Texts:
The
Norton Reader, 13th Edition
ISBN#9780393912197
There
will be readings from The Norton Reader and handouts basically every class so
you will need to purchase that as soon as possible. We will use the readings to
connect to our own experiences and to further understand why people write. This
text contains a wide variety of genres- gender studies, literacy narratives,
letters, argumentative essays, fiction-all of which we will explore.
9/8 Diagnostic
Essay, Read “On Being a Cripple”
(Handout)
9/10 “On Being a Cripple”, Read “Beauty:
When the Other Dancer is the Self” (38)
9/15 “Beauty: When
the Other Dancer is the Self” (38),
Read “The Way to Rainy Mountain” (80)
9/17 “The Way to Rainy Mountain”
(80)
9/22 In Class Essay #1, Read “Strangers” (76)
9/24 “Strangers”
(70), Read “Rhode Island” (86)
9/29 “Rhode Island” (86), Read “What is a Homosexual” (127)
10/1 “What is a Homosexual” (127)
10/6 In Class
Essay #2
10/8 FILM:
10/13 FILM:
10/15 Midterm
Review “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (150)
10/20 In Class Midterm
10/22 Assign Research
Paper, Read “Falling Down Is Part of
Growing Up” (132)
10/27 “Falling Down Is Part of Growing Up” (132)
10/29 Bring in Research
Topics (Typed Introduction) A-M
11/3 Bring in
Research Topics (Typed Introduction) N-Z, Read
“Black Men and Public Space” (188)
11/5 Read “Black Men and Public Space” (188), Read “Aria” (241)
11/10 “Aria” (241), Read “Salvation” (620)
11/12 “Salvation”
(620)
11/17 In Class Essay #3
11/19 FILM:
11/24 FILM:
12/1 In
Class Final Review “Letter From Birmingham Jail” (503)
12/3 In Class Final
12/8 Hand in Research
Paper (LAST CLASS)
