Weekly Schedule

This is a list of due dates for the reading and major assignments for the course. It may be revised as dictated by the needs of the class.

Each week by Friday, I will post on OpenLab the next week’s tasks and assignments, which will be due by the following Friday at 11:59 pm unless stated otherwise. Generally, each week you should plan to complete tasks such as reading and watching lectures, one accountability assignment, and one blog post.

Essay 1 Due: 10/7/22

Essay 2 Due: 11/11/22

Essay 3 Due: 12/9/22

Optional Revision Due: 12/16/22

Week 1: Aug. 25-26

Tasks:

Accountability Assignment:

No Critical Response Blog Due this Week

Week 2: Aug. 29-Sept. 2

  • Read Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, Preface and Chapters 1-2
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 1 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 3: Sept.5- 9

  • Read Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, Chapters 3-5 (finish)
  • Read Essay 1 Assignment Instructions (posted on OpenLab)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 2 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 4: Sept. 12-16

  • Read Polidori, The Vampyre: A Tale
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 3 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 5: Sept. 19-23

  • Read Le Fanu, Carmilla, Preface and Chapters 1-VIII
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 4 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 6: Sept 26-30

  • Read Le Fanu, Carmilla, Chapter IX-XVI (finish)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • NO Critical Response Blog Due this Week

Week 7: Oct. 3-7

  • Essay 1 Due: 10/7/22 by 11:59 pm
  • Catch up on Reading and Drafting
  • Read Essay 2 Assignment Instructions (posted on OpenLab)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • NO Critical Response Blog Due this Week

Week 8: Oct. 10-14

  • Read Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 5 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 9: Oct. 17-21

  • Read Poe, “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether”
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 6 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 10: Oct. 24-28

  • Read Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown”
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 7 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 11: Oct. 31-Nov.4

Week 12: Nov. 7-11

  • Essay 2 Due: 11/11/22 by 11:59 pm
  • Catch up on Reading and Drafting
  • Read Essay 3 Assignment Instructions (posted on OpenLab)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • NO Critical Response Blog Due this Week

Week 13: Nov. 14-18

  • Watch (Movie TBD)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 8 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 14: Nov. 21-25

  • Watch (Movie TBD)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 9 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 15: Nov. 28-Dec. 2

  • Watch (Movie TBD)
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • Critical Response Blog 10 (initial post due Thursday by 11:59 pm, comments due Friday by 11:59 pm)

Week 16: Dec. 5-9

  • Essay 3 Due: 12/9/22 by 11:59 pm
  • Catch up on Reading and Drafting
  • Accountability Assignment (see OpenLab for instructions)
  • NO Critical Response Blog Due this Week

Week 17 and Finals: Dec. 12-21

  • Optional Revision Due: 12/16/22 by 11:59 pm
  • Conclusions
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