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Blog or On Line Discussion Board Entries |
In-class Work
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Reading Assignments
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Writing Workshop |
Final Due Date for Assignments |
Week One beginning on 9/7 and 9/9
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Discuss use of Blogs in place of discussion board on BlackBoard for some assignments.
Create blog and give your name and blog’s url to teacher. |
Ice-breaker
Read Syllabus
Introduce the idea of FICTION—What is it? How long have we had fiction? Does it reveal truths?
Discuss Plot. |
Remember that you are responsible for readings listed for a specific date. |
Write about myths we are all familiar with and also with fables, fairytales, etc. You need not stick to the ones we read in the anthology.
Share ideas about fiction, legends, fables, stories etc.
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9/9/05 |
Make first blog entries and responses. |
Discuss Readings assigned for today. |
Reading a Story 1, W. Somerset Maugham, Aesop Bidjpai, Chuang Tzu,
The Bros. Grimm
Updike. |
Discuss readings & collaborate on Updike. |
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Week Two
9/12-16 |
TBA |
Beyond point of view, let us discuss elements in both readings to prepare for first assignment. |
Point of View
Read Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter..
Read Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”
Discuss writing about literature. |
Discuss Point of View and Lahiri’s piece |
Learn about library sources |
9/14 |
Library Tour |
Library Tour |
Library Tour |
Library Tour |
Library Tour |
9/16 |
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Discuss findings on Baldwin from yesterday’s tour. Continue discussion of readings |
Read Baldwin on Writing, P 87. |
Collaborate on topics for Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” and integration of outside sources to support your position on the short story. |
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Week Three
9/19-9/23 |
TBA |
Discuss Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” |
Read and annotate Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” |
Work on your first drafts during the weekend |
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Week Four
9/26-9/30 |
TBA |
Discuss Character – a particularly favorite feature of fiction for many teachers. Can the landscape be a character?
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Read “Everyday Use”, “Cathedral”, |
Peer Reviews of first draft of 1 st Writing Assignment. |
Peer Review of First Draft |
9/28/05 |
TBA |
Discuss How Character Creates Action |
Common Place but Precise Language by Carver. |
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9/30/05 |
TBA |
Discuss Setting Students should think of films where environment or setting heightens the expectations of scenes.
Discuss setting and readings for the day. |
Read “The Storm”
Read “To Build a fire”, “ Greasy Lake |
Close rendering or deconstruction of language used in reading for today. |
Final Draft of Writing Assignment 1 Due. |
Week Five
10/3/05
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Introduce concept of hybridity for those who are Americans but who are also influenced by the many subcultures that exist in the US. |
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10/5/05 |
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Discuss readings
Discuss Amy Tan’s “take” on writing and contrast or compare with Baldwin’s “take”. |
Read “A Pair of Tickets” and “Setting the Voice” |
Introduce WP2 “Influence of Writer’s Experiences on Their Use of Symbols, Irony, and Style” |
Begin work on Writing Project 2 |
10/7 |
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Introduce Tone and Style |
Hemingway, Faulkner, Hemingway on Writing |
Peer Review 1 st Draft of WP 2. |
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Week Six
10/10
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Irony
Discuss readings
Consider if there is difference between sarcasm and irony. What could the difference be? |
“The Necklace”
“Saboteur |
Peer Review 2 nd Draft of WP2 |
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10/12 |
TBA |
Theme: |
“The Open Boat” “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” |
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10/14/05 |
TBA |
Discuss readings by Vonnegut
Discuss Symbolism: What is it? How does it work in literature and elsewhere? |
“Harrison Bergeron” “The “Themes of Science”
Read “The Chrysanthemums”
“The Lottery” |
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Final Draft of 2 nd WP due today, 10/14 |
Week Seven
10/17/05 |
TBA |
Continue Symbolism and begin discussion of evaluating literature |
Read: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Read: “Writer’s Perspective” P 278.
Read “Know What You’re Judging” |
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10/19/05 |
TBA |
Discuss “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
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Begin reading the critical casebook on Flannery O’Connor beginning with p 415.Good Country People, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Revelation and the excerpt from O’Connor’s “On Her Own Work” “On Her Catholic Faith” “The Grotesque in Southern Fiction” |
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10/21/05 |
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Continue discussions of O’Connor Begin Discussions on Allende, Cisneros, and Ellison |
Isabel Allende’s “The Judge’s Wife.” P 478
Sandra Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street,” p 554.
Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal.”
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Out of Class Assignment
Begin research on O’Connor, find a focus for your research, make an
appointment to see me. |
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Week Eight
10/24
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Discuss any discomforts you may have had with any of the readings last week. |
Bring in research materials to set criteria for your research |
Workshop topic selection for 3 rd Writing Project which is on O’Connor |
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Week Nine
10/31 |
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Discuss readings |
Achebe “Dead Men’s Path” p 475 |
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11/2 |
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Discuss readings |
Kate Chopin’s “A Story of An Hour” p552. Read “Hills Like White Elephants” to be handed out. |
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11/4 |
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Discuss Readings |
Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” p 667 |
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Turn in final draft of 3 rd Writing Project |
Week Ten
11/7 |
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Continue with the O’Brien piece and other readings for the day.
Discuss symbolism, character and contexts.
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The Things They Carried p 667.
“Miss Brill, P639
“ Shiloh” P 643.
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11/9 |
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Discuss readings for the day. |
Read “Girl” 617
Read “Young Goodman Brown” P 584 |
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11/11 |
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Discuss readings |
Read “Araby” P 612, Read “The Yellow WallPaper” P571 |
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Week Eleven
11/14 |
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Begin discussing 1984. |
Read the 1 st 100 pages of 1984. |
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11/16 |
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Continue Reading and discussing 1984. |
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11/18
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Continue Reading and discussing 1984. |
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Week Twelve
11/21 |
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Continue Reading and discussing 1984. |
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11/23 |
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Continue Reading and discussing 1984. |
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University Closed 11/24—11/27
Thanksgiving |
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Week Thirteen
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Bring in research material for your Contextual Analysis Research paper on 1984. |
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Bring in research material for your Contextual Analysis Research paper on 1984. |
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Week Fourteen
11/28—12/2 |
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Workshop Research Papers |
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Workshop Research Papers |
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Turn in final draft of Research Paper or WP4 |
Week Fifteen
12/5—12/9 |
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Putting it all together |
Putting it all together |
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Reflect on readings and make a presentation of your favorite(s). |
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Same as last week |
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Week Sixteen
12/12—12/16 |
Final ExTam Week--- |
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Same as last week. |
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