Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2202234 Introduction to the Study
of English Literature
Puckpan Tipayamontri
Office: BRK 1106
Office Hours: M 1–3 and by appointment
Phone: 0-2218-4703
Section
3 (BRK 309)
M
9:30–11:00,
W 8–9:30
Tentative
Schedule
Week 1 |
Aug. 11 |
No class
(first semester classes begin Wednesday, August 13, 2014) |
Aug. 13 |
Studying
Literature: Tools, Genres, Conventions
1: The Stories That Stories Tell: Close Reading Reading
Discussion:
What does studying literature entail?; what is
literature?; Englishes; what is reading?; ways of reading;
the narrative tradition; short fiction; literal and
figurative language; diction: denotation, connotation;
plot; character
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Week 2 |
Aug. 18 |
2:
Language and Meaning in Fiction: Literary
Conventions Reading
Discussion:
academic conventions in studying literature: then and now;
point of view and knowledge, mood, tone, voice, irony;
diction
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Aug. 20 |
3:
Crafting a World: Techniques and Choices Reading
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Week 3 |
Aug. 25 |
4:
Fiction and Reality Reading
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Aug. 27 |
5:
Reading
Discussion:
theme; style; irony
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Week 4 |
Sep. 1 |
Reading
Big and Small: Structure, Ideas, Practice
6: Text
and Performance Reading
*Reading Response 1 due |
Sep. 3 |
7: The
Shape of an Idea Reading
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Week 5 |
Sep. 8 |
8: Inspiration and Execution Reading
Discussion:
meaning
of crucible and
how it plays throughout the play
Students perform act 1 from p. 39 ("PARRIS. Betty! Answer Mr. Hale! Betty!") to curtain
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Sep. 10 |
9: Reading
Discussion:
enacted stories and performed descriptions:
characterization and plot development
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Week 6 |
Sep. 15 |
10: Reading
Discussion:
narrative; drama; character, consistency, motivation,
plausibility; irony
*Quiz 1 (on The Crucible) Students perform act 3 from p. 104 ("DANFORTH. Come here, woman") to curtain
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Sep. 17 |
11: Reading
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Week 7 |
Sep. 22 |
12:
Review: Mock Exam and Discussion Reading
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Sep. 24 |
13:
Review: Literary Guesstures Reading
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Week 8 |
Sep. 29 |
Midterm Exam
part 1 (Midterm week: September 29–October 3, 2014)
It
is helpful to take a few minutes to plan an outline before
writing your essays. Formulate a thoughtful
thesis/argument in responding to the question that allows
you to address effectively the requirements of the prompt.
For each prompt, you do not need to answer every single
question in the cluster in order and separately. The
multiple questions are there to help you think about the
topic. Cite specific acts, scenes, lines, or words in
support of your argument. You will want to show us your
critical and analytical skills: demonstrate that you have
read closely and understood the material, that you can
critically engage with that material, with discussion in
class, and with the test question, that you can synthesize
material and knowledge gained, and that you can write
clear and effective prose. Give your essays a title if you
like.
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Oct. 1 |
Midterm
Exam part 2 (Midterm week: September 29–October 3,
2014) |
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Week 9 |
Oct. 6 |
Reading and Writing:
Academic Conversation Reading
Discussion:
theme; style; imagery; convention and invention;
managing expectation
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Oct. 8 |
16:
Loss Reading
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Week 10 |
Oct. 13 |
17: To
Love or Not to Love Reading
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Oct. 15 |
18:
Loving Art and Life Reading
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Week 11 |
Oct. 20 |
19: Bleeding Love Reading
Discussion:
the ballad form; effects of repetition, rhyme
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Oct. 22 |
20: Reading
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Week 12 |
Oct. 27 |
Narrative
Long Form: A Forum of Ideas 21: Reading
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Oct. 29 |
22: Reading
Developing an Argument Exercise |
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Week 13 |
Nov. 3 |
23: Reading
*Quiz 2 (on The Great Gatsby) |
Nov. 5 |
24: Reading
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Week 14 |
Nov. 10 |
25:
Narrative Style and Technique Reading
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Nov. 12 |
26: Reading
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Week 15 |
Nov. 17 |
Review:
Mock Exam and Discussion Reading
*Reading Response 3 due (2 pp.)
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Nov. 19 |
Review:
Literary Jeopardy Reading
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Week 16 |
Sep. 24 |
Tentative
schedule (download pdf
of program)
1.
Chasing Dreams Respondent
1: Sunadda Samana 2.
"Many Curious Natures" Respondent
1: Areeya Konglapumnuay 3.
Driving toward Death Respondent
1: Natchaya Panyaisomboon |
Nov. 26 |
Tentative schedule (download pdf of program)
4.
Theme Potluck Breakfast 5.
The Art of The Great
Gatsby 3.
“Weather Forecast,” Sunadda Samana Respondent
1: Natsirin Satjawong Respondent
3: Mookdapa Yangyuenpradorn 3. “On Behalf of Foul Dust and
Tragic Dreams,” Lanlalit Srisathapornphat Respondent
1: Pitunipha Promprayoon Respondent
3: Suchanart Chaisiri |
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Week 17 |
Dec. 1 |
Final Exam (8:30–11:30
a.m.) The final covers material from the second half
of the semester and includes three parts: 1 unseen poem, 2
the poems on the syllabus, and 3 The
Great Gatsby. For part 1, expect to be asked to
scan lines of the poem (so review scansion in the
coursebook and supplement it with online and library
resources if you need extra explanation and practice), and
to write a short essay in response to a prompt on the poem
like we practiced in class. In part 2 you will be asked to
discuss different poems we have read in conjunction with
each other. Part 3 consists of just one essay-type
question so be prepared to think creatively on your feet
and discuss thoughtfully and critically at length and with
reasonable depth about issues and aspects that the prompt
asks of you on the novel.
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