General Education 111: Chance and Choice

 
 



 Syllabus
 

Tues. Feb. 10 Introductions 
Thurs. Feb. 12

Read: Kidder: Ch. 1-10, pp. 3-103
Map of Haiti

Reading Response #1 (Examples)

Tues. Feb. 17 Read: Kidder, Ch. 11-21, pp. 104-210
Read: P. O'Connor, Intro, Part 1, pp. 1-46

Reading Response #2
Thurs. Feb. 19 [No Class] Read: Kidder, Ch. 22-Afterword, pp. 211-301
Reading Response #3
Fri.-Sat. Feb. 20-21 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Tues. Feb. 24 Bibliographic Instruction Session, L 355
Research Essay
On Research
Using secondary sources
Thurs. Feb. 26

Read: P. O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-13, pp. 49-98
Read: Hacker, 3rd ed: pp. 94-104, 217-219; 4th ed: pp. 101-
111

Reading Response #4

Tues. March 2 Conference on Essay 1: Research Essay
Thurs. March 4 Work on Essay 1: Research Essay
Read: P. O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-19, pp. 99-137
Tues. March 9 Essay 1: Writing Groups
Thurs. March 11 Work on Essay 1: Research Essay
Tues. March 16 Essay 1 Due (graded)
Thurs. March 18 Read: F. O’Connor: “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” p. 1; “The River,” p. 23
Reading Response #5
March 20-28 Spring Break
Tues.March 30 Read: F. O’Connor: “The Artificial Nigger,” p. 98
Reading Response #6
Thurs. April 1 Read: F. O’Connor: “The Displaced Person,” p. 196
Reading Response # 7
Tues. April 6 Film: The Displaced Person
Read: P. O'Connor, Pt. 3, Ch. 20-25, pp. 141-190
Thurs. April 8 Essay 2: Writing Groups
April 9 - 12 Easter Break
Tues. April 13 Essay 2 Due
Read: Krakauer, Intro, Ch.1-10 (pp. 1-147)

Summitting Everest
Reading Response # 8
Thurs. April 15 Krakauer, Ch.11-Postscript (pp. 151-333)
Reading Response # 9
Tues. April 20 Essay 3: Writing Groups
Thurs. April 22 Read: Brönte, Vol. 1 Ch. 1-9, pp. 3-89
Reading Response # 10
Tues. April 27 Essay 3 Due
Read: Brönte, Vol. I Ch. 10 - Vol. II Ch. 3, pp. 90-186
Reading Response # 11
Thurs. April 29 Read: Brönte, Vol. II, Ch. 4-20, pp. 187-334
Reading Response # 12
Tues. May 4 Essay 4: Written in class
Thurs. May 6 Read: Guterson, pp. 1-151
Reading Response #13
Tues. May 11

Read: Guterson, pp. 151-299 
Manzanar
Manzanar Slide Show
Reading Response #14

Thurs. May 13 Read: Guterson, pp. 299-460
Reading Response # 15
Tues. May 18 Reading Day
Thurs. May 20, 2:30-4:30 Section K: Final Exam (Essay 5); Section D: Portfolio Due
Mon. May 24 2:30-4:30 Section D: Final Exam (Essay 5); Section K: Portfolio Due