| Dates: |
Objectives: |
Assignments: |
| Week 1: 8/28
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Introductory discussion, terminology, and course plan. |
•Discussion of course, Policies, and texts; Orientation–OpenLab
• In-Class Reading: discussion
•Sign up for OpenLab |
| Week 2: 9/2 NO CLASS
Week 2: 9/4 |
Photo Essay |
•Discuss photography timeline; Homework: Formal Email assignment
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| Week 3: 9/9
Week 3: 9/11 |
Photo Essay |
•Discuss photographs and how to read them; Diagnostic Writing
Homework for Wednesday: Coffeehouse #1: Read Teju Cole and write 200 words
•Discuss Cole; Sentence Practice; Homework: Read Berger and Calle |
| Week 4: 9/16
Week 4: 9.18
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Photo Essay
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•Discuss Berger; Essay 1 discussion; Homework: Read Sontag
•Quiz 1 Due; Reading TBA; Homework: Read Bohbot and draft essay |
| Week 5: 9/23
Week 5: 9/25 |
Photo Essay |
•Discuss readings; Peer Review
• Photo Essay due; Homework: Read MLA statement on AI |
| Week 6: 9/30
Week 6: No Class on 10/2 |
Introduction to writing with AI |
•Discuss AI and reading; Homework: read Crawford and Halpren
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| Week 7: 10/7
Week 7: 10/9 |
Writing with AI |
• Due: Quiz 2; Discuss PSA and Essay 2 instructions; Homework: read Lapore
•Discuss readings; in-class work on PSA; Homework: read Biever |
| Week 8: 10/14 No Class
Week 8: 10/15 Tuesday: We have class
Week 8: 10/16 |
Writing with AI |
• Quiz 3
•Part 1 of PSA due |
| Week 9: 10/21
Week 9: 10/23 |
Writing with AI |
•Part 2 of PSA due
•Homework TBA |
| Week 10: 10/28
Week 10: 10/30 |
Writing with AI |
•Due Part 3 of PSA
• PSA presentations
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| Week 11: 11/4
Week 11: 11/6 |
Introducing the short story |
•Defining the short story: Homework: read Shirley Jackson
•Discussing 5 types of ethics; read Gabriel García Márquez and Langston Hughes |
| Week 12: 11/11
Week 12: 11/13 |
The Short Story/Ethics |
•Readings Homework: Nell Freudenberger
•Readings Homework: Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Week 13: 11/18
Week 13: 11/20 |
The Short Story/Ethics |
•Readings Homework: John Cheever
•Wednesday Due: Sympathy and Empathy handout |
| Week 14: 11/25
Week 14: 11/27 NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING BREAK) |
The Short Story/Ethics |
•Readings Homework: E.L. Doctorow and interview TBA |
| Week 15: 12/2
Week 15: 12/4 |
The Short Story/Ethics |
•class discussion and writing; finding sources
•QUIZ 4; first peer review Essay 3; |
| Week 16: 12/9
Week 16: 12/11 |
The Short Story/Ethics |
•Essay 3 peer review; how to find an author interview
•RESEARCH DAY (meet in class) |
| Week 17: 12/16
Week 17: 12/18 |
The Short Story/Ethics
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•Due: Essay 3
• Last day of class; extra credit assignment |
