English 102
MW 3:30-5:35
Lori Wolf
Spring 2016
WolfLI@piercecollege.edu
SEMESTER OVERVIEW
Date
Week
Activities & Assignments
2/8
1
Course Intro; Assign Research Paper;
Reading Poetry;DIAGNOSTIC WRITING
2/10
1
Persona and Tone; Poetic Language;
Figures of Speech; Connotation & Denotation; Assign Poetry Paper; MLA
Review; READ: “My Papa’s Waltz”(468), “English Con Salsa”(506)
2/15
2
NO SCHOOL—PRESIDENT’S DAY!
2/17
2
RESEARCH PROSPECTUS DUE; Poetic
Form; Sound; Rhythm; Workshops Explained; READ: “Desert Places”(759),
“Let Me Not the Marriage of True Minds”(611), “Buffalo Bill’s”(625),
“Lipstick”(647)
2/22
3
POETRY PAPER DUE AND
WORKSHOP; Reading Fiction; Characters; Structure; Plot vs. Story;
Conflict; READ: Skim Unassigned Stories; “A&P”(17); “The Jilting of Granny
Weatherall”(76)
2/24
3
Imagery & Symbolism; Assign Fiction
Paper & Group Project; READ: “The Lottery”(221)
2/29
4
Point of View; Group Project Prep; READ:
“A Rose for Emily”(30), “The Tell-Tale Heart”(30)
3/2
4
Setting; Tone & Style; Irony; Group
Project Prep; READ: “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”(158)
3/7
5
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE;
Theme; Group Project
Prep; READ: “Harrison Bergeron”(192)
3/9
5
GROUP FICTION PROJECTS
3/14
6
FICTION PAPER DUE AND WORKSHOP;
Optional Portfolio Conferences; Start Reading Othello
Date
Week
Activities & Assignments
3/16
6
Reading Drama; Assign Drama Projects
3/21
7
NO CLASS—SPRING BREAK! ENJOY!
3/23
7
NO CLASS—SPRING BREAK! ENJOY!
3/28
8
NO CLASS—CESAR CHAVEZ DAY!
3/30
8
(Bring Poetry Paper)
MANDATORY MIDTERM CONFERENCES
4/4
pp 962-968
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, 1.1 READ:
9
4/6
9
Act 1; READ: pp. 968-982
4/11
pp.983-1002
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, remainder of
10
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, Act 2; READ:
4/13
10
pp.1002-1025
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, Act 3; READ:
4/18
11
RESEARCH PAPER WORKSHOP
4/20
11
RESEARCH PAPER DUE; Othello, the Film
4/25
12
pp.1025-1043
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, Act 4; READ:
4/27
12
pp.1043-1060
DRAMA PROJECTS; Othello, Act 5; READ:
5/2
13
CONFERENCES
MANDATORY PORTFOLIO
5/4
13
CONFERENCES
MANDATORY PORTFOLIO
5/9
14
CONFERENCES
MANDATORY PORTFOLIO
5/11
14
LAST DAY OF CLASS
PORTFOLIOS DUE (3:30-4:00 ONLY);
*Please complete assigned readings before the due dates. There may be pop
quizzes on the assigned readings in your textbook.
**This syllabus is tentative and may change during the course of the
semester; there may be additional assignments not specified here. You are
responsible for keeping up with assignments, even if we may not have time
to discuss them in class.