Fall 2009 English 101 Schedule

HMWK = Homework for the following class meeting
RR = Reading Response
RD (1,2) = Rough Draft
FD = Final Draft
Kafka = Franz Kafka story “Metamorphosis” from your Dover book
ND = Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich book
Rules = Rules for Writers, Hacker
E-Res = in electronic form in Library Reserves under “Cronk 101”

M Aug 31
Introductions // The syllabus // Letter-writing, pt. 1
HMWK:
1. Get a gmail address in the next week, and e-mail it to me
2. Read from the blog Baghdad Burning (http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_riverbendblog_archive.html); take notes for how you would answer the RR questions

W Sep 2
RR guidelines //Thesis lesson // definition of “blogs”
short discussion of reading from homework
Letter-writing, pt. 2
HMWK:
1. RR1: Read more from Baghdad Burning (something from September through December of 2003)
2. Read from here: http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/09/another-day-in-iraq.html and http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/02/bombs-over-baghdad-er-tikrit.html and http://misoldierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/12/i-ask-you.html

F Sep 4
Discussion // Review Thesis // Sentence Structure Lesson
Mini-Peer Review: RRs, checking for components
HMWK:
1. RR2: E-Res, Elliot, Where I Slept
2. Make sure you have ND for next week’s readings

W Sep 9
Discussion // Model: How to prepare for discussion leadership // Sign-up for leadership dates
Bob Dylan song: Lonesome Ballad of Hattie Carroll
HMWK:
RR3: ND Introduction and Ch 1 (just to p. 21)—leaders

F Sep 11
Discussion (Leaders) // List of themes/ideas/words so far // Writing game
HMWK:
1. RR4: ND, finish Ch. 1
2. Read Definition Essay in Assignment Descriptions
3. DH: TBA (in class on Friday)

M Sep 14
Definition Essay // Aligning with the rubric // Definition game: Balderdash
HMWK:
1. RR5: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme—leaders (prep for general news discussion)
2. Brainstorm for RD1 of Def. Essay (due Fri)

W Sep 16
News day // Definition Essay, continued // RD1 requirements
HMWK:
1. RD1
2. Bring DH to class

Fri Sep 18
Grammar lesson // Peer Review
HMWK:
RD2

M Sep 21
Turn in RD2 // North Country, pt. 1
HMWK:
RR6: the “text” of the movie (so far)

W Sep 23
North Country, pt. 2
HMWK:
1. Look at the links on the blog (Faces of the Dead, Miss America)
2. Post responses/ideas/questions on the blog
3. Leaders: prepare discussion ideas for just Faces of the Dead (a 15-minute discussion, no journal)

F Sep 25
Get back RD2 // Quickie grammar lesson // Quickie rubric check-in // Leaders: short discussion of Faces of the Dead
HMWK:
1. FD due Wed.
2. RR7: ND p. 51-69—leaders

M Sep 28
Discussion // Questions on FDs? Questions on recent blog posts? // Other housekeeping?
HMWK:
1. FD
2. RR8: ND p. 69-86

W Sep 30
Turn in FD // Read Descriptive Essay Assignment // Lesson: Figurative Language (Craig Raine, kennings, Vocal Impressions)
HMWK:
1. Post on the blog: four quotes (from any of our readings) that demonstrate figurative language // FOR EACH ONE: label the “mode” of figurative language
2. RR9: ND p.86-119

F Oct 2
Review assignment (terms, modes, etc.) // Review the rubric // Writing exercises
HMWK:
1. RD is due Fri: Complete your observation this weekend
2. Read (no RR yet): FK Part 1—leaders

M Oct 5
Discussion // Questions on RD?
HMWK:
1. RD (Fri)
2. RR10: FK Parts 2 and 3—leaders

W Oct 7
Discussion // Housekeeping, questions?
HMWK:
1. RD
2. Bring DH to class

F Oct 9
Grammar lesson // Peer Review
HMWK:
FD (attach your observation chart)

M Oct 12
The Prisoner: TV episode
HMWK:
RR11: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme—leaders (prep for general news discussion)

W Oct 14
News discussion—leaders // Housekeeping?
HMWK:
RR12: E-Res: The Future’s Not Ours to See—leaders

F Oct 16
Discussion // Read aloud: Narrative Essay assignment // List: Narrative Techniques
HMWK:
RR13: E-Res: TBA—leaders

M Oct 19
Discussion // more Narrative stuff: six-word memoirs!
HMWK:
1. Post your six-word memoir on the blog by noon on W
2. Post a list of three writing techniques we can use in story-telling (there can be NO repeats; if yours is already posted, you need to think of a new one)
3. Brainstorm for your Narrative Essay (RD due Fri)

W Oct 21
More Narrative Essay // In-class writing
HMWK:
1. RD1
2. DH online exercises: TBA
3. Bring DH to class

F Oct 23
Grammar lesson // Peer Review

HMWK:
RD2

M Oct 26
Turn in RD2 // Watch: clips from THX 1138
HMWK:
Prepare notes on the film (for RR14 due Fri)

W Oct 28
THX 1138, cont.
HMWK:
RR14 (film)

F Oct 30
Ghost stories // Get back RD2 // Sign up for conferences
HMWK:
FD (due in my department mailbox by 5 p.m. on Mon)

M Nov 2, W Nov 4, F Nov 6: No Class Meetings // Come for your scheduled conference; bring all your folders and questions // Location: CLS/LWH-2084 or TBA
HMWK: (FOR NEXT MONDAY)
RR15: http://people.virginia.edu/~pmc4b/spring98/readings/Mother.html (it’s by Amy Tan; it’s called “Mother Tongue”)—leaders

M Nov 9
Discussion // Social issues // Themes and connections
HMWK:
RR16: Read news at nytimes.com; find a story that links to our theme—leaders (prep for general news discussion)

W Nov 11
News discussion // List of news-writing techniques // Terms: tone, satire
HMWK:
RR17: Read Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” at http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=852817--click on “read online” and be sure to read the FULL text (7 pages)

F Nov 13
Discussion // More social issues, satire // The Onion // Satire assignment
HMWK:
1. Work independently on your RD
2. Extra credit RR (OR: example of satire FYI): http://www.smashboards.com/archive/index.php/t-17966.html

M Nov 16
Questions on the satire assignment? // Reading aloud: Brad Carrigan // Peer feedback on satire ideas
HMWK:
FD of Satire: DO NOT PRINT: post it on the blog by noon on Wed

W Nov 18
Reading aloud: our Satires (blog) // Discussion // Selection of satires for homework
HMWK:
Satires (selection)—leaders

F Nov 20
Discussion
HMWK:
Satires (selection)—leaders

M Nov 23
Discussion
HMWK:
Satires (selection)—leaders

W Nov 25
Discussion
HMWK:
RR18: ND p. 121-146—leaders

Thanksgiving

M Nov 30
Discussion
List: An entire reading semester of tricks/techniques
HMWK:
In your journal, make a list of ten interesting connections between texts (you’ll need this later)

W Dec 2
Video clip: King of Kong
HMWK:
In your journal, make a list of ten or more questions (grammatical, practical, textual, etc.)

F Dec 4
Questions Day // Portfolio guidelines and preparation
HMWK:
Get your materials together; decide on portfolio components

M Dec 7
Questions on portfolios? // Explanation of FINAL EXAM
HMWK:
1. Choose your FINAL EXAM image, and bring it to class
2. Work on your portfolio

W Dec 9
Work Day: image, thesis, outline, peer review of thesis statement
HMWK:
Portfolio and Final

F Dec 11
FINAL
Location: TBA

Portfolios (with ripped out journal pages organized and stapled together) are due by 2 p.m. in my office (CLS/LHW-2084). If your work is not in my hand (no e-mailed copies) at this time, you will get a zero. Absolutely no exceptions.