American Lit II (EL 267)

Final Exam (150 points)

Wed, 10 May 2006 10:00:00 -0500

For Wednesday night class. 6-8pm.

Final Exam (150 points)

Tue, 09 May 2006 10:00:00 -0500

For Tuesday/Thursday class. 3:30-5:30pm.

Final Exam Workshop

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:30:00 -0500

A brainstorming session for possible final exam questions.

Resurrection Blues Study Guide (online)

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:10:00 -0500

Online on the Guthrie Theater's website.

Portfolio 2

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:05:00 -0500

Recognizing and Applying Key Course Concepts

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Miller, Resurrection Blues (to be published in February)

Tue, 02 May 2006 10:10:00 -0500

Paper 3 Revision (200pts)

Tue, 02 May 2006 10:05:00 -0500

Include a submission report of 2-3 pages, that carefully draws my attention to the major changes you have made in your paper since the rough draft. Note that simply correcting spelling mistakes, inserting answers to clarifying questions that I post in the marigns, and adding a few more quotations does not qualify as revision. A revision is a near-complete overhaul, in which you throw out the deadwood, cut extraneous material, and expand and deepen your treatment of your central claim.

Media and Satire

Tue, 02 May 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Ex 3-3: Paper 3 Peer Review

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:05:00 -0500

Formal Oral Presentations

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Roberts, Ch.17

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:10:00 -0500

Writing Examinations on Literature.

Formal Oral Presentations

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Bring to class a study sheet for your classmates (see below for tips), and submit a copy of the study sheet to your instructor in class. In order to complete the Formal Oral Presentation assignment and earn a grade, ~~complete the J-Web question set by 12 n~~

Update, 24 Apr: Sorry about that. I see that part of this entry was cut off. There actually won't be a set of J-Web questions, in part because I've already asked you to do some of those activities when I have you peer-review each others' papers. The only questions I really need to ask you are related to MLA style, and I'd actually rather do that informally during class, rather than create a whole J-Web unit just for that.

I am asking you to think of the oral presentation as a low-risk chance to push your own personal boundaries and try something new -- something that you don't know you'll be able to fit into a research paper.

Now as for the one-page study sheet. What to put on it?

McBride, The Color of Water (1996)

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:10:00 -0500

Finish book.

Paper 3 Draft (20pts)

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:05:00 -0500

This is a 10-page research paper, that explicitly employs a theoretical approach (economic determinism, gender, reader-response, etc.) to argue a non-obvious point about one or more literary works on our syllabus.

I've created a slot on Turniitin.com for this paper. Due at 9am.