Schedule of Assignments

NOTE: This Schedule might be slightly adjusted in the future. So be sure to always consult the web for current updates.

In addition to the assigned books, several handouts will be made available throughout the course. These handouts are also required reading and the subject of quizzes and homework unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Week 1

· T: 8/24 Introduction: Mapping the West and the Rest

· TH: 8/26 Homer: Odyssey Chapter 1-4

Week 2

· T: 8/31 Odyssey: Book 5-8

· TH: 9/02 Odyssey: Books 9-12

Week 3

· Topics for Paper 1

· T: 9/07Odyssey: Book 13-16

· TH: 9/9 Odyssey: Book 17-20

Week 4

· T: 9/14 Odysssey: Books 21-24

· TH: 9/16 Thesis Statement Assignment

Week 5

· T: 9/21 Paper 1 Due on Thursday 9/23 in class

o Read: Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet 1 and 2 and Old Testament: Genesis Chapter 1-3; Study Questions

· TH: 9/23

Week 6

· Fall Recess begins Friday, September 24, at 6:00pm

· Classes Resume Wednesday, September 27, at 8:00am

Week 7

· TH: cancelled due to Illness

Week 8

· Topics for Paper 2

· T: 10/05 OLD TESTAMENT (OT) Genesis Chapters 4-11

· TH: 10/07 OLD TESTAMENT Genesis Chapters 12-50

Week 9

· T: 10/12 OLD TESTAMENT Genesis Chapters 12-50

· TH: 10/14 Class Cancelled due to Illness

Week 10

· T: 10/19 Antigone (in Sophocles' Oedipus Cycle: pp 189-245)

· TH: 10/21 Antigone (in Sophocles' Oedipus Cycle: pp 189-245)

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Week 11

· T: 10/26 Film: Islam – the Empire of Faith

o TH: 10/28 Paper 2 Due Koran - Surah IV -Women

Week 12

· M: 11/01 Video: The Hunt for Bin Laden @10pm on Clarkson Cable Channel 98

· T: 11/02 Video: The Hunt for Bin Laden @10pm on Clarkson Cable Channel 98

· Topics for Paper 3

· T: 11/02 Koran - Surah IV (Women) and II: The Cow

· TH: 11/04 Koran - Surah II: The Cow

1. Jihad in the Koran and Bin Laden’s “Holy War”

Week 13

· T: 11/09 Change: Finish up Surah II, discussion of Jihad, and the video Hunting Bin Laden. Quiz likely

· TH: 11/11 Arabian Nights pp. 1-29

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Week 14

· T: 11/16 Arabian Nights pp. 30-66

· TH: 11/18 Class Cancelled

Week 15

· T: 11/23 Arabian Nights pp.67-87

Thanksgiving Recess Begins Tuesday, November 23, @ 6:00 P.M.

Classes Resume Monday, November 29, @ 8:00 A.M.

Week 16:

· T: 11/30 Optional: Read Arabian Nights to p.134 or further. Writing Workshop: Write a one paragraph provocative hypothesis for one of the Topics for Paper 3

· TH: 12/02 Wrapping Up the West and the Rest

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Finals Week

o T: 12/07 Paper 3 Due, plus Participation Self-Assessment, and complete set of graded Home Work Assignments

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