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