Sample ENG 102 Schedule with OER Resources (Rochell Isaac)
| Dates | Modules | Learning Activities | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week One | Course Overview Introductions Review of Course Objectives! | Review Course Content on Blackboard! Complete Diagnostic Essay! Follow guidelines sent in welcome email! | Review the Syllabus in its entirety. Complete Task list! |
| Week Two | Symbolism & Horror: The Short Story! Intro to Literature | Defining Literature Writing about Literature Introduction to Amer Literature Introduction to Fiction How to Analyze a Short Story Poetry Corner: Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven,” 1845 Follow along with James Earl Jones: Click here | Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart, Here Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour, Here |
| Week Three | Symbolism & Horror: The Short Story! Literary Conventions | Literary Terms Elements of Literature Theme Conflict Symbols in Literature | Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown, Here William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily, Here |
| Week Four | Symbolism & Horror: The Short Story! Literary Conventions | Characters and Characterization Metaphor Point of View Perspective and Point of View | Shirley Jackson, The Lottery Here |
| Week Five | The Short Story: Harlem on My Mind! Schools of Literary Thought | Literary Criticism Introduction to Critical Theory Listen to some jazz, Charlie Parker’s greatest hits Here Poetry Corner: Langston Hughes, Harlem Here & Theme for English B Here | James Baldwin, Sonny’s Blues, Here Toni Cade Bambara, The Lesson, Here |
| Week Six | The Short Story: Gendered! | Watch Machado’s interview Here Adichie’s Ted Talk, We Should All be Feminists, Here Kincaid reads Girl | Carmen Maria Machado, The Husband Stitch, Here Jamaica Kincaid, Girl, Here |
| Week Seven | Poetry! Poetry and It’s Form | How to Analyze Poetry Poetry Literary Terms: A Guide Poetry Corner: Emily Dickinson, Poems Series One, 1890 Phillis Wheatley, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, 1773 Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken | Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains, Here About Bradbury, Here |
| Week Eight | The Novel: It’s Anatomy and Parts! | How to Analyze a Novel | Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower, Here (Log in with LaGuardia credentials). |
| Week Nine | The Novel: It’s Anatomy and Parts! | About the Author, Here A short video on the writer: Click Here | Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower |
| Week Ten | Drama: Scenes of the Play! | Reading a Play Introduction to Plays and Film | Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, Act I & II Here |
| Week Eleven | Drama: Scenes of the Play! | About the play, Here and Here About Hansberry, Here | Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, Act III Here |
| Week Twelve | Drama: Scenes of the Play! | Begin watching film adaptation of A Doll’s House: Here | Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House, Act 1 & Act II, Here |
| Week Thirteen | Drama: Scenes of the Play! | Poetry Corner: Maya Angelou, Caged Bird, Here | Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House, Act III, Here |
| Extras! | Drama: Scenes of the Play! | Wilson on Broadway, Here A virtual reading of Trifles | August Wilson, Fences, Here (Log in with LaGuardia credentials). Susan Glaspell, “Trifles,” 1916 |
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