Schedule

All reading and writing assignments are due on the days listed.

Additional texts may be added throughout the semester to supplement our work in the course. Always consult this dynamic schedule on our OpenLab site for the most up-to-date version of the schedule, access to readings, and links to more details about assignments.

 

Date  Focus  Reading/Writing
 Th 1/30 Introduction to courseIntroduction to OpenLab

What is Utopia/Dystopia?Close Reading + Elements of Fiction

 Read: “The Story of An Hour” (Kate Chopin); Utopia/Dystopia Framework (handout from Professor Belli)
 Th 2/6  Short Stories Read: “Elements of Fiction”; “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (Ursula K. Le Guin); “The Day Before the Revolution” (Ursula K. Le Guin)

Blog: Reading Response #1 (Le Guin)
 Th 2/13 Short Stories Read: “The Machine Stops” (E. M. Forster)

Blog: Reading Response #2 (“The Machine Stops”)
 Th 2/20 NO CLASS (CUNY Monday) Blog: My Utopia (due Su 2/23)
 Th
2/27		 Fiction Read: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), chapters 1-5 (pp. 15-86)

Blog: Reading Response #3
Th
3/6		 Read: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), chapters 6-9 (pp. 87-135)

Blog: Reading Response #4; Participate in online discussion of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (first comment due Su 3/2; two more comments/replies due W 3/5)
 Th
3/13		 Read: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), chapters 10-13 (pp. 136-179)

Blog: Reading Response #5
 3/20 Review for Midterm Exam Read: Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), chapters 14-18 (pp. 180-231)

Blog: Reading Response #6; Participate in online discussion of “The Day Before the Revolution” and “The Machine Stops” (first comment for each due Su 3/16; two more comments/replies due on each by Tu 3/18)
 3/27 Midterm Exam (in-class)

Professor Belli away at conference (Professor Corbett covering class)

 Due: Essay #1 (bring printed copy to class and e-mail Professor Belli the file)
 4/3 Read: We (Yevgeny Zamyatin), First – Sixteenth Entries (pp. 1-91)

Blog: Reading Response #7
 4/10 Read: We (Yevgeny Zamyatin), Seventeenth – Twenty-sixth Entries (pp. 92-152)

Blog: Reading Response #8 + two comments on class discussion of D-503 as writer (first comment due by Su 4/6; next comment due by W 4/9)
 4/17 NO CLASS (Spring Break)
 4/24 Read: We (Yevgeny Zamyatin), Twenty-seventh – Fortieth Entries (pp. 153-232)

Blog: Reading Response #9

Due: Essay #2 Pre-Draft (Introduction; 3 claims/topic sentences + 3 pieces of evidence–quotes/citations); bring 4 printed copies to class + post to OpenLab (categorize as “Essay #2 Pre-Draft”)
 5/1 *Mandatory Essay conferences with Professor Belli (from Th 4/24 to W 4/30) Read:We (continued discussion of full text)

Due: Essay #2 first draft with cover letter (bring 4 printed copies to class and e-mail Professor Belli the file)
 5/8 Read: We (re-read as necessary, for essay and for final exam)
Due: Essay #2 Final Draft (bring folder with pre-draft, first draft, peer reviews, and final draft; e-mail Professor Belli the final draft)
 5/15 Review for final exam

Course Wrap-UpEnd-of-the-semester Celebration

 Read: We (re-read/review for final exam)

Blog: (optional) extra credit blogs on the Brave New World films
5/22 Final Exam (in-class) Due: Course Assessment; Course Reflection