| English 2, Section 10036, Tu&Th 9:30-10:45, Room 801 |
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| General Info |
Syllabus |
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First Visit |
If this is your first time here, follow the link. |
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The Students |
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| Week 1 |
Assignments |
Beginning Wednesday, 1/20/2010;
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| Week 2 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday 1/25/2010 |
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Rodrigo y Gabriela |
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Charters Chapter 1 |
This is from the fifth edition, a clean copy, because my fourth edition is littered with comments, so there may be some differences from the fourth, which we're using. |
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Charters Chapter 2 |
See comment above |
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Charters Chapter 3 |
See comment above |
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Viewfinder |
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Death and the Maiden |
Franz Schubert (1797 to1828) |
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Death and the Maiden |
Poem by Matthias Claudius (1740 to 1815) |
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue |
Bob Dylan video on YouTube |
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue |
Bob Dylan Lyrics |
| Week 3 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday,2/1/2010; Last day to add classes, Sunday, 2/8. |
| Week 4 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 2/8/2010; Campus closed from Friday through Monday, 2/12-15 (President's Holiday); |
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MLA Sample Paper |
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Story Paper Grading Rubric |
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Ira Glass on Storytelling |
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Conjunctions |
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The School |
Donald Barthelme |
| Week 5 |
Assignments |
Beginning Wednesday, 2/17/2010; No class on Monday (President's Holiday) or Tuesday (FlexCal); Last day to drop w/o "W", Tuesday, 2/16 |
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Student Paper |
On William Carlos Williams' "Use of Force," which you can find in Charters on pages 572 to 574, |
| Week 6 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 2/22/2010 |
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"Dream Deferred" Video |
Langston Hughes, Danny Glover reading |
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"I, Too" |
Langston Hughes, Denzel Washington reading |
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"We Real Cool" Reading |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
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P. O. W. Video |
Alicia Keys |
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P. O. W. Poem |
Alicia Keys |
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"Sari" Video |
Nellie McKay |
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"Sari" Lyrics |
Nellie McKay |
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"Forgetfulness" Video |
Billy Collins |
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"Forgetfulness" Poem |
Billy Collins |
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"Sprout and the Bean" Video |
Joanna Newsom |
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"Sprout and the Bean" Lyrics |
Joanna Newsom |
| Week 7 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 3/1/2010 |
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Grading Notation |
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| Week 8 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 3/7/2010 |
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Have One On Me |
Joanna Newsom |
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NY Times article on Joanna Newsom |
In addition to providing information about Joanna Newsom, this article, which appeared Sunday, 3/7, in the Magazine, may help you understand the "Have One On Me" lyrics. |
| Week 9 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 3/14/2010 |
| Week 10 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 3/22/2010 |
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Helen Vendler on Writing a Poetry Paper |
Work Cited: Vendler, Helen. "Chapter 10: Writing About Poems." Poems, Poets, Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002. 311-328. |
| Week 11 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 3/28/2010; Last day to drop with "W", Sunday. 4/4 |
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Spring Break |
Campus closed from 4/3 to 4/9 |
| Week 12 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 4/12/2010 |
| Week 13 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 4/19/2010 |
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Nihilism |
Some information on the philosophy of nihilism |
| Week 14 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 4/26/2010 |
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Final Paper |
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| Week 15 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 5/3/2010 |
| Week 16 |
Assignments |
Beginning Monday, 5/10/2010 |
| Week 17 |
Assignments & Finals Begin |
Beginning Monday, 5/17/2010; Finals begin on Wednesday, 5/19; Your final is from 8 to 10 on Thursday, 5/20. |
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MLA sample paper |
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| Week 18 |
Finals & Semester Ends |
Beginning Monday, 5/24/2010; Finals end on Wednesday, 5/26 |