Syllabus
Note:  Everything that is underlined is a link to a different page; just click on the words to move to that page.  The journal questions are located on the page with the title of the work.
 
Think of the scheduled readings as my "wish list."  Depending upon class discussion and the amount of time each takes, the reading assignments may be adjusted accordingly.  While I hope that we will be able to complete all of the readings listed here, I do understand that it may not be possible.  In other words, don't panic -- this schedule is not written in stone!
All reading assignments should be completed by Monday of the week in which they will be discussed.
 
 
Week / Date / Day
 Assignments / Readings / Due Dates
#1   8-25   Monday Introduction to class. 
Assignment:  "Create your own creation" -- bring two copies on Friday (one for me, one for a fellow student) 
Unit ONE:  From Chaos to Creation   
Read "God is a master craftsman" (49); "When Being began in days of the genesis" (49-50); Genesis 1-3 (64-67); Greek creation myth (handout/website); African creation myth (handout/website); Metamorphoses (1066-1068). 
#1   8-27   Wednesday Discussion of creation myths.
#1   8-29   Friday "Create your own creation" -- group work. 

"Create Your Own Creation" due. 

Unit TWO: From Zero to Hero 

Readings:  The Iliad,Books I, VI,VIII, and IX (122-162). 

Assignment:  Answer two of the journal questions. 
**Journal questions are also located on the same web page as the reading.  So, if you click on the Iliad above, you will find resources related to Homer's poem and the journal questions.
#2   9-1   Monday Labor Day -- Campus closed 
Have a nice holiday,but don't forget to do your reading! :-)
#2   9-3   Wednesday Iliad presentations. 

Readings:  The Iliad, Books XVIII, XIX, XXII, and XXIV (163-218)
#2   9-5   Friday More on the Iliad.
#3   9-8   Monday Wrap-up discussion of the Iliad. 

Readings:  Beowulf (1546-1590) 

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#3   9-10   Wednesday Beowulf presentations.
#3   9-12   Friday Discussion of Beowulf as a hero; comparison of Achilles and Beowulf.
#3   9-15   Monday Wrap-up Beowulf discussion. 

Readings:  "A Lytle Gest of Robyn Hode" (handout/website) 

Assignment:  Answer one journal question.
#3   9-17   Wednesday Robin Hood presentations.
#3   9-19   Friday Discuss Robin Hood as a hero. 

Unit THREE:  There Ain't Nothin' Like a Dame! 

Reading:  Lysistrata (702-733)
#4   9-22   Monday Lysistrata presentations.
#4   9-24   Wednesday Discussion of Lysistrata.
#4   9-26   Friday Group Work:  Rate Lysistrata according to today's movie rating standards. 

Reading:  Antigone (632-667) 

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#5   9-29   Monday Antigone presentations.
#5   10-1   Wednesday Discussion of Antigone.
#5   10-3   Friday Wrap-up Antigone. 

Readings:  "Women" (1361-1364); "Mary" (1385-1389); "The Story of Deirdre" (1615-1622) 

Assignment:  Answer one journal question for each reading.
#6   10-6   Monday "Mary" and "Women" presentations.
#6   10-8   Wednesday Discussion of "Mary" and "Women." 
#6   10-10   Friday "The Story of Deirdre" presentations.
#7   10-13   Monday Discussion of "The Story of Deirdre." 
#7   10-15   Wednesday Review of Units One and Two 

Journals for Units Two and Three due.
#7   10-17   Friday Exam #1 -- don't forget to bring a large blue book! 

Unit FOUR: Come Sail Away 

Reading:  The Odyssey, Books I - XII (219-360) 

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#8   10-20   Monday Odyssey presentations.
#8   10-22   Wednesday Discussion of the Odyssey.
#8   10-24   Friday Odyssey continued.

Reading:  The Odyssey, Books XIII - XXIV (360-503)
#9   10-27   Monday Odyssey continued.
#9   10-29   Wednesday Odyssey continued.
#9   10-31   Friday Odyssey continued.

Reading:  The Aeneid (1000 - 1065)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#10   11-3   Monday Aeneid presentations.
#10   11-5   Wednesday Aeneid discussion.
#10   11-7   Friday Aeneid continued.

Reading:  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1960-2017)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#11   11-10   Monday Sir Gawain presentations.
#11   11-12   Wednesday Sir Gawain discussion.
#11   11-14   Friday Sir Gawain discussion continued.

Unit FIVE:  The King and I

Reading:  The Epic of Gilgamesh (10-42)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#11   11-17   Monday Gilgamesh presentations.
#11   11-19   Wednesday Gilgamesh discussion.

Reading:  Oedipus the King (590-632)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#11   11-21   Friday Oedipus presentations.
#12   11-24   Monday Oedipus discussion.
#12   11-26   Wednesday Oedipus group work.

Unit Four and Five journals due.

Unit SIX:  Frame Me a Story

Reading:  The Thousand and One Nights (1517-1539)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#12   11-28   Friday Thanksgiving Holiday -- campus closed.  Have a nice holiday, but don't forget to do your reading!
#13   12-1   Monday The Thousand and One Nights presentations.
#13   12-3   Wednesday The Thousand and One Nights discussion.

Reading:  The Decameron (1871-1892)

Assignment:  Answer two journal questions.
#13   12-5   Friday Decameron presentations.
#14   12-8   Monday Decameron discussion.

Reading:  The Inferno (passages will be assigned according to time allowed)
#14   12-10   Wednesday Inferno presentations.
#14   12-12   Friday Inferno discussion.

Unit Six journals due.
#15   12-16   Tuesday Design Your Own Anthology Project due in my office no later than noon.
December 17, 1997 Final Exam -- 7:00 to 8:50 a.m.!  Don't forget to bring a large blue book!
 
Some Important Dates to Remember:
 
 
August 29
 Last day for a full refund of nonresident fees.
September 8
 Last day to drop classes without a grade of "W."
Refund deadline for California residents
September 15
 Last day to add, change grade option, or change to/from audit without paying $20 late fee
September 22
 Last day of late registration, last day to add classes, and last day to declare audit and option changes.
November 14
 Final deadline to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" for serious and compelling reasons.
December 12
 Last day of class instruction.  Last day to turn in completed graduation check forms for undergraduate students planning to graduate in June 1998 or August 1998.
December 15 - 20
 Semester examinations.
January 5
 Semester ends.  Grades due in records office by 12 noon.  Effective date of graduation for those completing requirements.
January 20 - 21
 Fall 1997 grade reports mailed to students.
 
Holidays
 
 
September 1, 1997
 Labor Day, Campus closed
September 9, 1997
 Admission Day, Campus open
October 13, 1997
 Columbus Day observed, Campus open
November 11, 1997
 Veteran's Day, Campus open
November 24-30, 1997
 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 22, 1997
 Winter recess begins
December 25, 1997 - January 2, 1998
 Holiday break
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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