Matewan (conclusion). Essay Number One Due
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Robert
Love Taylor
Hours MWF 1-2 or by appointment
Office: Carnegie 201
email: rtaylor@bucknell.edu
| Fri., 1-21 | Chris
Offutt, Kentucky Straight: "Sawdust," "Smokehouse," "Blue Lick" |
| Mon., 1-24 | Jo Carson, The Last of the Waltz Across Texas: "His Father's Work," "Hunting Husbands"; Kentucky Straight: "Horseweed." To see a photograph of a '53 Chevrolet (as in "Hunting Husbands") click here. |
| Wed., 1-26 | The Last of the Waltz Across Texas: pp. 53-81. Film: Tradition. |
| Fri., 1-28 | Kentucky Straight: "The Leaving One," "Old of the Moon"; The Last of the Waltz Across Texas: "Sweet Rage." Thesis statements for first essay due. |
| Mon., 1-31 | The Last of the Waltz Across Texas: "The Last of 'The Waltz across Texas,'" "Free
Will" |
| Wed., 2-2 | Kentucky Straight: "Aunt Granny Lith," (see Lilith) "Nine-Ball" |
| Fri., 2-4 | Writing Workshop: Peer Editing of Rough Draft; Punctuation review. Also, here's a useful guide to MLA formatting. |
| Mon., 2-7 | Film: Matewan
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| Wed., 2-9 | Matewan continued. |
| Fri., 2-11 | Matewan (conclusion). Essay Number One Due |
| Mon., 2-14 | Denise
Giardina, The Unquiet Earth,pp. 3-102. |
| Wed., 2-16 | The Unquiet Earth, pp.
103-161.
Responses: Hart MacCardell-Fossel, Benjamin Portman, Jake
Meyer |
| Fri., 2-18 | The Unquiet Earth: pp.
165-234.
Responses: Lauren Brian, Kelly Doyle, Tim Johnson |
| Mon., 2-21 | The Unquiet Earth: pp.
237-end. Responses: Spencer Hill, Rachel Moseley, Daniel
Katz |
| Wed., 2-23 | James
Still, River of Earth: pp. 1-43. Link to dialect
vocabulary Responses: Michael Hirsch, Nadia Vedder, David Wells |
| Fri., 2-25 | River of Earth: pp. 44-98. Responses: Anthony Katigbak, John Witmer, Brandy Newton |
| Mon., 2-28 | River of Earth: pp. 99-165. Responses: Chuck Paindiris, Mike Rusnak, Daniella Shtemberg |
| Wed., 3-2 | River of Earth:
pp. 167-end. |
| Fri., 3-4 |  Film:
Patrick Donohew's Seven Sisters |
| Mon., 3-7 | Film: Seven Sisters (conclusion) |
| Wed., 3-9 | Fred Chappell, Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You,
pp. 1-60. |
| Fri., 3-11 | Mid-Term
Examination |
| Mon., 3-21 | Farewell, I'm
Bound to Leave You, pp. 60-100. Responses: Daniella
Shtemberg, Mike Rusnak |
| Wed., 3-23 | Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You, pp. 101-153. Responses: Chuck Paindiris, Brandy Newton |
| Fri., 3-25 | Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You, pp. 154-end. Responses: Anthony Katigbak, David Wells |
| Mon., 3-28 |  Sprout
Wings and Fly |
| Wed., 3-30 | Writing Workshop: Peer Editing of Rough Draft, Essay Two |
| Fri., 4-1 | Film: Songcatcher 
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| Mon., 4-4 |
Film: Songcatcher (continued)
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| Wed., 4-6 | Film: Songcatcher (concluded). Essay Two Due. |
| Fri., 4-8 | Wendell
Berry, The Memory of Old Jack,
pp. 1-45. Responses: Nadia Vedder, Michael Hirsch |
| Mon., 4-11 | The Memory of Old Jack, pp. 46-92. Responses: Rachel Moseley, Daniel Katz |
| Wed., 4-13 | The Memory of Old Jack, pp. 93-127. Responses: Spencer Hill, Kelly Doyle |
| Fri., 4-15 | The Memory of Old Jack, 128-conclusion. Read also online: Wendell Berry, "The Prejudice against Country People"; Responses: Tim Johnson, Lauren Brian |
| Mon., 4-18 | Film: In Jesus' Name (49
min.) |
| Wed., 4-20 |  Lee
Smith, Saving Grace: pp.
1-65. Responses: John Witmer, Benjamin Portman |
| Fri., 4-22 | Saving Grace: pp. 65-118. Responses: Hart MacCardell-Fossel, Jake Meyer |
| Mon., 4-25 | Saving Grace:
pp. 119-204. Responses: Volunteers,
for extra credit |
| Wed., 4-27 | Saving Grace: pp. 205-end. Responses: Volunteers, for extra credit |
| Fri., 4-29 | Film: The Accountant |
| Mon., 5-2 | Last things/ Evaluation |
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