| Jan 9 | Introduction | |
| Jan 11 | The Odyssey: books 1-4 | |
| Jan 16 | The Odyssey: books 5-8 | |
| Jan 18 | The Odyssey: books 9-12 | |
| Jan 23 | The Odyssey: books 13-16 | quiz |
| Jan 25 | The Odyssey: books 17-20 | |
| Jan 30 | The Odyssey: books 21-24 | quiz |
| Feb 1 | In-class test | |
| Feb 6 | Atwood, The Penelopiad | quiz |
| Feb 8 | Atwood, The Penelopiad | |
| Feb 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (movie) | quiz |
| Feb 15 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (movie) | first essay |
| Feb 27 | Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | quiz |
| Mar 1 | Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Mar 6 | Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Mar 8 | Tennyson, “Ulysses”
Millay, “An Ancient Gesture” | |
| Mar 13 | In-class test | |
| Mar 15 | The Lost Books of The Odyssey (selections) | |
| Mar 20 | Cold Mountain (movie) | quiz |
| Mar 22 | Cold Mountain (movie) | |
| Mar 27 | Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | quiz |
| Mar 29 | Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | second essay |
| Apr 3 | Big Fish (movie) | |
| Apr 5 | Big Fish (movie) | |
| Apr 10 | Review | |