ENH 111 –Literature and the American ExperienceWeek-by-Week Schedule

Note: Course content and schedule may beadjusted to meet the needs of the particular class.

While thought exists, words are alive and literature becomes an escape,not from, but into living” - C. Connolly

Week / Content / Long-Term Assignments & Important Dates
1 / Course Overview and Expectations
The Literature of Early America
Literary Descriptions of American Culture
Native American Literature
2 / Native American Literature / “An Overview of American Literature” Quiz w/notes
Note: Notes that are ONLY HANDWRITTEN can be used! No exceptions!
3 / Puritan Literature (Puritanism and Work) / Vocab Quiz: Lesson 1, Friday, August 28th
4 / Puritan Literature and The Crucible
5 / Puritan Literature and The Crucible
Colonial and Revolutionary Period Literature
  • Revolution and Democracy

6 / Puritan Literature and The Crucible
An Introduction to The Great Gatsby / Vocab Quiz: Lessons 1-2Tuesday, September 15th
Crucible Thesis & Support due to Turnitin by 7:40am on Wednesday, September 16th
7 / Romanticism – An Introduction / Vocab Activity: Lessons 1-3Friday, September 25th
8 / Romanticism
An Introduction to Transcendentalism / Hawthorne Reading Quiz – Wednesday, September 30th
TGG Quiz #1 & Section Quotes
Due (hard copy & turnitin)Friday, October 2nd
9 / Transcendentalism / Vocab Quiz: Lessons 1-4Friday, October 9th
10 / Transcendentalism
11 / Transcendentalism
Midterm
Realism
  • Frontiers and Mixing Cultures
  • Civil War and Slavery
/ TGG Quiz #2 & Section Quotes
Due (hard copy & turnitin) – Monday, October 19th
Midterm Exam – No notes, in class
12 / Realism and Naturalism / Realism Reading Quiz w/ Vocab Lessons 1-5 Quiz
Thursday, October 29th
13 / Naturalism
Southern Gothic Literature
  • The Influence of People: Women
/ TGG Quiz #3 & Section Quotes Due
(hard copy & turnitin) – Tuesday, November 3rd
14 / Southern Gothic Literature
The Great Gatsby Analysis and Exploration
  • The Influence of Place: The Midwest, The Wicked City, Industrialization, and “The American Dream”
/ “A Rose for Emily” Reading Quiz, Monday, November 9th
TGG Quiz #4 & Section Quotes Due
(hard copy & turnitin) – Friday, November 13th
15 / The Great Gatsby Analysis and Exploration
  • The Influence of Place: The Midwest, The Wicked City, Industrialization, and “The American Dream”
/ Vocab Quiz: Lessons 1-6, Friday, November 20th
16 / The Great Gatsby Analysis and Exploration
  • The Influence of Place: The Midwest, The Wicked City, Industrialization, and “The American Dream”
An Introduction to Modernism & Post Modernism / TGG Quote Analysis Essay Exam,
Monday, November 30th
*No notes, but hard copies of submitted section quotes can be used! These will be returned to you on the day of your essay exam!
17 / Modernism and Post Modernism
  • American Society Today and Tomorrow
  • The Influence of People
/ “Girl” Reading Check – Friday, November 30th
18 / Modernism and Post Modernism
  • American Society Today and Tomorrow
  • The Influence of People
/ “Harrison Bergeron” Reading Check –
Monday, December 7th
Vocab Activity: Lessons 1-8, Tuesday, December 8th
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Reading Check – Wednesday, December 9th
Response Paper Due: Friday, December 11th
(remember that this can be turned in anytime from week 2 to week 18)
19 / Final Exam (no notes allowed) / Essay Final Exam Due to Turnitin:
Monday, December 14th at 7:40am