Week 1, Thurs. Jan. 10 MEET IN IACC 114
Class Activities
- Course introduction.
- Who has laptops?
- Getting around Blackboard. (Be sure to access Blackboard course #7225—not a previous section.)
- Write diagnostic critical essays. Instructions are in our Blackboard Discussion Board. Go to the first thread there, titled, "First-Day Diagnostic Essay Instructions."
- Look at diagnostic selections from previous semester.
- Perspectives wheel and brief intro. to critical lenses.
Week 2, Thurs. Jan. 17 MEET IN IACC 114
Before Class
- DON'T FORGET TO POST YOUR FIRST-DAY DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY IN BLACKBOARD
DISCUSSION BOARD. (We worked on these last week in class.)
- Print out Molly
Giles, "The Poet's Husband" and bring to class.
- Carefully study: Boot
Camp Power Point Presentation (in BB "Course Documents"),
Elements
of Poetry, Elements
of Fiction, and Critical
Approaches (a summary).
Note: I do NOT think that the Bedford St. Martin definition of "theme" (at the Elements of Fiction link above) is a very good one. Please see our PowerPoint presentation titled "Literature Bootcamp" in Blackboard "Course Documents" for an alternate definition. Much of the Bedford St. Martin material, however, is very good. Please study it carefully.)
- Take a look again at first-week
poems. (I will also send these out as an email
attachment.)
- Read Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story."
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Week 3, Thurs. Jan. 24 MEET IN IACC 114
Before Class
- Have all of Gatsby read.
- Read CTT, Chapter 1, pp. 1-10. (Read this carefully.)
- View all of White Oleander (use one of my signed-out copies or rent it on your own) .
In Class
- Minor changes to syllabus.
- Quiz: CTT Chap. 1, Gatsby, and possibly Oleander.
- Go over quiz and talk informally about the novel.
- Continue work on worksheet.
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"they f... you up, your mum and dad" —Philip Larken
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4, Thurs. Jan. 31
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Week 5, Thurs. Feb. 7 Before Class
In Class
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Week 6, Thurs. Feb. 14
Before Class
Read CTT, Chap. 3, "Marxist Criticism," pp. 53-79.
In Class
Quiz on Tyson. Finish work with Lacan. Individual in-class minute papers? Look at Practicing Annotated Bibliography Entries and review basic research strategy. Presentation on Marx. Watch segments of Chaplin's Modern Times, 1 hr. 23 min.
Week 7, Thurs. Feb. 21 MEET IN IACC 114
Before Class
- Read Practicing Annotated Bibliography Entries.
- Locate two psychoanalytic essays and one Marxist critical essay, then write an annotated bibliography entry for each. (This is for points.)
- By class time on the 21st, post your entries in Blackboard "Discussion Board," in the Forum titled "Annotated Bibliography Entries."
In Class
- Large group Marxist analysis of Chaplin. Look at sample bib. entries. Varied hands-on work with Marxism, TBA. Post-discussion self-graded quizzes.
- Begin presentation on New Criticism.
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Week 8, Thurs. Feb. 28 Before Class
In Class
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Week 9, Thurs. March 13 Before Class
In Class
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Week 10, Thurs. March 20 MEET IN IACC 114
Before Class
- Reading and/or research for bib. entries, TBA.
- Read CTT, Chap. 4, "Feminist Criticism," pp. 83-131.
In Class
- Quiz on readings.
- Feminist crit. presentation. Identifying stereotypes exercise.
- Work with annotated bib. entries.
- Post-discussion self-graded quizzes.
Week 11 , Thurs. March 27 Before Class
In Class
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Week 12 , Thurs. April 3 Before Class
In Class
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Week 13, Thurs. April 10
Before Class
Complete take-home Exam.
In Class
Go over take-home exam. Brainstorming and outlining Essay #2. Conference sign-up. Creative-critical project.
Week 14, Thurs. April 17
In Class
Essay drafts due; bring 2 copies. Critiques. Scheduled conferences.
Week 15, Thurs. April 24
In Class
Essay due, with draft and critiques attached. Creative-critical laboratory.
Week 16 , Thurs. May 1
Creative-critical presentations, 10-12 minutes each. Essays returned and discussed.
Finals Week Meeting, May_____
Final quiz. Creative-critical presentations, 10-12 minutes each. Course evaluations.
Completed projects due by 5pm on May ________. Enclose paper materials, CDs, jump drives, or other media in secure envelopes, padded mailers, or small boxes, self-addressed and self-stamped.
