LIT3001: Studies in Drama
20th Century & Contemporary Works
Tentative Course Schedule Fall
TR 9:35-11:40 ACAD 426
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct assignments
WEEK 1
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/7):
- Complete Syllabus Quiz in Ulearn
- Read Long Day's Journey into Night, pp. 1-51
R 9/7 Blog Post; Discuss LDJIN
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/12):
- Read Long Day's Journey into Night, pp. 52-98
- Do Reader Response 1: What do you see as the most significant action taken by a character or what do you see as the most significant piece of dialogue? This is an argument. Explain why you believe so and convince your reader that your argument is a valid one.
WEEK 2
T 9/12 Quiz; Blog Posts; Discuss LDJIN
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/14):
- Read Long Day's Journey into Night, pp. 99-126
- Do Reader Response 2: What do you see as the most important theme in this work so far? Identify the theme as a central idea and convince your reader that your argument is a valid one.
R 9/14 Group Presentation: Eugene O'Neill and Long Day's Journey into Night (critical views
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/19):
- Complete LDJIN, read pp. 127-179
- First Draft of Essay 1 Due; upload to Ulearn
- Submit 1st draft of Essay 1 to SmartThinking Tutor; Upload report and revision plan before class time (due by R 9/21)(note: 24 hours before SmartThinking report received): upload report and revision plan as one MS Word file; Go to SUBMIT ESSAYS/ASSIGNMENTS <SMARTTHINKING REPORTS & REVISION PLANS
WEEK 3
T 9/19 First Draft of Essay 1 due; Exchange with partner; Complete Albee LDJIN Discussion;
Group Presentation: Edward Albee & Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (history & critical
views)
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/21):
- Read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, pp. 3-95
R 9/21 Quiz; Blog Post; Peer Critique; Discuss Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/26):
- Read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, pp. 96-192
- Complete Reader Response 3: Noting the events of these scenes only, what do you see as the central idea of this section? How is this idea connected to the statements made by the characters, actions take by them, or the objects closely associated with them?
WEEK 4
T 9/26 Quiz; Discuss Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Presentation: Types of Theater Stages (a
history)
HOMEWORK (DUE 9/28):
- Read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, pp. 193-257
R 9/28 Quiz; Blog Post; Final Draft of Essay 1 due w/ Reflection; complete discussion of Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
R 9/28: REQUIRED PLAY: BALTIMORE @ BLACKBOX THEATRE, ROBINSON HALL,
UNCC; 7:30 PM
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/3):
- Do Reader Response 4: Describe the dynamic between Troy and Rose. Why is it important to examine this relationship through a historical understanding of gender (male/female societal roles) and race?
WEEK 5
T 10/3 Quiz; Blog Post; Discuss Fences; Presentation: The History of the Negro Baseball Leagues
and the Integration of Major League Sports & August Wilson; Review Essay 2
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/5):
- Read pp. 59-101 of August Wilson's Fences
- Do Reader Response 5: : You are the director of a film version of this film. Which actor's would you cast in the roles of Troy and Rose and why? Rely upon quotes from the text to support your argument as well as the previous roles of the actor. Convince your reader that your argument is a valid one. To examine an actor's previous roles, see imdb.com.
R 10/5 Midterm Exam
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/12):
- Read pp. 59-101 of August Wilson's Fences
- Read "Sexism: An American Disease in Blackface," pp. 60-65, by Audre Lorde (see handouts link in Ulearn).
WEEK 6
M 10/9 NO CLASS, FALL HOLIDAY
T 10/10 MEET WITH MW CLASSES
R 10/12 Quiz; Blog Posts; Discuss August Wilson's Fences; Group Presentation: The Elements of
Set Design
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/17):
- First Draft of Essay 2 due; upload to Ulearn
- Submit 1st draft of Essay 2 to SmartThinking Tutor; Upload report and revision plan before class time T 10/24 (note: 24 hours before SmartThinking report received): upload report and revision plan as one MS Word file; Go to SUBMIT ESSAYS/ASSIGNMENTS <SMARTTHINKING REPORTS & REVISION PLANS
F 10/13 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM AN ACADEMIC COURSE
WEEK 7
T 10/17 First Draft of Essay 2 Due; Exchange for Critique; Blog Post; Continue Discussion of
Fences; Group Presentation: The Elements of Costume Design
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/19):
- Read Buried Child by Sam Shepard, pp. 62-107
- Have you submitted your SmartThinking Report & Revision Plan?
R 10/19 Peer Critique; Quiz; Discuss Buried Child; Group Presentation: The Work of Sam Shephard
& Critical Views of Buried Child
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/24):
- Read pp. 108-132 of Buried Child
WEEK 8
T 10/24 Quiz; Continue Discussion of Buried Child; Group Presentation: A Director's Role in
Producing a Play
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/26):
- Read The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, pp. 6-50
HOMEWORK (DUE 10/31):
- Read The Clean House, pp. 51-116
- Do Reader Response 7: Imagine that you have been hired as the costume designer for this play. Choose one of the main characters and explain how you would dress them and why. Imagine you are writing this argument for the director to explain your choices. Support your argument with examples/quotes from the text.
WEEK 9
T 10/31 Quiz; Discuss The Clean House; set up google docs for group project
HOMEWORK (DUE 11/2):
- Read the text assigned for your group (Topdog/Underdog, pp. 1-58 or The Aliens, pp. 1-43)
- Do Reader Response 8 (for pp. 51-108): What do you see as an emerging theme in this work and why? Convince your reader that your argument is a valid one
HOMEWORK (DUE 11/7):
- Read the text assigned for your group (Topdog/Underdog, pp. 59-110 or The Aliens, pp. 44-64)
- Response Due for the live play, The Grapes of Wrath, at UNCC
WEEK 10
HOMEWORK (DUE 11/9):
HOMEWORK (DUE 11/14):
- Upload ONE copy of group project to Ulearn for group; include each group member's name on document
- Each group member complete's their own individual reflection per instructions in class (2 pages); upload
reflection to Ulearn (folder for individual reflection for group project)
WORD FILE
WEEK 11
paper to Ulearn and everyone does their own individual reflection (submit to folder for
reflection)
FILE.
