CLASS SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
9/22 Lecture 1: Argument vs. Opinion and Why read Literature?
Homework due next class:
Read from Readings Packet: #1 “Cat in the Rain” by Hemingway and #2 “Story of an Hour” by Chopin
Read “Film Music” p.390 in Arguing Across the Disciplines (AAD)
Write 1 page Mini-Essay. You may write on one story, or you may compare the stories. Be sure to include a clear thesis, evidence, and conclusion.
9/29 Lecture 2: Symbolism, Theme, and Intro to the Toulmin Model
Mini Essay #1 Due
Homework due next class:
Read from Readings Packet: #3 Shiloh by Bobbie Ann Mason
Read “The Business World as a Hunting Ground” p.268 AAD
Review Chapter 2 p.34-58 in AAD
Write 1 page Mini Essay #2. You may write on Shiloh or you may use Esther Vilar’s essay “Business World” to analyze Shiloh or you may refute Esther Vilar’s essay.
10/6 Lecture 3: What’s Love Got to Do with it?
Mini Essay #2 Due
Homework due 10/20:
Read from Readings Packet # 4 “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Conner
Read “The Stanford Prison Experiment” p.473 in AAD
Read p.72-104 in AAD (Evidence and Warrents)
Write Mini Essay #3
10/13 NO CLASS
10/20 Lecture 4: Perpetuating Violence
Mini Essay #3 Due
Homework due next class:
Read from Readings Packet: #5 “To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Read “Shishmaref, Alaska” p. 513 in AAD
Read p.223-240 in AAD (Writing an Argument)
Write Rough Draft of Essay #1
10/27 Lecture5: The Cold Truth (or is it hot?)
Essay #1 Rough Draft Due
Homework due next class:
Read from Readings Packet: #6 “Yellow Wallpaper” by Gilman and #7 “Desiree’s Baby
Read “To Make them Stand in Fear” p. 137 in AAD “The Perils of Obedience” p.459 in AAD
11/3 Lecture 6: Instilling Fear
Homework due next class:
Read “Great Movies” p.20 in AAD
Write Final Draft of Essay #1
11/10 Lecture 7: Great Movies
Essay #1 Final Draft Due
Homework:
Read from Readings Packet #8 “In the Gloaming” by Dark
Read “An Incident in Hong Kong” p.531 in AAD
Read p.165-167 in AAD (Logical Fallacies)
Write Mini Essay #4
11/17 Lecture 8: Biological Threats
Mini Essay #4 Due
Homework:
Read from Readings Packet: #9 “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan
Read “Little Emperors” p.444 in AAD
11/24 Lecture 9: Laziness or Cultural Phenomenon?
Essay #2 Rough Draft Due
Library Visit
Homework:
Read from Readings Packet: #10 Robert Frost
12/1 Lecture 10: The Road Not Traveled
Homework:
Write Final Draft of Essay #2
12/8 Lecture 11
Essay #2 Final Draft Due
Homework:
Final Research Project
12/15 LAST LECTURE - TURN IN FINAL PROJECTS
