ENGL 315 W23 Siemerling

Course Schedule

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Week

Module

Readings

Activities and Assignments

End / Due Date

Weight (%)

Week 1

Module 00: Welcome

 

Introduce Yourself

   

Module 01: Modernism in Canada

Complete the Readings for Module 01.

Quick Quiz on Module 01

 

All 10 Quick Quizzes form 15% total

Sample Paragraph Writing Exercise: Earle Birney, "Can. Lit." (PDF)

   

Grammar Tutorial Exercise: 01

   

Week 2

Module 02: The Past of Modernism

Complete the Readings for Module 02.

Quick Quiz on Module 02

   

Paragraph Writing Exercise:  Margaret Avison, "The Butterfly"

The Paragraph Writing Exercise will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.

2.5%

Grammar Tutorial Exercise: 02

   

Week 3

Module 03: Portraits of The Poet

Complete the Readings for Module 03.

Quick Quiz on Module 03

   

Week 4

Module 04: Modernist Writing, Art, and Nature

Complete the Readings for Module 04.

Quick Quiz on Module 04

   

Paragraph Writing Exercise: E.J. Pratt, "The Shark"

The Paragraph Writing Exercise will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

2.5%

Week 5

Module 05: Modernism and Native Peoples

Complete the Readings for Module 05.

Quick Quiz on Module 05

   

Midterm

The Midterm will be available from Monday, February 6, 2023 at 8:00 AM to Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM.

35%

Week 6

Module 06: Modernism Mythology

Complete the Readings for Module 06.

Quick Quiz on Module 06

   

Reading Week (Saturday, February 18, 2023 to Sunday, February 26, 2023)

Week 7

Module 07: Social Criticism, Social Concern

Complete the Readings for Module 07.

Quick Quiz on Module 07

   

Week 8

Module 08: Modernist Body, Mind, and Spirit

Complete the Readings for Module 08.

Quick Quiz on Module 08

   

Paragraph Writing Exercise: Al Purdy, "A Handful of Earth"

The Paragraph Writing Exercise will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

2.5%

Week 9

Module 09: Modernism and Nation

Complete the Readings for Module 09.

Quick Quiz on Module 09

   

Paragraph Writing Exercise: P.K. Page, "Arras"

The Paragraph Writing Exercise will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

2.5%

Week 10

Module 10: Other Modernisms

Complete the Readings for Module 10.

Quick Quiz on Module 10

   

Week 11

No lectures

       

Week 12

No lectures

 

Essay Due

The Essay is due by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

40%

This course has no Final Exam