Wednesday, September 11
In Class: Introduction to each other and the course.
Review our Course Syllabus
Fill out Student Information Sheet
Watch: Introduction to Poetry: What Makes a Poem a Poem?
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Monday, September 16
Identity Poems
Read: Poetry Packet
Review Glossary of Literary Terms
Assignment: Reading Response
Select a minimum of three lines from any of the poems and write a Double-Entry Journal (click link for instructions) and bring it to class.
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Wednesday, September 18
Identity Circles: What does Identity First Mean?
Read: EITHER “I Prefer You Say Disabled” OR “It’s Perfectly OK To Call A Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’”
Assignment: Reading Response
Select a minimum of three points from the article and write a Double Entry Journal and bring it to class.
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Monday, September 23
Assignment: Draft of Essay #1 Due. Bring two copies to class.
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Wednesday, September 25
Introduction to Drama
Begin reading: “Shoot!” by Lynn Manning
Essay #1 FINAL DUE
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Monday, September 30
NO CLASS
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Wednesday, October 2
Drama
Finish Reading “Shoot!” by Lynn Manning
Assignment: Identify THREE of the Drama Terms we discussed in class that appear in Lynn Manning’s play. (Refer to the PowerPoint of Drama Terms on the Menu to the left, or download a Word document by clicking here: Drama Terms.
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Monday, October 7
Introduction to the Novel
Read: Good Kings, Bad Kings pages 1-83
Assignment: Reading Response
Select a minimum of three points from the article and write a Double Entry Journal and bring it to class.
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Wednesday, October 9
NO CLASS
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Monday, October 14
NO CLASS
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Wednesday, October 16 (MONDAY SCHEDULE CLASS MEETS AT 1:00 IN ROOM E-265)
Read: Good Kings, Bad Kings pages 84-164
Assignment;
Prepare you character summary based on the Literature Circle Summary sheet.
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Monday, October 21
Read: Good Kings, Bad Kings pages 165-225.
Assignment:
Answer your assigned questions from the Literature Circles Questions for Discussion sheet.
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Wednesday, October 23
In Class: Willowbrook Documentary
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Monday, October 28
In class: Maysoon Zayid TED Talk
Read: Good Kings, Bad Kings pages 226 -243 and the essay “My Disability Was Nothing Personal”
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Wednesday, October 30
Wrapping up the Novel and Research Topic Ideas
Read: Good Kings, Bad Kings pages 244-294
Essay #2 Due
Select one character that you consider a “good king” and one that you consider a “bad king” and compare them. Explain why you think one is “good” and the other is “bad.” Use examples from the text
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Monday, November 4 (CLASS MEETS IN THE COMPUTER LAB, E-108)
Selecting a research topic and evaluating sources.
In Class: Literature Circle Research
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Wednesday, November 6
In class: Writing a strong introductory paragraph and setting up your essay.
Postal Justice: https://vimeo.com/147393272
Community Assessment
Assignment: Hand in a statement of your research topic.
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Monday, November 11
Essay #3: Introduction and Literature Review Due.
Use the Template for Literature Review to write your introduction and summary of 3 sources you will use in your essay. Bring two copies to class.
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Wednesday, November 13 (NO CLASS)
Work on Essays
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Monday, November 18
Bring a draft of your essay to class for discussion.
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Wednesday, November 20
Kathy Buckley on passing judgement
In class: Workshop Research Paper Drafts and Begin Presentations
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Monday, November 25
Presentations
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Wednesday, November 27
11:45-1:00: Presentations
1:00-2:00: LIBRARY VISIT–How to use Purdue OWL, formatting your sources in MLA
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Monday, December 2
Presentations
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Wednesday, December 4
Jess Thom Interview
Class Evaluation and Wrap-up
FINAL ESSAYS DUE
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Monday, December 9
Exam Prep
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Wednesday, December 11
In-Class Exam
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December 20
Grades and attendance due.
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