American Lit Summer I Calendar

American Literature 1865-Present Calendar WEEK 1—MAY 26-30 [Assignments Due Before 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 31] Ȳ READING RESPONSE 1—“[Because I could not stop for Death - ]” by Emily Dickinson (C-96)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 2—“The Storm” by Kate Chopin (C-570)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 3— “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (C-831)—10 points WEEK 2 —MAY 31-JUNE 6 [Assignments Due Before 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 7] Ȳ READING RESPONSE 4— “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost (D-253)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 5— “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (D-873)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 6— “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes (D-954)—10 points WEEK 3 —JUNE 7-13 [Assignments Due Before 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 14] Ȳ READING RESPONSE 7— A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (E-62)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 8—“Going to Meet the Man” by James Baldwin (E-336)—10 points Ȳ MIDTERM EXAM—Covers Literary Terms—50 points WEEK 4 —JUNE 14-20 [Assignments Due Before 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 21] Ȳ READING RESPONSE 9— “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor (E-379)—10 points Ȳ READING RESPONSE 10— “Howl” & “Footnote to Howl” Allen Ginsberg (E-415)—10 points WEEK 5 —JUNE 21-24 [Assignments Due Before 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, June 24] Ȳ FINAL EXAM—Covers Literary Terms—50 points Ȳ FINAL (AND ONLY) ESSAY—100 points Total Points = 300. Your Point Total ÷ 300 = Your Final Percentage in the Class.