America
and Assimilation
7/14
M Introduction to class, discussion of syllabus, plagiarism and What it means
to be American? Read Brave We Are and Two Kinds (Handout)
7/15T
Brave We Are and Two Kinds,
7/16
W The Namesake (Film)
7/17
R The Namesake (Film), Read “A Good Man
Is Hard to Find”
Faith
and Religion
7/21
M “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, Read “A
Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”
7/22
T “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”
7/23
W Film: The Life of Pi
7/24
R Film: ASSIGN FIRST ESSAY The Life of Pi, Read “The Lottery” (Handout)
Tradition,
Persecution and “Groupthink”
7/28
M “The Lottery” (849)Read “The Sisterhood of Night” (Handout)
7/29
T “The Sisterhood of Night”
7/30
W Film: The Village
7/31
R Film FIRST ESSAY DUE The Village,
and The Temp (Handout)
The
Magical Stranger and Culture
8/4
M “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, Read “The Temp”
8/5
T “The Temp” ASSIGN FINAL PAPER
8/6
W Film: Edward Scissorhands
8/7
R Film: Edward Scissorhands
Final
Week
8/11M
Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
8/12
T Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
8/13
W Meet in my office for help with Final Paper
8/14
R LAST DAY OF CLASS, FINAL PAPER DUE
