English 12 Winter Syllabus (From Vivien Leigh to Spike Lee)
Tues., Dec.1: Read from 2-18 in Toms....
This week we will watch part of Birth of a Nation in class.
Dec. 2: 19-34 in Toms
Dec.3: 35-77 in Toms
Dec. 4: *************
Mon., Dec. 7: 79-100 in Toms
This week we will watch some of Showboat in class.
Dec. 8: Read Go Down, Moses, 3-29.
Dec. 9: 33-58
Dec. 10: 58-81
Dec. 11: 81-115
Mon., Dec 14: 115-149
This week we will watch Hallelujah in class.
Dec. 15:***************
Dec. 16: 149-154
Dec. 17-18: We'll finish the movie. Have a nice holiday.
Tues., Jan. 5: Read 101-116 in Toms.
Jan. 6: Toms 117-143
Jan. 7: Prepare for in-class essay on Jan. 11.
We'll watch The Little Colonel this week. We may also watch some of Gone with The Wind.
Jan. 8: ***********:
Mon., Jan. 11: In-class essay; read Toms 143-158.
This week we will watch Imitation of Life.
Jan. 12: Begin The Invisible Man, 3-27 (to the bottom of the page).
Jan. 13: 28-53 (through the last full paragraph)
Jan. 14: 53-83
Jan. 15: 83-108
Mon., Jan. 18: MLK Day
This week we view Stormy Weather and maybe part of Cabin in the Sky.
Tues., Jan. 19: Read The Invisible Man 109-150.
Jan. 20:****************
Jan. 21: 151-171
Jan. 22: 172-195
Mon., Jan.25: 196-230
Jan. 26: 231-260
Jan. 27: 261-295
Jan. 28: 296-355
Jan. 29:**************
Jan. 30-Feb. 1: Free Weekend
Tues., Feb. 2: Continue with The Invisible Man, 356-382.
This week we will watch No Way Out.
Feb. 3: The Invisible Man, 383-408
Feb. 4: 409-433 (up to the page break)
Feb. 5: 433-461
Mon., Feb. 8: 462-484
This week we will watch Carmen Jones.
Feb. 9:485-526
Feb. 10: *******************
Feb. 11: 526-550
Feb.12: 551-581
Mon., Feb. 15: Prepare for in-class essay.
This week we shall watch Sounder.
Feb. 16: In-class essay; read Go Down, Moses, 183-201.
Feb. 17: 201-217
Feb. 18: 217-243
Feb. 19: ******************
Mon., Feb. 22 :243-273 (through "and McCaslin")
This week we'll try something more modern, Coming to America.
Feb. 23: 273-301
Feb. 24: 301-315
Feb. 25:
Feb. 26: We'll watch Do the Right Thing.
Mon., Mar. 1: Prepare for essay on Wed.
Mar. 2:**************
Mar 3: In-class essay
Mar. 4: The last day for Do the Right Thing and for class. Have a dandy spring break!
We may change some of the movies we watch, particularly toward the end of the term as we move to the more modern movies.
