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LIT 165 Syllabus
LIT 165 Announcements
LIT 165 Assignments
WRT 120 Syllabus
WRT 120 Announcements
WRT 120 Assigmments
Adieu to Imaginary Worlds
One Last Look at Imaginary Worlds
ASSIGNMENT SHEET: Paper #3
Notes on 'Before the Law'
Samuel Beckett Links
Notes on 'Waiting for Godot'
Approaching 'Waiting for Godot'
Notes on 'Axolotl' by Julio Cortazar
Notes on 'EPICAC' by Kurt Vonnegut
ASSIGNMENT SHEET: Paper #2
DIRECTIONS: Independent Project
Suggested Readings: Independent Project
Utopia/Dystopia Links
Character Analysis: Brave New World
Analyzing the Brave New World
Defining Utopia
Embarking on the Brave New World
A Critique of BRAVE NEW WORLD
Dante Links
Inferno: Final Destinations, Cantos XXXII-XXXIV
Inferno: Malebolge, Cantos XVIII-XXXI
Inferno: Questions/Analysis, Cantos XII - XVII
Structure in the Inferno: Analysis, Cantos V - XI
Inferno: Questions for Analysis, Cantos I - V
Introducing Canto I
Approaching the Divine Comedy
Relating to Dante's Inferno
Our Goals for Studying the Inferno
Assignment Sheet: PAPER #1
The Birthmark
Leaf By Niggle
Responses to Leaf By Niggle
'On Fairy Stories' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Notes on Ovid and 'Metamorphoses'
Analyzing the Mythic Tales
The Four Functions of Myth
Myth and Metaphor
Myth - Links
Filtering the Introduction to 'Fantastic Worlds'
Allegory
'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' and 'The Zebra Storyteller
Introducing the 'Imaginary Worlds' Theme
Alice In Wonderland
The Metamorphosis
Conference Schedule: 4/21 and 4/26
Commentary: Following Up Your Response
Critical Thinking and Commentary
Casebook: Evaluating Sources
What is Argument?
Parts of an Argument
Casebook Assignment Sheet
Rubric for Evaluation of Writing
Assignment Sheet: Essay#1
Expressive Writing
Short Stories About Identity
Thoughts on Stories About Identity
Poems About Identity
Understanding the 'Rhetorical Situation'
Mind-map: Identity
ENG Q20 Syllabus
Frederick Douglass Excerpt
Propaganda Analysis
How to Detect Propaganda
George Orwell's Politics and the English Language
Propaganda Analysis Exercise
Weblog for WRT 120
Writing Assistance on the Web
Blackboard at WCU
WCU Homepage
WCU's Francis Harvey Green Library
~~ WRT 120 Announcements ~~
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DATE
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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WEEK
14
4/19 - 4/21 |
Paper #3 is this week. Conferences will be scheduled for students to discuss their choices and/or progress on the independent project, due at the Final Exam period. Conference times will be in lieu of class on Thursday, 4/21 and Tuesday, 4/26. |
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WEEK
13
4/12 - 4/14 |
We'll have a rough draft workshop on Tuesday, 4/12 and a revision workshop on Thursday, 4/14. Your paper will be due on 4/19. |
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WEEK
12
4/5 - 4/7 |
Continue to study chapter 9 in The Call to Write. Complete the homework assignment for 4/5 described on the assignments page. Class is cancelled on 4/7. Please bring your rough draft of the commentary essay to class on Tuesday for a Rough Draft Workshop. If you were absent on 4/5, please email me your topic for approval before writing your rough draft. |
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WEEK
11
3/29 - 3/31 |
Tuesday, 3/29: Bring your article/response to class. See assignments page. Study the examples of commentary distributed in class today. Thursday, 3/31: Read Chapter 9 in The Call to Write. |
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WEEK
10
3/22 - 3/24 |
Tuesday, 3/22: Group Conferences in my office, Main 312. Bring a draft of your completed Casebook for consultation. Thursday, 3/24: The Casebook is due. |
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WEEK
9
3/15 - 3/17 |
We're working on drafting the Casebook. Specific due dates are on the assignment page. Please note that instead of class next week, group conferences are scheduled and will be held in my office, Main 312. |
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SPRING
BREAK
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Enjoy! Remember to complete the "Evaluating Sources for the Casebook" worksheets we began in class by the time you return from Spring Break. You can download the Worksheet if you need spare copies. |
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WEEK
8
3/1 - 3/3 |
We'll be working in class on the writing components of your Casebook Assignment. We'll discuss analyzing and evaluating sources, as well as effective summary techniques. If class is canceled because of weather conditions, please read "Evaluating Sources for the Casebook." |
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WEEK
7
2/22 - 2/24 |
Class
will meet in the library's third floor computer classroom on 2/22 and
groups will meet individually in the library on 2/24. Check in with me
to get the assignment for next week; I'll be at one of the tables on the
third floor near the computer classroom.
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WEEK
6
2/15 - 2/17 |
Study
the material in The Call to Write, pp. 61-90; Quick Access,
pp. 51-58. Review the "Casebook Assignment" in The Call
to Write, p. 322. In class you will form a collaborative group which
will select a topic for the Casebook Assignment.
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WEEK
5
2/8 - 2/10 |
We're
still workshopping the first formal paper. The final draft is due on 2/10.
We'll begin discussing "ARGUMENTATION" on Thursday after you hand in your papers. Read The Call to Write, pp. 61-90; Quick Access, pp. 51-58. |
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WEEK
4
1/31 - 2/4 |
Winter
Break: no class Tuesday. We're engaged in revision for Essay #1. Revsion
workshop this week.
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WEEK
3
1/25 - 1/27 |
We're
working on Chapters 4 and 5 in The Call to Write. An assignment
sheet for the first formal writing assignment will be distributed in class
on Tuesday 1/25 and a rough draft of your paper will be due on Thursday
1/27.
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WEEK
2
1/18 - 1/22 |
We're
reading short stories and poetry related to the topic of "IDENTITY."
Specific reading and writing assignments are due on Tuesday 1/18. Check
the assignments page.
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WEEK
1
1/11 - 1/13 |
Welcome
to Effective Writing I. This week we're exploring the aims of the course
and the aims of the first assignment, which is to be an expressive essay
on the broad topic of "IDENTITY."
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