English 120 Schedule

Spring, 2015

Incomplete--more coming soon!

Last Revised: January 13, 2015

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Thurs. Jan. 15—

In Class

Blackboard was down, so we could not do scheduled activities. Instead: review of course aims and introduction to contemplative practices.

[Jan. 19—Martin Luther King Jr. Day.]

Tues. Jan. 20—

Before Class

• Read Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail." (Also save this piece to your laptop, or print it out and keep in a folder for the rest of the term.)

In Class

• Always bring a laptop, if you have one!
• Intro to argument.
• Intro to rhetorical analysis genre.
• Rhetorical analysis of King.
• Begin work with Contemplative Journal Assignment #1.

Thurs. Jan. 22—

Before Class

• Read Writing Today, Chap. 8, "Rhetorical Analysis," pp. 143-midway through p. 150, and the brief segment titled, "The Conclusion" on p. 154.
• Complete King worksheet, if you don't finish it in class on Thurs.
• Read John Holt, "School is Bad for Children."
• Read and print out "Describe This Class: Responses." [forthcoming]
• Read Contemplative Journal Overview and Instructions and also QUICK START GUIDE.
• Be working on your first journal exercise. (All weekly exercise assignments are located in Contemplative Journal/Weekly Assignnents in Bb.)

In Class

• King worksheet due. Post in Bb/Weekly Work, by class time.
• Bring Writing Today to class.
• Go over work on King, with Writing Today alongside.
• "Describe This Class" results and perspectives wheel. Have in hand your print-out of "Describe This Class: Responses."
• Possibly begin rhetorical analysis of Holt.

Tues. Jan. 27—

Before Class

• Read Evers, "How Progressive Education Gets It Wrong."
• Continue working on first contemplative exercise.

In Class

• Tips for the breathing exercise.
• Finish work with Holt.
• Rhetorical analysis of Evers.
• Visual rhetoric and analyzing film.
• Assignment for viewing of Dangerous Minds. Questions to consider as you watch.

Thurs. Jan. 29—

No regular class meeting. Do the following outside of class:

• Read Koh, "Progressive Education: Why It's Hard to Beat, But Also Hard to Find."
• Complete Koh worksheet and hand in to Weekly Work.
• Watch Dangerous Minds.
• Be working on your contemplative exercise.

Tues. Feb. 3—

Before Class

• See assignments for Thurs., Jan. 29th above.

In Class

• Koh worksheet due in Bb/Weekly Work.
• First Contemplative Journal assignment due in Bb/Contemplative Journal/Weekly Assignments.
• Rhetorical analysis of Dangerous Minds.
• Assignment for Project #1.
• Contemplative Journal Assignment #2: Beholding.

Thurs. Feb. 5—

Before Class

• Watch your choice of a movie having to do with education and respond to worksheet questions.
• Read Writing Today, "Organizing and Drafting Your Rhetorical Analysis," pp. 150-157.
• Write a zero draft of Project #1.

In Class

• Zero draft of Project #1 due.
• Brief discussion of basic research.
• Critiques.

Tues. Feb. 10—

Second Contemplative Journal assignment due in Bb/Contemplative Journal/Weekly Assignments.

Begin work on Contemplative Journal assignment #3.

MORE COMING SOON!

Finals Week

We will not meet over Finals Week.

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