ENG/FST 317-002
Course Schedule

Week One
R 8.18
Introduction

Week Two
T 8.23
Reading: Chapter 1 in Corrigan
Journal 1-Exercise #1 on pg. 16

W 8.24 Last day for registration

R 8.25
Reading: Chapter 2 in Corrigan; look over film terms, pg 173,
Journal 2--Exercise #2 on pg. 34

Week Three
Film: The Apartment
T 8.30
Reading: Chandler, "The Apartment", NYTimes Review
Journal 3

R 9.1
Reading: Deleyto "The Dupes Strike Back", Fuller "An Undervalued American Classic"
Review #1

Week Four
T 9.6
Film: The Conversation
Reading: Chapter 3 in Corrigan, Cowie "Picking Up The Conversation"
Journal 4--Exercise #1 on pg. 78

R 9.8
Reading: Gray, "Tuning in to The Conversation" and Beck, "Citing the Sound"
Journal 5

Week Five
T 9.13
Reading: Anderson, "The Conversation as Exemplar and Critique of Sound Technology"
Review #2

R 9.15
Film: The Exorcist
Reading: Chapter 4 in Corrigan and begin Kermode, The Exorcist

Week Six
T 9.20
Reading: Kermode, The Exorcist
Journal 6

R 9.22
Reading: Finish Kermode,The Exorcist, Blake "Return of The Exorcist"
Essay #1 Thesis

Week Seven
T 9.27
Reading: Corrigan, Chapter 5, Filmsite.org's entry on The Exorcist
Draft One of Essay #1

R 9.29
Reading: Corrigan, Chapter 6
Draft Two of Essay #1

Week Eight
T 10.4
Final Draft of Essay #1

W 10.5 Last day to withdraw with a W

10.5-10.9 Fall Vacation

Week Nine
Film: Matewan
T 10.11
Reading: Sayles, Thinking in Pictures

R 10.13
Reading: Williams "John Sayles Plays the Preacher"
Journal 7

Week Ten
T 10. 18
Reading: Sayles on Sayles on Matewan

R 10.20
"John Sayles and the Fictional Origin of Matewan"
Journal 8

Week Eleven
Film: Chinatown
T 10.25
Reading: Eaton, Chinatown and Towne, Chinatown screenplay

R 10.27
Reading: Cawelti, "Chinatown and Generic Transformation in Recent American Films"
Journal 9

Week Twelve
T 11.1
Reading: Maxfield, "The Injustice of it All"

R 11.3
Reading: Filmsite.org article on Chinatown
Journal 10

Week Thirteen
Film: Election
T 11.8
Reading: Payne and Taylor, Election screenplay, The Nation review, and Payne interview

R 11.10
Pop Matters review
Journal 11

Week Fourteen
T 11.15
Denby, "School Spirit", McCarthy, "Election winners: Wit, nastiness"
Journal 12

R 11.17
Sight and Sound Review, Cineaste review
Essay Thesis Due

11.22-11.27 Thanksgiving Vacation

Week Fifteen
T 11.29
Draft of Essay Due

R 12. 1 Last Day of Classes
Final Draft of Essay Due