Honors
Modern Literary Masterpieces
ENG215
Essex County College
Prof. Sean O’Connell Tues,
Thurs 11:30-12:50
Email:soconnel@essex.edu
Phone:
973-877-1926 Office: 1141
Office
Hours: Mon 11:00-1:00 Room:
Tues, Thurs 10:00-11:30
By
Appointment
Texts: YOU NEED TO BUY THE
TEXTS!!!
- The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
- New Jersey Noir Joyce Carol Oates
- Ragtime E.L. Doctorow
- White Noise E.L.Doctorow
- Fight Club Chuck Palahnik
9/3
T Introduction to course, plagiarism, syllabus, presentation discussion and read “Babylon Revisited” handout
9/5
R “Babylon Revisited” handout, Read The Great Gatsby 1-3-
9/10
T The Great Gatsby1-3,
Read The Great Gatsby 4-6
9/12
R The Great Gatsby4-6,
Read The Great Gatsby 7-9
9/17
T The Great Gatsby 7-, Read
Outside Source Material
9/19
R Outside Source Material, ASSIGN
FIRST ESSAY
9/24
T Ragtime
9/26
R Ragtime
10/1
T Ragtime
10/3
R FIRST ESSAY DUE, Ragtime
10/8
T Ragtime
10/10
R NJN
10/15
T NJN, ASSIGN SECOND ESSAY
10/17
R White Noise
10/22
T White
Noise
10/24
R ***NO CLASS***
10/29
T White
Noise
10/31
R SECOND ESSAY DUE, White Noise
11/5
T Fight Club
11/7
R Fight Club
11/12
T Fight Club
11/14 R Fight
Club
11/19
T NJN
11/21
R NJN
11/26
T ASSIGN FINAL PAPER
11/28
R****THANKSGIVING NO CLASS****
12/3
T Presentations
12/5
R Presentations
12/10
T ***NO CLASS***WORK ON PAPER
12/12
R Final Research Paper due
