Week Ten

Tuesday, October 30

• Readings to Discuss: “Brain Gain” by Margaret Talbot (handout)           

Thursday, November 1

• Readings to Discuss: “Transhumanism” by Francis Fukuyama (handout); “Wrestling with Transhumanism” by N. Katherine Hayles (handout)
• Writing Due: Final Draft, Paper #2 (5-7 pages typed, please hand in your previous drafts along with the final draft)
  

Week Eleven

Tuesday, November 6

• Readings to Discuss: As Nature Made Him–“Author’s Note”; “Preface” (pages xi-xvii); Chapters 1-2 (pages 3-48)

Thursday, November 8

• Readings to Discuss: As Nature Made Him (pages 49-96)
• Writing Due: Blog (Free Choice/Reading Log)

Week Twelve

Tuesday, November 13

• Readings to Discuss: As Nature Made Him (pages 97-161)
• Writing Due: Preparation #1 (Research Proposal): Write a one-page research paper proposal (which you will hand in).  This proposal can take the form of either an outline or a summary of what you hope to achieve in your paper. Important items that you must include are:

• what you would like your topic to be and why you envision this to be a successful topic to write on
• what you imagine your thesis statement to be
• examples of three sources you plan to use
• an imagining of the trajectory you think your paper will take (what you plan to address in it, what you will cover over 7-10 pages that will develop and prove your thesis)

Thursday, November 15

• Readings to Discuss: As Nature Made Him (pages 163-235)
• Writing Due: Preparation #2 (Digital Project Blog Post): Please post some kind response to the “digital” part of this assignment (i.e. What are you thinking about in terms of the digital essay? What questions do you have?). I’d suggest that you make use of our blog more and more as we near the close of the semester. Any questions or problems you have, your colleagues will probably have as well! Help each other!

Week Thirteen

Tuesday, November 20

• Readings to Discuss: As Nature Made Him (pages 237-289)
• Writing Due: Preparation #3 (Reflective Annotated Bibliography, 2-3 Sources) Please see class site for examples and guidelines.

Thursday, November 22            NO CLASS—HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Week Fourteen

Tuesday, November 27

• Readings to Discuss: TBA
• Writing Due: Preparation #4 (Sh***y First Draft)/Rough Draft #1, Paper #3 DUE! (7-10 pages typed, bring 3 copies to class)
• Peer Review/In-Class Writing Workshop

Thursday, November 29   INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES:  NO REGULAR CLASS PERIOD–Please come to my Office—VC 6-248 at your assigned time

• Writing Due: Rough Draft #2, Paper #3 DUE! (7-10 pages, bring one copy to our meeting)

Week Fifteen

Tuesday, December 4

• Readings to Discuss: TBA
• Writing Due: Blog (Reflective Writing Log)—Use this space to update your colleagues on your progress regarding both the digital essay and the research paper. What questions do you have?

Thursday, December 6

• Readings to Discuss: TBA
• Presentations of Digital Projects (part one)
• Writing Due: Final Draft, Paper #3 DUE! (7-10 pages typed, include an MLA Style Works Cited page, please hand in your previous drafts along with the final draft)

Week Sixteen

Tuesday, December 11 Last Class/Grades

• Readings to Discuss: TBA
• Presentations of Digital Projects (part two)

Good Luck!