This document outlines the weekly schedule and assignments for a hybrid literature and composition class. It includes the in-class and online activities, readings, and homework assignments for each week. The class will cover topics like New Criticism, feminist criticism, psychoanalytic criticism, and trauma theory. Students will read and analyze short stories and poems, take two exams, and write two essays - one applying New Criticism and the other writing a response to a work of literature. The schedule provides detailed instructions for students on the readings, discussions, and writing assignments they need to complete each week for the class.

1. Week
In-­‐Class
Activities
Homework
Week
1
4/4
Class Work
Homework
Essay #1
Class
1
§ The Course Description and Details
§ What is a Hybrid Class?
§ Syllabus, Green Sheet, Website, and
Kaizena, and the QHQ
§ The Lecture
o What is Literature and
Composition?
o What is literature?
o What is Literary Theory?
o What is New Criticism?
§ Establish your username and explore the class
webpage
§ Buy your books
§ Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter 1
Introduction 1-10
§ Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter 5 New
Criticism 135-164
§ Post #1: QHQ: Literature, Literary Theory, or
New Criticism
Class
2
§ Teams
§ Review
§ New Criticism
§ The Formal Elements of New
Criticism
§ Paradox
§ Irony
§ Tension
§ Ambiguity
§ QHQs
§ The Online Hour
§ Review the readings and ideas we have covered
this week.
§ Don’t forget to work through the online portion of
the class. You can find it under “Presentations,”
“Weeks 1-2” and “Class 3.”
Class
3
Online
§ Figurative Language
§ Poetry Reading:
§ “My Papa’s Waltz”
§ Critical Essay Reading:
§ “‘My Papa’s Waltz’: A New Critical
Reading.”
§ Post #2: Post a paragraph or two outlining your
own New Critical insights about “My Papa’s
Waltz.” Then write a paragraph discussing your
agreement or disagreement with the author of the
New Critical Essay. Consider thesis, figurative
language, and conclusion.
§ Bring copies of “My Papa’s Waltz” and “My
Papa’s Waltz: A New Critical Approach” to class.
Week
2
4/11
Class
4
§ Review: Formal Elements of Writing/
figurative language
§ Group Activity “My Papa’s Waltz”
and “My Papa’s Waltz: A New Critical
Approach.
§ Group Work: Identify and discuss
qualities of New Criticism as they are
(or are not) applied in this essay.
Provide specific examples from the
essay, the poem, or the
definition/description of New
Criticism.
§ Scanning Poetry
§ READ
o “There Is a Girl Inside”
o “The Fish”
o “A Black Rook in Rainy Weather”
o “Memories of West Street and Lepke”
o “To His Coy Mistress”
§ Choose one poem to scan (meter and rhyme)
§ POST # 3: summarize the form (slides 19- 20
for help).
§ Choose two you might want to write about. Print
them both and bring them to class.

2. Class
5
§ Review scanning poetry
§ New rhetorical strategies:
§ Using the New Critical lens to
analyze
§ Introduction to essay #1
§ In class writing
§ Post # 4: Answer 7 of the 9 questions on slide 27
§ Bring your notes to our next meeting
Class
6
Online
§ Analyze your poem
§ Write your thesis
§ Begin to gather support for your
thesis
§ Post #5
§ Title of your essay
§ Your thesis statement
§ A general outline
§ Bring your outline (and a copy of your poem) to
class Monday
Week
3
4/18
Class
7
§ The Writing:
§ The Thesis
§ Introductions
§ The Argument
§ Conclusions
§ The Technical Details:
o Integrating quotations
o In text citations
o The works cited page
o MLA formatting
§ Post #6: Your introduction with your thesis;
your conclusion
§ Draft your essay
§ Bring two complete copies of your draft to our
next class.
Class
8
§ Writing Workshop § Finish your essay.
§ Submit essay #1 through Kaizena by
Saturday, Week 3 at noon.
Class
9
Online
§ An Introduction to Feminist
Criticism
§ Read: Tyson’s Feminist Criticism
§ Re-read “To His Coy Mistress”
§ Read “‘To His Coy Mistress’: A
Feminist Reading.”
§ Homework
§ Post #7: What is the primary focus of feminist
criticism and theory? Or, how do feminist critics
and theorists regard the role of women in
literature? Or QHQ Feminist Criticism
§ Post # 8: QHQ: “To His Coy Mistress,” or ‘To
His Coy Mistress’: A Feminist Reading.”
§ Bring: Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy
Mistress” and “To His Coy Mistress”: A
Feminist Reading.
Week
4
4/25
Essay #2
Class
10
§ New Teams
§ Literary Theory: The Extrinsic Lens
§ Feminist Criticism
§ Andrew Marvell “To His Coy
Mistress”
§ Group Activity: Using Feminist
Criticism
§ Read:
Lois
Tyson:
Chapter
2
“Psychoanalytic
Criticism”
pages
11-­‐49
§ Reread:
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
§ Read:
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading
(“Course
Readings”
and
“theory
texts.”
Bring
copies
of
both
texts.
§ Post
#9:
What
is
the
purpose
of
psychoanalytical
criticism?
OR
QHQ
on
the
Tyson
reading

3. Class
11
§ Lecture/Discussion:
Psychoanalytic
Criticism
§ Group
Activity:
§ Bishop’s
“The
Fish”
and
Elizabeth
Bishop’s
“The
Fish”:
A
Psychoanalytic
Reading.
§
§ Post
#10:
Identify
and
discuss
qualities
of
psychoanalytic
criticism
as
it
is
applied
in
this
essay.
Provide
specific
examples
from
the
essay,
the
poem,
or
the
definition/description
of
Psychoanalytic
Criticism.
Class
12
Online
§ Read “Araby” by James Joyce
§ Read “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov
§ Post #11: Choose one
o Identify and discuss one or more of the
numerous religious symbols in the “Araby.”
o The narrator of "Araby" moves from innocence
to experience through his epiphany. What has
he learned by the end of the story?
o Write a short psychological profile of the
narrator of “Araby” based on a passage from the
story.
o QHQ “Araby”
o Write a short psychological profile of either the
lawyer or the banker in “The Bet” based on a
passage or two from the story.
o Has the lawyer been traumatized or
enlightened? Why do you think so?
o QHQ “The Bet”
Week
5
5/2
Class
13
§ Author Introductions
o James Joyce
o Anton Chekhov
§ Short Story Discussions:
o “Araby”
o “The Bet”
§ Historical Content
§ Literary Style
§ Questions
§ QHQ
§ Read “The Story of an Hour”
§ Post #12: Choose one
o Discuss Mrs. Mallard as a sympathetic character or
as a cruel and selfish character. How might your own
gender, age, class or ethnicity influence your
response?
o Do you think Chopin's critique of the institution of
marriage, as expressed by Louise, is applicable
today?
o Discuss the story through one critical lens
o Discuss Trauma: who suffers it and why?
o QHQ
§ Read: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
§ Post #13: Choose one
§ Speculate on the identity of the “old man.”
§ How does the manner in which Garcia Marquez
treats the traditional idea of angels in "A Very Old
Man with Enormous Wings" compare with the way
angels are represented or interpreted elsewhere?
§ Discuss the story through one critical lens
o Discuss Trauma: who suffers it and why?
§ QHQ

4. Class
14
§ Author Introductions:
o Kate Chopin
o Gabriel García Márquez
§ Short Story Discussions:
o “The Story of an Hour”
o “A Very Old Man with
Enormous Wings”
§ Historical Content
§ Literary Style
§ Questions
§ QHQ
§ No
homework
Class
15
Online
§ Introduction to Essay #2
§ Read the Essay #2 Prompt
§ Read both responses to “Araby”:
Crane and Ratinov
§ Look under “Essay Prompts” and
“Essay 2.”
§ Writing a response to literature
§ Post # 14
§ Homework
§ Post
#14:
Answer
the
questions
on
Slide
13
§ Choose
the
short
story
on
which
you
will
write
your
essay.
§ Print
it
and
bring
it
to
class.
§ Print
the
Crane
and
Ratinov
essays
and
bring
them
to
class.
Week
6
5/9
Class
16
§ Essay
#2
Prompt
§ Writing
about
Literature
o Review:
Crane
and
Ratinov
o Basic
Features
o Annotating
and
Analyzing
your
story
o Writing
your
thesis
o Outlining
your
essay
§ Reread
and
analyze
your
story
§ Post
#15:
Tentative
thesis
and
essay
outline
§ Bring
a
hardcopy
or
your
device
to
class
as
we
will
be
working
on
essay
#
2
Class
17
§ Essay #2:
o The Prompt
o Reviewing and revising your
thesis
o Ways to Proceed
o Introductions
§ Review for Exam #1
§ Study for exam #1
§ Post # 16: Your introduction, thesis, and best
body paragraph.
§ Work on Essay #2
Class
18
Online
§ Draft Paper #2
§ Study for exam #1
§ Read Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank
Redemption

5. Week
7
5/16
Class
19
§ Exam #1 Poetry, Short Stories,
New, Feminist and Psychoanalytic
Criticisms
§ Finish Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank
Redemption
§ Post #17: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank
Redemption.
• Who is the narrator? How did the first-person
narrative affect the story? Why does the author
choose to tell the story through Red’s eyes and
not Andy’s? Is he reliable? Why or why not?
• Discuss one or more themes or symbols in the
story.
• QHQ:
Class
20
§ Author Introduction: Stephen King
§ Historical Context
§ Literary Style
§ Themes and Symbols
§ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank
Redemption
§ Read Bloom’s “Trauma Theory Abbreviated”
§ Read Balaev’s “Trends in Literary Trauma
Theory”
§ Post # 18: QHQ Bloom or Balaev
§ Work on Essay #2: Due Wednesday, week 9
before class.
Class
21
Online
§ Introduction to Trauma Theory § Post #19 Choose one
o Discuss trauma (Bloom and Baelev) as it
applies to any one character in Rita Hayworth
and the Shawshank Redemption. Use textual
support to make a case that the traumatic
incident has long term ramifications.
o Using a psychoanalytic lens, do a character
profile of any character in The Shawshank
Redemption.
Week
8
5/23
Class
22
§ New Teams
§ Trauma Theory
§ Discussion: Post 18
§ Trauma Theory
§ Bloom
§ Balaev
§ Discussion: Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption
§ Author Introduction:
§ Franz Kafka
§ Begin The Metamorphosis (Read Chapter 1)
§ Bring: Two complete copies of your draft (At
least 4 pages) for an in-class writing workshop
Class
23
§ Writing Workshop: Essay # 2
o You need two copies of your
essay for this exercise.
§ Discussion The Metamorphosis
o Historical Context
o Literary Style
o Themes and Characters
§ Finish
The Metamorphosis

6. Class
24
Online
§ The Metamorphosis
§ Potential Theoretical Approaches
§ Author Introduction:
o Elie Wiesel
§ Post #20 Answer one of the questions from
slides 5, 6, or 7 in 200-300 words
§ Read Night First half
§ Post #21 QHQ Night
§ Essay
2
Due
Wednesday,
week
9
before
class
via
Kaizena
Week
9
5/30
Essay #3
No
Class
§ Essay
2
Due
Wednesday,
week
9
before
class
via
Kaizena
Class
25
§ Essay
2
Due
before
class
§ Novella Discussion: The
Metamorphosis
§ Begin Night
§ Historical Context
§ Summary
§ No Homework
Class
26
Online
§ Lecture Night
o Literary Style
o Tensions
o Theoretical Approaches
§ Introduction to Essay #3
§ Finish Night
§ Post
#22
QHQ
Night:
Focus
on
a
close
reading
of
a
passage
(or
passages)
that
you
could
use
to
do
a
critical
reading
through
a
particular
theoretical
lens.
Consider
New
Critical,
Feminist,
Psychoanalytic,
or
Trauma
Theories.
You
may
use
another
theory
with
which
you
are
familiar.
§ Revisions
due
Friday,
week
10
at
Noon
Week
10
6/6
Class
27
§ New Teams
§ Finish Discussion Night
o Themes
o Tensions
o Theoretical Approaches
o Essay #3 and Research
§ Read Room: Chapter 1 “Presents”
§ Post #23: QHQ Room

7. Class
28
§ Library Visit:
o Research Methods for
Fiction
o Research Opportunity
o Post #23 in-class library task
§ No Homework
Class
29
Online
§ Read Room: Chapters 2, 3, and 4:
“Unlying,” “Dying,” and “After”
§ Read Room: Chapters 2, 3, and 4:
“Unlying,” “Dying,” and “After”
§ Thinking about trauma
§ Homework
§ Post #24: While they are in the room, we see
little evidence of the trauma they are suffering.
Why is that? What kind of trauma might we
expect to see? What kind do we see? Is it
possible that “Old Nick” has not traumatized
them?
§ Post #25 Choose one
o QHQ Room: “Unlying,” “Dying,” or “After”
o Explain the dynamic between Old Nick and
Ma. Why does the author choose not to tell us
Old Nick’s story?
§ Revisions
due
Friday,
week
10
at
Noon
Week
11
6/13
Class
30
§ Author Introduction: Emma
Donoghue
§ Literary Style
§ QHQ Discussion
§ Finish Room: Read “Living”
§ Final Post #26: Choose One
• QHQ Room Chapter 5, “Living”
• Focus on a close reading of a passage (or
passages) that you could use to do a critical
reading through a theoretical lens. Consider
New Critical, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, or
Trauma Theories. You may use another
theory with which you are familiar.
• What role do you think the media play in the
novel? How does the media contribute to the
trauma.
Class
31
§ QHQ
Discussion:
Room
§ Questions
and
Theories
§ Close
Readings
§ Review
of
Prompt
#3
§ Homework
Assessment
o Post
your
homework
assessment
on
Kaizena
using
the
comment
feature.
Class
32
Online
§ Essay
#3
o How
to
Proceed
§ How will you approach the essay?
§ Write a tentative thesis.
§ Outline the essay
§ Find evidence to use.
§ Finish Essay #3
Week
12
6/22
Final
Class
§ Final
Exam:
Comprehensive
§ Wednesday,
June
22nd
§ Essay
#3
Due
§ Have
a
great
Summer