LITR 237: Fantasy (CRN 264)
MWF 12:00-12:50, PHED 215

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  15 Jan—Intro to class 17 Jan—Defining Fantasy
20 Jan—Read The Wood beyond the World; Angel post due 21 Jan by noon 22 Jan—Discussion 24 Jan—Discussion; Sign up for presentation topics and dates
27 Jan—Read King of Elfland’s Daughter chapters I-XXII; Angel post due 28 Jan by noon 29 Jan—Read King of Elfland’s Daughter chapters XXIII-XXVIII 31 Jan—Read King of Elfland’s Daughter chapters XXIX to end
3 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book I, Prologue-chapter VII; Angel post due 4 Feb by noon 5 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book I, Chapters VIII-X 7 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book I, Chapters XI to end part 1
10 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book II, Chapters I-IV; Angel post due 11 Feb by noon 12 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book II, Chapters V-VII 14 Feb—Read The Fellowship of the Ring Book II, Chapters VIII to end
17 Feb—Break 19 Feb—Break 21 Feb—Break
24 Feb—Read A Wizard of Earthsea chapters 1-6; Angel post due 25 Feb by noon 26 Feb—Read A Wizard of Earthsea chapters 7-8 28 Feb—Read A Wizard of Earthsea chapters 9 to end—Paper due by 5
3 Mar—Read Dragonflight parts I-III; Angel post due 4 Mar by noon 5 Mar—Read Dragonflight part IV, pp. 217-56 7 Mar—Read Dragonflight part IV, pp. 257 to end (starts with “Black, blacker, blackest”)
10 Mar—Read On a Pale Horse chapters 1-8; Angel post due 11 Mar by noon 12 Mar—Read On a Pale Horse chapters 9-11 14 Mar—Read On a Pale Horse chapters 12 to end
17 Mar—Read Practical Demonkeeping parts 1-3; Angel post due 18 Mar by noon 19 Mar—Read Practical Demonkeeping part 4, chapters 23-29 21 Mar—Read Practical Demonkeeping part 4, chapter 30 to end of novel
24 Mar—Read Stardust chapters 1-6; Angel post due 25 Mar by noon 26 Mar—Read Stardust chapters 7-8 28 Mar— Read Stardust chapters 9 to end
31 Mar—Break 2 Apr—Break 4 Apr—Break
7 Apr—Read The Hunger Games chapters 1-11; Angel post due 7 Apr by noon 9 Apr—Read The Hunger Games chapters 12-15 11 Apr—Read The Hunger Games chapters 16-18
14 Apr—Read The Hunger Games chapters 19 to end 16 Apr—PCA (film) 18 Apr—PCA (film)
21 Apr—Read The Unwritten; Angel post due 22 Apr by noon 23 Apr—Discussion 25 Apr—Discussion; final questions about presentations
28 Apr—Presentations 30 Apr—Presentations 2 May—Presentations
5 May—Presentations 7 May—Presentations; Angel post due 8 May by noon  

Final Exam: Friday, 9 May, 11:00-1:30

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