Moorpark English 1B: Tentative Schedule

• Literature: aka LIT
• Rules of Thumb aka ROT
• and various handouts aka HO

Last revised 22 Nov 06

• Week 1: (Course syllabus, forms and contract)
  Sept 18 -20
  
  • Mon Syllabus/ Student Writing Profiles / In-class, timed writing
  • Wed Haiku (LIT 519-) / interviews /

• Week 2: (Introductions)
  Sept 25 - 27
  
  • Mon Intros /LIT: Discuss "Facing It." Komunyakaa (681)
  • Wed LIT: Discuss "The Things They Carried" O'Brien (410) "How to Tell a True War Story." O'Brien (HO)

• Week 3:
  Oct 2 - 4
  
  • Mon Owen (470-471, 828)(LIT) Sassoon (HO)
  • Wed Reed (835) (LIT) In - class timed writing

• Week 4 (WWI)
  Oct 9 - 11
  
  • Mon Paper #1 assignment / novel groups/ LIT pp 2189-2216 /
  • Wed Workshop rough draft paper #1 / novel groups /

• Week 5
  Oct 16 - 18
  
  • Mon Workshop development paper #1 / novel groups
  • Mon LeGuin HO
  • Wed edit paper #1 / novel groups /
  • Wed Sign up for case study groups

• Week 6
  Oct 23 - 25
  • Mon Paper #1 Due all drafts, worksheets and self-evaluation in pocket folder
    
  • Mon The Matrix
  • Mon Le Guin "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas."
  • Wed The Matrix
  • Wed Vonnegut "Harrison Bergeron."
    

• Week 7
  Oct 30 - Nov 1
  
  • Mon Class cancelled
  • Wed Case study planning session
  • Wed review of material

• Week 8
  Nov 6 - 8
  
  • Mon In Class essay /case study planning
  • Wed Case study planning / paper assignment

• Week 9
  Nov 13 - 15
  
  • Mon Workshop paper #2 - organization
  • Mon planning session / reduced shakespeare
  • Wed Workshop paper - development / planning / shakespeare

• Week 10
  Nov 20 - 22
  
  • Mon Workshop paper #2 - editing / planning / shakespeare

• Week 11 (Prose)
  Nov 27 - 29
  • Mon O'Connor: "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
  • Mon workshop
  • Wed Paper #2 due with all drafts, worksheets, self evaluation in a pocket folder
  • Wed Poe: "Tell Tale Heart."
  • Wed workshop

• Week 12 (Poetry)
  Dec 4 - 6
  
  • Mon Shakespeare
  • Mon workshop
  • Wed Hughes
  • Wed workshop

• Final week
  Dec 11 - 13
  
  • Mon Case Study: Oedipus
  • Mon Workshop paper
  • Wed: Paper #3 due with all drafts, worksheets, self evaluation in a pocket folder
  • Wed: final, in-class essay

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