English M01C Tentative Schedule

CSUN: English M01C 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 of POO readings are due within one week of our class discussion for full credit. Readings from ROT are given as background for that week's work.

Last revised Mar 09

Week 1: (Course content and contracts)
Jan 12 -14
- Mon: Syllabus/ SWP
- Wed: in-class, timed writing
- Wed: interviews
Week 2: (Course requirements /Intros)
Jan 19 -21
- Mon: MLK jr holiday
- Wed: skim preface materials in POO (xxv-43).
- Wed: Intros
Week 3: (Education)
Jan 26 -28
- Mon: Discuss Newman (POO)
- Wed: Discuss Spayde (POO)
Week 4 (Education)
Feb 2 - 4
- Mon: Discuss student article choice (popular press)
- Wed: Nominate and choose articles (4) from Cultural Myth section
Week 5 (Education)
Feb 9 - 11
- Mon: paper assignment heuristics
- Mon: Rubric / self evaluations of in-class essay #1
- Wed: Development /organization workshop paper #1
Week 6 (revision)
Feb 16 - 18
- Mon: holiday
- Wed: development workshop / review MLA format (ROT)
Week 7 (Cultural Myths)
Feb 23 - 25
- Mon: Editing workshop / review MLA format/ proofreading (ROT)
- Wed: Paper #1 Due in a pocket folder with all drafts and self evaluation sheet
- Wed: Annotated bibliography assignment -- Branham
- Wed: Hero short write
Week 8 (Cultural Myths)
Mar 2 - 4
- Mon: POO reading: Brooks
- Mon: "This I Believe..."
- Wed: POO reading: Douglass
- Wed: "This I Believe" short write - to read in class
Week 9 (Cultural Myths)
Mar 9 - 11
- Mon: POO reading - Lemann
- Wed: POO: Coontz
Week 10 (The Matrix)
Mar 16 - 18
- Finish TIB short write readings
- Mon: Copy of anno bib rough draft for workshop /Review anno bib format (Walker)
- Mon: Assigned take-home, timed writing due Mon Mar 23.
- CLASS CANCELLED
Week 11
Mar 23 - 25
- Mon: review topics for research / assignment
- Mon: anno bib and take home essays due
- Mon: Discuss LeGuin handout / novel groups
- Wed: Workshop
Week 12
Mar 30 - Apr 1
- Mon: research anno bib /novel groups
- Wed: Discuss Mayr - HO / novel groups
Spring Break
Apr 6 - 8
Week 13 (Writing about Science and Literature)
Apr 13 - 15
- Mon: The Matrix
- Wed: The Matrix
Week 14
Apr 20 - 22
- Mon: workshop section II and anno bib as needed
- Mon: Discuss Bishop. "Enemies of Promise." / novel groups
- Wed: workshop paper #2
- Wed: Discuss Easterbrook (POO)
Week 15
Apr 27 - 29
- Mon: Discuss Grady (POO)
- Mon: editing workshop of whole paper
- Wed: Research paper and final (2nd) anno bib due
- Wed: In class essay on novel / The Matrix
- Wed: Paper assignment science / literature
Week 16
May 4 - 6
- Mon: workshop
- Wed: workshop
Week 17
May 11 - 13
- M: workshop
- W: final paper due / in-class essay / no late papers can be accepted.

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