Hopefully each one will in some way correspond with the general theme of the material of the previous week or two, but this isn't an ironclad necessity. Each paper will be three to five pages in length, and will be handed in at the beginning of class on the specified date. And don't try the two-inch margin trick. Your grade will be determined solely by your five papers and the quality of your in-class discussion. Papers written toward the end of the quarter will weigh more heavily than those written in the first month, but not so much that you can blow everything off until after Halloween.
Attendance is important too.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the date preceding the first mention of each work indicates when it should be completely read. September 13 Introduction.