Fall 2018 Syllabus

Enduring Question: What connects and divides us?

Monday, August 27

• Reader (13-21)
• Introduction to the semester and Summer Reading Guide
• Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Emily Wilson

Wednesday, August 29

• Reader (17-21)
• Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Emily Wilson
• They Say/I Say, 162-165 (“Entering Class Discussions”)

Thursday, August 30

• Opening Convocation: Emily Wilson (9:40 a.m., Center for Faith and Life)

Friday, August 31

• Reader (17-21)
• The Odyssey
• “Writing in Paideia: Getting Started” (Reader 22-28)
• They Say/I Say, 30-42 (“The Art of Summarizing”)

Monday, September 3

• Reader (17-21)
• Review The Odyssey
• They Say/I Say, 43-52 (“The Art of Quoting”)

Wednesday, September 5

• Reader (17-21)
• Review The Odyssey
• Reading Response on The Odyssey Due

Friday, September 7

• Reader (29-30)
• LECTURE: “Spaces, Contradictions, Loves” (A. Hageman; Valders 206)
• Hao Jingfang, Tr. Ken Liu. “Folding Beijing” (Reader 100-121)

Monday, September 10 

• Reader (30-31)
• Read “Folding Beijing” a second time in preparation for discussion

Wednesday, September 12

• Reader (31)
• Review and Common Quiz on “Folding Beijing”
• Little Seagull, 107-118 (“Integrating Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism”)

Friday, September 14

• Writing Workshop on Paper One  (Your instructor will give you a specific assignment one week in advance of this class. Be certain you consult it and come to class prepared to fully participate in the writing workshop.)
• Little Seagull, 43-48 (“Arguments”)

Monday, September 17

• Open Unit (Your instructor will provide a detailed syllabus for your section’s open unit.)

Wednesday, September 19

• Open Unit
• Paper One Due

Friday, September 21

• Open Unit

Monday, September 24

• Open Unit

Wednesday, September 26

• Open Unit

Friday, September 28

• Writing Workshop on Paper Two (Your instructor will give you a specific assignment one week in advance of this class. Be certain you consult it and come to class prepared to fully participate in the writing workshop.)
• Little Seagull 17-19 (“Developing Paragraphs”) and 25-29 (“Making Paragraphs Flow”)
• They Say/I Say 101-116 (“Connecting the Parts”)

Monday, October 1

• Reader (33-35)
• LECTURE: “Friend or Foe? ‘Master Harold’ … and the boys” (M. Klammer; Valders 206)
• Fugard, Athol. “Master Harold” … and the Boys (3-60)

Wednesday, October 3

• Reader (36)
• Read “Master Harold” … and the Boys a second time in preparation for discussion

Friday, October 5

• Review and Common Quiz on “Master Harold” … and the Boys
• Paper Two Due

Monday, October 8

• Review for Midterm

Wednesday, October 10

• Midterm Exam

Friday, October 12 - Tuesday, October 16

• Fall Break

Wednesday, October 17

• Reader (37-40)
• LECTURE: “Human Connections?: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (A. Weldon; Valders 206)
• Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, Preface (3-4), Vol. I - Letters I-IV and Chs. I-V (5-51)

Friday, October 19

• Reader (40-41)
• Frankenstein, Vol. I - Chs. VI-VII (51-68), Vol. II - Chs. I-VII (69-110)
• Aquila Theatre Production of Frankenstein (7:30 p.m.; Center for Faith and Life) (Attendance Required)

Monday, October 22

• Reader (41)
• Frankenstein, Vol. II - Chs. VIII-IX (110-123), Vol. III - Chs. I-III (124-146)

Wednesday, October 24

• Reader (41-42)
• Frankenstein, Vol. III - Chs. IV-VII (146-191)

Friday, October 26

• Review and Common Quiz on Frankenstein
• Reading Response on Frankenstein Due

Monday, October 29

• Reader (43-45)
• LECTURE: “The Ties that Bind and Divide: Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” (J. Wilkie; Valders 206)
• Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Front Matter (xxxv-xxxvi) and (1-6) and Chs. I-IX (7-58)

Wednesday, October 31

• Reader (45-46)
• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. X-XIX (59-122)

Friday, November 2

• Reader (46)
• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. XX-XXX (123-178)

Monday, November 5

• Reader (46)
• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Chs. XXXI-XLI (179-225) and Appendix (226-228)
• Review and Common Quiz on Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Wednesday, November 7

• Writing Instruction on Revision
• Little Seagull, 13-16 (“Revising; Editing and Proofreading”)
• Paper Three Due

Friday, November 9 

• Reader (47-50)
• LECTURE: “Charles Darwin: Exploring Our Connections to Each Other and the Natural World” (T. Pedlar; Valders 206)
• Darwin, Charles. “Excerpts from Introduction and Chapters I and III,” On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Reader 60-67)