LITR201 Reading Assignments
Reading Tasks:
Phase 1:
Introduction p.1-6
“Reading Fiction Responsively,” p. 11 - 12 (paragraphs 1-3)
“Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb, p. 275-279
“A Study of Flannery O’Connor,” pp. 245-249
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, p. 249-261
Sample Paper p. 18-20
Phase 2:
“Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai, p. 81-96
“Battle Royal,” by Ralph Ellison, p. 179-192
“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, p. 303-316
Plot p.43-51
Character p.76-77
Phase 3:
“Dog's Death" by John Updike, p. 340-341
"The World is Too Much with Us" by William Wordsworth, p. 491
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” by William Shakespeare, p. 492
“The Facebook Sonnet" by Sherman Alexie, p. 495
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas, p. 496-497
“Form" by Elaine Mitchell, p. 507-508
“Shooting the Horse" by David Shumate, p. 512-513
“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns, p. 565
"this morning (for the girls of eastern high school)” by Lucille Clifton, p. 566-567
“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, p. 568-569
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, p. 575-576
“Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, p. 578
“Harlem” by Langston Hughes, p. 579-580
“Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition" by John Keats, p. 582
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, p. 582 -583
Phase 4:
“Reading Drama Responsively,” pp. 599-600
“Drama in Popular Forms,” pp. 624-627
Optional: Seinfeld episode, “The Pitch” by Larry David, p. 627-636
“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, p. 600-611
Setting p. 131-132
Point of View p.153-157
Phase 5:
Symbolism p. 173-175
Theme p. 195-198
Style, Tone, and Irony p. 224-226
Phase 1:
Introduction p.1-6
“Reading Fiction Responsively,” p. 11 - 12 (paragraphs 1-3)
“Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb, p. 275-279
“A Study of Flannery O’Connor,” pp. 245-249
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, p. 249-261
Sample Paper p. 18-20
Phase 2:
“Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai, p. 81-96
“Battle Royal,” by Ralph Ellison, p. 179-192
“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, p. 303-316
Plot p.43-51
Character p.76-77
Phase 3:
“Dog's Death" by John Updike, p. 340-341
"The World is Too Much with Us" by William Wordsworth, p. 491
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” by William Shakespeare, p. 492
“The Facebook Sonnet" by Sherman Alexie, p. 495
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas, p. 496-497
“Form" by Elaine Mitchell, p. 507-508
“Shooting the Horse" by David Shumate, p. 512-513
“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns, p. 565
"this morning (for the girls of eastern high school)” by Lucille Clifton, p. 566-567
“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, p. 568-569
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, p. 575-576
“Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, p. 578
“Harlem” by Langston Hughes, p. 579-580
“Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition" by John Keats, p. 582
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, p. 582 -583
Phase 4:
“Reading Drama Responsively,” pp. 599-600
“Drama in Popular Forms,” pp. 624-627
Optional: Seinfeld episode, “The Pitch” by Larry David, p. 627-636
“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, p. 600-611
Setting p. 131-132
Point of View p.153-157
Phase 5:
Symbolism p. 173-175
Theme p. 195-198
Style, Tone, and Irony p. 224-226