America
and Assimilation
5/9
M Introduction to class, discussion of syllabus, plagiarism and What it means
to be American? Read Brave We Are and Two Kinds
5/10
T Brave We Are and Two Kinds,
5/11
W Film: The Namesake
5/12
R Film: The Namesake (Film), Read “A
Good Man Is Hard to Find”
Faith
and Religion
5/16
M “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, Read “A
Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”
5/17
T “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”
5/18
W Film: The Life of Pi
5/19
R ASSIGN FIRST ESSAY, Film: The Life of Pi, Read “The Sisterhood of Night”
Tradition,
Persecution and “Groupthink”
5/23
M “The Sisterhood of Night” Read “The Lottery”
5/24
T “The Lottery” (849)
5/25
W Film: The Village
5/26
R FIRST ESSAY DUE, Film The Village,
Read “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockey’s”
Identity
5/30***NO
CLASS***
5/31
“Mrs. Turner’s Lawn Jockey’s”
6/1
Film: Stand By Me
6/2
Film: Stand By Me, Read “The Temp”
The
Magical Stranger and Culture
6/6
M “The Temp”
Read “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”
6/7
T “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”
6/8
W Film: Edward Scissorhands
6/9
R ASSIGN
FINAL ESSAY, Film: Edward Scissorhands
Last
Week
6/13
M Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
6/14
T Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
6/15
W Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
6/16
R FINAL ESSAY DUE
