Pryor English 1302
Spring 2014
English 1302 Course Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 21:
Distribution and exploration of the textbook
Introduction to the Course
Reading: Introduction to the text
Homework:
Read pages 12-19 (up to “Reading and Responding to Graphic Fiction”)
Wednesday, Jan. 22:
Review homework
“Reading and Responding to Graphic Fiction” and “The Shabbat”
Key Concepts
Homework:
Raymond Carver and “Cathedral”
Thursday, Jan. 23:
In-class writing
Distinguishing between notes, responses, and analysis
Homework:
Review the reading assignments for the week
Friday, Jan. 24:
Quiz: Reading Assignments
Reading: Grace Paley and “A Conversation with My Father”
Reading: Sherman Alexie and “Flight Patterns”
Homework:
Write notes on “Flight Patterns”
Monday, Jan. 27:
Review notes
Reading: “Understanding the Text: Plot”
Homework:
Read Guy de Maupassant and “The Jewelry”
Tuesday, Jan. 28:
Discuss “The Jewelry”
Notes: “The Jewelry”
Researching online and evaluating online sources
Homework:
Assigned reading and research
Pryor English 1302
Spring 2014
Wednesday, Jan. 29:
Introduction: James Baldwin and “Sonny’s Blues”
The History of Blues
Reading: “Sonny’s Blues”
Homework:
Continue reading and annotating “Sonny’s Blues”
Thursday, Jan. 30:
Discuss and takes notes on “Sonny’s Blues”
Homework:
Continue reading and annotating “Sonny’s Blues”
Friday, Jan. 31:
“Sonny’s Blues”
Quiz
Homework:
Read the assigned analysis of “Sonny’s Blues”
Monday, Feb. 3:
Reading: “Writing about Literature,” Chapter 27
Example analysis, “Sonny’s Blues”
Homework:
Read Chapter 28, “The Elements of the Essay”
Tuesday, Feb. 4:
Quiz: “The Elements of the Essay”
Review: Types of Literary Analyses
Homework:
Review Essay #1 Instructions
Wednesday, Feb. 5:
Reading: John Updike and “A & P”
Annotating the work
Homework:
Read Chapter 29, “The Writing Process”
Thursday, Feb. 6:
Reading: Jorge Louis Borges and “The Garden of Forking Paths”
Annotating the work
Homework:
Begin drafting your essay
Friday, Feb. 7:
In-class writing: Essay #1
Homework:
Complete Essay #1