fall 2023 Prof L Overman's English 355 mondays

Critical Readings-How We Write about Them?

• "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"? 504 [digital pp553]
• ALL "Critical Readings" provided & those on the Casebook on Oates (503-541) [digital pp551-]
• ALL "Critical Readings" listed in the prompt in Casebook in our textbook on Oates (502-543)

  1.“Joyce Carol Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’ as Pure Realism” by Coulthard (528) [digital pp 575]

  2.“from a review of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Selected Early Stories” by Kalpakian (533) [digital pp580]

  3.“Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” by Rubin (536) [digital pp583]

  4.“Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault (526) [digital pp573]

  5.“The Pied Piper of Hamelin” by Anonymous (525) [digital pp 572]

  6. “from Riding in Cars with Boys: Reconsidering Smooth Talk” by Dickinson (538) [digital pp585]

• Lyrics.pdf in Canvas Additional Readings
• "Logical Fallacies" (60) [digital pp 107]
• "Writing Literary Arguments"(62-68) [digital pp109]
• Canvas: Essay 4 prompt in Major Essays module  

Due outside of class---All discussions/shortwrites and/or essays due Thursdays 11:55 p.m prior to subsequent class:
• Essay 3 due

  Upload final draft in turnitin.com via Canvas

Critical Readings: What do our critical sources tell us about these readings and how do we incorporate them into our Research Paper?

• Complete all provided source articles for Essay 4 from projects links and Casebook on Oates (503-541) [digital pp551-]
• Canvas-Additional Readings Module uner Essay 4 Handouts: Read ALL FIVE the additional articles for

  1. C. Harold Hurley

  2. Nancy Bishop Desommes

  3. Stephen Slimp

  4. MikeTierce & John Michael Crafton

  5. Marie Mitchell Olesen Urbanski

• In Canvas --Prior to class Review Existentialism link (click here)
• Review Ch 7 "Documenting Sources (90-103)
• Checklist "Evaluating Literary Criticism" (14-15) [digital pp 61-62]
• Review MLA Undergraduate Sample Paper link on Projects
• Canvas: Essay 5 prompt in Major Essays module  

Due outside of class- due SATURDAY 1155PM -prior to subseqent class
• Upload in Canvas Essay 4:Scratch Outline/Thesis--- Counts double points [counts as Shortwrite 3 as well] waived due holiday

  Synopsis of TWO critical readings for your essay (may be from those provided in Canvas OR from the casebook preferably ONE/TWO from each!)

  Discuss: Why/Why not using each? Utilize at least one or two of questions from box on p 14-15 of our text for your analysis

  Upload 1-2 pages typed

MANDATORY ATTENDANCE WITH OUR LIBRARIAN

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY LAB B

-How to expand your research through a smart use of Library database access

MEET IN LIBRARY LAB B

Print, read, review handouts from Projects link above:

1. Essay 5: Read/review ALL selections from Essay 5 List
2. Writing Compare/Contrast (38-43)
3. Research Therapy: Takes on annotated bibliography
4. Citing Your Sources

Print, read, review handouts from Projects link above:

• Compare & Contrast

Due in class today 645PM :
• Discssion 4: Upload-- THREE min. credible possible sources as an Annotated Bibliography due prior to end of class in library today from library database you are researching.
  Make sure to examine WHY you chose them and demonstrate HOW you think they will support your essay.

Due outside of class---All discussions/shortwrites and/or essays due Thursdays 11:55 p.m prior to subsequent class:
• Essay 4
Upload final draft in turnitin.com via Canvas

Voluntary In Person DROP IN CONFERENCES with instructor re: Essay 5 drafts and any other questions/concerns you might have

Essay 5: Read/review ALL selections from Essay 5 List

Due outside of class---All discussions/shortwrites and/or essays due Thursdays 11:55 p.m prior to subsequent class
1. Shortwrite 4 will be Essay 5-Thesis & Annotated Bibliography
DUE FRI 11:55 p.m Post replies to assigned peer groups
1. Counts 30 points
2. Instructor will post responses prior to next class meeting for you to review in preparation for your rough draft workshop.

Writing Workshop in class
1. How others approach the discourse?
2. Do they answer the prompt adequately, efficiently, and comprehensibly?
3. What comments can you provide to assist your peers?
4. Have they provided enough research?

 

Writing Workshop

1. From Projects review handout of Peer Review Format
2. From Projects Review Essay 5 Grade Rubric
3. From Projects Review Essay Expectations

Due in Class:

1. Last class write

2. Prior to class upload Essay 5 Rough draft for peer review

REMINDER ALERT!:

• Your final draft will be docked one full letter grade if you fail to upload a full rough draft (4-5 pages MIN.) and participate in the workshop session on this date.
• Failure to do so equals non-participation in workshop.
• If you skip uploading drafts you will not be permitted to participate in the workshop and your grade will be docked.
• DUE 7PM Reply to each assigned group member's draft

Due in Canvas by 7:30pm :

1. Research Essay 5 due

   Upload in turnitin.com via Canvas