LITR 2703 Schedule
Science Fiction Lit.
Fall 2005 Reading & Assignment Schedule
WEEK 1
8/22---class introduction: what is Science Fiction?
8/24---Definition Paper due | discussion; group assignments
8/26---The Forever War “Private Mandella” Chapters 1-6 (to page 26) *
WEEK 2
8/29---The Forever War “Private” Chapters 7-15 (to page 80) *
8/31---The Forever War “Sergeant” Chapters 1-5 (to page 117) *
9/2---The Forever War “Sergeant” Chapters 6-9 (to page 149) *
WEEK 3
9/5---The Forever War “Sergeant” Chapters 10-11; “Lieutenant” (to page 185) *
9/7---The Forever War “Major” Chapters 1-4 (to page 229) *
9/9---The Forever War “Major” Chapters 5-9 (to end) *
WEEK 4
9/12---Film: Dark City
9/14---Film: Dark City
9/16---The Dispossessed Chapter 1 (to page 25) *
WEEK 5
9/19---The Dispossessed Chapter 2 (to page 62) *
9/21---The Dispossessed Chapter 3 (to page 90) *
9/23---The Dispossessed Chapter 4 (to page 125) *
WEEK 6
9/26---The Dispossessed Chapter 5 (to page 153) * | Research Paper Stage 1 due
9/28---The Dispossessed Chapter 6 (to page 191) *
9/30---The Dispossessed Chapter 7 (to page 232) *
Last day to withdraw without record
WEEK 7
10/3---MINI-BREAK
10/5---The Dispossessed Chapters 8-9 (to page 307) *
10/7---The Dispossessed Chapter 10 (to page 335) *
WEEK 8
10/10---The Dispossessed Chapters 11-13 (to end) * | Research Paper due
10/12---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 1-3 (to page 41) *
10/14---Midterm Exam: The Forever War & The Dispossessed
WEEK 9
10/17---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 4-8 (to page 91) *
10/19---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 9-11 (to page 118) *
10/21---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 12-13 (to page 144) *
WEEK 10
10/24---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 14-18 (to page 192) *
10/26---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 19-20 (to page 216) *
10/28---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 21-23 (to page 242) *
Last day to drop a course
WEEK 11
10/31---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 24-25 (to page 279) *
11/2---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 26-27 (to page 306) *
11/4---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapter 28 (to page 323) *| Short Paper 1 due
WEEK 12
11/7---A Canticle for Leibowitz Chapters 29-30 (to end) *
11/9---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Introduction & Chapters 1-2 (to page 26)
11/11---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 3-4 (to page 47)
WEEK 13
11/14---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 5-7 (to page 83)
11/16---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 8-9 (to page 111)
11/18---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 10-12 (to page 144)
WEEK 14
11/21---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 13-15 (to page 183)
11/23---THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/25---THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK 15
11/28---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 16-17 (to page 202)
11/30---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 18-19 (to page 224)
12/2---Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Chapters 20-22 (to end)
WEEK 16
12/5---Film: Blade Runner
12/7---Film: Blade Runner
12/9---Short Paper 2 due; Last day of class!*By every date with an asterisk, we will have an AIL (see syllabus for details).
*In addition, you must bring TWO questions or comments (QCs), each on a 3x5 card.
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