English 1010 -
Tentative Assignment Schedule 2013-2014
Review:
Course introduction, texts, and syllabus
Discuss:
Why write? What are various types of writing?
Read
chapters 1 and 2 in Allyn and Bacon
Discuss:
The difference between a “problem poser” and an “answer giver”
Discuss:
How is Shakespeare a “problem poser”?
Paper #1 (Posing
a Problem Essay – 2 pages long) Due: Sept. 19
Introduce:
Classroom staging, participation in classroom productions, the world of
Shakespeare, the Globe Theater and the production of Shakespeare’s plays in
today’s theater and film.
Shakespeare’s
Comedies: Posing Problems and Finding Resolution
Review:
Shakespeare’s use of comedy, basic themes, and the use of love as a comedic
device
Read
and Discuss: As You Like It
Five Quotation
Discussions from As You Like It
Due: Sept. 24
Essay Quiz on As You Like It Due:
Sept. 26
Read
and Discuss: Twelfth Night
Five Quotation
Discussions from Twelfth Night Due: Oct. 17
Essay Quiz on Twelfth Night
Due: Oct. 17
Read
chapters 3, 4, and 5 in Allyn and Bacon
Discuss:
Skills of critical inquiry and introduce multiple organizational strategies
Shakespeare’s
Histories: Critical Inquiry and Rhetorical Analysis
Review:
Basic tenants of Shakespeare’s history plays and their historical background
Read
and Discuss: Henry V
Five Quotation
Discussions from Henry V Due: Nov. 5
Essay Quiz on Henry V Due: Nov. 6
Paper #2
(Problem-Solution Essay – 4 -6 pages long) Due: Nov. 14
Read
chapters 12, 14, 15 and 16 in Allyn and
Bacon
Discuss:
Rhetorical analysis strategies and introduction to analyzing and synthesizing
ideas.
Read
and Discuss: Richard III
Five Quotation
Discussions from Richard III Due:
Nov. 26
Essay Quiz on Richard III Due: Dec. 9
Paper #3 (Strong
Response Essay – 4 – 6 pages long) Due: Dec. 11
Screen Review #1
Due: Dec. 16
Mid-term Portfolio
(chapter
24 in Allyn and Bacon) Due: Dec. 17
Mid-Term Exams Dec. 18, 19, 20
*Meet
with writing critique groups: Every other Friday (8/30, 9/13, 9/27, 10/25, 11/8,
11/22, 12/13)
Second Semester
Read
chapters 7 and 8 in Allyn and Bacon
Discuss:
The use of research texts and citing sources using MLA style.
Paper #4 (Annotated
Bibliography – 3 – 4 pages long) Due: Feb. 6
Shakespeare’s The Tempest: “Brave new world”
Review:
Basic themes in The Tempest
Read
and Discuss: The Tempest
Five Quotation
Discussions from The Tempest Due: Feb. 13
Essay Quiz on The Tempest Due: Feb. 13
Read
chapters 19, 20, 21 and 22 in Allyn and
Bacon
Discuss:
Forming a paper which integrates summary, evaluation, and argument and has a
strong thesis based on evidence while still demonstrating the complexity of the
research question
Shakespeare’s
Poetry
Review:
The Shakespearian sonnet, poetic structures, symbolism and narrative poetry
Read
and Discuss: Selected sonnets and narrative poems
Five Quotation
Discussions from sonnets/narrative poems Due:
March 6
Essay Quiz on sonnets and
narrative poems Due: March 10
Shakespeare’s
Tragedies: Interpreting Individual Experiences
Review:
The basic principles of tragedy, the tragic hero, and themes
Read
and Discuss: Othello
Five Quotation
Discussions from Othello Due: March 27
Essay Quiz on Othello Due: March 27
Paper #5
(Exploratory Research Paper – 8 – 10 pages long) Due: April 17
Read
chapter 6 in Allyn and Bacon
Discuss:
How to write an autobiographical narrative which interprets an experience or a learning
event
Read
and Discuss: Macbeth
Five Quotation
Discussions from Macbeth Due: May 8
Essay Quiz on Macbeth Due: May 12
Paper #6
(Personal Narrative – 2 – 3 pages long) Due: May 15
Screen Review #2 Due: May 20
Final Portfolio Due:
May 22
Final Exam Due:
May 27, 28, 29
*Meet
with writing critique groups: Every other Friday (1/31, 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/25,
5/9, 5/23)
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