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Tentative Course Outline:
Syllabus: Introduction to Literature
Spring 2017
January 11
Introduce class: Discuss literature and genre
January 13
Chapter 1: Reading stories pp.27-42; Chapter 2: Types of short fiction pp. 43-48
January 18
Chapter 3: Elements of Fiction: Plot and Structure pp.49-51 “Guests of the Nation” pp. 51-59;
Elements of Fiction: Character pp.59-62 “Astronomer’s Wife” pp. 62-66
January 20
Elements of Fiction: Setting pp.66-67 “Shiloh” pp. 67-77 Elements of Fiction: Point of View pp.
77-78 ; “A Rose for Emily” pp. 79-84 Language and style, pp. 85-86
January 23
Video of “Rose for Emily”
January 25
“Araby” pp. 86-90; Elements of Fiction: Theme pp. 90-91 “A Worn Path” pp. 91-97
January 27
Elements of Fiction: Irony and symbol pp. 97-99 “The Rocking-Horse Winner” 100-110;
Porter “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” pp. 712-717
January 30
Reading Poems pp. 763-774; Types of Poetry pp. 775-778; “Edward, Edward” pp.1057-
1059
February 1
Elements of Poetry: Voice: Speaker and Tone 779-783 “Naming of Parts” pp.785-786
February 3
Writing about Fiction pp.111-129; Writing About Poetry pp. 843-861; Assign the First
Paper
February 6
Elements of Poetry: Diction pp. 787-791; Elements of Poetry: Imagery pp. 793-796
“Heat”pp.797-798; Elements of Poetry: Syntax pp.810-815