General Education 111: Chance and Choice

 
 

 Syllabus
 

Thurs. Sept. 8 Introductions 
Tues. Sept. 13

Read: Kidder, Ch. 1-10, pp. 3-103
Read: Yale, Ch. 1, "Getting Started"
Map of Haiti
Ex. 1: Analysis Step 1, "What?"
Thurs. Sept. 15

Read: Kidder, Ch. 11-21, pp. 104-210
Dr. Paul Farmer
Ex. 2: Analysis Step 2, "So what?"
Tues. Sept. 20

Read: Kidder, Ch. 22-Afterword, pp. 211-301
Ex. 3: Analysis Step 3, "What can I do with this?"
Thurs. Sept. 22

Read: Yale, Ch. 3, "Organizing Your Paper," and Ch. 4, "Drafting Your Paper"
Read: Hacker, pp. 101-111
Evaluating Web Resources
Ex. 4: Analysis Step 4, "What does this mean?"
Ex. 5: Finding information
Tues. Sept. 27

Read: Yale, Ch. 5, "The Revision Process"
Writing Workshop on Essay 1: Analysis
Thurs. Sept. 29

Read: Danticat, pp. 3-86
Read: Yale, Ch. 6 "Editing"
Ex. 6: Applying analysis
Ex. 7: Reading Response (send to course alias) (Examples)
Tues. Oct. 4 Read: Danticat, pp. 87-181
Read: Yale, Ch. 7, "Proofreading"
Ex. 8: Your questions
Essay 1 Due
Thurs. Oct. 6 Read: Danticat, pp. 183- 242
Ex. 9: Analysis and interpretation (send to course alias)
Tues. Oct. 11

Writing Workshop on Essay 2: Argument
Thurs. Oct. 13 Read: Krakauer, Intro, Ch.1-7, pp. 1-104
Summitting Everest
Ex. 10: Identifying issues
October 15 - 18 Fall Break
Thurs. Oct. 20

Read: Krakauer, Ch.8-14, pp. 105-203
Ex. 11: Reading Response (chance & choice) (send to course alias)
Tues. Oct. 25

Essay 2 Due
Read: Krakauer, Ch.15-Epilogue, pp. 207-301
Bibliographic Instruction Session, L 355
Read: Hacker, pp. 113-154
Read: Yale, Ch. 2, "Researching"
Research Essay
On Research
Using secondary sources
Thurs. Oct. 27 Debates: Into Thin Air
Tues. Nov. 1 Conferences on Essay 3: Research Essay
Thurs. Nov. 3 Work on research essay
Tues. Nov. 8 Writing Workshop on Essay 3: Research Essay
Thurs. Nov. 10 Work on research essay
Tues. Nov. 15 Read: Austen, Ch. 1-16, pp. 51-127
Ex. 12: Proof of reading
Essay 3 Due (graded)
Thurs. Nov. 17 Read: Austen, Ch.17-41, pp. 128-261
Notes on Austen's time
Tues. Nov. 22 Read: Austen, Ch. 42-1, pp. 262-396
Ex. 13: Reading Response (chance & choice) (send to course alias)
November 23 - 27 Thanksgiving Break
Tues. Nov. 29 Writing Workshop on Essay 4: Creativity
Thurs. Dec. 1 Read: Barrett, Ch. 1-3, pp. 11-115
Northwest Passage
Ex. 14: Discussion questions (send to course alias)
Tues. Dec. 6 Read: Barrett, Ch. 4-5, pp. 117-185
Essay 4 Due
Thurs. Dec. 8 Read: Barrett, Ch.6-8, pp. 187-287
Ex. 15: Proof of reading
Tues. Dec. 13

Read: Barrett, Ch. 9-11, pp. 289-394
Ex. 16: Reading Response (chance & choice) (send to course alias)

Wed. Dec. 14 Reading Day
Sat. Dec. 17, 9:00 - 11:00 Final Exam: Group presentations
Mon. Dec. 19, noon Portfolios Due, including reflective essay