Sylvia Plath and the 1950's
CWW Sylvia Plath Syllabus 2011 (subject to change)
Tuesday 9/27
1) Bell hooks journal entries collected
2) Discuss Oral HIstory interviews in more detail
3) Homework: find interview subject and prepare questions; read Chapters 1 - 3 in Bell Jar
Thursday 9/29
1) Compile interview questions as a whole class
2) Introduce Plath with bio lecture; discuss chapters 1 - 3 in BJ
3) Introduce Audre Lord's "Poetry Is Not A Luxury"
4) Homework: Oral History project and read Chapters 4 - 7 in BJ
Tuesday 10/4
1) Oral History groups meet
2) Discuss Chapters 4 - 7 in BJ
3) Finish "Poetry Is Not a Luxury"
4) Confessional Poetry lecture
5) Homework: complete Oral History project by and read Chapters 8 - 10 in BJ
Thursday 10/6
1) Discuss Chapters 8-10 in BJ
2) Introduce Ariel collection; view first half of Plath video
3) Oral history groups report
4) Homework: Read Chapters 11 in BJ and skim Ariel poems ; Oral History Projects due
Monday 10/10
1) Discuss Chapters 8 - 11 of BJ
2) Plath video in class
3) Oral history groups report
4) Further discussion of explication project
5) Homework: read Ariel thoroughly and choose your poem to explicate; read Chapters 11 -12; OH Projects
Wednesday 10/12
1) Oral History reports
2) Discuss Chapter 12
3) Student-selected poems authorized by the instructor - no changes after this point
4) Homework: Read 13 - 16, work on papers by completing pre-writing worksheet
Friday 10/14
1) Lecture notes on Confessional poets
2) Oral Histories report
3) Hand in pre-writing poem worksheets
4) Homework: Work on poetry explication papers; read 17 - 20 and write Bell Jar journal entry
Tuesday 10/18
1) Work day for papers/further discussion of Confessional poets
2) Oral HIstories report
3) BJ journal entries due (accepted with no late penalty until the end of the day on Wednesday)
4) Pre-writing sheets returned
5) Homework: Write your paper and create your art piece
Monday 10/24: Individual conferences in class; further discussion of papers
All week individual conferences on first drafts
Wednesday 10/26 :ALL FIRST DRAFTS DUE (NO LATE PAPERS)
FRIDAY 10/28: NO CLASS: SENIOR RETREAT
WEDNESDAY 11/2: PLATH PROJECTS DONE AND SUBMITTED (NO LATE PAPERS)
Tuesday 9/27
1) Bell hooks journal entries collected
2) Discuss Oral HIstory interviews in more detail
3) Homework: find interview subject and prepare questions; read Chapters 1 - 3 in Bell Jar
Thursday 9/29
1) Compile interview questions as a whole class
2) Introduce Plath with bio lecture; discuss chapters 1 - 3 in BJ
3) Introduce Audre Lord's "Poetry Is Not A Luxury"
4) Homework: Oral History project and read Chapters 4 - 7 in BJ
Tuesday 10/4
1) Oral History groups meet
2) Discuss Chapters 4 - 7 in BJ
3) Finish "Poetry Is Not a Luxury"
4) Confessional Poetry lecture
5) Homework: complete Oral History project by and read Chapters 8 - 10 in BJ
Thursday 10/6
1) Discuss Chapters 8-10 in BJ
2) Introduce Ariel collection; view first half of Plath video
3) Oral history groups report
4) Homework: Read Chapters 11 in BJ and skim Ariel poems ; Oral History Projects due
Monday 10/10
1) Discuss Chapters 8 - 11 of BJ
2) Plath video in class
3) Oral history groups report
4) Further discussion of explication project
5) Homework: read Ariel thoroughly and choose your poem to explicate; read Chapters 11 -12; OH Projects
Wednesday 10/12
1) Oral History reports
2) Discuss Chapter 12
3) Student-selected poems authorized by the instructor - no changes after this point
4) Homework: Read 13 - 16, work on papers by completing pre-writing worksheet
Friday 10/14
1) Lecture notes on Confessional poets
2) Oral Histories report
3) Hand in pre-writing poem worksheets
4) Homework: Work on poetry explication papers; read 17 - 20 and write Bell Jar journal entry
Tuesday 10/18
1) Work day for papers/further discussion of Confessional poets
2) Oral HIstories report
3) BJ journal entries due (accepted with no late penalty until the end of the day on Wednesday)
4) Pre-writing sheets returned
5) Homework: Write your paper and create your art piece
Monday 10/24: Individual conferences in class; further discussion of papers
All week individual conferences on first drafts
Wednesday 10/26 :ALL FIRST DRAFTS DUE (NO LATE PAPERS)
FRIDAY 10/28: NO CLASS: SENIOR RETREAT
WEDNESDAY 11/2: PLATH PROJECTS DONE AND SUBMITTED (NO LATE PAPERS)
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