The close reading of primary texts is a central part of the class. To aid you in interpreting the material and to give a rough structure to in-class discussion, I have prepared discussion questions to accompany each day's reading. Assignments are organized by text, arranged chronologically.

Shortcuts to discussion questions for: Analects • Mo-tzu • Mencius • Tao Te Ching • Xunzi • Chuang-tzu

Detailed assignments are contained on each text's Discussion Questions

Here follows a summary of the semester's schedule:

		9/5	Introduction
9/10	Analects 1	9/12	Analects 2
9/17	Analects 3	9/19	Analects 4
9/24	Mozi 1	9/26	Mozi 2
10/1	Mozi 3	10/3	Free Day/Catch Up
10/8	Mencius 1	10/10	Mencius 2
10/15	No Class (Fall Break)	10/17	Mencius 3
10/22	Mencius 4	10/24	No Class (Beijing Trip)
10/29	No Class (Beijing Trip)	10/31	Dao De Jing 1
11/5	Dao De Jing 2	11/7	Dao De Jing 3
11/12	Xunzi 1	11/14	Xunzi 2
11/19	Xunzi 3	11/21	No Class (Thanksgiving)
11/26	Zhuangzi 1	11/28	Zhuangzi 2
12/3	Zhuangzi 3	12/5	Zhuangzi 4
12/10	Conclusion