Week 1:
Tues. Aug. 30—Syllabus and Introductions
Unit 1: Gender and Power on the Shakespearean Stage
Fri. Sept. 2—The Taming of the Shrew, Inductions 1 and 2 and Act I and “Performances, Playhouses, and Players,” Chapter 4 in The Bedford Companion | Reading Questions
For our Hybrid Component this week, please go to http://hawksites.newpaltz.edu and simply login using your New Paltz username and password. Complete by class time Friday.
Week 2 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Sept. 6—Taming of the Shrew, Acts II-III | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 7—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight (please post in response to this prompt)
Fri. Sept. 9—Taming of the Shrew, Acts IV-V | Reading Questions
Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 3 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Sept. 13—Stephen Greenblatt, “Wooing, Wedding, and Repenting,” from Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Wed. Sept. 14—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 16—Macbeth, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 4 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Sept. 20—Macbeth, Acts III and IV and “The Legal Status of Women,” in The Norton Shakespeare, pp. 9-10 | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 21—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 23—Macbeth, Act V | Reading Questions
First Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Unit 2: Shakespeare’s Politics
Week 5 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Sept. 27—Richard II, Act I | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 28—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 30—Richard II, Acts II and III | Reading Questions
Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 6 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Oct. 4—Richard II, Act IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Oct. 5—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 7—Richard II, Act V | Reading Questions
Second Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Week 7 (NO BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK):
Tues. Oct. 11—NO CLASS (FALL BREAK)
Fri. Oct. 14—MIDTERM EXAM
Week 8 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Oct. 18—1 Henry IV, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Wed. Oct. 19—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 21—1 Henry IV, Acts III and IV | Reading Questions
Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 9 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Oct. 25—1 Henry IV, Act V | Reading Questions
Wed. Oct. 26—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 28—2 Henry IV, Act IV, Scene 3 (Death of Henry IV) and Act V, Scene 5 (Banishment of Falstaff)
Week 10 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Nov. 1—Henry V, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov. 2—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 4—Henry V, Act III | Reading Questions
Last day for course withdrawal
Third Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 11 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Nov. 8—Henry V, Acts IV-V | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov. 9—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 11—NO CLASS: Please turn in assignments by 5:00 p.m. either in hard copy (on my office door, JFT 220) or electronically if you are not on campus
Third Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Week 13 (Blogging Circles):
Unit 3: Family and the Disorder of Nature
Tues. Nov. 15—King Lear, Act I | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov. 16—Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 18—King Lear, Act II | Reading Questions Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday at 12:00 midnight
Week 14 (NO BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK):
Tues. Nov. 22—King Lear, Acts III and IV | Reading Questions
Fri. Nov. 25—NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING BREAK)
Week 15 (NO BLOGGING THIS WEEK):
Tues. Nov. 29—King Lear, Act V | Reading Questions
Fri. Dec. 2—The Merchant of Venice, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Final Blogging Portfolio Due
Week 16:
Tues. Dec. 6—The Merchant of Venice, Acts III and IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Dec. 7—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Post by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Dec. 9—The Merchant of Venice, Act V | Reading Questions
Fourth Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 21, 10:15-12:15
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 10:15-12:15 (This is the correct date/time for the final!)
