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Week 1 (Jan. 9 – Jan. 13)
Jan. 9: Introduction to Course
Jan. 11: “Concerning Drama, Theater, and the Play” Heath Anthology pgs. 1-9
Jan. 13: “Concerning the Form, Type, and Style” Heath Anthology pgs. 9-23

Week 2 (Jan. 18 – Jan. 20)
Jan. 18: Intro to Oedipus Rex and Greek Drama (in Heath); See Handout
Jan. 20: Prologue - Scene III (in Heath)

Week 3 (Jan. 23 – Jan. 27)
Jan. 23: Scene III - end (in Heath)
Jan. 25: Analysis and contextualization of Oedipus Rex
Jan. 27: Analysis and contextualization of Oedipus Rex

Week 4 (Jan. 30 – Feb. 3)
Jan. 30: Watch movie
Feb. 1: Watch movie / review
Feb. 3: Test on Oedipus Rex and Basic Concepts

Week 5 (Feb. 6 – Feb. 10)
Feb. 6 : Introduction to Shakespeare; See Handout on the History of English Theater, Handout on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater , and Handout on Shakespeare's Context
Feb. 8: Act I: Much Ado About Nothing (in Much Ado )
Feb. 10: Act II: Much Ado About Nothing (in Much Ado )

Week 6 (Feb. 13 – Feb. 17)
Feb. 13: Act III: Much Ado About Nothing (in Much Ado )
Feb. 15: Act IV: Much Ado About Nothing (in Much Ado )
Feb. 17: Act V: Much Ado About Nothing (in Much Ado )

Week 7 (Feb. 20 – Feb. 24)
Feb. 20: Criticism of the play (pgs. 29-41 in Much Ado)
Feb. 22: Analysis and contextualization of the play; See Handout on Themes
Feb. 24: Analysis and contextualization of the play; See Handout on Ben Jonson

Week 8 (Feb. 27 – Mar. 3)
Feb. 27: Watch movie
Mar. 1: Finish movie / review
Mar. 3: Test on Much Ado About Nothing 

Week 9 (Mar. 6 – Mar. 10)
Mar. 6: Discuss Writing about Drama Using Sources. See prompt handout for Midterm Paper. Other helpful links for the midterm paper: MLA Citation; Library Main Page; JSTOR Literary Criticism Database.
Mar. 8: Continue discussion
Mar. 10: No class.

Week 10 (Mar. 13 – Mar. 17)
Spring Break!

Week 11 (Mar. 20 – Mar. 24)
Mar. 20: Introduction to A Doll’s House (in Heath pgs. 397-401); Handout on Ibsen
Mar. 22: Act I - A Doll’s House (in Heath pgs. 402-423)
Mar. 24: Act II-III - A Doll’s House (in Heath pgs. 424-458)
Mar. 24: Midterm paper due

Week 12 (Mar. 27 – Mar. 31)
Mar. 27: Analysis and contextualization of A Doll’s House
Mar. 29: Watch movie
Mar. 31: Finish movie / review; Handout on Themes

Week 13 (Apr. 3 – Apr. 7)
Apr. 3: Test on A Doll’s House
Apr. 5: Intro to Raisin in the Sun (in Heath); Handout on Social Issues of the Time; Handout on Hansberry
Apr. 7: Act I - Raisin in the Sun (in Heath)

Week 14 (Apr. 10 – Apr. 14)
Apr. 10: Act II - Raisin in the Sun (in Heath)
Apr. 12: Act II-III - Raisin in the Sun (in Heath). Set up required paper conference meetings. Meetings take place in my office, HEAV 420.
Apr. 14: Analysis and contextualization of Raisin in the Sun. Look at Points to Ponder.

Week 15 (Apr. 17 – Apr. 21)
Apr. 17: Watch movie
Apr. 19: Finish movie / review
Apr. 21: Test on Raisin in the Sun

Week 16 (Apr. 24 – Apr. 28)
Apr. 24: Course wrap-up: Contemporary Drama. Final paper prompt.
Apr. 26: Paper Workshop - BRING THESIS and BASIC OUTLINE of paper. We will meet in ENAD 420. If paper is finished, send it to me and you don't have to come back!
April 28: Paper Workship continues in ENAD 420.

5:00 pm on May 3: Final Paper Due by E-mail. Please make sure you get confirmation of receipt within 24 hours.