ENGL 386.001/002 Assignments
9/12 - 9/23/05 (Weeks 3-4)


Assignments can be updated at needs/speed of the class; you will be notified of updates by e-mail, and are responsible for checking the page after notification.
»»WEEK 3 (9/12-9/16)

  • for MONDAY September 12

    -- have read and be ready to discuss The Woman Warrior ("Shaman," "At the Western Palace")
    -- you might want to head to Blackwell Library already to photocopy the course reserve materials marked "Collection 2: Japanese-American Women" for Friday's readings

  • for WEDNESDAY September 14

    -- have read and be ready to discuss The Woman Warrior ("At the Western Palace," "Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe")

  • for FRIDAY September 16

    -- have read and be ready to finish The Woman Warrior ("At the Western Palace," "Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe")
    --Reaction #1 (The Woman Warrior) due in class: see the Reaction Papers site for guidelines.

    »»WEEK 4 (9/19-9/23)

  • for MONDAY September 19

    -- have read and be ready to discuss Kesaya E. Noda's essay "Growing Up Asian in America" (from course reserve Collection 2)
    -- have read and be ready to discuss Hisaye Yamamoto's short story "Seventeen Syllables" (from course reserve Collection 2)

  • for WEDNESDAY September 21

    --Poetry Group 1 will present the three poems for this section: Kitty Tsui's "Chinatown Talking-Story" (from course reserve Collection 1), Nellie Wong's "When I Was Growing Up" and Mitsuye Yamada's "The Club" (from course reserve Collection 2); everyone should have these poems read and ready to discuss.
    -- you might want to head to Blackwell Library already to photocopy the course reserve materials marked "Collection 3: Indian & Pakistani-American Women" for Friday's readings

  • for FRIDAY September 23

    -- have read and be ready to discuss Chandra Talpade Mohanty's essay "On Being South Asian in North America" and Zainab Ali's essay "Becoming Agents of Our Identity" (both in library reserve Collection 3)

    »» Links:
    Schedule for Weeks 5-6
    Back to ENGL 386.001/.002 Mainpage