Dr. Heather Hill-Vásquez, Department of English, University of Detroit Mercy

 

ENL 320 COURSE SCHEDULE
Fall Semester 2006

Please note that readings for a survey course are extensive; we will not always have sufficient class time to discuss in depth all of the assigned readings. Nevertheless, you are responsible for all readings and assignments listed on the Course Schedule and quizzes, essays, and other required work for the course will draw upon any and all readings and assignments—even those we do not cover in class. So read and prepare carefully, closely, and thoughtfully.

LA = Longman Anthology, Vol. 1A
CT = Canterbury Tales (ed. Hieatt and Hieatt)
MW = Medieval Women's Visionary Literature (ed. Petroff)

UNIT I - ANGLO-SAXON HEROES & HEROINES

WEEK 1
T 9/5

Course Introduction
Complete Brief Student Survey
Handouts: Syllabus & Course Schedule Packet; Brief Student Survey; Grading Rubric

Th 9/7

Due: LA 3-10 ("The Middle Ages")
Due: LA xxix-xxxvi ("Political and Religious Orders; "Money, Weights & Measures")
Due: LA 153-58 ("The Wanderer"; "Wulf and Eadwacer; "The Wife's Lament")
Extra Credit Practice Quiz
Handouts: Requirements for Collaborative Presentation


WEEK 2
T 9/12

Due: LA 27-74 ( Beowulf, 1.Grendel & 2. Grendel's Mother)
Quiz 1
Sign Up for Collaborative Presentation

Th 9/14

Due: LA 74-92 ( Beowulf, 3. The Dragon)
Handouts: Collaborative Presentation Schedule; Beowulf & Grendel Study Questions and Brief Essay


WEEK 3
T 9/19

T 9/19 Due: LA 109-14 (Judith)
Due: Collaborative Presentation 1 - Judith
Watch Beowulf & Grendel

Th 9/21

Watch Beowulf & Grendel


WEEK 4
T 9/26

Due: LA 115-20 ("The Dream of the Rood")
Due: Collaborative Presentation 2 – "The Dream of the Rood"
Quiz 2

Th 9/28

Due: Brief Paper - Beowulf & Grendel
Celebrate Spirit - Class will meet at an earlier time TBA

 

UNIT II - ARTHURIAN ROMANCE & MEDIEVAL MYSTICISM

WEEK 5
T 10/3

Due: LA 10-22 ("The Middle Ages," cont.)
Due: LA 163-80 ("Arthurian Myth in the History of Britain")

Th 10/5

Due: LA 181-98 (de France, from Lais/Lanval)
Due: Collaborative Presentation 3 – Lanval


WEEK 6
T 10/10

Due: LA 200-28 (SGGK, Parts 1-2)

Th 10/12

Due: LA 228-58 (SGGK, Parts 3-4)
Quiz 3
Handout: The Seventh Seal Study Questions and Brief Essay


WEEK 7
T 10/17

Due: LA 259-89 (Malory, from Morte Darthur)
Watch The Seventh Seal


WEEK 8
T 10/24

Due: MW 151-57 (Hildegard of Bingen)
Watch The Seventh Seal

Th 10/26

Due: MW 136-50 (Christina of Markyate)
Due: MW 171-76; 179-89 (Marie d'Oignies, Christina Mirabilis)
Quiz 4


WEEK 9
T 10/31

Due: MW 236-38; 254-63 (Angela of Foligno)
Due: MW 280-82; 294-98 (Marguerite Porete)
Due: Collaborative Presentation 5 on Angela of Foligno (MW 236-38 & 254-63)
Handout: The Anchoress Study Questions and Brief Essay

Th 11/2

Watch The Anchoress


WEEK 10
T 11/7

Watch The Anchoress
Due: LA 22-26 ("The Middle Ages," cont.)

Th 11/9

Due: Brief Essay - The Seventh Seal OR Brief Essay - The Anchoress
Read aloud in class - LA 316-17 (Introductory Information – Prologue to Canterbury Tales)
Read aloud in class - Prologue to Canterbury Tales - BRING Hieatt & Hieatt text

 

UNIT III - THE CANTERBURY TALES & MEDIEVAL DRAMA

WEEK 11
T 11/14

Due: LA 293-98 ("Geoffrey Chaucer")
Due: CT 42-116 ( Knight's Tale)
Quiz 5
Handouts: Second Play of the Shepherds; York Crucifixion

Th 11/16
Due: CT 116-81 ( Knight's Tale)

WEEK 12
T 11/21

Due: LA 358 (Introductory Information – Miller's Tale
Due: CT 146-81 (Miller's Tale)
Due: LA 531-32
Due: Second Play of the Shepherds (Handout)


WEEK 13
T 11/28

Due: MW 299-302; 314-27; (Margery Kempe)
Due: LA 375 (Introductory Information – Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale)
Due: CT 183-239 (Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale)
Quiz 6
Handout: The Reckoning Study Questions and Brief Essay

Th 11/30

Due: LA 427-28 (Pardoner's Prologue and Tale)
Due: CT 338-69 (Pardoner's Prologue and Tale)
Due: LA 551-52
Due: York Crucifixion (Handout)
Due: Collaborative Presentation 6 – Pardoner's Prologue and Tale


WEEK 14
T 12/5

Due: MW 299-301, 308-13 (Julian of Norwich)
Watch The Reckoning

Th 12/7

Watch The Reckoning


WEEK 15 - Finals Week
M 12/11
Brief Essay - The Reckoning Due at Noon in CLAE 122
Th 12/14

Thematic Collections Due at Noon in CLAE 122

Any Collection received after the due date will automatically receive a "0."

No exceptions.

 

 

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