English 101-37656 Syllabus (Fall '97)
English 101-37656 Syllabus (Fall '97)
| Day/Date | Assignments Due | Readings Due | In Class |
| Wednesday,
August 27 |
Introduction to Course
In-class essay 1 |
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| Friday,
August 29 |
Persuasive Format
In-class exercise 1 |
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| Monday,
September 1 |
Martin Luther King Day | Martin Luther King Day | Martin Luther King Day |
| Wednesday,
September 3 |
Signs of Life:
"Larger Than Life" (391-401) |
Format samples
Discussion of readings |
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| Friday,
September 5 |
Signs of Life:
"The Thematic Paradigm" (278-86) "The Return of Doris Day" (287-94) |
Discussion of readings | |
| Monday,
September 8 |
Signs of Life:
"Madonna: Plantation Mistress or Soul Sister" (223-30) Handout: "Madonna I: Animality and Artifice" |
In-class exercise
2 Discussion of readings |
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| Wednesday,
September 10 |
Signs of Life:
"Mountains of Contradictions" (240-55) |
Discussion of readings | |
| Friday,
September 12 |
In-class essay 2 | ||
| Monday,
September 15 |
Last day journal 1 | Harbrace: pages
62-66 Signs of Life: "Put on a Happy Face" (295-304) |
Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
September 17 |
Signs of Life:
"Signs of Intelligent Life on TV (200-4) Handout: "Delusions of Grandeur" |
Discussion of readings | |
| Friday,
September 19 |
Paper 1 draft | Peer response 1 | |
| Monday,
September 22 |
Paper 1 final draft | Golden rule quiz 1 | |
| Wednesday,
September 24 |
Signs of Life:
"Our Barbies, Ourselves" (375-77) "Hard Bodies" (66-71) |
Discussion of readings | |
| Friday,
September 26 |
Signs of Life:
"The Beauty Myth" (428-37) "There Is No Unmarked Woman" (452-57) |
Discussion of readings | |
| Monday,
September 29 |
Paper 1 corrections | Signs of Life:
"The Centerfold Syndrome" (438-46) |
Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
October 1 |
Signs of Life:
"The Semiotics of Home Decor" (72-82) "Freedom from Choice" (519-22) |
Nugget quiz 1
Discussion of readings |
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| Friday,
October 3 |
Signs of Life:
"Generation X-Force" (134-36) "Twentysomethings" (214-16) "Street Style" (56-65) |
Discussion of readings | |
| Monday,
October 6 |
Last day journal 2 | Handout: Quotes and documentation
Handout: To be announced |
Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
October 8 |
Paper 2 draft | Peer response 2
Conference sign-up |
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| Friday,
October 10 |
Harbrace: 36-42 | In-class exercise 3 | |
| Monday,
October 13 |
In-class essay 3 | ||
| Wednesday,
October 15 |
Paper 2 final draft | ||
| Friday,
October 17 |
Discussion | ||
| Monday,
October 20 |
Handout:
"Work" "Work, Labor, and Play" |
Discussion of readings | |
| Wednesday,
October 22 |
Nugget quiz 2 | ||
| Friday,
October 24 |
Fall Break | Fall Break | Fall Break |
| Monday,
October 27 |
Handout:
"The Importance of Work" "Roberta Victor" |
Discussion of readings | |
| Wednesday,
October 29 |
Handout:
"The Company Man" "The End of Play" "War Games" |
Golden rule quiz
2 Discussion of readings |
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| Friday,
October 31 |
Handout:
"Fan" "Obsessed with Sport" |
Discussion of readings | |
| Monday,
November 3 |
Paper 2 corrections
Last day journal 3 |
Handout:
"Winning Isn't Everything" |
Golden rule quiz
3 Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
November 5 |
Paper 3 draft | Peer response 3
Conference sign-up |
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| Friday,
November 7 |
Signs of Life:
"A Gentleman and a Consumer" (144-54) Handout: "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" |
Discussion of readings | |
| Monday,
November 10 |
Paper 3 final draft | Signs of Life:
"Gender Role Behaviors and Attitudes" (415-20) Handout: "The Male Myth" |
Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
November 12 |
Signs of Life:
"Power at Play" (458-70)" Bad Sistas" (231-39) |
In-class essay 4
Discussion of readings |
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| Friday,
November 14 |
Signs of Life:
"The Fraternal Bond" (471-78) Handout: "Why Are Gay Men So Feared" |
Nugget quiz 3
Discussion of readings |
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| Monday,
November 17 |
Signs of Life:
"In Living Color" (491-503) Harbrace: 120-23 |
Golden rule quiz
4 Discussion of readings |
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| Wednesday,
November 19 |
Last day journal 4 | Signs of Life:
"The Rage of the Black Middle Class" (510-18) |
Discussion of readings |
| Friday,
November 21 |
Paper 4 draft | Peer response 4
Conference sign-up |
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| Monday,
November 24 |
Paper 3 corrections | Signs of Life:
"The Long Arm of What You Watch" (322-24) Handout: Duke Commencement |
Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
November 26 |
Paper 4 final draft | Signs of Life:
"TV's Anti-Families" (205-13) "Hating What Sucks" (217-22) |
Discussion of readings |
| Friday,
November 28 |
Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Monday,
December 1 |
Signs of Life:
"Lights, Camera . . . Death" (688-97) |
Discussion of reading | |
| Wednesday,
December 3 |
Signs of Life:
"Faro" (572-76) |
Nugget quiz 4
Discussion of readings |
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| Friday,
December 5 |
Paper 4 corrections | Signs of Life:
"Signs of the Street" (597-606) |
Discussion of readings |
| Monday,
December 8 |
Last day journal 5 | Handout:
To be announced |
In-class exercise
4 Discussion of readings |
| Wednesday,
December 10 |
Paper 5 draft | Peer response 5
Conference sign-up |
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| Friday,
December 12 |
Paper 5 final draft | ||
| Wednesday,
December 17, 8:00 a.m. |
Last day journal 6 | In-class essay 5 |