(Updated Sept 15, 2022)
ENG 1121 Section D560, Fall 2022
Professor Sean Scanlan
WEEKLY SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
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Objectives: |
Assignments: |
| Week 1: rAug 25 |
Introductory discussion, terminology, and course plan. |
•Discussion of course, Policies, and texts; Orientation–OpenLab
• In-Class Reading: discussion
•Homework due Tues 8/30: Read Alexie, Questionnaire, Sign up for OpenLab |
| Week 2:Â tAug 30
Week 2:Â rSept 1 |
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•Homework due Thurs: Read Scibona: Write Coffeehouse #1: which of these two essays (Alexie or Scibona) is your favorite and why? Approximately 200 words. Please make sure to include your name at the top of the Coffeehouse post.
•Homework for Tuesday, Sept 6: read Malcolm X and Santiago and summarize each essay using our 4 point summary blueprint. This will not be turned in, please be ready to discuss your summary in class |
| Week 3: tSept 6
Week 3: rSept 8 |
Education and Home
Education and Home |
•Discuss Malcolm X and Santiago and summaries
•Discuss Essay 1: My Intellectual Home and definitions of home
• Homework for Tuesday the 13th: Read Gardner and Keller; then prepare for Quiz 1 over readings |
| Week 4: tSept 13
Week 4: rSept 15Â Â Â Â Â |
Essay 1Â Details
Essay 1Â Details |
•Due: Quiz 1
•Discuss Gardner and Keller and Intellectual Home
•Discuss ways to draft Essay 1
•Homework: Read: Liao and Rahmani ; Write an outline or draft of Essay 1–300 words minimum; Due Sept 21 via OpenLab.
•Peer review; Q and A over Essay 1
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| Week 5: tSept 20
Week 5: rSept 22 |
Essay 1Â |
•Homework: Thesis work and Revise Page 1 of IH EssayÂ
•Due: outline of Essay 1
• Discuss Essay 1
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| Week 6: tSept 27
Week 6: rSept 29 |
NO Classes this week |
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| Week 7: tOct 4–no class
Week 7: rOct 6 |
Writing about Poetry |
• Due: Draft of Essay 1 for Peer Review–in class
•Homework: 1–read poems. 2–then write Coffeehouse #3: 300 words in which you select one poem from the readings and use the poetry analysis tool (1-8) from today’s handout. Use complete sentences.
•Discuss poems and introduce new poetry terms
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| Week 8: tOct 11
Week 8: rOct 13 |
Writing about Poetry |
• Due: Final Draft of Essay 1–in class
•Due: Coffeehouse #2
•Discuss terms and reading strategies
•Homework: TBA |
| Week 9: tOct 18
Week 9: rOct 20 |
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•READINGS TBA
•TBA |
| Week 10: tOct 25
Week 10: rOct 27 |
Writing about Poetry |
•Due: Quiz 2 over poetry terms
•READINGS TBA
•TBA
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| Week 11: tNov 1
Week 11: rNov 3 |
Introducing the novel |
•Homework: Draft of Explication Essay Due on TUESDAY for peer review
•Readings Homework: American Spy TBA |
| Week 12: tNov 8
Week 12: rNov 10 |
The novel |
•DUE: Draft of explication and Coffeehouse Comment
•Readings Homework: American Spy TBA
•Peer Review of Explication Essay Due
•Final Draft of Explication Essay Due ??? |
| Week 13: tNov 15
Week 13: rNov 17 |
The novel |
•WEEKLY FOLDER including Coffeehouse prompt: TBA
•Discussion on Zoom: Research; Sentence types
•Readings Homework: American Spy TBA
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| Week 14: tNov 22
Week 14: rNov 24 |
The novel
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving |
•Due: QUIZ 3
•Review Final Essay Directions
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| Week 15: tNov 29
Week 15: rDec 1
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Final Essay and revision techniques |
•Due: Homework: draft Final Essay
•Due: TBA |
| Week 16: tDec 6
Week 16: rDec 8 |
Bringing it all together |
•TBA
•RESEARCH DAY |
| Week 17:Â tDec 13
Week 17:Â rDec 15 |
Final Essay |
•Tuesday: In Class writing: FINAL REFLECTION (300-400 words about what you learned this semester)
•Thursday: DUE: Final Essay |
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   Dec 20th: Last Class–extra credit and final discussion