Phil Druker/ Department of English/ UI

 

Phil Druker, Brink 204                                                                                      

ENGLISH 316 SYLLABUS:  FALL 2008

 

*As we begin work on each assignment, we will confirm the specific due dates. 
*Reading assignments will be announced in class with the assignments.
*Print out the readings and bring them to class
*Bring the course pamphlet to class.
*Bring rough drafts to class to get credit for doing them.

 Note:  * = new assignment,  à = rough draft due, è = final draft due

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

8/26

 Introduction
Project overview
Creative non-fiction
 

8/28
 Environmental issues
Environmental writing
The Project
 *Assignment: Opinion letter Writing letters

2

9/2
àDue: Rough draft, opinion letter assignment
Reading / Sustainability
Creative non fiction
More on the project
 

9/4
àDue: Final draft, opinion letter
Sentence style
Creative non-fiction
The project
àInitial proposal

3

9/9

 Description exercise
Narration
Creative non-fiction
è DUE:  Initial proposal

 

9/11
Work on place assignment (Assignment 1): Place 

Creative Non-fiction

Narration

à Due: Rough draft, Assignment 1

4

9/16
Work on place assignment (Assignment 1): Place

Creative Non-fiction

Characterization,

à Due: Rough draft, Assignment 1

9/18
 è Place assignment due
*Assignment: Proposals (assignment 2)
Sentence style

5

9/23

Proposals

9/25

à Due:  Drafts of various sections of proposal

6

9/30

àDue: Abstracts of articles (Methods section rough draft)

10/2
Conferences

7

10/7
à Due: Drafts of various sections of the proposal

10/9

 

èDue: Final draft of Assignment 2: Proposal 

8

10/14
*Assignment 3: Interview section

Work on Assignment 3: Interviews

10/16
Work on assignment 3
Due: interview questions

 

9

10/21

 

10/23
à Due: rough draft of assignment 3

10

10/28
àDue: rough draft of assignment 3

10/30

èDue: Assignment 3, Final draft: Interview Section
*Assignment 4: Section of final article
Sentence style

11

11/4

Work on Assignment 4

11/6
Work on Assignment 4

12

11/11

à Due: rough draft of Assignment 4

11/13

à Due: Rough draft of Assignment 4

13

11/18

èDue: Final draft of Assignment 4: Section of final essay
Sentence style
Work on final article: develop a new sections/transitions

11/20
Work on final essay and adding a new section

 

 

FALL BREAK

FALL BREAK

14

12/2

*Assignment: Letter of transmittal

Work on final article: develop a new sections/transitions

12/4

 

How to give oral reports
Sign up for oral reports

15

12/9
è Oral reports (no absences allowed)

 

12/11

 è Oral reports (no absences allowed)

èDue: Assignment 5: Final Article, Dec. 11.  
èDue: Letter of transmittal, Dec. 11(with final article)