| First-Year Seminar
Davidson College |
Spring 2001 Denham |
| Week | Read | Write | Research |
| 1 | Introductions | In-class assignments | |
| 2 | Homer Tolstoy, Books 1-2 Denham & Kacandes |
Essay 1 due in class. Outline of Characters in the Illiad reading quizlet |
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| 3 | Homer Tolstoy, Books 3-5 |
Essay 2 due in class Rewrite 1 due in class reading quizlet |
Library tour |
| 4 | Wolf Tolstoy, Books 6-8 |
Essay 3 due in class Rewrite 2 due in class reading quizlet |
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| 5 | Wolf Tolstoy, Books, 9-10 |
Essay 4 due in class Rewrite 3 due in class reading quizlet |
research paper topics due |
| 6 | Tolstoy, Books 11-15 | Essay 5 due in class Rewrite 4 due in class reading quizlet |
discuss topics with me |
| 7 | Tolstoy, First and Second Epilogues | Essay 6 due on Monday, 5:00 pm (16 copies on my office door) Essay critiques due in class (2 copies each). No rewrite of essay 5. Presentation, critique, and defense of your essays in class. reading quizlet |
discuss topics with me |
| 8 | Spring Break, no class | ||
| 9 | Crane | Essay 7 due in class Rewrite 6 due in class reading quizlet |
annotated bibliography due |
| 10 | Graves, Dix, Owen, Trakl Ryan, Petropoulos |
Essay 8 due in class Rewrite 7 due in class reading quizlet |
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| 11 | Jünger, Remarque, Dix | Essay 9 due in class Rewrite 8 due in class reading quizlet |
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| 12 | Heller, Vonnegut, Auden | Essay 10 due in class Rewrite 9 due in class reading quizlet |
outline and draft due |
| 13 | Grass | Essay 11 due in class Rewrite 10 due in class reading quizlet |
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| 14 | Easter Break, no class | ||
| 15 | O'Brian, Mason; Gemünden Stone, Kubrick, Coppola this and next week |
Essay 12 due Monday 5:00 pm at my office (16 copies)
Essay critiques due in class (2 copies of each). No rewrite of essay 11 or 12. Presentation, critique, and defense of your essays in class. |
Abstract of research paper due. |
| 16 | no class | ||
| 17 | exam week | Research paper due at the end of exam period. | |
| Readings | Guidelines | Course |