Think of this course timeline as your table of contents for this course. It is also a guide for you in terms of where we are in the class.
Week 1
Introductions, syllabus, readings
Online learning suggestions and tips.
Video: Introduction to Script Analysis
Reading 1: Aristotle’s Poetics
Note: Full text also downloadable from the GDrive for those with connectivity problems.
Video: Introduction to Aristotle
Week 2
Discussion for May 17:
From Poetics: Sections on Plot and Thought
Week 3
Discussion for May 24:
From Poetics: Sections on Character, Diction, Music, and Spectacle
Texts for Analysis:
Tatarin by Nick Joaquin
Weeks 4 and 5
Critical Analysis using Aristotle’s Poetics
Plot, Freytag Pyramid Lecture
Character Quiz
