English 1B

WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE:  Week 1 

Note: I modified the syllabus calendar this Thursday morning at 9:00 am due to the fact that the Literature book and the course packet are not in the bookstore.  They are on re-order and should be available by either this Friday (call before you come out to campus at 476-4130) or next Tuesday. 

Note: Though English 152 is not required, it is strongly recommended, especially for those students who are not entirely confident in their writing skills.  To enroll in English 152, you'll need to get an Add card and have Dave sign it, fill out the English 152 tear-off scheduling sheet and bring it yourself to the Writing Center (which opens in the second week of school), and go add 152 at Admissions and Records.
Class 1

8/26

 1) Introductions
2) Find your triad partners
     3) Fill out student information sheets.
4) Group review of syllabus
    5) Fill out Writing Center tear offs and turn in to Dave.  As in the note above, he'll return these to you as soon as he gets them back from Leslie Leach, the Writing Center Manager.
6) Discuss interpretation.

 
Homework 1) Buy your materials in the bookstore: you'll need to have the booklet for the next class. 
    2) Read section 59A in your Bedford Handbook on active reading, annotation, and discussion.
3) Since the booklets and the Literature book are on order (and due later this week), read Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" either in the class booklet on p. 84-89 or online at this link. If you have the Literature book, you may also read "My Life with the Wave" on pp. 401-404 of the book, as well as the section on Magical Realism, the technique Paz is using on 100-102 in the class booklet. Be ready for a reading quiz on "The Necklace" only.  However, as soon as you're able, do buy the reader and read "My Life with the Wave."  You'll need to have read it for Paper 1.
4) Journal 1: Choose the protagonist from "The Necklace"and explain why the protagonist must change (as well as how she changes).  Your journal should be one page long, typed, double-spaced, with your name and Journal #1 in the upper left hand corner.  Please type out the question in bold and your answer directly below.  Make sure to start with your first sentence as the question at issue, followed directly by an answer and support for that claim throughout your writing.
5) Read over syllabus carefully for the group quiz on the syllabus

 
Class 2

8/28

 1) Group quiz on syllabus
2) Reading quiz on "The Necklace" only
3) Share journals 
4) Discuss the stories
5) Introduce literary terms: irony and point of view. 

 
Homework 1) Read "My Life with the Wave" online at this link.  Read ""The Gospel According to Mark" at this link.  Read "Everyday Use" online at this link..  And also, read the article on the use of name in Alice Walker story at http://home.online.no/~helhoel/walker.htm  Finally, make sure you're familiar with the definition of "allusion" from G1 in the back of the book (the glossary of literary terms). 
2) Journal 2: Explain which of these protagonists undergoes the greatest change and why.  Make sure to start with your first sentence as the question at issue, followed directly by an answer and support for that claim throughout your writing.  You should briefly how the protagonist changes and what forces, people, or things cause that character to do so.
3) Be ready for a second reading quiz.
    4) Read section 59B in the Bedford Handbook on forming an interpretation.

Note:   The above assignments and deadlines are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.

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