English 320:  The Short Story (Spring 2005)
 
Course Schedule
Part 3:  First Exam through the Final Exam

 

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1 Apr (F):   Exam over the concepts and a selection of the stories we've read so far.  See the Prep Sheet.

Note:  you will notice that from here on out, you are not being required to bring with you to class this or that short writing on the stories.  But in order to be prepared for the final, you should be making written notes for yourself on the questions that are posed below.

Also:  notice that you're now not only being expected to work your way through various stories under the guidance of the agendas of curiosity laid out in the study guides and in other questions below.  You are in addition being prompted to notice how the story prompts an experienced reader to formulate those agendas of curiosity for him/herself.

4 Apr (M):  Have read for discussion Kafka's story "A Hunger Artist" (pp. 954-960).  Come to class having done the following:

6 Apr (W):  Further discussion of Kafka's "A Hunger Artist."  You should do a new reading as directed in the Study Guide.

8 Apr (F):  Have read for discussion Shirley Jackson's story "The Lottery" (pp. 865-71).  In preparation for today's discussion, think through the following:

11 Apr (M):  Further discussion of Jackson's story.  In preparation for today's discussion:

13 Apr (W):  Further discussion of Jackson's story.  In preparation for today's discussion, have a look at the following (checking out a couple of links in one or both):

15 Apr (F):  Have read for discussion Chinua Achebe's "Dead Men's Path" (p. 46).  In preparation for today's discussion, do the following:

18 Apr (M):  Have read for discussion Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" (p. 1477).  In preparation for this discussion, do the following:

20 Apr (W):  Further discussion of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall."  In preparation for this discussion, do the following:

22 Apr (F):  Octavio Paz's story "My Life with the Wave" (p. 1438).  In preparation for this discussion, read the story twice and think through the following questions:

25 Apr (M):  I. B. Singer's story "Gimpel the Fool" (p. 1523).  In preparation for this discussion, do the following:

27 Apr (W):  Further discussion of Singer's story.  In preparation for this discussion, do the following:

29 Apr (F):  Gabriel García Márquez's story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" (p. 704).  In preparation for this discussion, read the story twice and think through the following questions:

Dead Week begins.

2 May (M):  Come to class having read Ring Lardner's "Haircut".  (Since this story is not in our anthology, you'll need to print off a copy from the link just given.  Be sure to bring it with you to class.)  In preparation for the discussion, you should work your way through the following questions:

4 May (W):  Further discussion of Larner's "Haircut."  To bring your thoughts into focus for this discussion, organize them around this question, which whould by now be a part of your standard approach to any story:

6 May (F):  Bring your questions about the final exam.


The Final Exam

The Final Exam consists of an In-class closed-book exam, and a final out-of-class essay. 
The Prep Sheet for the Final Exam will be posted on the Friday before Dead Week.
The Final Exam for the 1:30 Section will be held in our regular classroom

on Friday, May 13, from 11:50 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.

 
The Final Exam for the 2:30 Section will be held in our regular classroom

on Tuesday, May 10, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.