World Literature, Fall 2007 -- Mr Furr

Homework Page

I will post all writing assignments on this page.. You should create a 'bookmark' of your own to this page, so you can go to it without having to first go to the Home Page for the course.

NOTE: BE SURE TO USE THE PROPER SUBJECT LINE ON ALL YOUR EMAILS TO ME! SEE BOTTOM OF HOME PAGE FOR EXAMPLE!

Be sure to "send a copy to yourself" of ALL your homework assignments!

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

For Monday, Sept. 10:
- please review the "Eight Main Themes", outlined here.
- send me two emails, from different email accounts..
  - One of these MUST be the MSU 'mail' account. It is "free" (you've already paid for it, in your tuition), but you MUST use it for this course.
  - See the full instructions on our Home page.
- Make sure that the Subject line of the email messages conforms to the model at the bottom of our Home Page -
  Subj: Lastname WL10 date assignment is due; or
  Subj: Lastname WL11 date assignment is due
THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. It is NOT "optional" or "extra."
ALSO for Monday, Sept. 10, listen to, and study, the lectures on ANY THREE of the Eight Main Themes.
Here are the links to them:
- The Eight Important Themes in World Literature: Imperialism/Colonialism; Tradition vs. Modernity; The Elite vs. the Masses; The Writer and the Audience; Education vs. "Schooling"; Religion As Tool of Imperialism; Racism and Imperialism; The Role of Women and Sexism.
You will need to complete the set-up for Streaming Audio. Or, you may use one of the computer labs.

THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. The fact that it is over the Internet doesn't mean it is "optional" or "extra." If it is not sent in on time, you will get an "F" for this assignment.

NOTE: If you are listening to these lectures over the Internet (i.e. from off-campus, rather than on the MSU network), do not try to do so during "peak net use hours" -- roughly, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, and maybe a little longer on weekends.

NOTE 2: If you prefer, you can download these eight files to your home computer. Then you can listen to them by using the "File-Open" menu. They will "stream" smoothly, regardless of how busy the Internet is, because they are on your on Hard Drive. At the end of the class, you can simply delete them.

Here are the links for the 8 files -- just right-click on them to download them. File 1; File 2; File 3; File 4; File 5; File 6; File 7; File 8.

But try streaming them off the 'Net first -- it's easier.

NOTE 3: I have also created a 'slide show' on these 8 themes and put it on the web. The link to it is here. It is also in one of the link boxes on our Home Page. USE IT -- it is like a summary, or brief notes.

: For Thursday, September 13:

Set up Streaming Audio -- instructions are linked on our Home Page.
Complete your paper on Achebe, Things Fall Apart. EMAIL it to me and to your group.
See the Guidelines for Short Papers and How to Email an Essay, both linked to our Home Page. Study these carefully. Any essay that does NOT follow these guidelines will be returned uncorrected.

Assignments on Achebe, Things Fall Apart (Papers due Sept. 13)

For Monday, Sept.17.
For Thursday, Sept. 20.
For Monday, September 24.
For Thursday, September 27.
For Monday, October 1. No additional writing assignment today, but be sure to bring your text to class. We'll go over some additional passages.

Assignments on Endore, Babouk (Papers due October 4)

For Monday, October 8. Also, prepare Babouk's stories for presentation in class during the next few classes.
For Thursday, October 11.
For Monday, October 15.
For Thursday, October 18.
For Monday, October 22. Bring your last 2 HW assignments; the text; and the list of Babouk's stories to class with you. Be prepared to ANALYZE these stories, in class.

Assignments on Sembene, God's Bits of Wood. (Papers due October 25)

For Thursday, October 25. Complete your paper on Sembene, God's Bits of Wood. Print out and use the "Guide to the Characters in God's Bits of Wood", also linked on our Home Page.
For Monday, October 29.
For Thursday, November 1.
For Monday, November 5.
For Thursday, November 8.

Assignments on Argueta, One Day of Life. (Papers due November 12)

For Thursday, November 15.
For Monday, November 19. Also -- print out this page. Study it carefully. Bring it to class with you.

November 22-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday. No Classes. Eat the Bird, and Return Ready to Work!

Assignments on Barrios de Chungara, Let Me Speak! (Papers due December 6)

For Monday, December 10.
For Thursday, December 13. NOTE: This is also the final day of classes. Please make sure to attend so we can deal with end-of-semester matters.

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