J144 Spring 2013
Course Schedule / Outline
this page will be under construction for most of the semester*
JAN 20 2013—NOTE: The Web pages from this class are far from complete at this time. However, I'm releasing the draft so you can get a sense for the course. The assignments, tests and dates for these won't change from what is presented here. ... The session pages are empty now. Some of them will be filled in during the course of the terms. Others will not. "Session control" days will have content submitted by work groups to me.
This outline gives the course's structure on a single page. It also provides direct links to each class session. Topics, assignments, and notes are on individual pages. Individual pages undergo revision during the term so they should not be downloaded. This page is less likely to change; however, you should not bookmark it. Rather, you should bookmark the Announcements Page and navigate here from there, to insure that you are informed of important class information.
*Meets Tues & Thurs 2-3:30 PM
Important Dates
*All deadlines HERE, when available
- Jan 22 (Tu) — First class
- Feb 5 (Tu) — Midterm 01, Basho's life and lifework
- Feb 28 (Th) — Midterm 02, haikai and sabi
- Mar 7 (Th) — Midterm 03, Oku no hosomichi, in translation
- Mar 12 – May 2 — Sometime during these days your work group will have full control of a session of the course
- May 2 (Th) — Last class
May 6 (Mon)NEW TIME: May 5 (Sun) — Meeting request form due at 2 AM (that's early Sunday morning, NOT Monday morning—I need Monday to write my responses to you)- May 7 (Tu) & May 9 (Th) — (RRR week) Students who have been approved for a meeting meet with me according to the RRR WEEK INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
- Final Exam: MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 1130-230P
- May 16 (Th) — Essay due at 2 AM (that's early Thursday morning, NOT Friday morning: I need Thursday for grading)
Course Outline / Schedule
Orientation
Session 01: Course Orientation, group formation
Matsuo Bashō's life and lifework
Session 02: Bashō's life and lifework (lecture)
Session 03: Group presentations on Bashō's life and lifework
- Group A: 1644–1655
- Group B: 1656–1665
- Group C: 1666–1672
- Group D: 1673–1679
Session 04: Group presentations on Bashō's life and lifework
- Group E: 1680–1685
- Group F: 1686–1690
- Group G: 1691–1694
Session 05: Midterm 01 – Bashō's life and lifework
Basics of haikai, Basho's poems including in particular poems strong in sabi, general introduction of sabi
Session 06: Haikai & very brief comments on sabi (lecture)
*Your definition of sabi is due to me at the beginning of class on this day, Session 06. It is to be emailed by your team leader, using the subject line J144_sabidef Group groupletter
Session 07: Discussion of sabi definitions, and defense of definitions by group
*Please go to the Session 07 session page. There is an assignment there, due at the beginning of this session.
Session 08: Bashō's haikai — Introductory reading
*Please go to the Session 08 session page. There is an assignment there, due at the beginning of this session.
Session 09: Bashō's haikai
Haikai sheet 1: The worksheet is on bSpace, the instructions for it are on Assignments & Tests. Status: now available
Session 10: Bashō's haikai
Haikai sheet 2: The worksheet is on bSpace, the instructions for it are on Assignments & Tests. Status: not yet available
Session 11: Bashō's haikai
Haikai sheet 3: The worksheet is on bSpace, the instructions for it are on Assignments & Tests. Status: not yet available
Session 12: Midterm 02 – Haikai (general), sabi, Bashō's haikai, humor in haikai
Oku no hosomichi, in English
Session 13: Oku no hosomichi, in full and in English, with additional readings
*Also due at the beginning of this session: Map worksheet
Oku no hosomichi, in Japanese
*When the gloss is ready, it will be announced on the announcements page and typed in below.
*When the reading assignment is ready, I will do the same thing. PLEASE FOLLOW THE DEADLINES LISTED BELOW, NOT WHAT THE STUDENTS MIGHT PUT ON THE ASSIGNMENT. — I reserve the right to explore the reading assignments on the first of the two sessions.
*Student submission deadlines are on the sidebar deadline tab.
Session 15: Oku no hosomichi "Fukagawa": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
- Vocabulary gloss is now available on bSpace
- Reading assignment is now available on bSpace, however the assignment says due Thursday but in fact you must have the reading completed by Tuesday.
Session 16: Oku no hosomichi "Fukagawa": group run session
Session 17: Oku no hosomichi "Nikkō": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
- Vocabulary gloss is now available on bSpace
- Reading assignment is now available on bSpace
Session 18: Oku no hosomichi "Nikkō": group run session
Session 19: Oku no hosomichi "Sesshoseki": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
- Vocabulary gloss is now available on bSpace
- Reading assignment is now available on bSpace, however the assignment says due Thursday but in fact you must have the reading completed by Tuesday.
Session 20: Oku no hosomichi "Sesshoseki": group run session
Session 21: Oku no hosomichi "Matsushima": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
Session 22: Oku no hosomichi "Matsushima": group run session
Session 23: Oku no hosomichi "Hiraizumi": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
Session 24: Oku no hosomichi "Hiraizumi": group run session
Session 25: Oku no hosomichi "Ichifuri": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
Session 26: Oku no hosomichi "Ichifuri": group run session
Session 27: Oku no hosomichi "Komatsu": grammar questions and discussion of scholarship on the work
Session 28: Oku no hosomichi "Komatsu": group run session
RRR week activities
Students who have been approved for a meeting meet with me according to the RRR WEEK INTERVIEW SCHEDULE.
Final Exam
Comprehensive final: MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 1130-230P
Essay due
Due date not yet set but during exam week. However, sufficient progress needs to be done to answer questions about its thesis and such. Probably there will be a thesis statement + abstract due during the last week of classes or the Monday of RRR week.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION: If this has not been erased it means something on this page is incomplete. Perhaps I want to recheck information or perhaps I haven't converted the page from the version of the previous class. It is available but should be taken dubiously.
*THOUGHTS: My hope is that you look at this portion BEFORE a session. If there is content here it might help you focus on the main points of the day. However, I add various things here at various times. When I feel I haven't succeeded in class stating something clearly, I might restate it here. Of if it is a difficult concept in might be given in written form here. I will assume that you have read and rechecked for changes this session in preparation for any midterm or other quiz or test. J144 Spring 2013: I am not quite sure how I will use this section or even if it will exist.