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Date

Class

Assignment
specific OD readings noted by page number and (if necessary) by title

Comments

Jan 16

1

Handouts (Borkan & Miller, White, Collins,  DeMott, Stone & Amichai) Please bring your calendars and be prepared to discuss make-up class dates and your OD/BB assignment dates

Jan 23

2

OD: 389-435 (pp. 389, 391, 395, 407, 423)

BB: "Prologue," 3-10; "The Brothel Boy," 11-30

Mayo and Smith lead discussion of OD and BB

Zolfa & Zach announce OD readings for Class 3

Jan 30

3

OD: 346-88 (pp. 360, 361, 364, 365, 367, 368, 369, 371)

Carruth, "Ray"

Leape, "Error in Medicine"

BB: "The Best Interests of the Child," 31-82

Zolfa & Zach lead OD discussion; Lynsey  leads Brothel Boy discussion

Ashleigh & Jody announce OD reading for Class 4

Feb 6

4

OD: 296-345 (pp. 299, 307, 309, 310, 326, 330)

BB: "Ake Dah," 83-127

Optional (in connection with "Gaudeamus Igitur"): Jubilate Agno ("for my Cat Jeoffry") by Christopher Smart

Ashleigh & Jody lead OD discussion; Anish leads Brothel Boy discussion

John & Topher announce OD readings for Class 5

Feb 13

5

OD: 249-95 (pp. 249, 255, 267, 280, 287, 288)

Just, "About Boston"

John & Topher lead OD discussion

Micah & Dr. Rush announce OD readings for Class 6

Feb 20

6

OD: 201-48

BB: "The Servant Girl's Baby," 158-209

Micah & Dr. Rush lead OD discussion; Luis leads BB discussion

Mar 20

7

Cider House Rules 

Keiger, "The Rise and Demise of the American Orphanage"

Auden, "The Hidden Law"

Nikki & Natalie announce OD readings for Class 8

 

Mar 27 8 OD: 149-200

In connection with "Death Be Not Proud": "Villanelle"

Optional: One Art  by Elizabeth Bishop, a great villanelle

BB: "The Veraswami Story," 210-45

Nikki & Natalie lead OD discussion; Ray leads BB discussion

Apr 3

9

"Whose Life Is It, Anyway?"

Klass, "Other Women's Children" (excerpt)

"The Ship Pounding"

Jennifer & Bill lead discussion of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?"; Michelle & Bich lead "Other Women's Children" discussion

Janet & Jeff announce OD readings for Class 11 

Fri., Apr 6, 3-5 p.m.

10

PICU walk-through, discussion  

Apr 10

11

OD: 99-148

Breughel's Icarus

BB: "The Tropical Bedroom," 246-85

Janet & Jeff lead OD discussion; Miguel leads BB discussion

Apr 17

12

"Wit"

Collateral reading: Donne's Holy Sonnets VI, IX, X

"The Sick Wife"

Optional: Poet (and RN) Belle Waring's 4/26/00 NPR commentary on poetry and a dying patient, RealAudio 28.8, 14.4 (requires RealPlayer, available here for free); text version

Greg & Chris Pochyla announce OD readings for Class 13

Sat., April 21, 1-3 p.m.

13

OD: 50-98

BB: "The Curve of Pearls," 286-335 & "Epilogue," 336-38

Greg & Chris Pochyla lead OD discussion

Carrie & Chris Graber announce OD readings for Class 14

Apr 24

14

OD: 17-49

Selzer, chapter from Down From TroySandburg, "The Lawyers Know Too Much"

Carrie & Chris Graber lead OD discussion

Presentation of final projects


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23 Mar 1999