SCHEDULE *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE (FILMS IN PARTICULAR MAY GET SHUFFLED AROUND A BIT)

WEEK 1

MONDAY JAN 6 CLASS INTRODUCTIONS
READING DUE TUESDAY JAN 7 READ ROSEMARY'S BABY TO PAGE 76 (through the end up Chapter 7)
TUESDAY JAN 7 ROSEMARY'S BABY; FILM JENNIFER'S BODY
READING DUE WEDNESDAY ROSEMARY'S BABY TO PAGE 162 (through the end of Part 2, Chapter 5)

WEDNESDAY JAN 8 ROSEMARY'S BABY
READING DUE THURSDAY FINISH ROSEMARY'S BABY

THURSDAY JAN 9 ROSEMARY'S BABY; ; 15-20 PG JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
READING DUE FRIDAY JAN 10  READ THE WOMAN IN BLACK TO PAGE 82 (through the end of the chapter titled 'The Sound of a Pony and a Trap'); read Stephen King's "Why We Crave Horror Movies"

FRIDAY JAN 10 THE WOMAN IN BLACK; FILM THE ORPHANAGE;
HORROR NARRATIVE PROJECT OVERVIEW
READING DUE MONDAY JAN 14 FINISH THE WOMAN IN BLACK

WEEK 2

MONDAY JAN 14 THE WOMAN IN BLACK
READING DUE TUESDAY OUT TO PAGE 100; PREPARE CONCEPT FOR WORKSHOP

TUESDAY JAN 15; OUT; CONCEPT WORKSHOP
READING DUE WEDNESDAY OUT TO PAGE 200

WEDNESDAY JAN 16 OUT; FILM AMERICAN PSYCHO
READING DUE THURSDAY OUT TO PAGE 300

THURSDAY JAN 17 OUT; FILM THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
READING DUE FRIDAY FINISH OUT

FRIDAY JAN 18 CREATIVE PROJECT MEETINGS; OUT
READING DUE MONDAY PET SEMETARY TO PAGE 100 (through the end of Chapter 20)

SUNDAY JAN 20
*JOURNAL  DUE BY  SUNDAY AT 6 PM VIA MOODLE ONLY
 
 WEEK 3

MONDAY JAN 21 PET SEMETARY
READING DUE TUESDAY PET SEMETARY TO PAGE 178 (through end of Chapter 30)

TUESDAY JAN 22 PET SEMETARY; FILM TBA
READING DUE WEDNESDAY PET SEMETARY TO PAGE 261 (through end of Chapter 39)

WEDNESDAY JAN 23 PET SEMETARY
READING DUE THURSDAY PET SEMETARY TO PAGE 326 (through end of Chapter 50)

THURSDAY JAN 24 PET SEMETARY; FILM TBA
READING DUE FRIDAY FINISH PET SEMETARY

FRIDAY JAN 25 PET SEMETARY
READING DUE MONDAY NONE - CREATIVE PROJECT DUE BY 10 PM MONDAY VIA MOODLE ONLY

 WEEK 4
MONDAY JAN 28  CLASS PARTY; SUBMISSION DAY - FINAL PROJECT DUE BY 10 PM

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