Fall 2018 Book List
Fugard, Athol. “Master Harold” … and the Boys. Vintage, 2009.
Homer, The Odyssey. Tr. Emily Wilson. Norton, 2018.
Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Penguin, 2000.
Paideia 111 Reader: Fall 2018. Edited by Rebecca Sullivan, Luther College, 2018.
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text. Oxford UP, 1998.
WRITING HANDBOOKS
Bullock, Richard H., et. al. Little Seagull Handbook. 3rd ed., W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein.
They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 4th ed., W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
Fall 2018 Syllabus
Enduring Question: What connects and divides us?
Monday, August 27
- Reader (13-21)
- Introduction to the semester and Summer Reading Guide
- Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Emily Wilson
Wednesday, August 29
- Reader (17-21)
- Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Emily Wilson
- They Say/I Say, 162-165 (“Entering Class Discussions”)
Thursday, August 30
- Opening Convocation: Emily Wilson (9:40 a.m., Center for Faith and Life)
Friday, August 31
- Reader (17-21)
- The Odyssey
- “Writing in Paideia: Getting Started” (Reader 22-28)
- They Say/I Say, 30-42 (“The Art of Summarizing”)
Monday, September 3
- Reader (17-21)
- Review The Odyssey
- They Say/I Say, 43-52 (“The Art of Quoting”)
Wednesday, September 5
- Reader (17-21)
- Review The Odyssey
- Reading Response on The Odyssey Due
Friday, September 7
- Reader (29-30)
- LECTURE: “Spaces, Contradictions, Loves” (A. Hageman; Valders 206)
- Hao Jingfang, Tr. Ken Liu. “Folding Beijing” (Reader 100-121)
Monday, September 10
- Reader (30-31)
- Read “Folding Beijing” a second time in preparation for discussion
Wednesday, September 12
- Reader (31)
- Review and Common Quiz on “Folding Beijing”
- Little Seagull, 107-118 (“Integrating Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism”)
Friday, September 14
- Writing Workshop on Paper One (Your instructor will give you a specific assignment one week in advance of this class. Be certain you consult it and come to class prepared to fully participate in the writing workshop.)
- Little Seagull, 43-48 (“Arguments”)
Monday, September 17
- Open Unit (Your instructor will provide a detailed syllabus for your section’s open unit.)
Wednesday, September 19
Friday, September 21
Monday, September 24
Wednesday, September 26
Friday, September 28
- Writing Workshop on Paper Two (Your instructor will give you a specific assignment one week in advance of this class. Be certain you consult it and come to class prepared to fully participate in the writing workshop.)
- Little Seagull 17-19 (“Developing Paragraphs”) and 25-29 (“Making Paragraphs Flow”)
- They Say/I Say 101-116 (“Connecting the Parts”)
Monday, October 1
- Reader (33-35)
- LECTURE: “Friend or Foe? ‘Master Harold’ … and the boys” (M. Klammer; Valders 206)
- Fugard, Athol. “Master Harold” … and the Boys (3-60)
Wednesday, October 3
- Reader (36)
- Read “Master Harold” … and the Boys a second time in preparation for discussion
Friday, October 5
- Review and Common Quiz on “Master Harold” … and the Boys
- Paper Two Due
Monday, October 8
Wednesday, October 10
Friday, October 12 - Tuesday, October 16
Wednesday, October 17
- Reader (37-40)
- LECTURE: “Human Connections?: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (A. Weldon; Valders 206)
- Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, Preface (3-4), Vol. I - Letters I-IV and Chs. I-V (5-51)
Friday, October 19
- Reader (40-41)
- Frankenstein, Vol. I - Chs. VI-VII (51-68), Vol. II - Chs. I-VII (69-110)
- Aquila Theatre Production of Frankenstein (7:30 p.m.; Center for Faith and Life) (Attendance Required)
Monday, October 22
- Reader (41)
- Frankenstein, Vol. II - Chs. VIII-IX (110-123), Vol. III - Chs. I-III (124-146)
Wednesday, October 24
- Reader (41-42)
- Frankenstein, Vol. III - Chs. IV-VII (146-191)
Friday, October 26
- Review and Common Quiz on Frankenstein
- Reading Response on Frankenstein Due
Monday, October 29
- Reader (43-45)
- LECTURE: “The Ties that Bind and Divide: Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” (J. Wilkie; Valders 206)
- Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Front Matter (xxxv-xxxvi) and (1-6) and Chs. I-IX (7-58)
Wednesday, October 31
- Reader (45-46)
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. X-XIX (59-122)
Friday, November 2
- Reader (46)
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. XX-XXX (123-178)
Monday, November 5
- Reader (46)
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. XXXI-XLI (179-225) and Appendix (226-228)
- Review and Common Quiz on Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Wednesday, November 7
- Writing Instruction on Revision
- Little Seagull, 13-16 (“Revising; Editing and Proofreading”)
- Paper Three Due
Friday, November 9
- Reader (47-50)
- LECTURE: “Charles Darwin: Exploring Our Connections to Each Other and the Natural World” (T. Pedlar; Valders 206)
- Darwin, Charles. “Excerpts from Introduction and Chapters I and III,” On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Reader 60-67)
Monday, November 12
- Reader (50)
- Darwin, Charles. “Excerpts from Chs. IV, VI, XIV,” Origin of Species… (Reader 67-83)
Wednesday, November 14
- Reader (50-51)
- Darwin, Charles. “Excerpts from Vol. 1, Introduction, Chs. V and VII, and Vol. 2, Ch. XXI,” The Descent of Man (Reader 84-99)
Friday, November 16
- Review and Common Quiz on Darwin
Monday, November 19
- Reader (52-54)
- LECTURE: “Michelangelo: Giving Body to the Human and Divine” (K. Elliott; Valders 206)
- Buonarroti, Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel Fresco Paintings: Creation of Adam, Creation of Eve, Temptation and Expulsion (Reader 131-133)
Wednesday, November 21 - Sunday, November 25
Monday, November 26
- Reader (54-55)
- Review Sistine Chapel Fresco Paintings
- Genesis 1-3, and 6 (Reader 127-130)
Wednesday, November 28
- Review Sistine Chapel Fresco Paintings
- Paper Four Due
Friday, November 30
- Reader (56-58)
- LECTURE: “Collaborating Animals and Quarreling Humans: Ojibwe Identity Stories” (D. Faldet; V206)
- Anishinaabe-Ojibwe Creation Myths: “Turtle Island” and “Ladder to the Sky” (Reader 122-126)
- The Ojibway Creation Story: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etn92Ms8plo>
Monday, December 3
- Review “Turtle Island” and “Ladder to the Sky”
Wednesday, December 5
- Review and Common Quiz on the Fresco Paintings and Ojibwe Stories
- Self-Assessment Due
Friday, December 7
Monday, December 10 – Thursday, December 13