Week 1:
Tues. Aug. 29—Syllabus and Introduction—Myths of Shakespeare
Fri. Sept. 1—Shakespeare’s Poetic Language—An Introduction.
“The Play of Language” (Norton Shakespeare, 65-69) and Sonnets 15, 23, and 110 (Beginning on p. 2241 of the Norton Shakespeare)
For our Hybrid Component this week, please go to http://hawksites.newpaltz.edu and login using your New Paltz username and password. Complete by class time Friday.
Week 2 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Sept. 5— A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 6— Blog Post Due to Small Group Blog by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 8—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts III-IV | Reading Questions | Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday, 12:00 midnight
Week 3 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Sept. 12—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 13—Two Comments Due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 15—Twelfth Night, Acts I and II and “The Legal Status of Women,” in The Norton Shakespeare, pp. 10-12 | Reading Questions
Week 4 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Sept. 19—Twelfth Night, Acts III and IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 20—Blog Post Due to Blogging Circle by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 22—Twelfth Night, Act V | Reading Questions | Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday, 12:00 midnight
First Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Week 5 (Featured Blogging Posts):
Tues. Sept. 26—Othello, Act I | Reading Questions
Wed. Sept. 27—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Sept. 29—Othello, Acts II and III | Reading Questions
Week 6 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Oct. 3—Othello, Act IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Oct. 4—Blog Post Due to Blogging Circle by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 6—Othello, Act V and Ania Loomba, “Othello and the Racial Question” | Reading Questions
Second Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Week 7 (NO BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK):
Tues. Oct. 10—NO CLASS (FALL BREAK)
Fri. Oct. 13—MIDTERM EXAM
Week 8 (Featured Posts):
Tues. Oct. 17—Richard III, Act I | Reading Questions
Tues. Oct. 18—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 20—Richard III, Acts II and III | Reading Questions | Character Chart for Richard III
Week 9 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Oct. 24—Richard III, Act IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Oct 25—Blog Post Due to Blogging Circle by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Oct. 27—Richard III, Act V | Reading Questions | Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday, 12:00 midnight
Week 10 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Oct. 31—Julius Caesar, Acts I and II | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov 1—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 3—Julius Caesar, Acts III and IV | Reading Questions Last Day for Course Withdrawal
Week 11 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Nov. 7—Julius Caesar, Act V | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov. 8—Blog Post Due to Blogging Circle by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 10—Hamlet, Act I and “Primogeniture,” from the Bedford Companion, pp. 263-265| Reading Questions | Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday, 12:00 midnight
Third Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Week 12 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Nov. 14—Hamlet, Acts II and III | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov 15—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Nov. 17—Hamlet, Act IV | Reading Questions
Week 13 (NO BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK):
Tues. Nov. 21—Hamlet, Act V | Reading Questions
Fri. Nov. 24—NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING BREAK)
Week 14 (Blogging Circles):
Tues. Nov. 27—The Winter’s Tale, Act I | Reading Questions
Wed. Nov. 28—Blog Post Due to Blogging Circle by 12:00 midnight
Fri. Dec. 1—The Winter’s Tale, Acts II and III | Two Comments Due to Small Group Blog by Sunday, 12:00 midnight
Week 15 (Featured Blog Posts):
Tues. Dec. 5—The Winter’s Tale, Act IV | Reading Questions
Wed. Dec. 6—Two Comments due to Featured Blog Posts by 12:00 midnight There are no featured post comments required this week
Fri. Dec. 8—The Winter’s Tale, Act V | Reading Questions
Fourth Deadline Option for Written Assignments
Final Blogging Portfolio Due by 2:00 on Monday, Dec. 11
Final Exam: Friday, Dec. 15 at 12:30
