The Schedule

The Schedule
Although it’s last, this is the most important part of your day-to-day preparation for class. Reminder: our blog is located at: www.english101occ.blogspot.com

• HMWK = Homework for the following class meeting
• RR = Reading Response // RD (1,2) = Rough Draft // FD = Final Draft
• FK = Franz Kafka story “Metamorphosis” from your Dover book // ND = Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich book // DH = A Pocket Style Manual, Diana Hacker // HN = Handout (given in class)

T Aug 25
Introductions // The syllabus // Letter-writing // Thesis lesson // definition of “blogs”
HMWK:
1. Get a gmail address in the next week, and e-mail it to me
2. Read from the blog Baghdad Burning (http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_riverbendblog_archive.html); take notes for how you would answer the RR questions

Th Aug 27
RR guidelines // short discussion of reading from homework, example RR // Sentence Structure Lesson
Letter-writing, pt. 2
HMWK:
1. RR1: Read more from Baghdad Burning (something from September through December of 2003)
2. Read from here: http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/09/another-day-in-iraq.html and http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/02/bombs-over-baghdad-er-tikrit.html and http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/12/i-ask-you.html

T Sep 1
Discussion // Model: How to prepare for discussion leadership // Sign-up for leadership dates
Bob Dylan song: Lonesome Ballad of Hattie Carroll // Mini-Peer Review: RRs, checking for components // Review Thesis
HMWK:
1. RR2: HN, Elliot, Where I Slept—leaders
2. Make sure you have ND, and BRING it with you

Th Sep 3
Discussion (Leaders) // Read aloud from ND Intro // Writing game // RR grammar issues
HMWK:
RR3: ND Ch 1—leaders

T Sep 8
Discussion (Leaders) // List of themes/ideas/words so far // Read description of Definition Essay w/ Rubric
HMWK:
1. RR4: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme—leaders (prep for general news discussion)
2. Re-read Definition Essay in Assignment Descriptions and brainstorm for your essay
3. DH: TBA (in class on Friday)

Th Sep 10
Discussion (Leaders) // Definition Essay, cont. // Definition game: Balderdash
HMWK:
1. RD1
2. Bring DH to class

T Sep 15
Grammar lesson // Peer Review // Visual texts: Faces of the Dead, Miss America // Connections
HMWK:
RD2

Th Sep 17
Turn in RD2 // North Country, pt. 1
HMWK:
RR5: the “text” of the movie (so far)

T Sep 22
North Country, pt. 2 // Wikipedia entries // Quickie Grammar review
HMWK:
RR6: ND p. 51-69—leaders

Th Sep 24
Discussion (Leaders) // Get back RD2 // Quickie Rubric review // Intro lesson on figurative language
HMWK:
1. FD
2. RR7: ND p. 69-86

T Sep 29
Turn in FD // Short discussion of Ehrenreich’s descriptive language // Read Descriptive Essay assignment // More fig. language: Craig Raine, kennings, Vocal Impressions
HMWK:
1. Post on the blog: four quotes (from any of our readings) that demonstrate figurative language // FOR EACH ONE: label the “mode” of figurative language
2. RR9: ND p.86-119—leaders

Th Oct 1
Discussion (Leaders) // Review assignment and rubric // Writing Exercises
HMWK:
1. RD is due in one week; complete your Observation (USE THE CHART) over the weekend
2. Read FK pts 1 and 2—no RR yet—leaders prepare

T Oct 6
Discussion (Leaders) // Questions on RD // Housekeeping
HMWK:
1. RD
2. RR9: FK read pt. 3; do your RR on the whole story

Th Oct 8
Grammar Lesson // Peer Review // Rubric // short discussion on FK pt. 3
HMWK:
FD

T Oct 13
turn in FD // The Prisoner: TV episode // Housekeeping?
HMWK:
1. optional RR on The Prisoner
2. RR10: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme —leaders

Th Oct 15
News discussion—leaders // Read Narrative Essay assignment aloud // List: Story-telling techniques
HMWK:
RR11: HN: The Future’s Not Ours to See—leaders

T Oct 20
Discussion (leaders) // more Narrative stuff: six-word memoirs!
HMWK:
1. RR13: HN: title TBA—leaders
2. Brainstorm for RD1
3. Post your six-word memoir on the blog by noon on Thursday

Th Oct 22
Discussion (leaders) // In-class reading and writing
HMWK:
1. Post a list of three writing techniques we can use in story-telling (there can be NO repeats; if yours is already posted, you need to think of a new one)
2. RD1
3. DH online—TBA
4. bring DH to class

T Oct 27
Grammar lesson // Peer Review // clips from THX 1138
HMWK:
RD2

Th Oct 29
Turn in RD2 // more clips from THX 1138 // sign up for Conferences
HMWK: (FOR NEXT TUESDAY: NOV 10)
RR14: http://people.virginia.edu/~pmc4b/spring98/readings/Mother.html (it’s by Amy Tan; it’s called “Mother Tongue”)—leaders

Nov 3 and Nov 5: No Class Meetings // Come for your scheduled conference; bring all your folders and questions // Location: B200
(see the homework above)

T Nov 10
Get back RD2 // Discussion (leaders) // Social issues // Themes and connections // Terms: tone, satire
HMWK:
1. RR15: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme—leaders (prep for general news discussion)
2. FD due next Tuesday

Th Nov 12
Leaders: News discussion // List of news-writing techniques // More social issues, satire // The Onion // Brad Carrigan // Satire assignment (in brief)
HMWK:
1. RR16: Read Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” at http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=852817--click on “read online” and be sure to read the FULL text (7 pages)—leaders
2. optional RR (OR: example of satire FYI): http://www.smashboards.com/archive/index.php/t-17966.html

T Nov 17
Turn in FDs // Discussion (leaders) // reading aloud: Twain // Review ideas about satire and the assignment // Peer groups: brainstorm ideas for the assignment
HMWK:
1. Work independently on your RD and bring notes to class
2. DH online: TBA
3. Bring DH to class

Th Nov 19
Peer feedback on satire ideas // Grammar lesson
HMWK:
FD of Satire: DO NOT PRINT: post it on the blog by noon on T

T Nov 24
Reading aloud: our “newspaper” (Satires on the blog) // Discussion in groups // Selection of satires for homework
HMWK:
1. Read Satires (selection we organize in class)—leaders
2. optional RR: Special Format: Write down five theses from the selection, make observations about themes and connections, and note three distinct writing techniques
(HMWK is for next T)

T Dec 1
Discussion of satires (leaders)
HMWK:
1. in your journal: List: an entire reading semester of tricks/techniques
2. RR17: ND p. 121-146—leaders

Th Dec 3
Discussion (leaders) // Video clip: King of Kong // Quickly: Portfolio guidelines
HMWK:
1. in your journal: List: five interesting connections between texts (you’ll need this later)
2. in your journal: List: ten or more questions (grammatical, practical, textual, etc.)

T Dec 8
Questions Day // Brief overview of connections // Explanation of FINAL (plus HN)
HMWK:
1. IMPORTANT: Choose your FINAL EXAM IMAGE, and bring it to class!!!
2. Work on your portfolio
We might move to a computer room for Dec 10; I will let you know.

Th Dec 10
12:30-1:00 last-minute questions, work/prep, peer review of thesis statement //1-1:45 EXAM
HMWK: Portfolio

Portfolios (with ripped out journal pages organized and stapled together) are due by 12:30 p.m. in the adjunct office (B200) or in my mailbox. If your work is not in my hand (no e-mailed copies) at this time, you will get a zero. Absolutely no exceptions.