Schedule of Readings and Major Assignments

Academic Calendar--Fall Quarter, 2008

Autumn Quarter, 2008
Classes begin Holiday, Veterans Day Holiday, Thanksgiving Weekend Classes end Exams begin Exams end Autumn Quarter ends	Wednesday, Sept 24 Tuesday, Nov 11 Thurs-Sun, Nov 27 - 30 Sunday, Dec 7 Monday, Dec 8 Saturday, Dec 13 Saturday, Dec 13
50 Instructional Days (M-F)

Months of October / November Calendar

Week One (Sept. 24-26)

Thursday: Introduction to the class

Week Two (Sept. 29-Oct. 3)

Tuesday: Read Heath Anthology of American Literature, Pages 1-40

Thursday: Read Heath Anthology of American Literature, Pages 125-136

Week Three (Oct. 6-10)

Tuesday: Read Pilgrims and Puritans ppts. at http://www.joelpeckham.com/resources.html

Thursday: Read Bradstreet and Taylor in HAAL, Pages 187-188, 193-198, 236-238

Week Four (Oct. 13-17)

Tuesday: Read Sewell and Mather in HAAL, Pages 243-260

Thursday: Read Edwards in HAAL, Pages 315-338

Week Five (Oct. 20-24)

Tuesday: Read Enlightenment ppt. at http://www.joelpeckham.com/resources.html

Thursday: Read Thomas Paine in HAAL, Pages 453-470

Week Six (Oct. 27-31)

Tuesday: Read Thomas Jefferson in HAAL, Pages 478-496

Thursday: MID-TERM EXAMINATION

Week Seven (Nov. 3-7)

Tuesday: Read Schoolcraft and Apes in HAAL, Pages 636-650

Thursday: Read Phyllis Wheatley in HAAL, Pages 569-579

Week Eight (Nov.10-14)

Tuesday: Read Emerson and Thoreau in HAAL, Pages 689-693, 707-723 and 749-774

Thursday: Catch-up Day FIRST DRAFT OF TERM PAPER DUE

Week Nine (Nov. 17-21)

Tuesday: Read Frederick Douglass in HAAL, Pages 866-900

Thursday: Read Frederick Douglass in HAAL, Pages 900-930

Week Ten (Nov. 24-28)

Tuesday: Read Nathaniel Hawthorne in HAAL, Pages 953-954 and 968-987

Thursday: Read Edgar Allen Poe in HAAL, Pages 988-990 and 1001-1013

Week Eleven (Dec. 1-5)

Tuesday: Reading Catch-Up

Thursday: Final Exam Preparation