Drama as Literature (EL 250)

Final Exam (3:30-5:30 pm)

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Identification and other detail-oriented questions will focus on the second half of the term. Essay questions will cover the whole term.

Miller, ''Tragedy and the Common Man''

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:10:00 -0500

A short essay, available online.

http://theliterarylink.com/miller1.html

or

http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/tragedy/milleressay.htm

Ex 2-3: Pro/Con Close Reading

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Length: 3p. Write a close reading of Death of a Salesman that makes a specific, well-defended argument. (Note: an argument that does not recognize and address alternative views is rarely worth making. Be sure to include a "con" section.)

(Note -- since the publication date of Resurrection Blues is listed on Amazon.com as January, naturally we couldn't do that play in this class. So we're going back to a play the same author wrote more than 50 years earlier.)

Miller, Death of a Salesman

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:10:00 -0500

Finish

Miller, Death of a Salesman

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:10:00 -0500

Act I. (In your anthology.)

Paper 2 (15%)

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Length: 8-10 pages.

Rescheduled from 2 Dec.

Formal Oral Presentation of Term Paper (5%)

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Portfolio 3 (5%)

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Course Evaluation

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Formal Oral Presentation of Term Paper (5%)

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Formal Oral Presentation of Term Paper (5%)

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Thanksgiving Break

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Thanksgiving Break

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Samuels, Kindertransport

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:10:00 -0500

Discuss your reaction to the SHU production.

Ex 2-2: Term Paper Presubmission

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:00:00 -0500

Length: 2-3 pages. Demonstrate your ability to think through the argument you plan to write for your final term paper. The Presubmission Report is a worksheet that asks you to present your topic, evidence for and against your thesis, and a preliminary conclusion. Grammar and punctuation do not matter at this stage.

Update, 18 Nov: Details are below.