Course Calendar & Presentations

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Schedule Online Presentations Term Paper List

How To Use The Course Calendar
Using all of this information requires a bit of organization, so follow these general instructions. The works themselves, listed by title and author, are primarily on the internet or handed out in class. You are then to view the Web pages for the authors and topics for that week, listed as a link on the English Internet Resource List section of the Web site (not all are covered). That means all you have to do is click on the colored (usually blue) label of the name or address of the site. Following that, read the online presentation of the format strategy for the week (Org & Outline, Quoting Your Sources, How To Take A Test, etc.). You are also required to read the thematic presentation for that week in Online Presentations (Character, Theme, Irony, etc.). This will allow you to follow the schedule and be topical in the classroom. Read the directions. Assignments and due dates for papers and tests are posted on the Message Board. Most of this syllabus is self-explanatory. The following is a plan for the semester.

Tentative Schedule

Week 1

Introduction
ASSIGNMENT:

• Writing About Literature,
• Objectivity in Analysis
• Research Sources
• Poetry,
• Lyrics
• Roots: Jazz, Blues And Folk
  • Johnson, "Crossroad Blues"
  • (Cream), "Crossroad Blues"
  • Hughes, "Dream Boogie"

Week 2

ASSIGNMENT:

• Criticism
• Historical & Biographical Criticisms
• Purpose and Thesis: Theme I
• Rhythm & Versification
• Primary Sources
• Organization and Outlines
• Analogy
• More on Poetry--Descriptive and Figurative Language
• Biography/Social Commentary
  • Dylan, "Times They are a-Changin'"
  • Wonder, "Superstition"
  • Baez, "Diamonds and Rust"
  • Garcia, et al., (Grateful Dead),
    • "Truckin'" Lyrics
    • "Truckin'" Live video compilation, audio 1972
  • Winehouse, "Rehab",
• Annotated Works Cited/Note Cards for Term Paper due

Week 3

ASSIGNMENT:

• Marxist Criticism
• Writer's Voice: Diction/Style/Tone
• Secondary Sources
• Argumentation
• What to Cite
• Taking a Test
• Video: Badasssss Cinema
• Urban Protest
  • Mayfield, "Superfly"
  • Wonder, "Livin' for the City",
  • Gaye,
    • "What's Goin' On/What's Happenin' Brother"
    • Ecology (Mercy Me)
  • DelaRocha (Rage Against the Machine), "Killing in the Name of"

Week 4

ASSIGNMENT

• Supporting the Point: Analysis of Criticism/Evaluating Evidence
• New Historicism
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Apostrophe
• Free Verse
• Works Cited
• Protest Rock
  • Stills (Buffalo Springfield)"For What it's Worth"
  • Townshend (The Who), "My Generation"

Week 5

ASSIGNMENT:

• Gender and Feminist Criticisms
• Imagery and Symbolism
• Irony
• The 80's 90's Woman
  • Hazard (Lauper), "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
  • Gray (Lauper), "Money Changes Everything"
  • Chapman, "Fast Car"
  • Hill, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

Week 6

ASSIGNMENT:

• Psychoanalytic Criticism,
• Drama-Theme
• The 80's 90's Woman
  • Amos,
    • "Precious Things"
    • "Me and a Gun"
  • Jewel, "Foolish Games"
  • Morissette, "You Oughta Know"
  • Stephani (No Doubt), "Just a Girl"

Week 7

ASSIGNMENT:

• Myth Criticism,
• Drama--Character
• Lucas, American Graffiti

Week 8

ASSIGNMENT:

• Reader Response Criticism
• Character/Point of View
• Lucas, American Graffiti

Week 9

ASSIGNMENT:

• Marxist Criticism
• The Suite
  • Garcia et al (Grateful Dead), So Far

Week 10

ASSIGNMENT:

• Deconstruction/Post-Structuralist Criticism
• Analysis: Interpretation and Evaluation
  • Garcia et al (Grateful Dead), So Far

Week 11

ASSIGNMENT:

• Island Sound
  • Marley, "No Woman No Cry"
  • Iaone, Kamakawiwo'ole (Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau), "Hawai'i 78"
  • Cruz, "Island Style"

Week 12

ASSIGNMENT:

• Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning/Argumentation

Week 13

ASSIGNMENT:

• Outline for Term Paper due
• Causal Analysis and Logical Fallacies

Week 14

ASSIGNMENT:

• ASSIGNMENT: Your Turn
• Presentations

Week 15

ASSIGNMENT:

• ASSIGNMENT: Your Turn
• Presentations Term Paper due/Final Test Prep

Week 16

Finals Week: Final Exam

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