English 209: Introduction to Fiction

Spring 1998
Kathryn Conrad

General Information

Instructor:  Prof. Kathryn Conrad
Office hours:  MWF 3:30-4:30
Office:  2035 Wescoe

Course time:   MWF 2:30-3:20
Classroom:  4025 Wescoe

To contact instructor: kconrad@eagle.cc.ukans.edu
 
 
 

Description

This section of Introduction to Fiction focuses on 19th- and 20th-century fiction that deals particularly with individuals resisting oppression.

Online Resources

Resources for Writers
Strunk and White's Elements of Style
Jack Lynch's Guide to Grammar and Usage

Requirements

Several short papers (students will be expected to revise some of them) (70%); frequent quizzes (15%); classroom and possibly listserver discussion (15%).

Texts

Bronte, Jane Eyre; Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea; Ellison, Invisible Man; Joyce, Dubliners; Morrison, Beloved; and several short stories available on reserve.

Syllabus

This syllabus is subject to change.  Students should check this page periodically -- and pay attention to in-class and listserver announcements -- for updated information.

JANUARY
M12   Introduction
W14   Bronte, Jane Eyre
F16     Bronte

M19   MLK DAY --no class
W 21  Bronte
F23     Bronte

M26   Bronte
W28   Bronte
F30     Bronte

FEBRUARY
M2     Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
W4     Rhys
F6       Rhys; PAPER #1 DUE (note date change).

M9     Rhys
W11   Rhys; Hurston, "The Gilded Six-Bits"
F13     Joyce, Dubliners

M16   Joyce
W18   Joyce
F20     Joyce

M23   Joyce; DRAFT OF PAPER #2 DUE--Bring in three copies of your paper
W25   Joyce
F27     WRITING GROUPS

MARCH
M2    Joyce
W4    Joyce
F6      Joyce; PAPER #2 DUE

M9     Yamamoto, "Wilshire Bus"; Obejas, "Above All, a Family Man"
W11   Alvarez, "Daughter of Invention"
F13     Bardwell, "The Dove of Peace"

M16  Ellison, Invisible Man
W18  Ellison; DRAFT of PAPER #3 DUE--Bring in three copies of your paper
F20    Ellison

SPRING BREAK

M30  Ellison
APRIL
W1    Ellison
F3      Ellison

M6    Ellison
W8    Ellison; PAPER #3 DUE
F10    Ellison

M13   Morrison
W15   Reading days (no class)
F17     Reading days (no class)

M20   Morrison
W22   Morrison
F24     Morrison

M27   Morrison
W29   McPherson, "A Loaf of Bread"
MAY
F1       Student selections.

M4     LAST DAY OF CLASSES; PAPER #4 DUE 

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