週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 2 |
3/02 |
General Introduction
Reading: William Wimsatt Jr. and Monroe Beardsley, “Intentional Fallacy” (1946) |
Week 3 |
3/09 |
Citing Periodical and Nonperiodical Print Publications;
MLA Handbook: “Chapter 5: Documentation: Preparing the List of Works Cited,” 123-181;
Essay #0 due at the beginning of class |
Week 4 |
3/16 |
Citing Web Publications and Additional Sources;
MLA Handbook: “Chapter 5: Documentation: Preparing the List of Works Cited,” 181-212;
Exercise #1 due at the beginning of class |
Week 5 |
3/23 |
Citing Sources in the Text;
MLA Handbook: “Chapter 6: Documentation: Citing Sources in the Text,” 181-212;
Exercise #2 due at the beginning of class |
Week 6 |
3/30 |
Reading: Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher (1939);
John Langan, Essay Skills, “Chapter 7: Introduction to Essay Development,” p. 188-198
Group presentation #1 |
Week 7 |
4/06 |
(Class off!); essay #1 due at the beginning of class via email |
Week 8 |
4/13 |
Peer review and editing; revision of essay #1 due at the beginning of class |
Week 9 |
4/20 |
Reading: Emily Dickinson, “The soul selects her own Society” (1890);
John Langan, Essay Skills, “Chapter 8: Writing the Essay,” p. 199-228
Group presentation #2 |
Week 10 |
4/27 |
Peer review and editing; essay #2 due at the beginning of class |
Week 11 |
5/04 |
Peer review and editing; revision of essay #2 due at the beginning of class |
Week 12 |
5/11 |
Reading: Edward Albee, The Goat, or, Who is Silvia? (2002);
John Langan, Essay Skills, “Chapter 9: Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles,” p. 229-243
Group presentation #3 |
Week 13 |
5/18 |
Peer review and editing; essay #3 due at the beginning of class |
Week 14 |
5/25 |
Peer review and editing; revision of essay #3 due at the beginning of class |
Week 15 |
6/01 |
Screening: Stephen Frears, Philomena (2013);
Reading: Tibbetts & Tibbetts, Strategies, “Chapter 8: Organizing Clear Paragraphs and Essays”
Group presentation #4 |
Week 16 |
6/08 |
Peer review and editing; essay #4 due at the beginning of class |
Week 17 |
6/15 |
Peer review and editing; revision of essay #4 due at the beginning of class |
Week 18 |
06/22 |
Individual consultations; essay #5 due at the beginning of class |