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Week 1
Jan.
5 - 7
Jan.
5 : Technology Training TBA
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Class Policies
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
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Weeks 2 - 3: Cinematic Adaptations or Offshoots
Jan.
10 - 19
Jan.
12 : Technology Training TBA
MLK Day- Jan. 19-
No Class
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Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein
Caroline Picart, Remaking the Frankensteinian Myth on Film, relevant
chapters
Films: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Abbott and Costello Meet
Frankenstein; Young Frankenstein
Quizzes begin
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Thursday of Week 2, please hand in the following information on the
smallest sized index card with a recent photo of you.
Name:
Nickname:
Year:
Major:
Minor:
Background in English, Humanities, Film, Philosophy, Criticism or
Women’s Studies (if any):
Home Phone:
E-Mail:
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Weeks 3 - 4:
Jan.
20 - 28
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Margaret Atwood, The
Handmaid’s Tale
Film: The Handmaid’s Tale
Quizzes continue
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Weeks 5 - 6: REPORTS BEGIN, as do quizzettes / mini-quizzes
Jan.
31 - Feb. 9
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Bram Stoker, Dracula
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla
Films: Dracula (Coppola version); possibly The Hunger and The Vampire
Lovers (Hammer version)
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Weeks 6 - 7: Reports and quizzettes continue
Feb.
10- 16
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Anne Rice, Queen of the
Damned and film, Queen of the Damned.
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Weeks 7 - 9: Reports and quizzettes continue
Feb. 17 - Mar. 4
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Thomas Harris, Silence
of the Lambs
Thomas Harris, Hannibal
Films: Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal
Week 10:
Mar.
7 - 11
Spring Break- No Class
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| Week 11: Reports and quizzettes continue
Mar.
14 - 18
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Butler, Dawn
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Weeks 12 - 13: Dr. Picart Lectures
Mar.
21- Apr. 1
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Films: Alien Resurrection, Terminator 1 and 2
Picart, Remaking the Frankensteinian Myth on Film, relevant
sections
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Week 14: Threaded Conversations begin
Apr.
4 - Apr. 8
The Beloved PowerPoint is to be completed
outside of class for submission Apr. 16
(This is now a BONUS opportunity and worth
200 points. Use it if you have missed prior quizzes, or want to make
up for low scores earlier. I did not have to do this, but want to encourage
you to keep focused during the last few weeks)
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Toni Morrison, Beloved
Film: Beloved
Homework ppt, the equivalent of a threaded conversation
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Week 15: Threaded Conversations continue
Apr.
11 - 15
Draft is due by noon on Tuesday, Apr. 12 at the English Dept., Williams
405 - NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED
Discussion of House of Spirits will take place Apr.
19
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Isabel Allende, House
of Spirits
Film: House of Spirits
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Week 16:
Apr.
18 - 22
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Bonus
Threaded Conversation
Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate
Film: Like Water for Chocolate
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Final Day of Class: SIRS/SUSSAI EVALUATIONS; CLASS PARTY AND
FINAL PAPERS ARE DUE BY NOON THE NEXT DAY (FRIDAY) AT WILLIAMS 405, THE
MAIN ENGLISH OFFICE—NO LATE PAPERS ARE TO BE ACCEPTED
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