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1 1/25 (F)
Introduction to this course.
Assignment for 1/28: Write a brief introduction of yourself, starting
with some background information so I know something about you, then going
on to focus
on your preferences in reading and films. You'll turn this in on
Monday so I can get to know about you through what you write, but it
is also the first entry in your reading log. Please make this a couple of
double-spaced pages long, formatted according to MLA guidelines.
Week 2
The nature of storytelling: our expectations;
the impact of the unexpected. Writing about film.
1/28 (M)
Small-group and whole class discussion: the stories we enjoy (in
print or on screen). Selecting films for viewing and discussion.
Assignment for 1/30: View one of
the films selected in class. Keep notes on the story.
1/30 (W)
Film analysis: plot, character,
theme.
Assignment for 2/1: Read Writing
about Film (handout). View film again, taking additional notes; or
watch a different film from the list, taking notes.
2/1 (F)
Film analysis.
Assignment for 2/4:
Prepare for
In-Class Essay by reading the short story (forwarded in email).
Informal writing assignment for Weds.: our expectations of stories,
incorporating references to at least one print text and one film.
Week 3
In-class essay. Writing
assignment: out-of-class essay.
2/4 (M)
In-class writing (topic for all
ENG 102 students)
Assignment for 2/6:
Complete informal writing assignment.
2/6 (W)
Discussion of informal writing. Starting Essay #1, on film.
Assignment for 2/8: Tentative:
Read Overview
of Postmodern Movies and read some of the definitions of terms at
Dictionary of
Postmodern Terms. You can find an analysis of Blade Runner at
http://www.helium.com/tm/130981/hassan-noted-postmodernism-oxymoron1and. Begin planning your paper.
2/8 (F)
Planning your paper + writing your introduction.
Assignment for 2/11: Draft Essay
#1.
Week 4
Focus on Essay #1.
2/11 (M)
Discussion of drafts. (You need to have a complete hard-copy draft to
receive full credit for this essay.)
Assignment for 2/13: Work further
on your draft, adding evidence as needed, strengthening connections, and
extending your conclusions.
2/13 (W)
Writing considerations: word choice, sentence structure.
Assignment for 2/15: Continue
strengthening your essay, focusing on word choice, sentence structure, and
proofreading. Begin reading White Noise (through Chapter 7, if
possible).
2/15 (F)
Postponed to Monday, 2/18: Out-of-class Essay #1 due. (Include
draft.) Discussion of White Noise.
Assignment for 2/18:
Read White Noise
through Chapter 20 for Monday; by Wednesday, part of the long Chapter 21;
finishing Chapter 21 by Friday, 2/22.
Week 5
Discussion of White Noise. Analyzing
fiction: working from response to critique. Schedule appointments with Dr.
Trupe.
2/18 (M)
In-class writing and discussion of
White Noise.
Assignment for 2/20: Read about
one-half of Chapter 22 of White Noise.
2/20 (W)
Analyzing fiction: themes, recurring images, symbols. (You may
want to start noting quotations you might use in an essay on White Noise.)
Assignment for 2/22: Finish
reading Chapter 22 of White Noise.
2/22 (F)
Discussion of White Noise.
Assignment for 2/25: Read
Chapters 22-36 of White Noise by Wednesday, 2/27.
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