text and Author
Nov. 19 Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico
Nov. 21 Blog/ Short Answer Exam
Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Recess
Dec. 3 Film: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Dec. 5 Film: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”/ Presentation
Final Blog/ Short Answer Exam