Modern
Literary Masterpieces
ENG215
Essex County College
Prof. Sean O’Connell Monday1:00-3:40
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
Sept 9 Introduction to course,
plagiarism, syllabus, presentation discussion and read “Babylon Revisited” (Handout)
16 “Babylon
Revisited” (Handout), Read The Great Gatsby (1-5)
23 The
Great Gatsby(1-5), Read The Great Gatsby
(5-9)
30 The
Great Gatsby(5-9), Read “Live for
Today” and “New Day Newark” in New Jersey
Noir
Oct 7 ASSIGN
FIRST ESSAY, “Live
for Today” and “New Day Newark” in New
Jersey Noir
14 NO CLASS, Read Ragtime
21 ESSAY
DUE, Ragtime, Read Ragtime
28 Ragtime,
Read Ragtime
Nov 4 ASSIGN SECOND PAPER, Ragtime,
Read “Lola” and “A Bag for
Nicholas” in New Jersey Noir
11 ESSAY
DUE, “Lola” and “A Bag for Nicholas” in New Jersey Noir, Read Fight Club
18 ASSIGN FINAL PAPER, Fight Club, Read Fight Club
25 Fight
Club, Read Fight Club
Dec 2
Final Paper Issues, Fight Club
