Why Read? syllabus

Why Read?

Fall 2018

 

Aug 28             Introductions

 

Sept 4              Fahrenheit 451, pages 1-65 (section one)

 

Sept 11            Fahrenheit 451, pages 67-106 (section two)

 

Sept 18            Fahrenheit 451, pages 107-158 (section three)

 

Sept 25            The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 3-65, and the epigraphs! (Chapters 1-8)

 

Oct 2               The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 66-135, (Chapters 9-18)

 

Oct 9               The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 139-205, (Chapters 19-25)

 

Oct 16             The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 206-267, (Chapters 26-31)

 

Oct 23             The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 268-331, (Chapters 32-39)

 

Oct 30             The Handmaid’s Tale, pages 335-395, (Chapters 40-46 and the Historical Notes)

 

Nov 6               The Reader, pages 3-58 (Part One, chapters 1-11)

 

Nov 13             The Reader, pages 59-112 (Part One, chapters 12-17 and Part Two, chapters 1-6)

 

Nov 27             The Reader, pages 113-163 (Part Two, chapters 7-17)

 

Dec 4               The Reader, pages 167-218 (Part Three, chapters 1-12)