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Eng
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Dates &
Assignments
Weekly Schedule of What's
Due, Spring 2014 |
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This page may be the one you use the most
during the course. It holds not only a summary of our weeks and
dates for the course, but also a detailed, week-by-week list of the
assignments that are due. It is changed as new items are
developed.
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2014 Group Field Trips and In-person Events
- Wk. 1: Meet in Computer Lab: Thurs., ,
6-8 pm, B-___ (in
"Business" Building
(see
maps
of campus). (This is not absolutely required--it's
for those who are not used to online classes or want a strong start--but
attendance will be taken.)
- Wk. 4-7 (tentative):
one group trip to Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) on a Thursday evening,
6:15-8:30 pm (free; parking about $3). (See more info in Wks. __-__ below.)
- Wk. 6-9 (tentative):
one group trip to the mythic Shakespeare comedy Midsummer
Night's Dream, a story of fairies, love, and other mythic delights at
the world famous Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis. Start time: TBA
(between 7 and 7:45). Length: about 3-3.5 hrs. Cost: $15-23 (group student
rate). Day: A Thurs., Fri., or Sat. (decided by vote).
- Wk. __ (TBA): One
trip on your own to the live play _______ at
Inver Hills College FA Theater on a Fri. or Sat. evening of your choice
(dates: __________). Free with student ID. You must be able to explain
why and how the play is mythic.
- Alternative plays:
You may, instead of either of the above plays, go on your own to the Guthrie
Theater to see (a) Shakespeare's mythic drama MacBeth, 2/14-3/1, a
75-min. version of this famous story of bloody, ruthless, kingly ambition in
medieval times; or (b) the mythic drama The Crucible by Arthur
Miller, 4/11-5/2, a 2-3 hr. award-winning story of 1692 Salem and its dark
fears and purges of witches.
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Wk. 15,
individual consultations: on term project, various times & days (see bottom
of home page later in semester).
NOTE: PSEOs must pay the
costs of above visits from their own pockets: they may choose alternatives
instead--see the "Attendance" web page's "Extra Credit" section.
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Spring 2015 -
General Schedule in Brief
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WEEK
(Dates are Mon.-Sat.,
2015)
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ACTIVITY
NOTE: Meet on
campus Thurs., Jan. 16! See Wk. 1.
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Week 1: 1/12-17
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Introductions in Physical Classroom |
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Week 2:
1/20-24
No classes Mon.
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Part I, Analyzing Literature, Weeks 2-5:
Reading & Writing Literature & Myths; How To
Write an Analysis of the Elements (due by Th., Jan.22)
(No IHCC classes Monday -
Holiday) |
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Week 3:
1/26-31
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Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Jan. 29) |
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Week 4:
2/2-7
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Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Feb. 5) |
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Week 5:
2/9-14
SSD on Wed.
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Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Feb. 12).
[You may attend
Student Success Day
Wed. of this week in
person (go to www.inverhills.edu and
click on "Events"), or attend anytime online (at
www.collegelearning.org) for
extra credit.]
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Week 6:
2/17-21
No classes Mon.
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Part II, Arguing & Interpreting Literature, Weeks 6-10:
How to Write an Interpretive Lit. Thesis. (Write
one by Th., 2-19.)
(No IHCC classes Mon. - holiday)
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Week 7:
2/2329
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Interpretive Literary Thesis (due Th.,
Feb. 26)
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Week 8:
3/2-7
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Thesis (Th., Mar. 6).
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Spring Break
No classes M.-Sat. |
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No Classes All Week, no assignments or
D2L, March 9-15 |
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Week 9:
3/16-21 |
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Thesis (Th., Mar.20). Th. or Fr.
professional play. |
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Wk. 10: 3/23-27
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Thesis (Th., Mar. 27)
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Week 11:
3/30-4/2
No classes Fri.
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Part III, Writing Reviews of Literature;
Writing the Term Paper,
Weeks 11-17:
How to Write a Literary Review (due
Th. April 3)
(No IHCC Classes Fri. - faculty development day)
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Week 12: 4/6-11
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Literary Review (Th., Apr. 10)
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Week 13: 4/13-18
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Literary Review (Th., Apr. 17)
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Week 14: 4/20-25
IH Student-Faculty
Conf. Wed.-Thur.
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- Personal Response, Thesis, or
Review (Th., Apr. 24).
- Draft I Term Paper--old
IT or new one. Send it in again
stating new or old, can't be late! (Th., Apr. 24)
- Wed.-Thurs., IHCC Research Conf.: Get extra credit for
attending as many sessions as you wish w/summaries.
- (Mon., 4-20: last date to "withdraw
passing" from 2235)
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Week 15: 4/27-5/2
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- Draft II Term Ppr., 1000+ w.
Can't be late! (Th., May 1)
- Deadline: all extra credit & fixed/made
up Wk. 1-14 pprs.
(except tutoring extra credit still allowed).
- Individual consultations
(Bring Draft II.)
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Week
16:
5/4-6
No classes Fri.
Finals: Th., Sat.
and next week.
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- Goodbye Richard Journal
(300 w.)
- Last week of regular classes--they
end Wed.
- Finals start Thur. & Sat. and go into next week.
(No IHCC Classes Fri. -
faculty development day)
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Week
17:
5/7, 5/9, & 5/11-13
(Grds. rprtd.5-19)
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FINALS Thur. & Sat.; then Mon.-Wed.
Final Exams Sched. (none in 2235)
- Draft III Term Paper,
2000+ w. due Wed. midnight, can't
be late! Tutoring extra credit due Wed.
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Graduation, Break, & Grades |
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Graduation: Th. 5/15. 1st Day of
Summer Break: 5/16
Grades Reported: Tues., 5/19 |
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DIRECTIONS:
To New
Guthrie Theater
To Park
Square Theater
To MIA
(Minneapolis Institute of Arts)
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Weeks
#1-17
(Week by Week Schedule, Fall 2013)
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SAVING ONLINE MESSAGES:
This applies to most or all of you. Are you sending homework by email? Always keep a
copy in case your email is lost. Keep it until the end of the term.
If your email system has a "sent mail" folder, you may want to not
delete items from the folder until after you have received your final grade.
Are you using a bulletin board (BB)? Be careful to wait until you see your
message appear on the bulletin board, like other messages, before
doing anything else on your computer. If you still have trouble losing BB
messages, write and save them in MS Word first; then copy them to the BB and
send them.
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Week 1:
Introductions (1 night, on-campus, in-person class meeting--for
details, see
home page): |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE WED./TH. OF WEEK 1 (or, for night or fully-online classes, immediately after
the first class):
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Note #1: Method of Delivery of
Assignments for Fully-Online-Only (FOL) Section:
All assignments (except as otherwise noted) may
be delivered by the following methods:
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delivery before I leave campus(!) on Wed.
by 1 pm to my IHCC office, B-136 (immediately inside the main doors of
the business building, make a hard right--my mailbox is beside my office
door, in alphabetical order with others). Just stick your papers
under my office door. (Do not put them onto
my door--that is where I put pprs. I am returning to students!)
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delivery by mail postmarked on Thurs..
(that means delivered to a mailbox
before the pickup time!): Richard Jewell, 410 Groveland Ave.,
#401, Mpls., MN 55403, or to me, B-136, at IHCC's address.
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delivery by email dated as sent on Thurs.:
please write the subject title of the email as follows:
Also, please write your assignment in
the text of an email, and
not as an attachment. This is because it takes me longer to
process attachments. You also can write your weekly paper in MS
Word first, then copy and paste it into your email message.)
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delivery to my home address near the Walker
Art Museum and Loring Park in Minneapolis, near the intersections of I-94,
I-35W, & I-394 (see "Contact
Richard").
Note #2: Method of Delivery of
Assignments for Face-to-Face (F2F) Section:
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If you come to class, the homework is due at
the beginning of class (see the exceptions to this in the "How
To Do Papers"
page).
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If you don't come to class, you may simply
bring it to the next class you attend and turn it in at the beginning--and
please write a note at the top explaining why it is late (e.g., "Wasn't
here last class" or "last week").
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If you don't come to class, you're also
welcome to drop it off in my office or send it by other methods listed
next.
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ASSIGNMENTS DUE FOR THE FIRST
WEEK:
1.
Buy the textbook materials. They are listed in this Web site in the "Syllabus," and
again--with more detail-- in the "How
To Do Papers"
page.
2.
Read the online welcome on the "Home
Page," the "Syllabus
(Course Summary)," and if you are in the fully-online section, the
Starting Online" page.
3.
Skim through the course Web site and the course Bulletin Board.
You can always access the course Web site by starting at
RichardJewell.org and then going to "Courses, " where you can
click on our course name and number. Also get your online
bulletin-board (discussion-board) account started for bulletin-board
classes: go to the "D2L
Discussion Boards" page.
4. Write 100+ w. of
your personal response to reading
www.breatheptk.org: explain what you are ready for, and what you are
not, point by point.
4. Write a "Hello Richard" Journal (300+ w.): tell me about your
experience with and/or interest in literature, whether you've had the
required first-year composition course (Eng 1108) yet, your education, and
your life for at least 300 words.
5. Due in first week
or so of term: Turn in photo & class info. Please use the form I
provide on the first night in class. If you somehow miss class, you
may print out the form from the "Photo
+ Info Sheet" page (simply close the page when you are done, and you
will be back on this page). Delivery method: All classes
(including fully-online sections), please deliver this to me physically,
either by bringing it to class, dropping it off in my office mailbox, or
mailing it to me at home (Richard Jewell, 410 Groveland Ave., #401, Mpls.,
MN 55403) or at IHCC. (The reason I don't want you to send this
material by attachment is that it takes me too long to download and copy the
sheets.)
6. Face-to-face (F2F
classes only), due 2nd class day of term: print and turn in, from the
Web, a copy of this "2235 Schedule" with your name on it. You will get
this back after I have looked at it and checked it off on the chart of
weekly papers. (Fully-online sections do not have to print and
turn this in.)
7. Skim read
your textbooks for an hour or two. Use these three steps: (1) read the
front and back covers, the table of contents, and any brief introduction;
(2) turn the pages as fast as you can while letting your eyes light on one
word, phrase, or picture per page; and (3) read the first paragraph of each
major chapter or section. (See "Speed
Reading" for details and explanation of how helpful this
is.)
8. Prepare and
submit by Thursday of next week all of the assignments listed as being due
for Week 2, below.
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L" page to get started
and to see what online class activities are due. (Please remember that
online classes are classes requiring attendance; they are not homework.)
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BEGINNING
SECTION (1st of 3 sections for semester):
Analyzing by Using the Elements of Literature |
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Week 2:
Reading & Writing Literature; How To Write an Analysis of the Elements
(See dates.) |
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Reminder Note #1: Assignments for the
FOL section are due Wed. of each week physically by 4 pm,
BEFORE I leave campus (I'm not on campus Thurs.-Fri.). Or they are due
by email Thurs. midnight, or physical mail postmarked
sometime on Thurs. (For exceptions, see "How
To Do Papers.")
See above for notes and delivery methods.
Note #2: You may deliver the assignments
in person or by mail (see above). If you deliver by email, please
write the subject title of the email as follows:
Note #3: Also, please write your
assignment in the text of an email, and not as an
attachment. This is because it takes me longer to process attachments.
You also can write your weekly paper in MSWord first, then copy and paste it
into your email message.)
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HOMEWORK DUE WED./TH. OF WEEK 2:
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1a. READ by Wed./Th.: (a) Go to
www.WritingforCollege.org and
read three chapters:
- "43. What Is 'Writing to Lit'?"
- "44. How to Read Literature"
- "45. Analysis of Elements."
- Also
be sure to read the sample analysis of the elements at the
end of chapter "45." |
1b. WRITE by W./Th.: 300+ w. of Comments (see
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write each type of paper):
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100+ on "43. What Is
'Writing to Lit'?"
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100+ on "44. How to Read
Literature"
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50+ on "45. Analysis of
Elements," main contents
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50+
on "45. Analysis of Elements," sample paper
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2a.
READ by Wed./Th.: from Hero with a Thousand
Faces, read "Prologue" Sections 1-2. |
2b. WRITE by Wed./Th.: 100+ words of Comments on Hero. (See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write "Comments." Also see "Speed
Reading.") |
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3a.
READ by Wed./Th.: from Classic Fairy Tales,
read pp. 3-24 (historic Red Riding Hood tales). |
3b. WRITE by Wed./Th.: Personal
Responses (PR) to each tale you read--300+ w for all combined. |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a.
READ by Wed./Th.: Hero, "Prologue" Sections
3-4. |
1b. WRITE by Wed./Th.: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
(See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write Comments.) |
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2a.
READ by Wed./Th.: Classic Fairy Tales--
(1) pp. 32-50 & 66-73 (Beauty & Beast),
AND (2) either 74-100 (Snow White tales)
or 101-130 (Cinderella). |
2b. WRITE by Wed./Th.: a brief Reading Analysis (RA) of each and
every one of your lit readings for this week. (See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write each type of paper.)
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
Return to
top.
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chapter I,
Sections 1-3. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero. (Please note: I let students find and buy cheaper used
and/or paperbound editions of this book, and there are several editions.
For this reason, I cannot use page numbers for assignments. Instead, I
must use the author's complex "Part," "Chapter," and section numbers.
So, please check carefully each week to see that you are reading the correct
assignment. There is nothing to skip, so each week's reading starts
where the previous week ended.) |
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2a.
READ: Classic Fairy Tales, pp. 138-155
(Bluebeard tales) and 179-211 (Hansel and Gretel tales) |
2b. WRITE:
Reading Analyses (RA) of all your lit readings.
2c. WRITE: Expanded Analysis
(EA) of one of your readings, 300+ w. (See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write an "EA" or "Expanded
Analysis.")
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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top.
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chptr. I,
Sections 4-5. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero. |
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2a.
READ 1ST HALF OF ONE of these 3:
(i.) Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex), 1st half (see
the maps/pics at beginning and introductory material, if any; but skip the
Preface, if any), OR
(ii.) Two
"Books" of the Greek story
The Odyssey (click
here to find it online)
OR
(iii.) Another 25-40 page section of Classic Fairy Tales
(and do 1 EA & do RA's on the rest).
(Note: There will be 2 more chances to read these selections: Wks. 9-10
or 14-16.) |
2b.
WRITE: Expanded Analysis (EA), 300+ w., of first half. (If you choose another 25-40 pp. of
Classic Fairy Tales, you'll need to do an EA on one of them and RA's on
the rest.)
NOTE: Many popular plays can be bought cheaply in regular bookstores
as inexpensive stand-alone paperbacks, or they sometimes can be found free
by going to
Google.com and typing
the name of the text in quotation marks and the word text: for
example, "romeo and juliet" text (with quotation marks around the
name).
2c.
WRITE: If you have both seen and read the same play, please write 50+ w. of description about the written version of the play: write
the 50+ w. about five or more events that are in the written version only
(and are not in the version that you saw). (Wks. 5-6). |
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3a.
ATTEND
STUDENT SUCCESS DAY Tues.
of this week (optional): Get full 1-for-1 extra
credit by attending SSD sessions not required or for extra credit for
other teachers. |
3b. WRITE: There
are two ways to attend: (1) go to
SSD on campus on Wed., or (2) go to "SSD
Online" anytime. After going, write 200+ w. describing each
hour you attended (i.e., 200 w. per hr.). Write in any way you want.
Count both attendance and writing time and state the total time at the
top of the writing. Remember: you can only count sessions that you
did not attend for credit from other teachers. |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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top.
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MIDDLE
SECTION (2nd of 3 sections):
Arguing and Interpreting Literature |
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6: How to Write an Interpretive Literary Thesis Paper
(See dates.) |
HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a.
READ: In
WritingforCollege.org, read "47. Interpretive Thesis." |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of
Comments as follows:
- 50+ on "47. Interpretive Thesis" main contents, &
- 50+ on the chapter's sample paper at the end. |
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2a.
READ: "Part I," Chapter II, Sections
1-3. |
2b.
WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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3a.
READ 2ND HALF OF ONE of the readings listed in Week 5
(or switch to 1st half of one of the others). If you choose
Oedipus again, read the 2nd half & do 1 "IT."
If you choose Odyssey,
read two more "Books"
& do 1 "IT." If you choose
another 25-40 page section of Classic Fairy Tales,
then do 1 "IT" & do RA's on the rest.
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3b.
WRITE: an Interpretive Thesis (IT) of reading, 300+ w. For your
first one, you MUST use a theory from anywhere in Campbell. Your
thesis sentence would be Campbell says, "______." And your three
"reasons why" would be three ways or places in which it is true in your
reading: "The first reason/way/place in the reading is ___, the second is
____, and the third is "____." (See "Theories.") (If you choose another 25-40 pp. of
Classic Fairy Tales, you'll need to do an IT on one of them and RA's on
the rest.) (See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write an "IT" or "Interpretive
Thesis.")
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
Return to
top.
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
Please read "Hero." Then read EITHER Martin OR Graves. Also, see
other assignments/events below.
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chapter II,
Section 4. |
1b.
WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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2.
READ: Martin's Myths of Ancient Greeks,
charts, maps, "Introduction," and "Book One."
a. Review the genealogy
charts and maps, but no writing about them is required.
b. Read the "Introduction," but no
writing about it is required.
c. Read "Book One," sections 1-10, and write a
total of two RAs and one IT.
OR
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2. WRITE:
d. pp. x-xx (genealogy charts,
maps): no writing required.
e. Read pp. 1-23, necessary background: no writing required.
e-1. "Book One," sections 1-4, pp. 23-29: write one RA or IT.
e-2. "Book One," sects. 5-7, pp. 29-34: write one RA or IT.
e-3. "Book One," sects. 8-10, pp. 34-41: write one RA or IT.
OVERALL TOTAL OF WRITINGS FOR PP. 23-41: two RAs and one IT--one
for each of the three groups above. For the required
IT(s) use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")
Note: There are three groups of readings in "Book One,"
above. In any one group, you can do your RA or IT on just one story,
or two together, or three-four together. For example, a person could
write one RA on section 3, one RA on sections 5-7, and one IT on section 10.
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OR
(as an alternative)
(2a. alt.) BUY & READ: Robert Graves' Greek Myths: Vol. 1
(not available in IHCC
Bookstore)
a. Review map, pp. 372-3 (no writing
about it required).
b. Read selected sections from pages 27-156 as shown in right
column.
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OR
(2b. alt.) WRITE:
b.
Read
sections 1-27 (pp. 27-106),
section 31 (pp. 120-122), and section 42
(154-156), about creation myths, and gods and goddesses.
c. The readings are long. So, to save time, you
may skip all of the many footnotes, if you want. In each section, they
come after the star ("*") and are numbered "1," "2,", etc.
c. Choose six stories to write on. Write 5 very brief
RAs and 1 300+ w. IT (hint: the IT usually is easier to write if you choose
a longer story). For this IT, your second one, again your thesis sentence is
the theory (from Campbell or elsewhere), and your three "reasons why" it is
true are three ways or places in the reading in which this theory is true.
(From now on, you don't have to use Campbell; if you prefer, you may use any
theory. For ideas, see "Theories.") |
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3a.
IN-PERSON EVENT Individual
trip:
See famous Shakespeare comedy Midsummer Night's Dream at the
Inver Hills College Fine Arts Theater, FA Building (north end of IHCC
campus) Fri. or Sat., Feb. 28 or March 1, 7, or 8 (your choice), 7:30 pm
curtain. Arrive by 7:15 or earlier for good seating. Free to all
w/student ID. Non-students welcome, too, for a few dollars per person.
Map for "FA": Fine Arts Theater on Campus
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3b.
WRITE: Attend two plays approved by me (Richard) as a group and/or on your own.
Then write 200+ words about each play, and turn both reports in within a
week or two after seeing each play.
(If you also read the play for
credit in this course, then when you report on seeing the play, please
include a description of 5+ differences between the stage
play and the reading.) |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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top.
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
Please read "Hero." Then read EITHER Martin OR Graves. Also, see
other assignments/events below.
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chapter II,
Sections 5-6. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of
Comments on Hero. |
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2a. READ: R. Martin's
Myths of the Ancient Greeks--read either all of Books Two-Three or choose a mix
of any remaining 50-60 pp. (Note: Read introductions to "Books," too, but do
RAs & IT only on actual stories.)
OR
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2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of your
lit readings (Just list--in one or a few words-- the main character,
plot, and a mythic meaning or symbol in each story. Please show both
page numbers and story names in your list.) Do five RAs and one
IT, total. Do them on chapter sets 11-13, 14-16, 17-19, 20, 21-23, and
24, or on any other 55 pages from the rest of the book. See the
example above in Wk. 7: you may do each RA or IT on just one story in a
group, two stories together from the group, or the whole group.
2c. WRITE: Remember to write at
least one Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, above: 300+ w.
arguing/interpreting just one of the readings. Use a theory/idea from
Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")
Or, instead, this week, try (if you wish) to write it from the point of view
of one to three people very different from you, and repeat that
person's identity or point of view every 50-100 words or so: e.g., "A
psychologist would interpret this myth as meaning..." or, perhaps, "A
death-row convict would argue that this myth means...." See the
CollegeWriting.info "Writing an Analysis" chapter's "Basics"
for more details and "Samples"
for an example.
As mentioned above, you may read and write about something in Martin from
other chapters not assigned in the final 55 pages of the book.
For example, some of you might want to substitute the five pages on Oedipus
(pp. 241-6) and/or the story of the Odyssey and Ulysses/Odysseus.
Whatever you choose, be sure to read at least 55 pages, and be sure to write
at least five RAs and at least one IT, total. And be sure to state
both the name of the story and the page numbers for each.
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OR
(as an alternative)
(2a. alt.) BUY & READ: Robert Graves' Greek Myths: Vol. 1
(not available in IHCC
Bookstore)
a. Read selected sections from pages 27-156 as shown
in right column.
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and
(2b. alt.) WRITE:
a. Read
the following sections about mythic humans:
28-30 (pp. 111-118), 41 (pp. 151-152)
50 (173-5), 58 (194-6)
61-67 (205-218), 69 (223-4)
72-73 (233-242), 76 (256-7)
81 (268-273), 83 (281-3), 85
(286-8)
92 (311-15), 101 (356-8).
b. The readings are long. So, to save time, you
may skip all of the many footnotes, if you want. In each section, they
come after the star ("*") and are numbered "1," "2,", etc.
c. Choose six stories to write on. Write 5 very brief
RAs and 1 300+ w. IT (hint: the IT usually is easier to write if you choose
a longer story). |
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(Note: For your IT, you may use a theory
from Campbell or from any other theoretical source. For theory ideas,
see "Theories.") |
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3a. PLAN: Read the assignments for Wks.
9-10, especially the 3 options for reading myths, and be ready to
choose--especially be ready, for option "c," to get my (Richard's)
permission first! |
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4.
IN-PERSON EVENT (Scheduled for Wk. 8)
Group trip:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Th., March 6, 2014, 6:15-8:30/8:45.
Arrive by 6:00 pm. Meet in lobby by front information desk.
Free.
DIRECTIONS
Make Up a Missed Museum Visit |
4.
People who attend this event praise it highly--a real tour with a
highly-qualified museum tour guide, along with time to look around on your
own. Bring paper and pencil (pens not allowed).
If you don't know your way through Minneapolis, plan on
arriving 6:00 or earlier: rush-hr. traffic can be pretty bad. Also, the way
is winding because of one-way streets and a freeway that blocks direct
access from one side. Our personal tour by a museum docent will begin
at 6:15. Bring paper and pencil and plan on taking 200+ w. notes with
the tour docent, and another 200+ w. on your own self-tour.
DIRECTIONS. (I strongly advise you to print these directions rather
than use printed directions from a Web location finder. You can use a
Web map or GPS in addition, but my printed directions will help you
get around the worst of the traffic and get through the one-way streets more
easily. About 10% of first-time visitors to the museum from my classes
get partly or completely lost--don't become a lost soul!
Other options aren't as good, but see
Make Up a Missed Museum Visit. |
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5a.
IN-PERSON EVENT Individual
trip:
See famous Shakespeare comedy Midsummer Night's Dream at the
Inver Hills College Fine Arts Theater, FA Building (north end of IHCC
campus) Fri. or Sat., Feb. 28 or March 1, 7, or 8 (your choice), 7:30 pm
curtain. Arrive by 7:15 or earlier for good seating. Free to all
w/student ID. Non-students welcome, too, for a few dollars per person.
Map for "FA": Fine Arts Theater on Campus
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5b.
WRITE: Attend two plays approved by me (Richard) as a group and/or on your own.
Then write 200+ words about each play, and turn both reports in within a
week or two after seeing each play.
(If you also read the play for
credit in this course, then when you report on seeing the play, please
include a description of 5+ differences between the stage
play and the reading.) |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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Spring Break Between Weeks 8
and 9: No classes, no assignments, and no D2L
However, you may want to be working on/reading about how to do your
Draft I and Draft II of your term paper.
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chapter III,
Sections 1-3. |
1b.
WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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2a.
READ 1 of your choice of the following:
(i)
King Arthur legends
OR
(ii) one of the options listed in the Wk. 5 assignment--one you have not
yet read. (If it's several stories, do an IT on 1 and RA's on the others.)
OR
(iii) 30+ new pp. of a literary myth of your choice for the term
paper (but for "c," get my permission--call, or email using the subtitle
"question.")
OR
(iv) 1st half of
Beowulf.
OR
about 25-40 pp. (min.) of one or more individual stories from
Canterbury Tales
by Chaucer, a Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (in IHCC Library). |
2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of all
your lit readings.
NOTE: For the readings, you can choose between going on the Web to read, or
buying an additional book. If you choose a play and see it, first,
then before you read it, please be sure to highlight at least five differences
between the visual and book versions!
KING ARTHUR: To see King Arthur legends online, click here:
King Arthur."
Plays may be purchased, borrowed from a library, or found on
the Web by going to a search engine (e.g., Google.com) and using search words like this:
[Play Name] [Author] "Full Text"
CANTERBURY TALES by
Chaucer is, in history, a bridge book between classical Greek and Roman literature on the
one hand, and the renaissance on the other. Chaucer is sometimes
called the father of English literature. But be sure to get the IHCC
Library book that is, specifically, "a Retelling by Peter Ackroyd." It
is much more readable and fun than other translations.
2c. WRITE: Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, 300+ w.
Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")
Or, as a challenge, try either an argumentative comparison/contrast between
two readings or an "Explication of Text"--see the advanced critical-thinking
options in “47. Interpretive Thesis” in "Writing
to Literature." |
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3a.
IN-PERSON EVENT
Group trip:
See medieval mythic love story Tristan and Yseult at the famous
Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis Thurs., March 20, 2014, 7:30 pm
curtain. Arrive by 7 pm to pick up your ticket from Richard in the lobby.
Directions to New Guthrie
Theater
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3b.
WRITE: Attend two plays approved by me (Richard) as a group and/or on your own.
Then write 200+ words about each play, and turn both reports in within a
week or two after seeing each play.
(If you also read the play for
credit in this course, then when you report on seeing the play, please
include a description of 5+ differences between the stage
play and the reading.) |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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Week 10: Interpretive Thesis
(Final Week of Thesis Writing) |
HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email
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1a.
READ: Hero, "Part I," Chapter III,
Sections 4-6; and all of Ch. IV. |
1b.
WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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2a.
READ your choice: (i) from the
Bible (but note that your eventual IT term paper can not
be on Bible stories)
OR
(ii) one of the options listed in the Wk. 5 assignment (the 2nd half or
another part)--one you have not yet read. (If it's several
stories, do an IT on 1 and RA's on the others.)
OR
(iii) 30+ new pp. of a literary myth of your choice for the term
paper (but for "c," get my permission-- call or email using the subtitle
"question.")
OR
(iv) 2nd half of
Beowulf
OR
(v) another 25-40 pp. (min.) of one or more individual stories from
Canterbury Tales
by Chaucer, a Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (in IHCC Library). |
2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of all
your lit readings.
NOTE: For the readings, you can choose between going on the Web to read, or
buying an additional book. If you choose a play and see it, first,
before reading it, please be sure to highlight at least five differences
between the visual and book versions!
If
you read from the Judeo-Christian
Bible, please read from the assigned list, which you can find by
clicking on
Bible.
Plays and books may be purchased, borrowed from a library, or found on
the Web by clicking on the links on the left or by going to a search engine (e.g.,
Google.com) and using search words like this:
[Title] [Author] Full Text
2c. WRITE: Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, 300+ w. Use a theory/idea from Campbell
or use another theory. (See "Theories.") |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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FINAL SECTION (3rd of 3
sections):
Writing Reviews of Literature; Writing the Term Paper |
HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a. READ:
In
WritingforCollege.org,
read Chapter "48. Literature Review." |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments as
follows:
- 50+ on "J5. Literary Review" main
contents, and
- 50+ on the chapter's sample paper at the end.
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2a. READ: Hero,
"Part II," Chapter I, Sections 1-2. |
2b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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3a. READ: (i) C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of
Narnia, Vol. 2--The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
OR
(ii) the 1st third of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit,
OR (iii)
the 1st third of Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz,
OR (iv) 1st
third of an approved play you saw,
OR
(v) 1st third of
Beowulf,
OR
(vi) another 25-40 p. section of Classic Fairy Tales (and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others)
OR
(vii) 25-40 pp. of
Canterbury Tales
(and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others)
OR
(vii) two more "Books" from
The Odyssey
NOTE: Wizard
of Oz and older plays can be bought cheaply in regular bookstores as inexpensive
stand-alone paperbacks, or if they are old enough, they can be read free by going to
Google.com
and typing
[Play Name] [Author] Full
Text |
3b. WRITE: Literary Review (LR) of one of your readings:
- Summary:
50+ w. (using all the elements, like an RA),
- Args./Interps. 100+ w. (w/3+ args./interps, like an IT),
- & Evals. (with 3+ eval. categories) 150+ w.
NOTE: Be sure to see "Literary Review" in this website's "How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers" for how to write an "LR" or "Literary
Review")
before writing your first lit review! |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a. READ: Hero,
"Part II," Chapter I, Sections 3-6. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
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2a. READ: (i) Chronicles of Narnia,
Vol. 4--Prince Caspian, OR (ii) the middle third of Tolkien's The
Hobbit OR (iii) the middle third of Baum's Wizard of Oz, OR
(iv) the middle third of an approved play you saw, OR
(v) 2nd third of
Beowulf,
(vi) OR
another 25-40 p. section of Classic Fairy Tales (and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others) OR
(vii) another 25-40 pp. of
Canterbury Tales
(and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others), OR
two more "Books" from
The Odyssey.
(If you didn't like last week's reading, you may switch this week.) |
2b. WRITE:
Reading Analysis (RA) of your lit
reading. (If you switch readings, explain what you've switched from,
and to.)
2c. WRITE: Literary
Review (LR) of your reading:
- Summary:
50+ w. (using all the elements, like an RA),
- Args./Interps. 100+ w. (w/3+ args./interps, like an IT),
- & Evals. (with 3+ eval. categories) 150+ w.
(Alternative: as a challenge, try reviewing this plus two to three other lit readings
within one Literary Review: see “48. Literary Review” in "Writing to Literature").
(Explain your change or switch.)
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
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online? Go to "Online
Records."
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a. READ: Hero,
"Part II": all of Chapter II;
and Chapter III, Sections 1-2. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
(See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write
weekly papers.) |
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2a. READ: (i) Narnia, Vol. 5-- Voyage
of the Dawn Treader,
OR (ii) the last third of Tolkien's The Hobbit OR
(iii) the last third of Baum's Wizard of Oz, OR
(iv) the last third of an approved play we or you saw (or any other mythic
literature of your choice), OR (v) final
third of
Beowulf,
(vi) OR
another 25-40 p. section of Classic Fairy Tales (and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others) OR (vii)
another 25-40 pp. of
Canterbury Tales (and
then do an LR on 1 and RA's on the others), OR
two more "Books" from
The Odyssey. |
2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of all your lit
readings (no late pprs. this week). (If you switch readings, explain how you've
switched.)
2c. WRITE: a Literary Review (LR)
(300+ w.) of one of your readings. (Briefly explain any switch or
readings.).
NOTE: Everyone must read something new this
week, of their choice, and write one of the above papers about it!
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
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online? Go to "Online
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a. READ: Hero,
"Part II," Chapter III, Sections 3-8. |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero.
(See
How
To Do Papers/Weekly Papers for how to write
weekly papers.) |
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2a. READ:
A reading of your choice that is mythic. You may choose to continue
something from any previous week that you never finished. Or you may
choose something entirely new that is mythic. |
2b. WRITE:
Reading Analysis (RA), or analyses, of your lit reading(s) you choose
for this week. For many of you, this may be your first draft term
paper (see below).
2c.
WRITE: your choice of a Personal Response (PR), Interpretive Thesis (IT), or Literary Review (LR) (300+ w.) of your reading (or one of your readings)
for this week. Note: If you haven't yet chosen a myth to write about
for your term paper, then you may read that myth and write about an IT about
it for this week's assignment.
NOTE: Everyone must read something new this
week, of their choice, and write one of the above papers about it!
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3. MAKEUP and EXTRA CREDIT |
By next week, all revisions of Week 1-14 homework and
all written extra credit must be turned in. |
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4a.
READ: Carefully read and take notes on the "Term
Paper" section of this course Web site.
NOTE: This assignment cannot be late!
It is due Wed. by hand or Thurs. by email. |
4b.
STATEMENT OF TERM-PAPER CHOICE: Your term paper must be an
interpretive thesis that has received its X's. You can meet this requirement
in one of three ways:
(A) Send me a "STATEMENT OF CHOICE"--a brief paragraph (50+ w.) describing which of your
already X'ed "Interpretive Thesis" papers will become your Draft I Term
Paper,
or
(B) Send me an old IT that needed its X's, and which you have now fixed, so
it can get its X's,
or
(C) Write a new IT for the Week 14 homework assignment--be sure to do it
right, though, according to all the homework requirements for a 300+ word IT
with subtitles. You must use a clearly recognizable mythic or mythic story,
NOT a factual event nor a simple fictional story or poem. If you have
any doubts about your choice, ask me well in advance.
Whichever of these three you send me, it is due
at the end of THIS WEEK--don't be late!
Your final draft due at the end of the semester will need to be
10+ pp. in one large paper--or you can do it in or two or three smaller ones
of any length, as long as the total is 10+ full pages. If you do more
than one paper, I will need a term paper statement of choice for the
both--or all three--papers by the end of this week.
To do option "A" above, your "STATEMENT OF CHOICE" assignment is to write or
outline, in a paragraph or two (40-60 w.), what reading(s) you will
interpret, what you think your thesis is (you can change it later, if
needed), and what your three to four supporting reasons are for your
thesis. Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another
theory. (See "Theories.")
4c. 300+ w. ROUGH DRAFT if you have not yet written an Interpretive Thesis
on your term-paper choice. In other words, if you already did
do a 300+ w. interpretive thesis during the last eight or nine weeks (for
Greek Myths, King Arthur, the Bible, etc., and you want to use that as
your term paper, then you don't have to do a new 300+ w. interpretive
thesis. Or you can write an IT this week. However, if you are choosing some other literary myth
and have not yet done an IT on it, then I MUST see a 300+ w. Interpretive Thesis on it. When you send it,
please do tell me that it is your Draft 1, and please state your subject,
myth, interpretive argument, and reading source in the first paragraph. |
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5.
SIGN UP for a consultation worth 2 X's of attendance
in Wk. 15
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5.
Bring your Draft I or II of your term paper with you in Week 15.
To sign up, email me with 3 preferred
dates, days, & times. To see available days, go to the bottom of the home page. Phone/Skype consults. available, too. |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1a. READ: Hero,
"Part II": all of Chapter IV; and all of "Epilogue." |
1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments on Hero. This is the last
required reading of the semester. |
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2a.
READ: Read backup resources and/or other myths, to
help support your interpretations.
NOTE: The Draft II MUST be on time! |
2b.
WRITE: Write your Draft II--(a.) outline of thesis & 3-4
reasons & (b.) 1000+ typed words of writing. Bring it to
your consultation this week. (If you do not have a
consultation, give it to me by the usual Wed./Th. deadline. Also show
me your 300+ w. Draft I if you have not yet given it to me. The Draft
II of your paper can not be a week late: it must be on time. I
must also have seen your Draft I by no later than this week, if I have not
yet seen it. (See "Term
Paper.") |
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3. MAKEUP and EXTRA CREDIT |
NOTE #1: This week and next week, wkly. papers
can not be late.
NOTE #2: This is the last wk. for turning in Wks. 1-14 homework
revisions and
ALL written extra credit. (That means this is also the last
week for turning in revised or additional Week 1-14 discussion board
attendance. However, you may continue through Wk. 17 to turn in extra credit
from tutoring help with your final paper.) |
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4. WRITE: 300+
"Goodbye Richard" Class Journal describing what you learned. |
Please focus
especially on whether the formal writing portion of this class helped you, how much, and
why/how. I would like to show your comments, positive and/or negative, to teachers
and administrators who are doing a study of whether writing in regular college classes
(other than composition classes) at IHCC is helpful. If you're willing to share your
final class journal, please write a statement at the top of it telling me it's okay to
show it to others, and sign the note. I appreciate your help in this
study! |
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5.
SIGN UP for a consultation worth 2 X's of attendance
in Wk. 15 --> |
5.
Bring your Draft I or II of your term paper with you in Week 15.
To sign up, email me with 3 preferred
dates, days, & times. To see available days, go to the bottom of the home page. Phone/Skype consults. available, too. |
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
Want to check your records
online? Go to "Online
Records."
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1. MAKEUP and EXTRA CREDIT |
It is now too late to turn in
revisions of Wks. 1-14 homework, any written extra credit, or any Wks. 1-14
Discussion Board attendance. (You may still turn in a revision of last
week's homework if I requested it. And you may still make up a missed
Discussion Board for last week until Thurs. midnight of this week.) |
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2. "GOODBYE
RICHARD" JOURNAL: Please send a 300+ word email telling me how
the course went for you, what worked and what didn't, and what you have
learned from the course that you will take into the rest of the world in
your future. |
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3. TERM
PAPER:
You have an extra
week to finish your term paper. It is due next week, on the last day
of finals. You may send it to me as an MS Word attachment. If
you plan on dropping it off in paper form, you can do so by Wednesday at 2
pm under my office door. If you mail it, send it by overnight
delivery, as I've had mail take up to 10 days to get to me. If you
drop it off at my condo, it is due by Thurs. midnight: use the directions to
my house at
www.richardjewell.org,
and then be sure to email me to tell me you dropped it off. Remember
that there are significant penalties for the paper being late, and if I
receive it too late for turning in grades to IHCC, I must give you an "F"
for the course, because finishing a passing paper is required for the
course. I am not allowed by IHCC to go back and change grades after I
have turned them in (except for "I" or "Incomplete" grades).
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ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "D2L"
page to see what online activities are due.
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online? Go to "Online
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HOMEWORK
DUE WED. by hand or THURS. by email:
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1. MAKEUP and EXTRA CREDIT |
It is now too late to turn in revisions of Wks. 1-15 homework, any written
extra credit, or any Wks. 1-15 Discussion Board attendance.
(Exceptions: All tutoring extra credit is still acceptable. Also, you
may still turn in a revision of last week's homework if I requested it.
And you may still make up a missed Discussion Board for last week until
Thurs. midnight of this week.) |
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TERM PAPER:
1. WRITE:
Finish your term paper with great editing, following the specific
requirements on the grading standards list of five parts for the grading.
2. LABEL & DOUBLE CHECK:
(1) Put all
quotations in bold so I can find them easily.
(2) Please underline
both your main thesis sentence and your statement of your 3-5 topics
in your introduction, and underline it/them in the paper's conclusion, as
well.
(3) Double check one
last time: Do you have:
(i.) A summarizing topic sentence for each major topic/body section?
(ii.) Each topic sentence mostly using the same wording as it appears in the
introduction of your paper?
(iii.) Each of the 3-5 section subtitles using a main word or phrase from its
topic sentence?
(iv.) Enough subtitles, 4+ parags./section, and an average of 2-4 quotations per
page?
(4) Do you need to go over the "Grading Requirements" one or two more times to
see if there is anything you forgot, or should email about to ask?
3. TURN IT IN: Turn in your Draft III paper(s)
for grading by the end of the last day of finals. For every week it is late, you will lose a
letter grade on it. See "Term Paper"
for more details on grading.
You may send it to me as an MS Word
attachment. Do NOT send it as the text of or in an email. And do
NOT send it as an RTF (rich text format) attachment--send it as an MS Word
.doc or .docx attachment.
If, instead, you plan on dropping it off in
printed form, you can do so by Wednesday at 2 pm under my office door.
If you choose to mail it, send it by
overnight delivery ($12) on Wednesday, as I've had mail take up to 10 days
to get to me.
If you drop it off at my condo, it is due by
Thurs. midnight: use the directions to my house at
www.richardjewell.org, and then
be sure to email me to tell me you dropped it off.
Please remember that there are significant penalties for the
paper being late, and if I receive it too late for turning in grades to IHCC, I
must give you an "F" for the course, because finishing a passing paper is
required for the course. I am not allowed by IHCC to go back and
change grades after I have turned them in (except for "I" or "Incomplete"
grades).
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2. "GOODBYE
RICHARD" JOURNAL: If you haven't sent this to me, I'll still
accept it until the end of finals. See above for how to write it.
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GOODBYE! Now that we're at the end of this course, I'd like to thank you for
your time and effort. I'd also like to say that hopefully, if this course
worked well, then you may have more questions than answers--or at least more
ways to ask questions. The purpose of a liberal arts education is not so
much to impart facts as it is to teach a way of questioning and thinking more
deeply about life in general and its many subjects. I wish you good luck
and enjoyable thinking in your future.
GRADES: You can check your grade online within a
week after finals week is over. If you need to contact me, please wait until May 22
or later. Have a great summer!
-End of
Week by Week Schedule-
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Submitting weekly papers by email?
SAVING ONLINE MESSAGES: Are you ending homework by email? Always keep a
copy in case your email is lost. Keep it until the end of the term. If
your email system has a "sent mail" folder, you may want to not
delete items from the folder until after you have received your final grade. Are you
using a bulletin board (BB)? Be careful to wait until you see your message appear on
the bulletin board, like other messages, before doing anything else on your
computer. If you still have trouble losing BB messages, write and save them in MS
Word first; then copy them to the BB and send them.
ALSO:
(1)
Please make them in-text--in the text of your email itself--not attached. That means you should
simply write them as an email message or, if you already have them on a word processing
file, you should use your mouse and your "Edit" function to mark, then
"Copy," and then "Paste" them into a regular email message.
(2) To help me keep your paper separate from my regular email, use this subject
title: Course # & section #, the Week
Due, Assignment Type, and Name+Initial: e.g., "1111-99 Wk. 5 Comments Sue J.,"
(3)
Always keep a copy until after the end of the course when you've received your course
grade.
(4) If you send me an email message (other
than homework), please write "Question" in the subject line so I'll open
it right away. Be sure your full name is somewhere in the email,
too. And in the first several weeks, please remind me which course and
section you're in. I ask this because I receive several dozen homework
assignments each week by email, and I only open homework once or twice per week.
(5-05)
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