Week

Date

In class/Readings

Papers Due

1

Mon June 6

Introductions

Syllabus

Wed June 8

Arthur Krystal, "Carpe Noctem," and David Denby, "Free Choice"

Discussion of thesis topics

 Reading Response

2

Mon June 13

Min-Zhan Lu, “From Silence to Words”

Reading Response

Wed June 15

Peer review

First draft of #1 due in class

Fri June 17

Peer review

First draft of #1 due in class

3

Mon June 20

Susan Miller, "On Being the Good Enough Teacher"

Reading Response

Revised # 1 due to teacher 

Wed June 22

Toby Sonneman, "Dark Mysterious Wanderers"

Reading Response

From now on and until the rest of the semester, bring your handbooks to class every time!

Fri June 24

More discussion of Sonneman and paper #2

4

Mon June 27

Marshall Berman, "Caught up in the Mix"

Reading Response

Wed June 29

Discussion of research and paper #2

Fri July 1

Discussion of research and paper #2

5

Mon July 4

Federal Holiday--no class

Wed July 6

Peer review

Fri July 8

Lewis Thomas, “Notes on Punctuation”

Revised #2 due to teacher, including DEJ

6

Mon July 11

Atul Gawande, “The Learning Curve”

Reading Response

Wed July 13

John Vaillant, "The Golden Bough"

Reading Response

Fri July 15

Workshopping #3

7

Mon July 18

Peer Review of #3

First draft of #3 due in class

Wed July 20

Research Strategies

Fri July 22

DEJs of four sources due

8

Mon July 25

Utah Holiday--no class

Wed July 27

workshopping #4

DEJs of six sources due

Fri July 29

Peer review of #4

First draft of #4 due, including DEJs

9

Mon Aug 1

workshopping proposal

Revised #4 due to teacher, including seven DEJs

Wed Aug 3

workshopping proposal

Fri Aug 5

Peer Review

First draft of proposal due in class

10

Mon Aug 8

No class--individual meetings with teacher

Wed Aug 10

Proposal revisions

Fri Aug 12

Final Exam
Revised proposal due in class