English 200 (001): The Literary Merits of Harry Potter (3.0 hrs)

Spring  2012

Dr. Leslie Bickford, Bancroft 275

bickfordl@winthrop.edu, Office Phone: (803) 323-4564

Office Hours: MW 11:00-12:00, T 12:30-2:30, & by appointment

Web: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/bickfordl

Please have reading done by the date indicated

 

T

Jan. 10

TR classes begin

Intro. to course, to each other, and to literary theory

Sorting

R

Jan. 12

Harry and Genre

The Boarding School Novel

Sorcerer’s Stone (SS) Chapters 1-7

F

Jan. 13

Last day to add/drop a class

T

Jan. 17

 The coming of Age novel

SS Chapters 8-17

R

Jan. 19

The Archetypal Journey 

Chamber of Secrets (CS) Chapters 1-8

T

Jan. 24

The Mystery Novel

CS Chapters 9-18

Last day to elect S/U option

R

Jan. 26

 

T

Jan. 31

House One Presentations on Genre and/or Archetypes in Harry Potter

Harry and Gender

Prisoner of Azkaban (PA) Chapters 1-11

 

R

Feb. 2

Option Short Paper One (Genre or Archetype) Due

PA Chapters 12-22

T

Feb. 7

The Goblet of Fire (GF) Chapters 1-11

R

Feb. 9

GF Chapters 12-22

T

Feb. 14

House Two Presentation on Gender in Harry Potter

GF Chapters 23-30

R

Feb. 16

Harry and Race

GF Chapters 31-37

Option Short Paper Two (Gender) Due

T

Feb. 21

Order of the Phoenix (OP) Chapters 1-10

R

Feb. 23

OP Chapters 11-19

T

Feb. 28

OP Chapters 20-30

R

March 1

House Three: Presentations on Race in Harry Potter

OP Chapters 31-38

T

March 6

Harry and Class

The Half-Blood Prince (HBP) Chapters 1-10

Option Short Paper Three (Race) Due

W

March 7

Last day to withdraw or rescind S/U option. 

R

March 8

Midterm Exam

T

March 13

Spring Break

R

March 15

Spring Break

T

March 20

HBP Chapters 11-20

W

March 21

Advising begins

R

March 22

HBP Chapters 21-25

T

March 27

House Four: Presentations on Class in Harry Potter

HBP Chapters 26-30

R

March 29

Option Short Paper Four (Class) Due

Research Paper Assignment online

No Class; Im at a conference

T

April 3

Reading Harry

The Deathly Hallows (DH)  Chapters 1-6

W

April 4

Registration begins

R

April 5

DH Chapters 7-12

T

April 10

DH chapters 13-18

R

April 12

DH chapters 19-24

T

April 17

House Five: Reader Response and Harry Potter

DH chapters 25-29

R

April 19

Option Short Paper 5 (Reader Response) Due

DH Chapter 30- Epilogue

M

April 23

Last day of classes

T

April 24

Study day

Research Paper Due

W

April 25, 8:00 AM

Final Exam