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November 2023 Modules

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Module Preceptors Days and Times Status Format Sector Portals
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on October 30, November 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, (skip 23), 27 Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
John Garth (Guest)
Patrick Lyon (Section 1)
James Tauber (Lecturer)
Section 1 Discussion Group with Patrick Lyon Meeting Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on November 2, 9, 16, 21 (Tuesday) Completed  Hybrid Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Dr. Sara Brown (Section 2)
John Garth (Guest)
James Tauber (Lecturer)
Section 2 Discussion Group with Sara Brown Meeting Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on November 2, 9, 16, 23. The group is in discussion about whether the regular meeting time on the 23d will be used or shifted slightly. Completed  Hybrid Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Dr. Sara Brown (Section 3)
John Garth (Guest)
James Tauber (Lecturer)
Section 3 Discussion Group with Sara Brown Meeting Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on November 2, 9, 16, 23. The group is in discussion about whether the regular meeting time on the 23d will be used or shifted slightly. Completed  Hybrid Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, (skip 23), 27, 30. Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Dune
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Frank Herbert
Religious Studies
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 Spotlight Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, (skip 23), 27, and 30 Completed Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Meeting Mondays & Tuesdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 Completed Discussion-based • High intensity Fantasy Studies British Literature
Fall Survey 2023
Oct Showcase 2023
Terry Pratchett
Worldbuilding
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, (skip 23), 27, 30. Spotlight Completed Lecture-based • Low intensity General Humanities Crafting
Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, (skip 23), 28, 30. Completed Lecture-based • Low intensity Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Meeting Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, (skip 22, 24), 29, December 1 Completed Discussion-based • Low intensity General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
The Middle Ages
Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on October 31, November (skip 2), 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, (skip 23), 28, 30 Completed Discussion-based • Low intensity Language Beginning Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Japanese: From Zero - 5 Continuing Series
Meeting Tuesdays & Fridays at 9:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on October 31, November 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, (skip 24), 28 Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity Language Anime
Beginning Languages
Conversational Languages
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Japan
Linguistics
Latin in a Year 10 Continuing Series
Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on October 31, November 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, (skip 23), 28 Completed Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity Language Beginning Languages
The Greco-Roman World
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 Completed Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Ecocriticism
Le Guin
Old English 2 Continuing Series
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 Completed Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Old Norse 5 Continuing Series
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, (skip 23,) 27, 30. Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Meeting Wednesdays & Fridays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, (skip 24), 29 Completed Discussion-based Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Japan
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming with Will Sherwood Meeting Tuesdays & Fridays at 1:00 PM Eastern. Unless otherwise specified, classes will run for 1 hour on November 3, 7, 10, 14 (90 minutes), 17, 21, and 28 (90 minutes). Completed
FULL
Discussion-based • Low intensity General Humanities British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
JRR Tolkien
Literacy
Magic
Metaphysics
Oct Showcase 2023
Owen Barfield
Poetry
Romanticism
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
Time Travel
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, (skip 22), 27, 29 Completed Discussion-based • Medium intensity General Humanities British Literature
History
Novellas
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 2, 6, (skip 9 for family emergency), 13, 16, 18, 20, (skip 23), 27, and 30 Spotlight Completed Discussion-based Creative Writing Children’s Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
Monsters
Oct Showcase 2023
Science Fiction
Weird Fiction
Workshops