ENC1102 COMP II SCHEDULE 2015
(subject to change)
2015
ENC1102 COMP II SCHEDULE
Be prepared for regular quizzes and reading checks. Glossary Terms is at the end of each chapter. Know these terms.
Introduction to Writing about Literature
Wk. 1
Planning day
T Jan. 6
Introduction and Syllabus
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Pretest
HW: Read pp. 3-8 (LO1-3)
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Understanding literature: Digging deeper
HW: Read pp. 8-12 (LO 4-6)
than plot
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Interpreting and evaluating literature
Wk. 2
Literary Criticism (ppt)
HW: Read pp. 13-18
Jan. 12
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Reading to write about literature
HW: Read pp. 19-24
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Finding something meaningful to say
HW: Read pp. 24-28
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training
Wk. 3
Jan. 19
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Wk. 4
Jan. 26
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DAY
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Feb. 2
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Evaluating and revising
TEST
HW: Review previous readings and terms
HW: Read pp. 61-82; review using sources and avoiding
plagiarism pp. 146-350
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
Complete HW from Friday if needed
Short Story
The role of sources in writing about
HW: Read “The Short Story” pp. 91- 99
literature; introduction to short stories
Experimental fiction: stream-ofHW: Read “A Rose for Emily” pp. 121-126
consciousness monologue, p. 103-105.
Introduce plot and character
Discuss “A Rose for Emily”
HW: Read Writing Response Papers, pp. 29-30 and
Thinking Critically about Your Writing pp. 45-50
Thinking critically and writing about
HW: Read setting and point of view pp. 147-149; 169-173
literature
Discuss setting and point of view and The
HW: Read “The Cask of Amontillado” pp. 190-194
Arrival pp. 173-183
Complete Response 1
HW: Read “Barn Burning” pp. 194-202
Response essay 1 due.
Discuss “Cask”; begin “Barn Burning”
“Barn Burning” pp. 194-202 cont.
HW: Read Style, Tone, and Language pp. 204-208
Discuss style, tone, and language; “A
Hunger Artist” pp. 209-219
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
Discuss symbolism, allegory, and myth; Fun
Home pp.246-250
Response essay 2 due.
“A Worn Path” pp. 285-289
“The Lottery” pp. 251-255
“Two Questions” pp. 273-284
Review / Writing about Literature
Wk. 6
Feb. 9
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Review / Writing about Literature
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Introduce drama (Greek; Elizabethan;
Tragedy, History, Comedy; Modern)
HW: Read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” pp. 224-231
HW: Symbol, Allegory, and Myth pp. 241-245
HW: “A Worn Path” pp. 285-289; Complete Response 2
HW: Read Theme pp. 269-272
UNIT TEST on Short Stories with essay
Drama
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Wk. 7
Feb. 16
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Wk. 8
Feb. 23
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Wk. 9
Mar. 2
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Midterm
PSC
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Wk. 10
Mar. 9
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Midterm
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Wk. 11
Mar. 23
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Wk. 12
Mar. 30
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April 1
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Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
Quoting lines of a play. Model essay
response. Oedipus Rex
NO SCHOOL PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Discuss Oedipus / Introduce Othello reading
Shakespeare
Complete reading / Response due Tuesday
NOTE: Reading assignments will be given as needed to
complete the scheduled work. If you are absent, it is your
responsibility to catch up on reading / viewing outside of
class.
Othello Act 1
Othello Act 1
Othello Act 1
Othello Act 1I
Othello Act II
Othello Act II
Othello Act III
Othello Act III
Othello Act III
Writing literary argument pp 61-82
Othello Act IV
Othello Act IV
Research and analysis (review p. 83)
HW: Complete Response 3 / Research packet
Response essay 3 due
Othello Act V
Othello Act V
Othello Review
Writing about drama
UNIT TEST on Othello and tragic drama
In-class timed ESSAY
HW: Read Ch. 8, pp. 84-89
HW: Proposal for essay due Thursday, March 26
March 16-23 SPRING BREAK
Planning Day
Research project / argumentative essay
Proposal for essay (thesis and sources)
Library
Computer lab
Poetry
Questions on essays / Introduce poetry p 343-352
Cont. poetry introduction p. 361 Form
HW: Poetry and Art pp. 353-359.
p.442-352 (“That Time of Year”;“1(a” )
NOTE: Mar 30-Ap. 5 Spring Break PSC
Reading and reacting to poetry about art /
Read “I’m nobody! Who are you?” p. 361; “Negro” p.
Voice (speaker, persona), tone, point of view 364, “Fire and Ice” p. 369; “The Man He Killed” p. 370.
p. 361
Point of view- dramatic monologue
Bring research materials along with your work on USB
“My Last Duchess” pp. 365-366
Computer Lab
Complete Layered Outline Check due Friday
Library Complete Layered Outlines due
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April 6
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Wk. 14
April 13
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Wk. 15
April 20
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Wk. 16
April 27
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F Exams
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May 4
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Wk. 18
May 11
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Wk. 19
May 18
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Return and discuss research project and goals
for draft one.
Lab- logical argument and organization
Read “To the Virgins, to Make Much of
Time” p 374; “The Unknown Citizen” pp.
377-8; “Ballad of Birmingham” pp. 378-9.
Lab- Check basic framework
Draft 1 due
Return Drafts and discuss
Ch. 22 Word Choice, Word Order p. 381
Edmund Spenser “One day I wrote her name upon the
strand” p. 393-4, “To an Athlete Dying Young” p. 395-6;
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” p. 403
Lab/ Revising and using quoted and research
for support
Peer reviews
Lab- check support
Draft 2 due
Peer reviews
Lab/ Review editing
Review editing for final draft
Lab- Editing fine points
FINAL DRAFT due
Imagery: “My mistress’ eyes” p. 405; “Shall
HW: Read about sound and meter pp. 427-440
I compare thee to a summer’s day?” p. 408;
“Harlem” p. 409;
Discuss and practice sound and meter
HW: Read about form pp. 443-448
Sonnets
Sestina, villanelle, epigram, haiku, open form pp 448-460 More on Walt Whitman free verse
Recognizing symbolism, allegory, allusion
and myth pp. 461-478
Discovery themes in poetry pp. 479ff
More on themes in poetry
Comparing poems “Ozymandias” p. 376
Review
Review
TEST on poetry
Sample response
Plan essay
Model essays
Poetry essay
Revise essays (BOTH copies due)
Review for final
Review
Review
Final exam with essay
Senior Last Day
Happy Summer