Amy Riddell Professor of English Northwest Florida State College Contact: 729-5282, riddella@nwfsc.edu Fall 2013 Tentative Schedule ENC 1102-86651, MW 9:30-10:45 a.m. S302, Niceville Campus M Aug. 19 Introduction to course. **Please note that Aug. 26 is the last day to withdraw from class and receive a refund.** W Aug. 21 Introduction to Fiction. To prepare for class, have read the following chapters: Introduction, pp. 1-9 of the textbook Fiction: Reading, Responding, Writing, pp. 12-51, including Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral.” M Aug. 26 To prepare for class, have read the following in the textbook: Ch. 1, Plot, 82-89. “Flight Patterns,” by Sherman Alexie, 54-67 Online in D2L, preview the following parts of the Sherman Alexie Workshop: Before You Read and Images/Media W Aug. 28 To prepare for class, have read the following in the textbook: Ch.2, Narration and Point of View, 161-165 “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison, 201-215 Online in D2L, preview the following parts of the Toni Morrison Workshop: Before You Read and Images/Media SRR Assignment #1 due on the story “Recitatif.” SRR is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. M Sept. 2 College closed because of Labor Day. No Class. W Sept. 4 To prepare for class, have read the following in the textbook: Ch. 3, Character, 181-188 Monster: An Album, 231. “Lusus Naturae” by Margaret Atwood, 232-236 “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell, 237248 Online in D2L, preview the following parts of the Margaret Atwood Workshop: Before You Read and Images/Media SRR Assignment #2 due on either “Lusus Naturae” or “St. Lucy’s Home . . . .” SRR is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. M Sept. 9 To prepare for class, have read the following chapter and story: Ch. 4, Setting, 253-259 Ch. 5, Symbol and Figurative Language, 335-339 “Good People” by David Foster Wallace, 216-221 “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, 788-792 Online in D2L, read the following parts of the Ernest Hemingway Workshop: Before You Read SRR Assignment #3 due on either “Good People or “Hills . . .” SRR is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. W Sept. 11 To prepare for class, have read the following chapters: Ch. 6, Theme, 384-387 Ch. 35, The Elements of the Essay, 2273-2281 (Expect quiz) M Sept. 16 To prepare for class, have read the following chapter: Ch. 36, The Writing Process, 2282-2293 (Expect quiz) W Sept. 18 Test 1: Fiction, essay format. (100 points) Bring paper and pen to class. M Sept. 23 Essay 1 rough draft work day. (Attendance is optional, but a 5-point bonus will be given to students who attend class and who bring a completed, printed out rough draft with them to hand in at the beginning of class and who stay the entire class period to participate in rough draft workshop.) Essay 1, Fiction analysis paper, due on Wednesday, Sept. 25 before 11 p.m. via D2L Dropbox. If you don’t have a computer with Internet access at home, use one of the computers provided throughout the campus: the LRC, and Academic Success Center, and the open computer lab in E Bldg. (150 pts) W Sept. 25 Introduction to Drama To prepare for class, have read the following chapters: “Drama: Reading, Responding, Writing,” pp. 1380-1393, including Trifles, and “Sample Writing: Reading Notes,” 1429-1432. Ch. 28, Elements of Drama, 1438-1447 Ch. 29, Tragedy and Comedy, 1561-1563 Expect quiz M Sept. 30 To prepare for class, have read the following pages from Chapter 32: cultural and Historical Contexts: Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun Pages 1900-1910 W Oct. 2 To prepare for class, have read the following pages of A Raisin in the Sun: Act 1, pages 1911-1938 SRR Assignment #4 due on Act 1 of Raisin. Assignment is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. M Oct. 7 To prepare for class, have read the following assignment: Act 2 of A Raisin in the Sun, pages 1938-1963 W Oct. 9 To prepare for class, have read the following assignments: Act 3 of Raisin, pages 1963-1974 “From ‘Willie Loman, Walter Younger, and He Who Must Live’” on pages 1974-1975. SRR Assignment #5 due on entire play of A Raisin in the Sun. Follow usual directions for completing an SRR. Assignment is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. M Oct. 14 To prepare for class, have read the following chapters: Ch. 34, “Paraphrase, Summary, Description,” 2269-2272 Ch. 37, “The Research Essay,” 2294-2308 (expect quiz) W Oct. 16 To prepare for class, have read the following chapters: Ch.38, Quotation, Citation, and Documentation, 2309+ (expect quiz) Ch.39, Sample Research Paper, 2321+ M Oct. 21 W Oct. 23 Watch Raisin Watch Raisin M Oct. 28 To prepare for class, bring the following with you: Thesis statement and outline for Essay 2 W Oct. 30 Essay 2 rough draft work day. (Attendance is optional, but a 5-point bonus will be given to students who attend class and who bring a completed, printed out rough draft with them to hand in at the beginning of class and who stay the entire class period to participate in rough draft workshop.) Essay 2, Research Essay on A Raisin in the Sun, due on Thursday, Oct. 31 before 11 p.m. via D2L Dropbox. If you don’t have a computer with Internet access at home, use one of the computers provided throughout the campus: the LRC, and Academic Success Center, and the open computer lab in E Bldg. (200 pts) M Nov. 4 Introduction to Poetry To prepare for class, have read the following page in your Norton “Poetry: Reading, Responding, Writing,” pp. 846-873. W Nov. 6 To prepare for class, have read the following pages in the Norton: Ch. 13, Speaker: Whose Voice Do We Hear? pp. 884-892 “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath, pp. 1307-1309 SRR Assignment #6 due on Plath’s poem “Daddy.” SRR is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. M Nov. 11 College closed because of Veteran’s Day. No Class. W Nov. 13 To prepare for class, have read the following pages in the Norton: Ch. 14, Situation & Setting: What Happens? When? Where? 915-932 “Pilgrimage” by Natasha Tretheway, 935-936 M Nov. 18 To prepare for class, have read the following pages in the Norton: Ch. 15, Theme and Tone, 947-952 “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath, pp. 1248 “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Dickinson, 995 W Nov. 20 To prepare for class, have read the following pages in the Norton: Ch. 16, Language: Word Choice and Order, 975-981 “The Facebook Sonnet” by Sherman Alexie, 1100-1101 “Tell all the truth” by Emily Dickinson, 1188 “She dealt her pretty words” by Emily Dickinson, 1189 “After great pain” by Emily Dickinson, 1191 M Nov. 25 To prepare for class, have read the fallowing pages in the Norton: Ch. 17, Visual Imagery and Figures of Speech, 990-997 “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner,” by Randall Jarrell, 1000 “Jundee Ameriki” by Brian Turner, 1013 “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, 1355-1356 SRR Assignment #7 due on either “Jundee Ameriki” or “Dulce et Decorum Est.” SRR is due at the beginning of class (30 points). Turn in via D2L before coming to class. Bring printout with you to class. See separate handout for guidelines and directions on how to complete this assignment. W Nov. 27 College closed because of Thanksgiving break. No Class. M Dec. 2 To prepare for class, have read the following pages in the Norton: Ch. 18, Symbol, 1003-1009 “Diving into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich, pp.1010-1012 “ A Noiseless Patient Spider” by Walt Whitman, 1362-1363 W Dec. 4 Introduce final exam topic, how to write an explication essay, and review for poetry test. M Dec. 9 Poetry Test Dec. 16 Final exam from 9 - 10:50 a.m. in S302 (200 points)