ENGL 2111/Fall 2024/Schedule

Introduction	Requirements	Policies	Schedule	Instructor

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 Read the syllabus carefully and completely. Read: “How to Do Well in My Class” and “Writing in the Liberal Arts.” Take Introduction Quiz on D2L. Register for Packback if you have not already. Respond to Who are you? on Packback for practice. Complete Orientation for World Literature 1.
		Epic Poetry Complete assignments under 2. Epic Poetry.
2	Aug 21–27	The Epic of Gilgamesh Complete assignments under 3. The Epic of Gilgamesh.
3	Aug 28–Sep 03	Homer, from the Iliad Complete assignments under 4. Homer’s Iliad.
4	Sep 04–10	Test 1 Read: How do I write strong exam answers? Take the test on D2L. Be sure to read the directions carefully before you begin.
5	Sep 11–Oct 01	Homer, from the Odyssey Complete assignments under 5. Homer’s Odyssey, Books 1–4, 9–12, and 22–23.  note: Your standard one question and two responses are due on Packback for these three weeks.
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8	Oct 02–08	Test 2 Read: How do I write strong exam answers? Take the test on D2L. Be sure to read the directions carefully before you begin.
9	Oct 09–15	Greek Tragedy Complete assignments under 7. Greek Tragedy.
10	Oct 16–29	Sophocles, Oedipus the King Complete assignments under 8. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, including a. and b.  note: Be sure to address the performance in at least one of your Packback posts.
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12	Oct 30–Nov 12	Euripides, Medea Complete assignments under 9. Euripides’ Medea, including parts a. and b.  note: Be sure to address the performance in at least one of your Packback posts.
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14	Nov 13–19	Test 3 Read: How do I write strong exam answers? Take the test on D2L. Be sure to read the directions carefully before you begin.
15	Nov 20–Dec 03	Ovid, Metamorphoses Complete assignments under 10. Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
16	Dec 04–06	Lit Crit Response & Final Test Submit your Lit-Crit Response on D2L. Review: How do I write strong exam answers? Take exam on D2L (Due Friday, Dec 06).

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