DATE

TOPIC

ASSIGNMENTS

Week 1–  Aug. 19

Course Introduction

8-19: Introduction & excerpt from Bowling for Columbine

Week 2–  Aug 23-27

Native American I –Prehistory to History

8-24: Native American prehistory slide lecture

8-26: Slide lecture (cont.)

Week 3- Aug30-Se 3

Native American History & Europeans in America

8-31: Self-portrait DUE (typed assignment) & Film The West Episode One

9-2: Read: Cabesa de Vaca, pp. 1-83

Week 4– Sept 6-10

Early America and Roots of Slavery (African Am I)

9-7: Read: Cabesa de Vaca, pp. 84-143

9-9: Lecture on history

Week 5– Sept 13-17

Slavery (African Am I)

9-14: Read excerpt from Olaudah Equiano, pp. 9-43

9-16: Film: Amistad excerpt in class

Week 6– Sept 20-24

Slavery (African Am I)

9-21: Read excerpt from Olaudah Equiano, pp. 66-81

9-23: EXAM #1 (in-class; no make-ups)

Week7 Sept 27-Oct1

Native Am. II

9-28: Read: Erdrich (Tracks), pp. 1-95

9-30: Read: Erdrich (Tracks), pp. 96-164

Native Am. II

10-5: Read: Erdrich (Tracks), pp. 165-226

10-7: Lecture & Video on Boarding Schools

Week 9 – Oct 11-15

[Last day to drop classes10-12]

Post slavery

10-12 & 10-14: FILM Beloved (or) Miss Jane Pittman

Week 10– Oct 18-22

African American II

10-19: Read: Morrison (Bluest Eye), pp. 1-93 &

Last day to turn in MOVIE EVALUATIONS (accepted anytime earlier)

10-21: Read: Morrison (Bluest Eye), pp. 97-131

Week 11– Oct 25-29

African American II (cont)

10-26: Read: Morrison (Bluest Eye), pp. 132-206

10-28: Read: Morrison, afterward, pp. 209-216 & Project Proposals DUE

Week12– Nov 1-5

Exam & Chicano (Mexican Americans)

11-2: EXAM #2 (in-class; no make-ups)

11-4: Read: Viramontes (Feet Jesus), pp. 3-46 (chp 1)

Week 13–Nov 8-12

Chicano (cont.)

11-9: Read: Viramontes (Feet Jesus), pp.49-130 (ch2,3)

11-11: Read: Viramontes (Feet Jesus), pp. 133-176

Week 14– Nov15-19

Harlem Renaissance & Civil Rights (Afr. Am III)

11-16: Slide lecture, Music

11-18: Lecture (cont.) & FILM: (excerpt from Malcolm X)

Week15– Nov 22-26

Thanksgiving Break

Nov24-28 (wed-sun)

Native American III

11-23: Read: Alexie (Rez Blues) pp. 1-52

 & FINAL TAKE-HOME EXAMS distributed

Wk16 – Nov29-Dec3

Native American III

11-30: Read: Alexie (Rez Blues) pp. 53-244

12-2: Read: Alexie (Rez Blues) pp. 245-306

Week 17 – Dec 6-10

FINAL EXAMS

(see schedule for day & time for our class’s exam)

FINAL EXAM PERIOD: Project presentations

ALL EXAMS DUE (for all students) Tuesday 12-7 by NOON in Dr. Magoulick’s office or mailbox in A&S 3-21 or 3-03. NO LATE exams accepted for any reason.

NOTE DURING THE DAY & TIME OF OUR FINAL EXAM we will do PROJECT PRESENTATIONS (attendance is mandatory).  Plan to stay in town until after our exam time.