April 20 to April 30

Monday (4/20): Into the Wild paper due
Wednesday (4/22): Course evaluations. Either go to the link provided in your email, or click here. After evaluation, please do one, two, or three of the blogs below. If you finish one, and you still have class time, please move onto the next. 1. How did Maus as a [...]

April 13 to 17

Monday: Into The Wild discussion
Wednesday: Discuss/work on Into the Wild paper
Thursday: Last day of Into the Wild discussion–paper due Monday 4/20

Week of April 5th to 9th

Monday:  No Class today–but don’t forget about conferences tomorrow
Tuesday: Conferences with Marina, David, Craig, Jenny, Madison
Wednesday: Blog
Thursday: Into the Wild chapters 15 and 16. One page of your zine due. Be sure to bring 20 copies to class.
Friday: Conferences with Juliana, Adam, Morgan, Allison, Todd

Week of March 30 to April 3

Monday: Chapters 4 to 6 of Into the Wild
Tuesday: Conferences with Scott, Kevin, Alex, Julie, Amber
Wednesday: Blog
Thursday: Chapters 7 to 10 of Into the Wild. ZINE REVIEW DUE.
Friday: Conferences with Jo, Ian, Brett, Erica, Steve
Further Reading Schedule for Into The Wild:
4/6: Chapters 11 to 14
4/9: Chapters 15 and 16 (Also, first page of zine due)
4/13: [...]

Week of March 23 to 27

Monday: Please read the essay “How to Mark a Book” in preparation for class today and bring your copy of Into The Wild with you.
Wednesday: For classs today please read Chapter One and Appendix B in From A To Zine, which is on reserve in the Undergraduate Library. Make a copy, bring it to class, [...]

Week of March 9-13

Monday: Please bring the thesis statement for your paper to class. We will work on thesis development and support. Conferences after class with Juliana, Morgan, Allison, and Todd
Tuesday: Conferences with Marina, David, Craig, Jenny, and Madison
Wednesday (computer lab): Please bring to class (or make sure you have access to) your King of Kong paper (which [...]

Week of March 3 to 6

Monday: Discuss King of Kong
Tuesday: Conferences with 1:30 Scott (Moved to Wednesday), 1:40 Kevin (Moved to Wednesday), 1:50 Alex (Moved to Thursday), 2:00 Julie (Moved to Wednesday), 2:10 Amber (Moved to Thursday)
Wednesday:  Please read the articles that have been assigned to you below and write a summary, focusing on what you think is important and what will [...]

Week of February 23 to 27

Monday: No Class!
Wednesday: Bring to class your analysis of a scene. It can be from any movie, TV show, or commercial. Please anaylize for rhetorical devices, not for plot, and no summaries. We will watch The first half of The King of Kong. Please come to class on time! Movie will start at 1:30 sharp.
Thursday: [...]

Week of February 16 to 20

Monday: Please have read “Tripp Lake” and “Where God is Glad” in Best American Essays. Please write a two page response to one of the essays; you can choose which. If you choose  Tripp Lake please write about a childhood memory that is sparked by this essay. For “Where God is Glad” write about a [...]

Week of February 9-13

Monday: Have read “The Lesbian Bride’s Handbook” and ‘Extreme Dinosaurs” In The Best American Essays.
Wednesday (Computer Lab): Read this story on tattoos. Write your blog on what you would get a tattoo of, where you would get it, and why. Please be sure to make clear if this tattoo would be a group or private [...]