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SEPTEMBER AGENDA

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

5:00-5:45                Orientation

                                Course Guidelines                                      Handout

                                Universal Themes

                                Literature

5:45-6:15                Reaction Paper                                             Handout

                                Guidelines

6:15-6:30                Quick Break

6:30-7:30                The Epic                                                         Handouts

Background (Gilgamesh)                            Handout

The Epic of Gilgamesh (p.16)

7:30-8:30                 Discussion of the Literature

                                Quiz review/2^nd Quiz

8:30-9:00                 Dinner

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

8:30-8:45                 Review and Discuss

8:45-9:45                 The Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)

The Bible-“The Flood Story”                      Activity

9:45-11:00               Cemetery Art                                                 Tentative

12:15-1:15               The Koran and the Bible (p.47 & p.1040))               Activity

1:15-1:30                 Discussion of Literature-Religion and Philosophy

                                Life-Death

1:30-2:00                Greek/Hellenic Culture                                  Handouts

2:00-3:00                Begin Greek Review  Antigone (p.98/play not provided in text)

                               Oedipus the King (p. 596)

3:00-4:00                Reaction Paper on  The Epic of Gilgamesh (may be take-home)

There may be an Internet segment on Friday or Saturday depending on how quickly we move through the literature.  A film may be shown but this is tentative depending on the progress made by the class.

Read The Odyssey  (p. 209) and complete the worksheets.

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SEPTEMBER (2) AGENDA 

SEPTEMBER 26

5:00         Class Arrangements

5:15         Reaction Papers

6:15         Break

6:45         Greek History

                Mythology

7:45         Oedipus Rex

8:45         Discussion

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

8:30         The Illiad     

9:30         The Odyssey

                Background

                Review of Characters

                Review of Books

10:00       Break

10:15       The Odyssey  (cont.)

12:00       Lunch Break

12:45       The Odyssey (cont.)

3:30         Reaction Paper

We will have a couple of student activities related to the work identified on the agenda; however,  I will place them in time slots when we need the break.

We will read works written by Sappho, St. Augustine, St. Matthew.  These selections will be inserted when the time is appropriate.

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OCTOBER AGENDA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

5:00-9:00

5:00                  Class Records and Grade Status

Reaction Papers

                        Review

5:30-6:30          Test

6:30-7:00           Break

7:00-8:00           Chaucer on the Internet

8:00-9:00           The Canterbury Tales

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

8:30-9:30           Beowulf

                        Background

                        Character

                        Story

9:30-10:15         Beowulf  Online

10:15-11:15        Discussion

11:15-12:00        Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

12:00-12:45        Lunch

12:45-1:00          Discussion

1:00-2:00            Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

2:00-2:30            More Beowulf

2:30-3:00            Exam Review

                         New Assignments

3:00                   Reaction Paper in Class

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NOVEMBER AGENDA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

5:00-6:00      Orientation/return reaction papers

6:00-7:00      Poems by John Donne (pp.provided), John Milton (pp.2192)Readings from Martin Luther (provided)

7:00-7:15      Break

7:15-7:30      The Heptameron

7:30-8:30      Shakespeare-brief historic film/discussion

8:30-9:45        One Thousand and One Nights

9:45-10:00      Break

10:00-12:00    Othello

12:15-12:45     Lunch in Break Room

12:45-1:45       Discussion of Othello

1:45-2:15          Literature Review

2:15-3:15          Final exam-written in class/open book

                         Final Exam-take-home

Take-home exam is due in Mrs. King’s office by  December 5 before 4:30.  Leave it in the drop box outside her office if she is unavailable or in mailbox  # 130 behind the receptionist’s area of the Administration Bld. lobby.

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