*starred items indicate pdfs uploaded to the course website and bcourses [bracketed items indicate items pertaining to additional labor] WEEK 1: Close Reading – Summary and Description
Wed., Jan. 17 – First Day of Instruction – Introduce Course and Labor Expectations
Fri., Jan. 19 – *Clark, The Sight of Death (excerpts); *Poussin, Landscape with a Calm
WEEK 2: Close Reading – Summary and Description
Mon., Jan. 22 – *Ekphrasis Handout: Williams, “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”; Auden, “Musee des Beaux Arts”
Fri., Jan. 26 – *Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, “Introduction” [Innocence], “The Little Black Boy”
WEEK 3: Close Reading – Summary, Description, and Analysis
Mon., Jan. 29 – *Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, “The Chimney Sweeper” [Innocence], “The Divine Image,” “On Anothers Sorrow”
Wed., Jan. 31 – *Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, “Introduction” [Experience], “The Chimney Sweeper” [Experience], “The Human Abstract”
Fri., Feb. 2 – *Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience, “The Lamb,” “The Tyger,” “London” P1: Paper 1 Draft 1 Due
WEEK 4: Thesis Statements
Mon., Feb. 5 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 1-19
Wed., Feb. 7 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 20-55
Fri., Feb. 9 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 56-81 P1: Paper 1 Draft 2 Due
WEEK 5: Thesis Statements + Writing Introductions
Mon., Feb. 12 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 82-113
Wed., Feb. 14 – Peer Editing Workshop
Fri., Feb. 16 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 115-135 P1: Paper 1 Draft 3 due
WEEK 6: Introducing Evidence
Mon., Feb. 19 – NO CLASS – President’s Day Holiday
Wed., Feb. 21 – Rankine, Citizen, p. 139-end
Fri., Feb. 23 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 1-26 (Maddie away - GSI Kat Ding subbing)
WEEK 7: Shaping Paragraphs and Arguments
Mon., Feb. 26 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 51-71
Wed., Feb. 28 – *Hayot, "Uneven U"
Fri., Mar. 2 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 75-99
WEEK 8: Shaping Paragraphs and Arguments
Mon., Mar. 5 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 169-90
Wed., Mar. 7 – Lesson on Argument Structure
Fri., Mar. 9 – Maddie away - CLASS CANCELLED
WEEK 9: Introductions and Conclusions
Mon., Mar. 12 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 241-268 (Daniel Presentation)
Wed., Mar. 14 – Sebald, Rings of Saturn, p. 271-296
Fri., Mar. 16 – Lesson on Introductions and Conclusions P2: Paper 2 Draft 1 Steps 1-3 Due
WEEK 10
Mon., Mar. 19 – *McCloud, Understanding Comics (excerpts) Bechdel, Fun Home, Chapter 1
Wed., Mar. 21 – Bechdel, Fun Home, Chapter 2
Fri., Mar. 23 – In-class Peer Review P2: Paper 2 Draft 1 Steps 4 + 5 Due
WEEK 11
Spring Break – No Classes March 26 – March 30
WEEK 12: Style - Introducing Quotation
Mon., Apr. 2 – Bechdel, Fun Home, chapters 3+4 [Additional Labor: Revision Plan + Revision of Paper 1 due by this date] (Sheridan + Yvie Presentation)