Syllabus

Modern Literary Masterpieces

ENG215 Essex County College Summer 2 2013

Prof. Sean O’Connell                                                  M/T/W/R 2:00-3:40

Email:soconnel@essex.edu     

Phone: 973-877-1926                                                   Office: 1141

Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 1:00-2:00              Room: 2116                    

                                                                                   

Texts: YOU NEED TO BUY THE TEXTS!!!

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
• Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

*In class assignments will be handwritten; all homework assignments should be typed and double spaced using 12-point Times New Roman font.

Class Blog: Visit the blog in between classes for assignments/outside sources and more.

english215summer2.blogspot.com/

THERE ARE NO LATE PAPERS. IF YOU DO NOT HAND IN A PAPER ON THE DAY IT IS DUE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN F FOR THAT PAPER.

YOU MUST HAND ME EACH PAPER. EMAIL IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR FORMAL ESSAYS.

Below is subject to change:

M 7/8 INTRO

T 7/9 Babylon Revisited

W 7/10 The Great Gatsby (1-2)

R 7/11 The Great Gatsby (3-4)

M 7/15 The Great Gatsby (5-6)

T 7/16 The Great Gatsby (7-8)

W 7/17 The Great Gatsby (Finish Novel)

R 7/18 Outside Sources Discussion

M 7/22 (Film)

T 7/23 (Film), Assign Essay

W 7/24 Death of A Salesman

R 7/25 Death of A Salesman

M 7/29 Death of A Salesman

T 7/30 Death of A Salesman , Essay Due

W 7/31 The Pursuit of Happyness  (Film)

R 8/1 The Pursuit of Happyness  (Film)

M 8/5 Fight Club

T 8/6 Fight Club

W 8/7 Fight Club

R 8/8 Assign Essay, Fight Club

M 8/12 WORK ON PAPER

T 8/13 WORK ON PAPER

W 8/14 WORK ON PAPER

R 8/15 FINAL ESSAY DUE