CSUN: English 305cmp Tentative Schedule
The following tentative schedule includes readings from:
- Presence of Others AKA POO
- Rules of Thumb AKA ROT
Please check back for changes and updates. Complete all readings by due dates. Summary and responses
(online journal) of POO readings are due within one week of our class discussion. Readings from ROT are given as background for that week's work.
Last revised 19 Apr 07
- Week 1: (Course content and contracts)
Jan 30 - Feb 1
- T: Syllabus/ phone/email info
- TH: FAQs / interviews
- Week 2: (Course requirements /Intros)
Feb 6 - 8
- T: Intros /
- TH: skim preface materials in POO (xxv-43).
- TH: In class timed writing
- Week 3: (Education)
Feb 13 - 15
- T: Discuss Rose (POO)
- TH: Discuss Spayde (POO)
- Week 4 (Education)
Feb 20 -22
- T: Discuss student article choice (from popular media)
- TH: paper assignment heuristics
- TH: Nominate and choose articles (4) from Cultural Myth section
- Week 5 (revision)
Feb 27 - Mar 1
- T: Development /organization workshop paper #1
- T: Rubric / self evaluations of in-class essay #1
- TH: Workshop paper / self eval of in-class essay #1 due
- Week 6 (revision)
Mar 6 - 8
- T: dev workshop / review MLA format (ROT)
- TH: Editing workshop / review MLA format/ proofreading (ROT)
- TH: POO reading - TBA
- Week 7 (Cultural Myths)
Mar 13 - 15
- T: Paper #1 Due in a pocket folder with all drafts and self
evaluation sheet
- T: Annotated bibliography assignment -- Branham
- T: POO reading - TBA
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- TH: POO reading - TBA
- TH: "This I Believe..."
- Week 8 (Cultural Myths)
Mar 20 - 22
- T: POO reading - TBA
- T: Short write
- T: Copy of anno bib rough for workshop
- T: Review format HO
- TH: Research paper assignment
- TH: In-class short write
- Week 9
Mar 27 - 29
- T: anno bib I due
- T: The Matrix
- TH: The Matrix
- Spring Break
Apr 3 - 5
- Week 10
Apr 10 - 12
- T: In-class esssay
- TH: Workshop section I / novel groups
- Week 11
Apr 17 - 19
- Class cancelled
- TH: workshop annotated bib and section I
- TH: pass out Mayr handout / novel groups
- Week 12
Apr 24 - 26
- T: workshop research paper: anno bib
- TH: Workshop section I and II
- TH: Discuss Mayr
- TH: Discuss Bishop. "Enemies of Promise." / novel groups
- Week 13 (Writing about Science or Literature)
May 1 - 3
- T: workshop section III and editing
- T: Discuss Tenner "Body Smarts."
- TH: Research paper and 2nd anno bib due
- TH: Discuss Turkle. "Cuddling up to Cyborg Babies."
- Week 14
May 8 - 10
- T: In class essay on novel / The Matrix
- T: Paper assignment science / literature
- TH: Workshop
- Week 15
May 15 - 17
- Final Exam: May 22, 9-10 am
- Final paper due
- Final in-class essay
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