ENGL 3700/Summer 2022/Schedule

Introduction	Requirements	Policies	Schedule	Instructor	Packback

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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All assignments are due Sunday evenings at 11:59 pm. Have the assigned novel 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:

Monday: Begin reading the week’s novel; take notes as you read.
Wednesday/Thurs: Post your question to Packback.
Friday: Finish the novel.
Saturday: Participate in the discussion on Packback.
Sunday: Add follow-up posts to Packback.

Look ahead and plan your reading accordingly. I have chosen shorter novels, 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	May 23–May 29	Course Begins Read the syllabus carefully and completely. Register for Packback if you have not already.^[1] Respond: Who are you?^[2] Respond: What is a novel?^[3]^[4]
2	May 30–Jun 5	Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room Post to PackBack.
3	Jun 6–Jun 12	Morrison, The Bluest Eye Post to PackBack.
4	Jun 13–Jun 19	Tepper, The Gate to Women’s Country See background and notes. Post to PackBack.
5	Jun 20–Jun 26	Midterm Exam First Lit-Crit Response Due on Baldwin, Morrison, or Tepper. Take exam and submit your response on D2L.
6	Jun 27–Jul 3	Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go Post to PackBack.
7	Jul 4–Jul 10	Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale Post to PackBack.
8	Jul 11–Jul 17	McCarthy, The Road Post to PackBack.
9	Jul 18–Jul 20	Final Exam Second Lit-Crit Response Due on Ishiguro, Atwood, or McCarthy. Take exam and submit your response on D2L.

notes

↑ You should have received an invitation from Packback already, unless you just registered for the course. If you were not invited, please let me know.
↑ Be sure you post your response by May 30 @ 11:59pm, otherwise you may be dropped as a no-show.
↑ You will need to be signed in to Packback and have access to our course. See the Packback tab for instructions.
↑ You might also see “Central Themes in the American Novel of the 20th Century.”

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[1] You should have received an invitation from Packback already, unless you just registered for the course. If you were not invited, please let me know.

[2] Be sure you post your response by May 30 @ 11:59pm, otherwise you may be dropped as a no-show.

[3] You will need to be signed in to Packback and have access to our course. See the Packback tab for instructions.

[4] You might also see “Central Themes in the American Novel of the 20th Century.”

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ENGL 3700 📚 Studies in the Novel
Editor's Checklist Interpretative Approaches Reading Poetry Research & Response Writing Conventions
Prerequisite	At least a “C” in ENGL 3010.
Description	This is a study of the origins and development of the novel as a distinct literary form, examining the aesthetic, philosophical, and social concerns that inform selected works from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. The course focuses on representative American and British novels.
Classroom Hours	Three (3) per week.
Credit Hours	Three (3) credits.
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ENGL 3700/Summer 2022/Schedule

Course Begins

Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

Morrison, The Bluest Eye

Tepper, The Gate to Women’s Country

Midterm Exam

Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go

Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

McCarthy, The Road

Final Exam