| Sep 5 | Introduction | |
| Sep 7 | Shakespeare, sonnet 27 | |
| Sep 12 | Milton, “Il Penseroso” | |
| Sep 14 | Kohl, Kitchi-Gami, chapter XV (also here) | |
| Sep 19 | Literary analysis essay writing
Eliot, “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” | |
| Sep 21 | Joyce, “The Dead” | quiz |
| Sep 26 | Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | quiz |
| Sep 28 | Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | in-class analysis |
| Oct 3 | After Hours | quiz |
| Oct 5 | After Hours | first essay due |
| Oct 17 | Mansfield, “Bliss” | |
| Oct 19 | Mid-term test | |
| Oct 24 | Amadeus | quiz |
| Oct 26 | Amadeus | |
| Oct 31 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | quiz |
| Nov 2 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | |
| Nov 7 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | in-class analysis |
| Nov 9 | Tennyson, “The Two Voices” | |
| Nov 14 | Batman: Hush | quiz |
| Nov 16 | Batman: Hush | |
| Nov 21 | V for Vendetta | quiz |
| Nov 23 | V for Vendetta | second essay due |
| Nov 28 | Browning, “‘Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came’” | |
| Nov 30 | Review | |