My
courses aren't canned, so I will undoubtedly revise the following schedule
as the quarter plays out in response to how things are going, or if
I get better ideas about stuff, or if heads begin to asplode. This revision
will almost always mean less work or due dates pushed forward; it will
never mean added assignments. Check the schedule frequently (daily would
be best) to stay informed of changes.
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Don’t
procrastinate, and work ahead when you can. The reading we'll be doing
can get quite dense and difficult, so make
reading for this class a daily habit, even if you only manage a few
pages sometimes. Only students who read regularly (and welll)
write solid essays and other assignments, flat out. They also make
wonderfully significant and original contributions to class discussions
and forum threads, are happier to be in class because they have something
to share and the curiosity to hear what others have discovered, and
basically lift the mood of the proceedings overall with their inspiring
and pleasant company. Students who cultivate happiness learn better
and help other people to learn better.
Conversely,
students who try to fake it by skimming and skipping and cramming can't
arrive at sophisticated analyses because they aren't familiar with the
data (the books) and therefore don't do well on their own essays and
other assignments. They don't have a clear idea about what other people
are discussing in class, and therefore lurk about in the margins not
having much fun and hoping that nobody makes them participate in anything.
I don't say this because this is what teachers say--I've observed the
effects of hurried or incomplete reading quarter after quarter.
Of
course, I want you all to have a wonderful time in the most stimulating
and productive English class you've ever taken, but this largely depends
on your ability to keep up with the reading. You'll simply enjoy the
books a lot more (and therefore understand them better and have better
ideas about them to take to your writing) if you're not repeatedly trying
to cram a hundred pages of text into your noggin the night (or the hour)
before class.
The
dates for the reading assignments indicate the reading you should have
done by a given day, but they don't mean that we will discuss a given
reading ONLY on the day it's due. The specific discussion of a given
reading may move around a little: this is because I value your conversation
more than this schedule. I'm not going to cut you off just to keep my
schedule tidy. Just a heads up to avoid any confusion later.
This
schedule is set up for a Tuesday-Thursday class! Work ahead when you
can or you'll fall behind! If you put things off until the night before,
you'll be overwhelmed.
Week
One
| 9/21 |
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| 9/22 |
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| 9/23 |
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| 9/24 |
Introductions... |
| 9/25 |
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Week
Two
| 9/29 |
Writing
Due: Literacy Narrative |
| 10/1 |
Reading
due: Art Objects: "Art Objects," "Writer,
Reader, Words"
Suggested
Reading for the weekend: Introduction and parts 1, 2, 3 of
the Writing Guide |
Week
Three
| 10/6 |
Reading
due: Art Objects: "A
Gift of Wings," "A Veil of Words"
Writing
due: IWA #1
Suggested
Reading for this week: parts 4, 5, 6, 7 of the Writing Guide;
Appendices I, IV |
| 10/8 |
Suggested
Reading for the weekend: "Bootboy Ragnarok Requiem"
in the Writing Guide |
Week
Four
| 10/13 |
Reading
due: Good Omens: to 114
Writing
due: IWA #2
Suggested
Reading for the weekend: parts 8, 9, 10, of the Writing Guide |
| 10/15 |
Reading
due: Good Omens: 117-174
Writing
due: Reader-Response Essay (working draft) |
Week
Five
| 10/20 |
Reading
due: Good Omens: 175-272 |
| 10/22 |
Reading
due: Good Omens: 273-end
Writing
due: Reader-Response Essay (evaluation draft) |
Week
Six
| 10/27 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to 57 (nice hardback edition) |
| 10/29 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to 75 (nice hardback edition)
Writing
Due: IWA #3 |
Week
Seven
| 11/3 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to 150 (nice hardback edition) |
| 11/5 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to 150 (nice hardback edition)
Writing
Due: IWA #4 |
Week
Eight
| 11/10 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to 180 |
| 11/12 |
Reading
due: Pale Fire: to end
Writing
Due: Contextual Analysis Formal Essay
(working draft: BRING THREE COPIES) |
Week
Nine
| 11/17 |
Reading
due: Important Artifacts...: to 76
Writing
Due: IWA #5 (2 response letters) |
| 11/19 |
Reading
due: Important Artifacts...: to end |
Week
Ten
| 11/24 |
Reading
due: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: to 60
Writing
Due: Contextual Analysis Essay (evaluation draft) |
| 11/26 |
Holiday |
Week
Eleven
| 12/1 |
Reading
due: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: 61-174 |
| 12/3 |
Reading
due: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: 175-end
Writing
Due: IWA
6 |
Final
Presentations: Tuesday, December 8, 8:00-10:00
Final
Revisions Due: Friday December 11, 11:00-5:00
Your
work must be organized into three separate stacks:
1) Stack
One: Your course notebook, including all course materials, notes,
research, and graded work.
2) Stack
Two: The written portion of your final project. Do not include graded
work or drafts.
3) Stack
Three: Clean copies of your latest revisions. Do not include graded
work or drafts.
