| Week |
Dates |
Assignments
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| 1
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1/12–1/18 |
Class Begins
- Read the syllabus completely; note any questions you might have.
- Read Reddit Discussions, create a Reddit account, and join
r/LitWiki. - Respond to the introductory post, English Composition, Spring 2022, on
r/LitWiki » Post. - Upload a screenshot of your Reddit profile page on D2L—this way I know your username (so I can evaluate your work) and see that you have done the assignment. This is crucial as it will indicate that you are attending; failure to do this will result as your being reported as a no-show and dropped form the class. If this happens, you will not be readmitted.
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| 2
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1/19–1/25 |
Introduction
- Sipiora, Chapter 1, including Fitzgerald, “Babylon Revisited.”
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research “Babylon Revisited”; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki » Post.
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| 3
|
1/26–2/1 |
Reader-Response Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 2 (including stories by Hemingway and Joyce)
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research “Indian Camp” and “Araby”; find book chapters or articles in a scholarly journal on both stories that interest you and read them.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 4
|
2/2–2/8 |
Feminist Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 7 (including stories by Chopin and Silko)
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research “Yellow Woman” and “The Story of an Hour”; find book chapters or articles in a scholarly journal on both stories that interest you and read them.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 5
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2/9–2/15 |
Report #1 Due
- Write a formal reader-response using MLA style (See Requirements for specific assignment).
- Wiki Option: Make significant additions to a study guide of any of the stories we have read so far (all could use help). Most additions to the wiki should be supported with strong secondary sources. See How to Contribute for ideas on study guide additions. Chat with me about your ideas, if necessary.
- Make an appointment at the Writing Center, in-person or online. Take a rough draft and copy of the assignment with you to your appointment. The Writing Center will inform me of your appointment. This will be worth 10% of the report’s grade.
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| 6
|
2/16–2/22 |
Cultural Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 6 Introduction; London, “To Build a Fire.”
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research the story; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 7
|
2/23–3/1 |
Ethical Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 4 Introduction; Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues.”
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research the story; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 8
|
3/2–3/8 |
Report #2 Due
- Write a formal research essay using MLA style (See Research Essay for specific assignment).
- Wiki Option: Make significant additions to a study guide of any of the stories we have read so far—try to stick with those we have read since report 1. Most additions to the wiki should be supported with strong secondary sources. See How to Contribute for ideas on study guide additions. As usual, ask me questions and for coding assistance is needed.
- Make an appointment at the Writing Center, in-person or online. Take a rough draft and copy of the assignment with you to your appointment. The Writing Center will inform me of your appointment. This will be worth 10% of the report’s grade.
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| 9
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3/9–3/15 |
Conference Week
- Work on report revisions. Use the Writing Center to help.
- Optional: Make an appointment with me either in the Writing Center or via Zoom if you want to discuss your progress.
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| 10
|
3/16–3/29[1] |
Civic Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 5 Introduction; Vonnegut, “Harrison Bergeron.”
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research the story; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 11
|
3/30–4/5 |
Formalist Criticism
- Sipiora, Chapter 3 Introduction and poems by Dickinson and Bishop.
- Research the poems; find book chapters or articles in scholarly journals that interest you and read them.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 12
|
4/6–4/12 |
- Sipiora, Chapter 8; Melville, Bartleby, the Scrivener
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- Research the story; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 13
|
4/13–4/19} |
Writing #3 Due- Write a formal research essay using MLA style (See Research Essay for specific assignment).
- Wiki Option: Make significant additions to a study guide of any of the stories we have read so far—try to stick with those we have read since report 1. Most additions to the wiki should be supported with strong secondary sources. See How to Contribute for ideas on study guide additions. As usual, ask me questions and for coding assistance is needed.
- Make an appointment at the Writing Center, in-person or online. Take a rough draft and copy of the assignment with you to your appointment. The Writing Center will inform me of your appointment. This will be worth 10% of the report’s grade.
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| 14
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4/20–4/26 |
- Read Wilson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
- Take reading quiz on D2L
- View the 2020 production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix.
- Research the play and/or performance; find a book chapter or article in a scholarly journal that interests you and read it.
- Respond on
r/LitWiki.
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| 15
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4/27–5/3 |
Report #4 on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Due- Write a formal research essay on Ma Rainey (play or performance).
- Wiki Option: Make significant additions to lw:Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Most additions to the wiki should be supported with strong secondary sources. See How to Contribute for ideas on study guide additions. As usual, ask me questions and for coding assistance is needed.
- Optional: Make an appointment at the Writing Center, in-person or online, to help with your report.
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