Title: Course Outline
Author: Technology Services
Company: VCU, College of Humanities & Sciences

Special Topic: English 391

Huckleberry Finn and American Culture

Terry Oggel

Spring 2006                             TTh 9:30-10:45; Bus 3130                            Office: 701 W. Grace, Rm. 2208
                        Office Hours: M 4-5:30pm                                 Phone: 828-9382

Course Outline

Jan 17  Introduction to course; explanation of requirements, 
       19  writing project, requirements; writing project

       24                                                                                    During the first portion of the course, the class
       26                                                                                     will focus on a detailed study of  Huckleberry

       31                                                                                     Finn , supplemented by collateral readings and
Feb  2                                                                                      by audio and video enhancements that 

         7                                                                                     contextualize the work biographically and
         9 		                                                                  historically.   Regularly scheduled daily 

       14                                                                                      assignments will be established later.
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       21                                       6 conferences about writing project                                         
       23                                       6  conferences about writing project 
       
       28                                        6 conferences about writing project
Mar  2                                        6 conferences about writing project

         7                                        6 conferences about writing project
         9  Midterm; 6 conferences about writing project                         

       13-17  Spring Break—no classes

       21                                                                                              A regular schedule of daily assignments
       23                                                                                              for the second half of the semester will be set 

                                   Friday, March 24—last day to withdraw for spring ’06 courses

       28                                                                                              by Mar 21, to include student class
       30                                                                                              presentations, viewing additional audio- 

Apr  4                                                                                              visual materials, collateral readings,
         6                                                                                              and the like.

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 25                                                                                              Brief (10 minute) oral 
 27  Papers due                                                                         presentations on 
        
May 2  Catch up and review                                                         writing projects (optional).
                   
4  Final Exam, 1-3:50pm