EN141 Fiction
Section B1, Spring Semester 1999
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:00-12:00 p.m., CAS B27
Instructor: Jennifer Ho
Office: 236 Bay State Road, Room 133
Mail Box: 4th Floor English Dept.
Phone: 353-2506 (English Dept.)
E-mail: obongo@bu.edu
Office Hours: Monday 10-11:00 a.m. & Wednesday 12:00-2:00 p.m. and by appointment
Required Texts:
Fictions Many Worlds, Ed. Charles May
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe
The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
Persuasion, Jane Austen
The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
The Color Purple, Alice Walker
These texts are available at the Boston University Bookstore
Course Requirements:
You will be responsible for reading all the novels and short stories listed on the syllabus. Additionally, you will need to complete two papers during the course of the semester (details about each paper will be distributed later in class) and a final examination on Friday, May 14 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. There is no midterm examination HOWEVER three pop quizzes will be administered during the semester. There are no make-up quizzes—NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you miss a pop quiz you cannot make it up. Participation in class will also factor into your final grade. I prefer the Socratic method of class discussion, which means that I will randomly call on students from time to time. If you are not in attendance for that day, your participation grade may be affected.
Final Grades will be determined as follows:
| Participation: | 10% |
| 3 Quizzes (5% each): | 15% |
| Paper #1 | 15% |
| Paper #2 | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
Mon. 1/11 Introduction to EN141
Wed. 1/13 “The Blank Page”—I Dinesen (May)
Fri. 1/15 “I Stand Here Ironing”—T. Olsen (May)
Mon. 1/18 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed—NO CLASSES
Wed. 1/20 “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”—G. Marquez (May)
“The Boy Who Drew Cats”—L. Hearn (May)
Fri. 1/22 “The Yellow Wallpaper”—C. Gilman (May)
“A Jury of Her Peers”—S. Glaspell (May)
Mon. 1/25 Heart of Darkness—Conrad, Ch. 1
Wed. 1/27 Heart of Darkness—Conrad, Ch. 2
Fri. 1/29 Heart of Darkness—Conrad, Ch. 3
Mon. 2/1 Heart of Darkness—discuss entire text
Wed. 2/3 Things Fall Apart—Achebe, Ch. 1-6
Fri. 2/5 Things Fall Apart—Achebe, Ch. 7-9
Mon. 2/8 Things Fall Apart—Achebe, Ch. 10-19
Wed. 2/10 Things Fall Apart—Achebe, Ch. 20-25 (end)
Fri. 2/12 Things Fall Apart—discuss entire text
Mon. 2/15 President’s Day Observed—NO CLASSES
Tues. 2/16 Monday Schedule – Short Stories TBA
Fri. 2/19 “A Rose for Emily”—W. Faulkner (May)
Mon. 2/22 The English Patient—Ondaatje (1-130)
Wed. 2/24 The English Patient—Ondaatje (131-145)
Fri. 2/26 The English Patient—Ondaatje (147-158)
Mon. 3/1 The English Patient—Ondaatje (159-261)
Wed. 3/3 The English Patient—Ondaatje (263-302)
Fri. 3/5 The English Patient—discuss entire text -- PAPER #1 DUE
March 8-12 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES
Mon. 3/15 Persuasion—Austen (9-80)
Wed. 3/17 Persuasion—Austen (80-114)
Fri. 3/19 Persuasion—Austen (115-143)
Mon. 3/22 Persuasion—Austen (144-199)
Wed. 3/24 Persuasion—Austen (199-237--end)
Fri. 3/26 Persuasion—discuss entire text
Mon. 3/29 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (1-98)
Wed. 3/31 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (101-135)
Fri. 4/2 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (139-190)
Mon. 4/5 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (193-296)
Wed. 4/7 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (297-340)
Fri. 4/9 The Handmaid’s Tale—Atwood (343-378)
Mon. 4/12 The Historical Notes to The Handmaid’s Tale (379-395) – PAPER #2 DUE
Wed. 4/14 Short Stories TBA
Fri. 4/16 Short Stories TBA
Mon. 4/19 Patriot’s Day Observed – NO CLASSES
Wed. 4/21 The Color Purple—Walker (11-70)
Fri. 4/23 The Color Purple—Walker (71-99)
Mon. 4/26 The Color Purple—Walker (100-163)
Wed. 4/28 The Color Purple—Walker (164-185)
Fri. 4/30 The Color Purple—Walker (186-201)
Mon. 5/3 The Color Purple—Walker (202-251--end)
Wed. 5/5 The Color Purple—discuss entire text
Fri. 5/7 Last day of class—preparation for the final exam
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