English 1B

Extra Credit: Monday, Sept. 10: Open Mike Poetry Reading: Poets on the Plaza. 8 p.m. Plaza Grill View Room, Jacoby's Storehouse, 8th and H Streets., Arcata. You can either go and watch, or if you're a poet yourself, you can read your original poetry.  I encourage you, if you've never been to an open mike before, to go listen or perform. $1 donation.

Remember, all you need to do is go, take some notes on what you liked or not, bring back a program or ticket stub, and write a one-page journal, double-spaced, on what you thought of the event.  The extra credit journal is due at the next class session.  And, yes, there will be other opportunities for extra credit.

WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE:  Week 3 

Class 5

9/10

 1) Reading quiz on "A & P" and ""Cathedral"
2) Copy editing marks introduced (for real this time)
3) Discussion of two stories
4) Paper one briefly introduced
Homework 1) Read Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" on p. 389 and "How to Tell a True War Story" (which you'll find at the following link: (which is another story from the same collection), which you can find at http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WritingVietnam/readings/tob_true_war.html
2) Look over paper 1 assignment on pp. 16-20 and come with any questions you may have.  
3) Select the story you're going to write on from the following:

     "The Necklace"
     "My Life with the Wave"
     "Everyday Use"
     "The Gospel According to Mark"
     "Cathedral"
     "The Things They Carried"
     "A & P"
     "Two Kinds" (our next reading--and will be included for Paper 1)
     "Saboteur" (our next reading--and will be included for Paper 1))
  4) Type up your introductory paragraph (using a QQISA hook) in MLA format (it's worth 10 pts. in class).  Make sure to underline your thesis.  Also, make sure that within your intro paragraph that you introduce the author's full name and title of the story.  Finally, make sure your thesis addresses why the protagonist must change, so we'll have a clear sense of what the argument will address.  We'll share these aloud at class 6.  (Note: you probably want to keep going on your draft, as you work on this paragraph.  The first draft will be due at Class 8.)

 
Class 6

9/12

 1) Reading quiz for two Tim O'Brien stories
    2) Group 1 presents on "The Things They Carried"
    3) Reading on writing first drafts from Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird.
4) Dave will check off introductory paragraphs and then we'll read aloud as many as possible for a critique.
5) Discuss the two stories

Homework 1) Read "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan in the class booklet on p. 90-94 and "Saboteur" by Ha Jin on p. 169 of the book.
2) Begin drafting your essay for a draft workshop at class 8.  This will be your first draft.
3) In the Bedford Handbook, look over how to make an in-text citation in your paper on pp. 593-595 and also how to cite a work in anthology (p.628-629) and a short work from a website (pp. 637, 640), in preparation for your paper.   When you type up your draft, make sure to include a bibliography page for this paper: this will include the story you're citing as a work in an anthology. 
4) Comma Usage: Look over Section 32a,b,c and 33 on commas in the Bedford Handbook.  Pay attention primarily to those rules you don't yet understand or have never heard of.  Then go to the Bedford website at http://dianahacker.com/bedhandbook6e/  The website has practice quizzes (that it scores for you) under Grammar Exercises and then Punctuation.  Go through the exercises that involve commas.  If there's something you didn't understand, make sure to ask when we go through them in class.
    5) Bring your Bedford handbook to class on Monday, for a short tour through the MLA bibliographic section. 

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

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