ENGLISH 393 / SPRING 2011 / COMPLETED READING
AND ASSIGNMENT PLAN
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Jan 13 INTRODUCTIONS,
Requirements
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18 Orlean
First four essays.
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25 Orlean
“Living Large,” “Devotion Road,” plus another chunk of profile.
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27 Orlean
“Shoot the Moon” plus another chunk of profile.
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Feb 1 Orlean “Short People”
:“Brief Encounter,” “Nonstop,” The Hustle,” Moon Trip,” Fans,
“Accommodating,” Splurge, “ Extensions”
Michele Leavitt Reads Wednesday, February 2
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3 Orlean “Her Town,”
“Tiffany.” |
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8 Orlean “This Is Perfect,”
“Short Cuts,” “The Bullfighter…”
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10 Bring full draft of profile to use in class with partners.
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15 Final draft
of profiles due. Read as much as you can of the first essay in
Almond; if you don’t know anything about Kurt Vonnegut, find out.
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17 Almond Finish Vonnegut essay; also read “About My Sexual Failure.” |
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22 Almond
“Concerning the Laughing Nature
of Literary Fame.
Resch “Homeschooled (Harvast Acadamy)” (online).
Bring writing to work on in class.
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24 Almond “How I Became a
Baby Daddy.”
Schrand “Wrestling Gene Simmons….”
Bring writing to work on in class.
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Mar 1 Wallace “Consider the Lobster” Humor essay draft for session in
class. Two to three volunteers to bring 20 copies of complete drafts for
full-class workshop on Thursday.
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Mar 3 Full-class workshop. Begin Wolff.
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8 Conferences. Read Wolff.
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10 Conferences
Humor essays due Friday, March 11.
Read Wolff.
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15
SPRING BREAK |
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SPRING BREAK |
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22 Wolff.
Analytical critiques and reviews. Assignment of Essay #3, memoir
essay.
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24 Wolff – discussion.
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29 Wolff.
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31 FINISH Wolff. Also read “Beloved of the Lord” (on e-reserve). |
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Apr 5 Read Ferguson excerpt
(on e-reserve).
Gary Ferguson Reads Wednesday, April 6
To bring workshop drafts:
Virginia, Riley, Zac, Holly. Your copy plus ten others (that includes
the instructor copy). |
7 Workshops begin. (See
note at bottom of the page.) |
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12 Workshops
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14 Workshops |
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19 Workshops
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21 Workshops
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26 Full class meeting. Bring drafts for editing and questions.
Discussion of our class reading.
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28 Conferences instead of class.
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May 3 Conferences instead of class.
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5 CLASS READING (that is your final exam and, thus, required). Final
essays (revised) due on Friday, May 6, at 5 p.m. in Joy’s mailbox. All
reviews on Didion book due in mailbox by Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m.
No late papers.
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Workshop Groups (and order of presentation):
Joy’s (in Brink 203, conference room): Holly, Riley, Rachel, Melissa, Isla,
Kirsten, Brian, Becky, Karen, Katherine.
Karyn’s (in regular classroom): Zac, Virginia, Devon, Bryanna, Traci, Lindsey,
Brittany, Andrea, Kasondra, Rayla.
IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS:
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EACH OF YOU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING COPIES AT LEAST ONE CLASS PERIOD
AHEAD OF YOUR WORKSHOP.
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If you’re not in class, it’s YOUR responsibility to email the next workshoppers
to arrange to have your copy in advance or to print out your own copy of that
workshopper’s essay.
3.
Critiques are due (put YOUR name at the top right corner) for both the
workshopper and the instructor at the workshop.