English 2100 Fall 2023:  What Goes Unsaid?

Schedule

English 2100 Schedule – Fall 2023

The following is a preliminary schedule for our work together this semester.  Expect that we may make some adjustments to the schedule as the semester progresses.  

Week #1 (M 8/28, W 8/30)

  • Introductory posts to blog
  • Book purchase plus observation about the book
  • Replace bearcat icon with picture of yourself on blogs@baruch
  • Malcolm X, “Learning to Read” (excerpt)

Week #2 (No Class on 9/4, W 9/6)

  • Richard Rodriguez, “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” (choose quotations to discuss)

Week #3 (M 9/11, W 9/13)

  • Group response to Rodriguez
  • Comment on classmates’ introductions
  • Amy Tan, “Mother Tongue” 
  • Annotating with Perusall
  • Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me”

Week #4 (M 9/18, W 9/20)

  • Gloria Anzaldua, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”
  • Pre-Writing for Literacy Narrative
  • Anne Lamott “Shitty First Drafts” and George Dila “Rethinking the Shitty First Draft”

Week #5 (M 9/25 – College Closed, W 9/27)

  • Richard Straub, “Responding – Really Responding to Other Students’ Writing”
  • Literacy Narrative Drafts Due (Wed)
  • Peer Review

Week #6 (M 10/2, W 10/4 )

  • Donald Murray, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”
  • Literacy Narratives Due on Friday, 10/7

Week #7 (M 10/9 – College Closed, T 10/10 College on Monday schedule,  W 10/11)

  • Dear Reader Letter
  • Junot Diaz, “Fiesta”
  •  Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl”

Week #8 (M 10/16, W 10/18)

  • Mid-Semester Reflection
  • Z.Z. Packer, “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” 

Week #9 (M 10/23, W 10/25)

  • Introduction of Textual Analysis Essay

Week #10 (M 10/30, W 11/1)

  • Textual Analysis Pre-Write
  • How to integrate quotations into ourwriting.
  • Textual Analysis Drafts Due (W 11/1)
  • Peer Review

Week #11 (M 11/6, W 11/8)

  • Group Conferences (Mon)
  • William Zinsser, “Clutter”
  • Revising Textual Analysis Essays
  • Textual Analysis Essays Due (F 11/10)

Week #12 (M 11/13, W 11/15)

  • Dear Reader Letters
  • Introduction of Analytical Research Paper
  • Brainstorming Topics
  • Using Newman Library Resources (Meeting in Computer Lab)

Week #13 (M 11/20, W 11/22 – No Class)

  • Research Proposals Due
  • Conferences re: Research Topics

Week #14 (M 11/27, W 11/29)

  • Bring Work in Progress to class on Monday
  • Preliminary Bibliography Due (in folder)

Week #15 (M 12/4, W 12/6)

  • Conferences
  • Analytical Research Paper -Drafts Due
  • Join the Conversation – “Using Sources” and “Plagiarism and Academic Integrity”
  • Peer Review
  • Presentations Begin (Wed)

Week #16 ( M 12/11)

  • Presentations
  • Complete work on Analytical Research Papers

Week #17

  • Analytical Research Papers  Due (M 12/18)
  • End of Semester Reflection and Grade Proposal