THE 101 - Assignments

All assignments are from The Bedford Introduction to Drama by Lee A. Jacobus unless otherwise noted.

Aug. 30 - Introduction to the class; Looking for Richard by Al Pacino.

Sep 6 - Reading Assignment: Thinking about Drama pp. 1-20; The Rising of the Moon 21-28. Writing assignment: Assignment 1-Thinking about Drama.

Sep 13 - Reading Assignment: Greek Drama 29-38; Oedipus Rex 68-93 Writing Assignment: Assignment 2-Greek Theater.

Sep 20 - Reading Assignment: Oedipus Rex 68-93; Commentaries 93-106. Writing Assignment: Assignment 3-Oedipus Rex.

Sep. 27 - Reading Assignment: Elizabethan Drama 266-270; William Shakespeare 308-310; Hamlet 351-407. Writing Assignment: Assignment 4-Elizabethan Drama.

Oct. 4 - Reading Assignment: Hamlet 351-407; Commentaries 407-415 437-449. Writing Assignment: Assignment 5-Hamlet.

Oct. 11 - Midterm Exam

Oct. 18 - Reading Assignment: Nineteenth-Century Drama through the Turn of the Century 689-699; A Doll House 700-734. Writing Assignment: Assignment 6-19th Century Drama.

Oct.25 - Reading Assignment: Doll House ; Commentary 700-734. Writing Assignment: Assignment 7- A Doll House.

Nov. 1 - Reading Assignment: Drama in the Early and Mid-20th-Century 885-896; The Glass Menagerie pp. 1068-1099. Writing Assignment: Assignment 8-20th-Century Drama.

Nov. 8 - Reading Assignment: The Glass Menagerie– 1068-1099; Commentaries 1099-1105. Writing Assignment:. The Glass Menagerie. Writing Assignment: Assignment 9-The Glass Menagerie.

Nov. 15 - Reading Assignment: Contemporary Drama pp. 1319-1332 ; M. Butterfly 1594-1621; Writing Assignment: Assignment 10-Contemporary Drama.

Nov. 29 - Reading Assignment: M. Butterfly 1594-1621; Commentaries 1622-1627. Writing Assignment: Assignment 11-M. Butterfly.

Dec. 6 - Final Exam