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Here you will find the Readings and Assignment Schedule. The schedule contains links to the contextual readings. These are open-access sources but they should be quite stable. Please notify me if you discover a broken link.
Please find below the proposed assessment and classroom activity structure. Please read this document carefully and bring your comments to class on Thursday:
ENGL 491 assessment model 2018
ENGL 491 F2018 UPDATED Readings and Assignment Schedule
ENGL 491 f2018 Readings Schedule NOW WITH DUE DATES INDICATED IN THIS CALMING RED FONT.
HERE-WHERE-YOUR-EYES-ARE-LOOKING VERSION:
| Week | Date | Readings / Assignments |
| 1 | Sept 6 | Administration; building the course outline |
| Â | Introduction: contexts and reading strategies | |
| 2 | Sept 11-13 |
Book One, Cantos 1-6; Heale, “Introduction,” “Book 1”;William Tyndale, “Obedience of Christian Man.” http://www.onthewing.org/user/Tyndale%20-%20Obedience%20of%20a%20Christian%20Man%20-%20Modern.pdf |
| 3 | Sept 18-20 | Book One, Cantos 7-12 |
| 4 | Sept 25-27 |
Book Two, Cantos 1-6; Heale, “Book 2″;John Calvin, Institutes 3.21: Of the Eternal Election: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/m.sion/cvin3-26.htmPhilip Sidney, The Defense of Poesy (The Apology for Poetry)https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/816/defence.pdfStephen Gosson, The School of Abuse (p. 12 passim)
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/738/gosson.pdf?sequence=1 |
| 5 | Oct 2 | Book Two, Cantos 7-12
PORFOLIO MEETINGS: If you are considering doing a portfolio for your summative assessment, you must meet with me by Oct. 2. |
| OCT 4: AD HOC AUTUMN BREAKÂ NO CLASS | ||
| 6 | Oct 9-11 | Book Three, Cantos 1-6; Heale, “Book 3″;Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier, Book 4https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/671/courtier.pdfQueen Elizabeth I, “The Golden Speech”(http://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/golden_speech.htm);
Juan Luis Vives, “Education of a Christian Woman” (http://yalepress.yale.edu/pdf/0300092571_1.pdf) “HicMulier” and “Haec Vir” astro.temple.edu/~phanley/hicmulierhaecvir.pdf  OR https://archive.org/details/hicmulierormanwo00exetuoft OCT 9: FIRST COLLECTION OF READING JOURNALS |
| 7 | Oct 16-17 |
Book Three, Cantos 7-12 |
| 8 | Oct 23-25 |
Book Four, All; Heale, “Book 4″ LAST DAY TO HAND IN SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS |
| 9 | Oct 30-Nov 1 |
Book Five, Cantos 1-6; Heale, “Book 5″;Thomas Cranmer, “Exhortation Concerning Good Order And Obedience.” http://sites.broadviewpress.com/16cpoetryprose/files/2011/09/3-16C-Anth-Online-CERTAIN-SERMONS.pdfNicolo Machiavelli, from The Prince:Chapter XVII — Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Fearedhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/1232/1232-h/1232-h.htm#link2HCH0017
Chapter Xix — That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1232/1232-h/1232-h.htm#link2HCH0019  |
| 10 | Nov 6-8 |
Book Five, Cantos 7-12
NOV. 6: SECOND COLLECTION OF READING JOURNALS |
| 11 | Nov 13-15 |
Book Six; Heale, “Book 6”;Castiglione, “A brief rehersall of the chiefe conditions and qualities in a Courtier.”https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/671/courtier.pdf |
| 12 | Nov 20-22 |
Book Seven, Mutabilitie;Â Heale, “Mutabilitie” |
| 13 | Nov 27-29 |
Wrap up/Feedback/Review NOV. 29 FINAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROJECTS DUE |
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