Below is a calendar for the course showing the topics covered in each week and session. Key dates: annotated bibliographies are due in Week #9, final project presentations begin in Week #13, and final projects (including the project abstract, project, and 10 page revised annotated bibliography) should be submitted in Week #14.
| WEEK | CLASS TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1: Introduction | Introduction |
| 2: Classic Poetry | Introduction to traditional Chinese culture |
|
Begin discussion of poetry unit | |
| 3: Poetry and Classic Stories | Lecture |
| Discussion and presentation of in-class group work on poems | |
| 4: Introduction to Drama: The Story of the Western Wing | Lecture |
| Library workshop | |
| 5: Drama (cont.) | Discussion and dramatic exercise |
| Acting exercises | |
| 6: Introduction to the Novel: Three Kingdoms | Holiday |
| Lecture | |
| 7: Introduction to the Novel: Three Kingdoms (cont.) | Discussion |
| Field trip to visit the Chinese house at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. | |
| 8: Novel (cont.): Outlaws of the Marsh | Lecture and discussion of project proposals and annotated bibliographies |
| Discussion | |
| 9: Monkey/Journey to the West |
Lecture Annotated bibliography due |
| Discuss Final Project ideas | |
| 10: Monkey/Journey to the West (cont) | Discussion |
| Lecture | |
| 11: Dream of the Red Chamber | Discussion of chapters 1–5 |
| Discussion of chapters 6, 8, 11–13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 37, 38 | |
| 12: Dream of the Red Chamber (cont.) | Discussion of chapters 94, 98, 116, 119, 120 |
| 13: Begin presentations |
Field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to the "Beyond the Screen" Exhibit and Chinese galleries |
| Student presentations of final projects | |
| 14: Presentations (cont.) |
Student presentations of final projects (cont.) Final projects due |
| 15: Final day of class | Party |