| 1 | Introductions | |
| 2 | Montaigne. "Of the Cannibals." In Orgel, Tempest. | |
| 3 | De Léry. History of a Voyage. | |
| 4 | De Léry. History of a Voyage. | |
| 5 | Jesuit Relations. | |
| 6 | Jesuit Relations. | |
| 7 | Screening | |
| 8 | Movie: How Tasty was my little Frenchman... | Essay 1 due (5 pages) |
| 9 | "The Strachey Letter" (Orgel, Appendix B). Tempest. | |
| 10 | Shakespeare. The Tempest. | |
| 11 | Shakespeare. The Tempest. | |
| 12 | Shakespeare. The Tempest. | Revisions of Essay 1 due |
| 13 | Smith. Generall Historie. | |
| 14 | Smith. Generall Historie. | |
| 15 | Screening | |
| 16 | Movie: Pocahontas. John Rolfe's Letter (See "Backgrounds.") | Essay 2 due (5 pages) |
| 17 | Rowlandson. Sovereignty. | |
| 18 | Rowlandson. Sovereignty. | |
| 19 | Jemison. Narrative. Preface and Introduction. | |
| 20 | Jemison. Narrative. | |
| 21 | Paper Workshop | Essay 3 due (5 pages) |
| 22 | Defoe. Crusoe. | |
| 23 | Defoe. Crusoe. | |
| 24 | Defoe. Crusoe. | |
| 25 | Coetzee. Foe. | |
| 26 | Coetzee. Foe. | |
| 27 | Walcott, "The Castaway," "Crusoe's Island," "Crusoe's Journal." | |
| 28 | Paper Writing | |
| 29 | Walcott, "Ruins of a Great House," "New World," "The Sea is History." | Essay 4 due (6-8 pages) |