March 27, Tuesday:
John Cheever, "The Death of Justina" (GREEN BOOK)
Create personal blog for class
Email me a link to your blog
Quote response (post on blog site)
Read the syllabus
March 29, Thursday:
John Cheever "The Swimmer" (HANDOUT)
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1950s Presentation Topic Due
March 30, Friday:
John Updike, "The Persistence of Desire" (GREEN BOOK)
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April 2, Monday:
Raymond Carver, "Are These Actual Miles?" (GREEN BOOK)
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April 3, Tuesday:
Presentation outline/notes due
April 4, Wednesday:
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #1
Work on presentations
April 5, Thursday:
1950s Presentations
April 6, Friday:
1950s Presentations
April 7, Saturday:
The Dharma Bums 1-24
Quote response (post on blog site)
Pick CCC presentation topic
April 9, Monday:
The Dharma Bums 24-49
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April 10, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 49-72
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April 12, Thursday:
The Dharma Bums 72-94
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April 13, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 94-120
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CCC notes and links (post on blog site)
April 16, Monday:
The Dharma Bums 120-149
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pick paper topic for Paper #1
April 17, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 150-171
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Vocab/punctuation Quiz #2
April 19, Thursday:
The Dharma Bums 171-199
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1st paragraph of paper due
April 24, Tuesday:
The Dharma Bums 200-223
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CCC progress report #1 (factual paper, set up interview)
April 27, Friday:
The Dharma Bums 223-end
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Rough draft of paper due
(must be printed out and ready for peer editing)
April 30, Monday:
Unit#1 Test
May 1, Tuesday:
2nd Rough Draft Due (must be printed out and ready for peer editing)
May 3, Thursday:
Final Draft of paper #1 due
(must be printed out and ready to hand in)
May 4, Friday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
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May 7, Monday:
Annie Dillard, "Seeing" (HANDOUT)
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May 8, Tuesday:
Sandra Cisneros, selections from House on Mango Street (Green Book)
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Select topic for Paper #2
May 10, Thursday:
CCC interview due (if you don't have the interview completed, please post your ten questions and the name of the person you plan on interviewing).
Vocab/punctuation Quiz #3
May 11, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 1-29
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May 14, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 30-55
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1st paragraph of Paper #2 due. (comparison paper).
May 15, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 56-80
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May 17, Thursday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 81-105
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May 18, Friday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 106-130
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Rough draft of paper #2 due (Comparison Paper)
May 21, Monday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 131-151
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CCC Analytical paper due (500-800 words)
May 22, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 152-174
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May 24, Tuesday:
The Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler 175-end
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Paper #2 Due (comparison paper)
May 25, Friday:
Unit #2 Test with Vocab Quiz #4 and 5
May 28, Monday:
Contemporary Counter Culture Presentations
