Reading Schedule for 1102. Sections 20 & 30:

Thursday,

Jan. 7

Syllabus, Reading Schedule

Reading Critically

Tuesday,

Jan. 12

Andrew Hudgins’ After the Lost War:  A Narrative:  The Macon Volunteers & After the Lost War (pages ix-74)

Step-by-Step Method of Thoroughly Explicating a Poem

Thursday,

Jan. 14

Andrew Hudgins’ After the Lost War:  A Narrative:  Flauto Primo (pages 75-100)How to Annotate a Poem                    

Tuesday,

Jan. 19

Andrew Hudgins’ After the Lost War:  A Narrative:  Under Canvas (pages 101-133)  

Thursday,

Jan. 21

Natasha Trethewey's Native Guard:  (pages 1-34)

Trethewey Links:

http://www.creativewriting.emory.edu./faculty/trethewey.html

http://www.blueflowerarts.com/natasha-trethewey

http://www2.netdoor.com/~jgh/

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/magazine/13wwln-Q4-t.html?_r=2

http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2005/trethewey/2.htm

Tuesday,

Jan. 26

Natasha Trethewey's Native Guard:  (pages 35-46)

Literary Terms

Essay 1

Thursday,

Jan. 28

In-Class Essay:  Bring both books of poetry and your class notes.

Tuesday,

Feb. 2

Trethewey & Hudgins

Writing About Poetry

Write one-page single-spaced about your experience for a daily replacement grade: Wednesday, February 3^rd, 2010, Kathy Cashen Hall, 7:30-9:00pm, Adrian Matejka (MFA, Southern Illinois-Carbondale) is a Cave Canem fellow whose poems have appeared in many publications, including Crab Orchard Review, Gulf Coast,  and Indiana Review. The Devil’s Garden won the 2002 New York/New England Award from Alice James Books; Mixology (Penguin, 2009), is a National Poetry Series winner.

Thursday,

Feb. 4

Trethewey & Hudgins

Tuesday,

Feb. 9

Trethewey & Hudgins

Spring10/NativeDaughter.pdf

Spring10/TretheweyInterview.pdf

Thursday,

Feb. 11

Introduction and Thesis Statement Workshop:  Bring introduction to class (printed and digital versions)

Tuesday,

Feb. 16

Quote and Paragraph Workshop (bring full rough draft to class)

Remember to start reading Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

Thursday,

Feb. 18

Midterm:  Literary Terms Test

Tuesday,

Feb. 23

Essay 1 Due

Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

Introduction-

GraphicNovels/1102-terms.pdf

Wednesday, February 24^th, 2010, Z-6 Bottom Floor, 7:30-9:00pm, Sandra Meek (MFA, Colorado State; PhD, University of Denver) teaches creative writing at Berry College. Her poems have appeared on the website Poetry Daily and in many journals, including The Iowa Review, The Kenyon Review, and Prairie Schooner. Her chapbooks include The Circumference of Arrival (Elixir, 2001) and Nomadic Foundations (Elixir, 2002), a collection of poems about her Peace Corps experience.

Thursday,

Feb. 25

Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

GraphicNovels/ComicVSMemoir.pdf

Tuesday,

March 2

March 1:  Last Day to Withdraw with Grade of W

Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

Thursday,

March 4

Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

Thursday, March 4^th, 2010, Z-6 Bottom Floor, 7:30-9:00pm,  Lauren Watel (PhD, Emory [Women’s Studies]) received the 2005 Poets and Writers’ Exchange Award in fiction, as well as work-study scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. Her work has been published in Ploughshares, Five Points, Triquarterly, and Poetry International and is forthcoming in the anthology One for the Road.

Tuesday,

March 9

Marjane Satrapi's The Complete Persepolis

Bring in research, typewritten summary and be prepared to share with class

Thursday,

March 11

Thursday, March 11^th, 2010, Campus Center Ballroom, 5:00pm, Natasha Tretheway

Tuesday,

March 16

Proposals due:  Bring proposals to class (printed and digital versions)

Wednesday, March 17^th, 2010, Z-6 Bottom Floor, 7:30-9:00pm, Kathy Fagan’s most recent collection of poetry is The Charm (Zoo, 2002). She teaches at Ohio State University and edits The Journal. Work from LIP, forthcoming this spring, has appeared in Slate, Field, Pool, Kenyon Review, and Laurel Review.  Angie Estes has written four books: Tryst (Oberlin, 2009), Chez Nous (Oberlin 2005), Voice-Over (Oberlin 2002:  

Thursday,

March 18

Workshop (bring full rough draft to class)

Literary Criticism Projects--Instructions and Sign up

Tuesday,

March 30

Essay 2 Due

Gran Torino

Monday, March 29^th, 2010, Campus Center Ballroom, 5:00pm. Randall Kenan & Jillian Weise

Thursday,

April 1

Gran Torino

FilmGuide.pdf

Introduction to Literary Criticism

Literary Criticism/LiteraryTheory0001.pdf

Tuesday,

April 6

Literary Criticism Presentations:  All groups must be ready to present today.  You must turn in printed powerpoint (6 slides per page).  I will draw names to determine order of presentations. 

Film Society:  2nd Annual Film & Music Festival.  Free.  Student Films and Musical Performance by Treehouse Talk and Baby Baby.   

    Tuesday, April 6, 5:00 p.m., Campus Center Ballroom

    Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 p.m., TLC 1200

Thursday,

April 8

Thursday, April 8:  Undergrad Conference.  Attend and write up your experience to add up to 10 points to your lit terms test.

Tuesday,

April 13

Literary Criticism Presentations continued

Gran Torino

Wednesday, April 14^th, 2010, Kathy Cashen Hall, 7:30-9:00pm, Brigitte Byrd (PhD, Florida State University) is a native of France where she was trained as a dancer, and is the author of Song of a Living Room (Ahsahta, forthcoming fall 2009), The Dazzling Land (Black Zinnias, 2008), and Fence above the Sea (Ahsahta, 2005).

Thursday,

April 15

Gran Torino

Tuesday,

April 20

Introduction and Thesis Statement Workshop:  Bring introduction to class (printed and digital versions)

Thursday,

April 22

Workshop (bring full rough draft to class)

Tuesday,

April 27

Essay 3 Due--Deliver to Prof. Burgey's office by 5:00.  If not in, slide paper into appropriate envelope taped to door.  If you have questions, I will be in my office 9:00-11:30.

Take home Final Literary Criticism & Terms Test due at 5:00