| Task | Week | Date | Reading Schedule (10 December 2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Sep 3, 5 | Introduction: American wars; war in literature Colonial Wars: Las Casas | Harriot | Mather | *Rowlandson; Instructions for Day 1 |
| P1 | 2 | 10, 12 | War of Independence: Paine, Common Sense.Part 3, "Thoughts"; Paine, The Crisis Part 1; Jefferson, Declaration of Independence (with edits) | Sept. 12: In-class essay on Jefferson and Paine readings | Federalist No. 1| No. 2 | U. S. Constitution and Amendments | |
| 3 | 17, 19 | "1812" and the Rights of Man: Melville, Billy Budd (numbered paragraphs) | (Optional: "Benito Cereno") | |
| 4-5 | 24-Oct3 | Indian Wars: *Cooper, Last of the Mohicans Oct 3: American Civil War: Poems of Whitman [1] and Melville [1] [2] | |
| M | 6-7 | 8, 10, 15, 17 | American Civil War : *Crane, Red Badge of Courage; Oct 10: Mid-term essay-quiz (orignally Oct 3) |
| Q, P | 8-9 | 22, 24, 29, 31; Nov 5, 7 | World War I: Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms; Paper 2 (no quiz) |
| P3 | 10-11 | Nov 12-19 | World War II: *Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse 5 |
| P4 | 12-13 | 21-26 (W as F) | Cold War -- Novels and Films |
| 14 | Dec 3-10 | Gulf Wars -- Novels and Films: TBA | |
| FInal exam Friday, Dec 19, 8:30-11:30 am, Regular classroom | |||
Key: I=Impromptu, M=Midterm, Q=Quizzes, R=Reports, P=Papers
10 December 2008