UNSPEAKABLE CALENDAR
AUG. 24 - Introduction
29 - Raymond Carver, "What We Talk about When We Talk about Love" and "Intimacy"
31 - Workshop
[Sat., Sept. 2 - 1st PAPER (3-4pp.) DUE in my mailbox by 3 p.m.]
[Note : Please do NOT e-mail me assignments, except upon my request.]
SEPT. 5 - Emma Donoghue, "Going Back" - typed responses analyzing the story according to "Questions for Writing About Fiction"
7 - Annie Proulx, "Brokeback Mountain" - typed responses analyzing the story according to "Questions for Writing About Fiction"
[Mon., Sept. 11 - Revised 1st PAPER DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m.
Be sure to attach previous draft with my comments.]
12 - Proulx screenplay vs. story - Group comments on significant differences between the screenplay and the story, and the possible implications of those differences
14 - Proulx screenplay vs. story (cont.) + film clip from Brokeback Mountain
Mon., Sept. 19 & Tues., 20 - One-on-one conferences on revised paper #1
21 - Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita - to Chapter 12
Reading comprehension quiz; listening to cd of Jeremy Irons reading Lolita
[Sept. 22, 23 - Transamerica - Tyson Auditorium, Benedict.]
26 - Nabokov – to end of Part I. Typed questions and comments for discussion due. Include page references.
In-class writing on passage from Lolita.
[Wed., Sept. 27 – 2nd Revision of 1st PAPER DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m. Be sure to attach previous versions with my comments.]
28-29 - No class. (READING DAYS.)
[Mon., Oct. 2 – 2nd PAPER (4-5pp.) DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m.] OCT. 3 - Nabokov – to page 215. Typed questions and comments for discussion due. Include page references.
Workshop. Peer reviews of 2nd paper.
5 - Nabokov – to page 263.
[Fri., Oct. 6 - 2nd PAPER revised on basis of peer reviews DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m. Be sure to attach peer reviews and previous version.]
10 - Nabokov – to end. Typed questions and comments for discussion due. Include page references.
Film clips from Adrian Lyne's version of Lolita.
12 - Workshop. Typed reverse "outlines" of 2nd paper due in class. [Oct. 13-15 — Families Weekend]
17 - Marguerite Duras, The Lover – to page 55. Three typed questions for discussion due in class.
19 - Workshop/ Duras
[Mon., Oct. 23 –
Research PROPOSALS (1p.) DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m.] 24 - Workshop/ Duras
26 - Library Session
[Fri., Oct. 27 – 2nd PAPER, revised on the basis of my comments, DUE in my mailbox by 5 p.m.
Be sure to attach previous draft with my comments.]
31 - Duras/ Workshop on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism
NOV. 2 - Mary Gaitskill, Because They Wanted To
("Tiny, Smiling Daddy" and "The Blanket")
7 - Gaitskill, "Comfort" and "The Girl on the Plane"/ Workshop on critical
thinking and argumentation. Logical fallacies. In-class writing on Gaitskill.
9 - Gaitskill "Comfort" (cont.), "The Girl on the Plane," and "Respect"
14 - Workshop on logical fallacies and the effective use of quotations.
TENTATIVE WORKS CITED or WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE by 5 p.m.
16 - DRAFT of research paper DUE in class. Workshop. [If you decide NOT to revise your paper in response to peer reviews, you need to submit your final paper by Friday, Nov. 17 by 5 p.m., along with the peer reviews you received. If you decide to revise in response to peer reviews, your final revised paper is due on Monday, Nov. 27 by NOON.]
[THANKSGIVING BREAK — 5:30 p.m., Nov. 17-Nov. 26]
[Mon., Nov. 27 - Revised RESEARCH PAPER (6-8pp.) DUE by NOON.] [Revised on basis of peer reviews from Nov. 16 class. Attach previous version and peer reviews received.] 28 - Gaitskill, "Because They Wanted To." (See e-mailed questions for discussion.)
Workshop on how to write an abstract.
30 - Gaitskill, "The Dentist." See excerpt from Schapiro's "Trauma and Sadomasochistic Narrative: Mary Gaitskill's 'The Dentist.'" Go over guidelines for presentations. Set up presentation schedule.
DEC. 5 - ABSTRACT (1 p.) of research paper DUE in class. Presentations based on abstracts.
7 - Presentations based on abstracts (cont.). Portfolio of responses submitted to readings DUE in class.
Complete course evaluations.
[Fri., Dec. 8 - Research papers returned to you by 5 p.m.]
REVISED RESEARCH PAPERS DUE BY NOON ON LAST DAY OF EXAMS: DEC. 15. Previous version with my comments MUST be attached.
NOTE: You may NOT e-mail me your papers. ALL papers must be received by noon on the last day of exams.
[READING DAY — Dec. 9. EXAMS — Dec. 10-15.]
Last Update: 28 November 2006
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