| Sep 4 | Introduction | |
| Sep 6 | Poe, “The Raven” | |
| Sep 11 | Milton, “Il Penseroso” | |
| Sep 13 | Literary analysis essay writing
Kohl, Kitchi-Gami, chapter XV (also here) | |
| Sep 18 | Batman: Hush | quiz |
| Sep 20 | Batman: Hush | in-class analysis |
| Sep 25 | Newton, Essays from the Minister of Defense, pp. 1-15 | |
| Sep 27 | Eliot, “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” | |
| Oct 2 | After Hours | quiz |
| Oct 4 | After Hours | first essay due |
| Oct 16 | Joyce, “The Dead” | |
| Oct 18 | Mid-term test | |
| Oct 23 | Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | quiz |
| Oct 25 | Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
| Oct 30 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | quiz |
| Nov 1 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | |
| Nov 6 | Chabon, Wonder Boys | in-class analysis |
| Nov 8 | Tennyson, “The Two Voices” | |
| Nov 13 | Amadeus | quiz |
| Nov 15 | Amadeus | |
| Nov 20 | V for Vendetta | quiz |
| Nov 22 | V for Vendetta | second essay due |
| Nov 27 | Mansfield, “Bliss” | quiz |
| Nov 29 | Review | |