Weekly Schedule for ENG 112 Fall 2004

Tentative Schedule

LE = Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture
BMU = Bless Me, Ultima
HT = Handmaid's Tale

Date	Before class, you should	In class, we will	In class, you will turn in
Week One 25 August		~ make introductions. ~ go over the syllabus. ~ introduce genre.
27 August The Personal Essay	~ read LE 504-520.	~ discuss the Writing Process. ~ introduce Paper I (Comparative Study).
Week Two 30 August	~ read "Seeing." ~ write a one-page description of something you "see" differently than others see it.	~ discuss the reading. ~ do an in-class writing.	~ Short Writing 1.
1 September	~ read "Buckeye" (LE 290)	~ discuss the reading. ~ do an in-class writing.
3 September	~ read "The Memory Place" (LE 200).	~ discuss reading.
Week Three 7 September Monday/Tuesday Class Exchange Day	~ review readings from Weeks 1 and 2. ~ read "On Willow Creek" (LE 249).	~ take Quiz 1. ~ discuss reading.
8 September Fiction	~ read Lopez, "Landscape and Narrative."	~ discuss reading. ~ introduce key concepts and terms for the study of fiction and narrative.
10 September	~ read "The White Heron" (LE 150).	~ discuss reading.
Week Four 13 September	~ read "To Build a Fire" (LE 31). ~ complete revision of your Comparative Study paper. ~ Complete Plagiarism tutorial and print certificate.	~ discuss reading.	~ Comparative Study (rough draft(s) and final draft clipped together). ~ Plagiarism tutorial certificate.
15 September	~ read "What's in Alaska?" (LE 264).	~ discuss reading.
17 September	~ read "Devil Deer" (LE 486). ~review your notes and readings from Weeks 3 and 4.	~ take Quiz 2. ~ discuss reading.
Week Five 20 September	~ read BMU 1-72.	~ introduce Bless Me, Ultima. ~ discuss reading.
22 September	~ read BMU 73-141.	~ discuss reading.
24 September	~ read BMU 142-194. ~ write a one- or two-page of analysis of the role of setting in Anaya's novel (see your class notes for a definition of setting).	~ discuss reading.	~ Short Writing 2.
Week Six Timed Writing 27 September	~ finish BMU. ~ check the course web site for the study guide for your upcoming exam.	~ discuss reading. ~ introduce Timed Writing Strategies.
29 September		~ discuss reading. ~ practice Timed Writing strategies
1 October	~ review your class notes and readings of Bless Me, Ultima and short stories from Weeks Three and Four.	~ take Exam.
Week Seven 4 October	~ read HT 3-66.	~ introduce The Handmaid's Tale. ~ introduce key concepts and terms for allegory.
6 October	~ read HT 69-140.	~ discuss reading.
8 October	Keep Reading!	No Class
Week Eight 11 October	~ read HT 143-255.	~ discuss reading. ~ do an in-class writing.
13 October	~ finish HT. ~ write a one- or two-page critique of the structure of The Handmaid's Tale. How or why is it is effective or ineffective?	~ discuss reading.	~ Short Writing 3.
15 October	No Class!	Fall Break!
Week Nine 18 October	~ review your notes from Handmaid's Tale.	~ take Quiz 3.
20 October	~ read "Rock Garden" (LE 277).	~ discuss reading.
22 October Literary Analysis and Secondary Texts		~ meet in the Computer Lab (MOS 319). ~ introduce Paper II (Documented Literary Argument).
Week Ten MLA Bibliography 25 October	~ write down your topic for the Documented Literary Argument.	~meet in Computer Lab (MOS 319). ~ collect six possible sources for the Documented Literary Argument.	~ your topic for the Documented Literary Argument.
27 October	~ create Works Cited page of six possible sources for the Documented Literary Argument in MLA format (see your notes and handbook). ~ identify and skim the two printed sources you will use for your Documented Literary Argument. ~ complete an outline of your Documented Literary Argument.		~ your word-processed Works Cited page of six possible sources for the Documented Literary Argument. ~ an outline of your Documented Literary Argument.
29 October	~ read carfully the two printed sources you have identified for your Documented Literary Argument. ~ complete a draft of of your Introduction and make three copies of it for peer review.	~ conduct peer review.	~ your Introduction.
Week Eleven 1 November	~ complete the first three pages of your Documented Literary Argument.	~ conduct peer review.	~ the first three pages of your Documented Literary Argument.
3 November	~ complete a rough draft of your Documented Literary Argument.	~ conduct peer review.	~ a rough draft of your Documented Literary Argument.
5 November	Keep Revising!	No Class
Week Twelve 8 November Poetry	~ complete your revised final draft of your Documented Literary Argument.	~ introduce key concepts and terms for the study of poetry.	~ Documented Literary Argument (all peer reviewed rough drafts, revised rough draft, and final draft clipped together).
10 November	~ read Whitman (LE 66), Frost (LE 298 & 422), and Stevens (LE 188).	~ discuss readings.
12 November	~ read Hughes (LE 168), Dove (LE 73), and Clifton (LE 176), and Walker (LE 376).	~ discuss readings.
Week Thirteen 15 November	~ read Villanueva (LE 219), Mora (LE 283), Baca (LE 365), and Alvarez, "Seven Trees." ~ write a one- or two-page analysis of the way(s) Alvarez links trees to her own life. Choose one tree and write about how Alvarez uses it as a symbol.	~ discuss readings.	~ Short Writing 4.
17 November	~ read Ortiz (LE 189), Rose (297), Silko (LE 109), Owens (LE 447), Bruchac (LE 497).	~ discuss readings.
19 November	~ review your readings from Weeks 9, 12 and 13.	~take Quiz 4.
Week Fourteen 22 November	~ read "Writing about Film." (handout)	~ introduce key concepts and terms for the study of film. ~ introduce Paper III (Film Analysis).
24 November	NO CLASS	HAPPY THANKSGIVING
26 November	NO CLASS	HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Week Fifteen 29 November Film		~ watch The Milagro Beanfield War.
1 December		~ watch The Milagro Beanfield War
3 December		~ watch The Milagro Beanfield War. ~ discuss film.
Week Sixteen 6 December Cultural Commentary	~ read "Warning to Humanity" (LE 457). ~ write a one- or two-page argument about what you see as the greatest environmental threat the world faces in the future.	~ discuss film and readings.	~ Short Writing 5.
8 December	~ read "Take This Job and Shove It" (LE 367).	~ discuss readings. ~ do an in-class writing.
10 December	~ review your notes from The Milagro Beanfield War and your readings from Week 16.	~ take Quiz 5. ~ complete course evaluations.
FINAL EXAM WEEK
13 December	I will be in my office all day Monday, December 13 (8:00-4:00), so that you may turn in your final drafts of your Film Analysis.		~ Film Analysis (rough draft(s) and final draft clipped together).

Final grades will not be posted. In the interest of student privacy, grades will not be released in advance of official notification from the Office of Records and Registration.