COURSE CALENDAR

INTRODUCTION: THE ITALIAN NOVEL 

 

Week 1: Course Overview       

     Lesson 1: Course structure, objectives, resources

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      Homework​

• Set up a Twitter account 

  • Class Twitter feed- @ITALIT1

• Sign up to lead class discussions

• Reading- the Italian novel

 

     ​Lesson 2: The Italian novel, literature in translation, 

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     Homework​

• Detective Fiction

• Almost  Blue 

• Discussion Questions

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MODULE 1: DETECTIVE FICTION/ MURDER MYSTERY 

 

Week 2 

     Lesson 1: Almost Blue

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    Lesson 2: Almost Blue

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Week 3 

     Lesson 1: Almost Blue

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      Homework​

• Look over Course Research Guide, CRAAP Test, Annotated Bibliographies (under Resources tab)

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     Lesson 2: Virtual Library Workshop & Explanation of Twitter Thread Assignments (due 25 Sept. & 9 Oct.)

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      Homework​​

• Discussion Questions

• Blog 1 (due by midnight on 13 Sept.)

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Week 4 

     Lesson 1: Almost Blue

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     Lesson 2: Almost Blue  

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​MODULE 2: ORGANIZED CRIME & MAFIA FICTION

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Week 5 

     Lesson 1: Piranhas. The Boy Bosses of Naples

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      Homework​

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     Lesson 2: Piranhas. The Boy Bosses of Naples

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      Homework​

• Twitter thread 1 (due by midnight 25 Sept.)

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Week 6     

     Lesson 1: Piranhas. The Boy Bosses of Naples

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      Homework​

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     Lesson 2: Piranhas. The Boy Bosses of Naples

     Explanation of BuzzFeed listicle + annotated bibliography 

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      Homework​

• Blog 2 (due by midnight on 4 Oct.)

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Week 7 

     Lesson 1: Piranhas. The Boy Bosses of Naples

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      Homework​

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     Lesson 2: Film Screening- Piranhas 

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      Homework​

•  Twitter thread 2 (due by midnight on 9 Oct.)

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​MODULE 3: MIGRANT LITERATURE

 

Week 8 

     Lesson 1: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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      Homework​​

• Discussion questions

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     Lesson 2: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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      Homework​​

• Blog 3 (due by midnight on 25 Oct.)

• Finish Proposal- BuzzFeed listicle (due by 3pm on 19 October- on Bb & in virtual class session)

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Week 9 

     Lesson 1: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

    Proposal- BuzzFeed listicle

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      Homework​

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     Lesson 2: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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Week 10 

     Lesson 1: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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     Lesson 2: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

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MODULE 4: FEMINIST FICTION

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Week 11 

     Lesson 1: Film Screening- Ferrante Fever 

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     Lesson 2: The Lying Life of Adults

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      Homework​

• Finish Draft 1- BuzzFeed listicle (due by 3pm on 12 November on Bb)

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Week 12 

     Lesson 1: The Lying Life of Adults

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      Homework​

• Peer Responses on Classmates' Draft 1- BuzzFeed listicles (due by 3pm on 16 November)- email to classmates & me

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     Lesson 2: The Lying Life of Adults

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      Homework​

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Week 13  

     Lesson 1: The Lying Life of Adults

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     Lesson 2: ZOOM Conversation 

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COURSE CONCLUSIONS: 

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Week 14  

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BuzzFeed listicles + annotated bibliography (due by 5pm on 3 December)