ENGL 2111/Fall 2024/Schedule

From Gerald R. Lucas

This schedule represents the ideal outline for our study this semester. Yet, like all best-laid plans, we may not be able to keep up with our agenda. Please be flexible and try to look and read ahead whenever possible.

We will do our best to stick by this schedule, but I will inform you verbally, via an email, and/or a literal change to the schedule below whenever there is a deviation. Getting these updates is solely your responsibility. Therefore, this schedule is tentative and subject to change contingent upon the needs of the students and the professor, and dictated by time and other constraints which may affect the course. For face-to-face classes, this schedule reflects only an overview of the assigned reading and other major course assignments. It may not indicate specific class session assignments or activities. Specific in-class assignments may not be reflected on the schedule.

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Overview and Instructions for Work

All assignments are due Tuesday evenings at 11:59 pm. Have the assigned text(s) read by Fridays at the latest, so you can post your questions and responses to Packback well ahead of the due date. Procrastination and posting at the last minute will earn you lower grades. I suggest the following work schedule for each week:

  • Wednesday: Begin reading the week’s text(s), including background materials; take notes as you read.
  • Friday/Saturday: Post your question to Packback.
  • Sunday: Finish the reading.
  • Monday: Participate in the discussion on Packback.
  • Tuesday: Add follow-up posts to Packback. (Remember: you must post one question and two responses each week on Packback.)

Look ahead and plan your reading accordingly. I have tried to keep reading to a minimum, but if you are a slower reader, like I am, you may want to plan out your reading schedule so that you can meet the course deadlines.

Week Date Assignments
1 Aug 14–20
Course Introduction
Epic Poetry
2 Aug 21–27
The Epic of Gilgamesh
3 Aug 28–Sep 03
Homer, from the Iliad
4 Sep 04–10
Test 1
5 Sep 11–Oct 01
Homer, from the Odyssey
 note: Your standard one question and two responses are due on Packback for these three weeks.
6
7
8 Oct 02–08
Test 2
9 Oct 09–15
Greek Tragedy
10 Oct 16–29
Sophocles, Oedipus the King
 note: Be sure to address the performance in at least one of your Packback posts.
11
12 Oct 30–Nov 12
Euripides, Medea
 note: Be sure to address the performance in at least one of your Packback posts.
13
14 Nov 13–19
Test 3
15 Nov 20–Dec 03
Ovid, Metamorphoses
16 Dec 04–06
Lit Crit Response & Final Test



notes

  1. It is imperative that you have the unit complete by the end of the first week of class. Failure to do so will have you reported as a no-show, and you will be removed from the class. If this happens, you will not be readmitted.
  2. You must follow the writing conventions and guidelines outlined in this document, including the presentation of titles. This should all be review from ENGL 1102. (See also the Composition FAQ.)
  3. You should have received an invitation from Packback, unless you just registered for the course. If you were not invited, please let me know.
  4. You will need to be signed in to Packback and have access to our course to post. Review Packback for instructions.
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