Modern
Literary Masterpieces
ENG215
Essex County College
Prof.
Sean O’Connell M/W
10:00
Email:soconnel@essex.edu
Phone:
973-877-1926 Office: 1137
Office Hours:
M/T/W /R Room:
4132
9:00-10:00
Texts: YOU NEED TO BUY THE
TEXTS!!!
- The
Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
- A
Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry
·
The
Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
*In class assignments will be
handwritten; all homework assignments should be typed and double spaced using
12-point Times New Roman font.
I
will use the class blog weekly to post assignments, links and back up
information. Visit it a few times a week!!!
Class
Blog: eng215spring2019.blogspot.com
THERE ARE NO LATE PAPERS.
IF YOU DO NOT HAND IN A PAPER ON THE DAY THE FINAL DRAFT IS DUE, YOU WILL
RECEIVE AN F FOR THAT PAPER.
YOU MUST HAND ME EACH PAPER.
EMAIL IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR FORMAL ESSAYS.
Course Description: The Development of modern literary
thought is examined from the post-Renaissance era to the present day. Students will do an intensive study of
selected masterpieces of world literature.
January
7 Introduction, discuss syllabus, Handout
9 “Babylon Revisited”
14 NO CLASS
16 The Great Gatsby 1-3
21 NO CLASS
23 The Great Gatsby 4-6
28 The Great Gatsby 6-9
30 Film
February
4 Film
6 A RAISIN
IN THE SUN
11 A RAISIN
IN THE SUN, ASSIGN FIRST ESSAY
13 A RAISIN
IN THE SUN
18 NO CLASS
20 Film
25 Film
27 ESSAY DUE
March
4 NO CLASS
6 The
Bluest Eye
11 The
Bluest Eye
13 The Bluest Eye
18 The Bluest Eye
20 Film
25 Film
27 NO CLASS
April
1 ASSIGN
FINAL PAPER
3 WORK ON PAPER, NO CLASS
8 BRING IN DRAFTS FOR REVIEW 1137
10 BRING IN DRAFTS FOR REVIEW 1137
15 FINAL PAPER DUE
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