General Education 111: Chance and Choice

 
 



 Syllabus
 

Tues. Feb. 8 Introductions 
Thurs. Feb. 10

Read: Frayn, Ch. 1-4, pp. 3-89
Reading Response #1 (Examples)

Tues. Feb. 15 Read: Frayn, Ch. 5-8, pp. 93-189
Read: O'Connor, Intro, Part 1, pp. 1-46
Thurs. Feb. 17

Read: Frayn, Ch. 9-11, pp. 193-261
Silk maps
Silk map illustration

Reading Response #2

Tues. Feb. 22

Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-13, pp. 49-98
Writing Groups for Essay 1: Personal History

Thurs. Feb. 24

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

Tues. March 1

Read: Kidder, Ch. 11-21, pp. 104-210
Read: Hacker, pp. 101-111
Essay 1 Due

Thurs. March 3 Read: Kidder, Ch. 22-Afterword, pp. 211-301
Reading Response #4
Tues. March 8 Group conferences on Essay 2: Reporting Research
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-19, pp. 99-137
Thurs. March 10

Read: Barrett, Ch. 1-3, pp. 11-115
Northwest Passage
Reading Response #5

Tues. March 15 Essay 2 Due
Read: Barrett, Ch. 4-5, pp. 117-185
Thurs. March 17 Read: Barrett, Ch. 6-8, pp. 187-287
Reading Response #6
March 19-28 Spring Break (including Easter)
Tues. March 29 Read: Barrett, Ch. 9-11, pp. 289-394
Thurs. March 31

Bibliographic Instruction Session, L 355
Read: Hacker, pp. 113-154
Research Essay

On Research

Using secondary sources

Tues. April 5 Essay 3: Written in class
Thurs. April 7 Conferences on Essay 4: Research essay
Tues. April 12 Essay 4: Writing Groups
Thurs. April 14 Work on Research Essay
Tues. April 19 Essay 4 Due (graded)
Thurs. April 21 Read: Krakauer, Intro, Ch.1-7, pp. 1-104
Summitting Everest

Reading Response # 7
Tues. April 26 Read: Krakauer, Ch.8-14, pp. 105-203
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 3, Ch. 20-26, pp. 141-196
Thurs. April 28 Read: Krakauer, Ch.15-Postscript, pp. 205-333
Reading Response # 8
Tues. May 3 Essay 5: Persuasive
Writing Groups
Thurs. May 5 Read: Ondaatje, pp. 1-130
Reading Response #9
Tues. May 10

Read: Ondaatje, pp. 131-226
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 3, Ch. 26-30, pp. 197-221
Essay 5 Due

Thurs. May 12 Read: Ondaatje, pp. 227-302
Ondaatje and History
Reading Response # 10
Tues. May 17 Reading Day
Thurs. May 19 Portfolio Due, Noon
Mon. May 23 2:30-4:30 Final Exam (Essay 6)