Kelley Griffith

Office: 203 McIver Office hours: T/Th 1-2, W 1-3

Telephone: 334-5866 (office), 274-4184 (home)

E-mail: kelley_griffith@uncg.edu

Anne Brontë. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848, Oxford World Classics)

Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend (1864-65, Oxford World Classics)

Naguib Mahfouz. Palace Walk (1956, Anchor Books)

Your work for the course will consist of the reading itself (about 120 pages per week) plus the following written assignments:

In-class responses. These consist of brief, informal responses to the weeks readings. Well have about one per week, a total of 12 or so. At the end of the semester, Ill drop the two lowest grades.

Short papers. There are four of these, 1-2 pages long, dealing with some aspect of the novel were reading at the time.

Long papers. These are about 6 pages long and develop an interpretation of each novel once weve finished reading it. Unless you make an A on the first two papers, you will need to revise them. The higher grade of the twofirst version and revisionis the one that counts. For these long papers, you may "reuse" (incorporate) material from your in-class responses and short papers.

The value of your work is as follows: In-class responses (25%), short papers (25%), long papers (45%), class activities (5%).

Attendance and participation in seminar courses is vital. Come to class on time, ready to discuss the days readings. We all need to listen to one another and contribute to the discussions. Throughout the semester, each of you will help lead discussions. Let me know if you have to be absent. You can cut three times without explanation. Beyond that, Ill reduce your final grade by 2% for each unexplained absence.

All of our work is governed by the UNCG Honor Policy

By the end of the semester, you should have

1. Carefully read three substantial, well-regarded novels and thus have gained close acquaintance with literature as a great art form

2. Become knowledgeable about how the components of fiction work together to communicate ideas and reflect and comment on real-life situations

3. Gained practice in speaking your ideas and listening to the ideas of others

4. Increased your skill in developing written arguments, using reasoning and clarity of expression to convince others of the believability and value of your ideas.

8/21 Introduction

8/23 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Preface, Letter to Halford, Chapters 1-7

Strategies for interpretating fiction (things to write about)

8/28 Chapters 8-16

8/30 Chapters 17-24

9/4 Chapters 25-31

9/6 Chapters 32-39

Short paper on Tenant (due today)

9/11 Chapters 40-47

9/13 Chapters 48-Conclusion

9/18 Our Mutual Friend: Book One, Chapters 1-5

9/20 Chapters 6-9

9/25 Chapters 10-14
Long paper on Tenant

9/27 Chapters 15-Book Two, Chapter 1

10/2 Chapters 2-6

10/4 Chapters 7-11

10/9 Fall Break (no class)

10/11 Chapters 12-16

10/16 Book Three, Chapters 1-5

10/18 Chapters 6-9

10/23 Chapters 10-14

10/25 Chapters 15-Book Four, Chapter 2

10/30 Chapters 3-6

11/1 Chapters 7-12

11/6 Chapters 13-Postscript

11/8 Palace Walk, Chapters 1-10

11/13 Chapters 11-18

11/15 Chapters 19-28

11/20 Chapters 29-38

11/22 Thanksgiving (no class)

11/27 Chapters 39-44

11/29 Chapters 45-54

12/4 Chapters 55-61

12/6 Chapters 62-72

12/14 Final Exam day, 3:30-6:30