ENG 104 Fall 2002 Course Plan

ENG 104 Fall 2002 * TENTATIVE * Course Plan
* SUBJECT TO CHANGE - LIKE EVEN THE BEST LAID PLANS - WITH ADVANCE NOTICE IN CLASS *
ENG 104, CRN #40389, Mon-Wed., 12:30-1:45 p.m., Deschutes 1

To Cora's ENG 104 Students:

UPDATES/REVISIONS to the online version of this Fall 2002 Course Plan will be made regularly during the current quarter to reflect what actually transpires in class (including any changes announced/negotiated in advance in class) & to activate links to relevant online course materials as they become available.
URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/courseplan.htm
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READING ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Read thoughtfully & take notes on reading ASSIGNMENTS DUE before coming to class; (2) Bring relevant course texts & materials, & be prepared to discuss them in class on the dates due. PAGE NUMBERS below refer to ENG 104 Course Texts required in Fall 2002:
Charters, Ann, ed. The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Compact 6^th ed. Boston: Bedford-St. Martin’s, 2003.
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring, being the first part of The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994.

ENG104 COURSE PLAN SHORT CUTS - WEEK 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Finals

WK #1	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 9/23	*IN-CLASS:* Introduction to ENG 104: Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts) Discuss Elements of Narrative Fiction & View Clip from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Dir. Peter Jackson)
Wed., 9/25	(1) READ & BRING QUESTIONS re: ENG 104 Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts); (2) Margaret Atwood: "Reading Blind" [1989], in Charters pp. 842-846; (3) BEGIN READING The Fellowship of the Ring [1954; rev. 1966], by J. R. R. Tolkien [b. 1892, South Africa; d. 1973, U.K.]: Book One: Chs. I & II (Tolkien, pp. 21-63); Prologue: 1. Concerning Hobbits & 4. On the Finding of the Ring (Tolkien pp. 1-7, 10-13)
Wed., 9/25	IN-CLASS: Discuss Questions re: ENG 104 Presentation: Storytelling Traditions (including Epic* as Oral/Literary Genre)* Introduce The Fellowship of the Ring & Fellowship Study Guide 1 (handout); Assign Seminar #1 Preparation & Discuss Close Reading, Taking Notes; & Accessing Cora's Online Reserve Articles [We also previewed Elements of Fiction: Character, Plot, Setting, Theme]
Online Resources: ENG 104 Online Course Pack URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/coursepack/index.htm

WK #2	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & *IN-CLASS* ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 9/30	(1) BRING QUESTIONS re: Seminar #1 Preparation [Note: NO HANDOUT!]; (2) READ & TAKE NOTES on Fellowship of the Ring: Book One, Chs. III-XII (Tolkien, pp. 64-209): see Fellowship Study Guide 1 (handout) for short cuts (if necessary); (3) READ & TAKE NOTES on Corday: “Master of Middle Earth” [Cora's Online Reserve Article: restricted access directions given in class during Week #1)
	IN-CLASS: Finish discussion of Storytelling Traditions: Genre Theory & Atwood Article from Week #1 (online handout); Discuss Directions for Seminar #1 (cont.), Fellowship of the Ring Book One & Corday article on Tolkien;
Wed., 10/2	(1) DUE: Seminar #1 Preparation (2) Continue READING Fellowship of the Ring (see Fellowship Study Guide 1 if you need short cuts for Book One)
	IN-CLASS: Seminar #1 (Tolkien & Fellowship of the Ring): Preparation (Individual Notes) & Seminar #1 Group Reports due at the end of class. Assign Critical Review of Sources (on Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring, &/or Related Topic), Seminar #2 Preparation, & Extra Credit Option (online handout) As time allows: View Clip from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; &/or look at pictures of Tolkien from the Corday article.
Resources: ENG 104 Online Course Pack > II. Tolkien & Fellowship of the Ring URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/coursepack/index.htm
Fri., 10/4, before 4:30 p.m.: Fall 2002 Tuition due, and Last day to drop full-term classes & receive 100% refund Mon., 10/7: Late Registration Fee begins If you have questions, please e-mail welcome@cocc.edu or call (541) 383-7500.

WK #3	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & *IN-CLASS* ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 10/7	(1) Finish READING Fellowship of the Ring: Book Two (Tolkien, pp. 233-398: see Fellowship Study Guide 2 for short cuts) (2) BRING Questions re: Critical Review of Sources, Seminar #2, & Extra Credit Option (online handout)
	*IN-CLASS:* Return & discuss graded Seminar #1 Preparation (Individual Notes) & Group Reports; Discuss Questions regarding Critical Review of Sources, Seminar #2, & Extra Credit Option (online handout) Show Seminar #1 Reports - Topics discussed (online handout) Continue discussion of Fellowship of the Ring: Book Two & In-Class Viewing: Clip from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Wed., 10/9	DUE: (1) Critical Review of Sources (on Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring, and/or Related Topics) and (2) Seminar #2 Preparation
	IN-CLASS: Seminar #2: Present, Discuss & Respond to highlights from Critical Review of Sources: Critical Review of Sources & Seminar #2 Reports - Sources & Topics discussed (online handout) due at the end of class. In-Class Viewing: Clip from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Extra Credit Option Electronic Submission or & permission to web publish Critical Review of Sources: CHANGE in Deadline, as negotiated in class!! URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/criticalreview.htm See also: Tolkien 3: Sources Reviewed by Students (for bibliographical entry formats) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Tolkien3.htm Tolkien Reviews of Sources: Students' Critical Reviews of Sources for further study of Tolkien & Lord of the Rings [webpublished with students' permission - Thank you! ~Cora] See also: Seminar #1 & #2 Reports - Topics/Sources Discussed

WK #4	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 10/14	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Plot, Character, & Theme from Appendix 3: "The Elements of Fiction," - Charters, pp. 1003-1008, 1013-1015; (2) Edgar Allan Poe [U.S.A., 1809-1849]: "The Cask of Amontillado" [1846], "The Importance of the Single Effect in a Prose Tale" [1842], and "The Lust of Hate in Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado'" [by D. H. Lawrence, 1919] - Charters pp. 687-693, 921-923, 893-894.
	*IN-CLASS:* Finish discussion of Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring; Presentation: Emergence of the Short Story, Literary Romanticism & Realism; Discuss Poe readings & Elements of Fiction [Plot, Character, Theme]
Wed., 10/16	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Setting & Point of View from Appendix 3: "The Elements of Fiction," in Charters pp.1008-1012; (2) Guy de Maupassant [France, 1850-1893]: "The Necklace" [1884; trans. Marjorie Laurie] and "The Writer's Goal" [1884; trans. Mallay Charters], in Charters pp. 523-530, 896-898; (3) From Appendix 2: "A Brief History of the Short Story": Charters pp. 995-998
	IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded Critical Review of Sources, Seminar #2 Participation, Assign Optional Revision & Reminder re: Extra Credit Option Handout (Outline): Emergence of the Short Story, Romanticism & Realism, cont. Discuss Maupassant readings & Elements of Fiction [including Setting & Point of View]. Assign Response Writing #1 Preparation (Poe and/or Maupassant): and Writing About Literature [including Example Student Response Writing]
See also Evaluation: Critical Review of Sources URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/criticalrevieweval.htm Extra Credit Option Electronic Submission & permission to web publish Critical Review of Sources URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/criticalreview.htm See also: Tolkien 3: Sources Reviewed by Students (for bibliographical entry formats) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Tolkien3.htm Tolkien Reviews of Sources: Students' Critical Reviews of Sources for further study of Tolkien & Lord of the Rings [webpublished with students' permission - Thank you! ~Cora] URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Tolkienreviews.htm

WK #5	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 10/21	(1) DUE: Response Writing #1 Preparation (Poe and/or Maupassant) (2) READ & TAKE NOTES on: Anton Chekhov [Russia, 1860-1904]: "The Lady with the Little Dog" [1899; trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky] and "Why We Like Chekhov" [by Richard Ford, 1998], in Charters pp. 134-135, 143-155, 869-873.
	*IN-CLASS:* Discuss graded Critical Review of Sources, Seminar #2 Participation, Assign Optional Revision [& REVISED deadline]; Reminder re: Extra Credit Option Response Writing #1 [1st 20 min. of class]; Finish Discussion: Handout (Outline): Emergence of the Short Story, Romanticism & Realism, cont.; Discuss Chekhov readings & Literary Analysis: Elements of Fiction, Contexts, Comparison & Contrast
Wed., 10/23	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Kate Chopin [U.S.A., 1851-1904]: "The Story of an Hour [1894] & "How I Stumbled upon Maupassant" [1896] in Charters: pp. 156-158, 861-862; (2) On "interiorized plot" & "Epiphany," in Charters: pp. 999 & 104; (3) Charlotte Perkins Gilman [U.S.A., 1860-1935]: "The Yellow Wallpaper" [1892]; "Undergoing the Cure for Nervous Prostration" [1935]; "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" [1913]; and "A Feminist Reading of 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" [by Sandra M. Gilbert & Susan Gubar, 1979], in Charters pp. 305-318, 873-879. (4) REVISED (See above, 10/21) re: Optional Revision of Critical Review of Sources, with original graded version attached.
	IN-CLASS: Discuss Readings by and about Kate Chopin & Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Discuss Literary Analysis: Elements of Fiction, Contexts, Comparison & Contrast Assign Literary Analysis Paper, Worksheet, & Seminar #3 (handouts) Cora's Online Reserve Articles: on Chekhov, Chopin, Gilman, Maupassant, Poe, Tolkien
Cora's Online Reserve Articles: on Chekhov, Chopin, Gilman, Maupassant, Poe, Tolkien Evaluation: Critical Review of Sources ~ ENG 104 Fall 2002 Assignment URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/criticalrevieweval.htm Tolkien 3: Sources Reviewed by Students (for bibliographical entry formats) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Tolkien3.htm Tolkien Reviews of Sources: Students' Critical Reviews of Sources for further Study of J. R. R. TOLKIEN & The Lord of the Rings (webpublished with ENG 104 students' permission) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/Tolkienreviews.htm
Sun., 10/27: Daylight Savings Time Ends, so "Fall Back": i.e. set your clocks back 1 hour. Mon., 10/28: COCC Midterm Grade Reports due.

WK #6	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 10/28	DUE: Completed Worksheet (for Literary Analysis Paper) - plus 1 additional readable copy to be turned in to Cora - & Seminar #3 Preparation [Cora's Online Reserve Articles: on Chekhov, Chopin, Gilman, Maupassant, Poe, Tolkien]
	*IN-CLASS:* Return & discuss graded Response Writing #1 & distribute Grade Reports to date (Note: did not happen till Wed. 10/30!) Seminar #3: Discuss & respond to completed Worksheets (Cora's copy of Worksheets due at the end of class). Distribute Literary Analysis Paper Directions/Requirements (handout) & Using Sources Effectively (handout)
Wed., 10/30	(1) BRING Questions re: Literary Analysis Paper & Using Source Effectively (handouts) (2) SKIM/BRING to class Appendix 4: "Writing about Short Stories" - Charters pp. 1016-1043.
	IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded Response Writing #1 & distribute Grade Reports to date: see Example Student Response Writings #1 Discuss Questions re: Literary Analysis Paper & Using Source Effectively (handouts) & Charters' Writing about Literature; Examine examples from Charters, & go over Citing Sources Correctly (new handout). [Time did not permit:] Presentation (if time permits): Narrative Fiction in the 20th Century
Using Sources Effectively URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/usingsources.htm Citing Sources Correctly (MLA Style) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/citingsources.htm New Web Resource [under construction]: Response Writing Examples of Successful Student Response Writings URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/RWexamples.htm

WK #7	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 11/4	(1) DUE: Literary Analysis Paper, with Worksheet & Seminar #3 notes attached READ & TAKE NOTES on: (2) Ernest Hemingway [U.S.A. 1898-1961]: "Hills Like White Elephants" [1927], in Charters pp. 339-343; (3) From Appendix 2: "A Brief History of the Short Story": Charters pp. 999-1001
	IN-CLASS: Read & write response to another student's Literary Analysis Paper [first 20 min. of class]; Introduction to C20 Literature & Hemingway: "Hills Like White Elephants" View: “Hills Like White Elephants” (dir. Frederic Raphael; adapted by Joan Didion & John Gregory Dunn; from Women & Men: Stories of Seduction, 1990)
Wed., 11/6	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Jean Toomer [U.S.A. 1894-1967]: "Blood-Burning Moon" [1923] and "Lynching in Tennessee'" [1917, by James Weldon Johnson], in Charters pp. 772-779, 890-891; (2) William Faulkner [U.S.A. 1897-1962]: "A Rose for Emily" [1931] and "The Meaning of 'A Rose for Emily'" [1959], in Charters pp. 268-275, 867-868; (3) "Style and Voice," Symbolism and Allegory" from Appendix 3: "The Elements of Fiction," in Charters pp. 1012-1013.
	IN-CLASS: Discuss & analyze readings by Faulkner and Toomer; Literary Analysis: Elements of Fiction, Comparison & Contrast, & Contexts Assign Response Writing #2 Preparation (Hemingway, Toomer, Faulkner)
Prep. for In-Class Response Writing #2 (due Wed., 11/13): Comparison/Contrast 1. Choose & reread two works we have studied through Week #7 - and one of the two works must be by Hemingway, or Faulkner, or Toomer; 2. Focus on one of the Elements of Fiction presented in Charters' Appendix 3--e.g. elements of plot, character, setting, point of view, style and voice, symbolism, or theme; 3. Compare/Contrast that chosen Element of Fiction in your two selected works, and identify one or two similarities and/or differences that seem significant to you. 4. Identify specific passages in the literary works that best illustrate and support the significant similarities and/or differences you've identified. 5. Come to class prepared to write on Wed., 11/13 - e.g. bring Charters and your notes!!
Fri., 11/8: Deadline (1) to Drop full-term classes with no grade on transcript; (2) to Change audit/credit status; and (3) to Add classes

WK #8	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 11/11: Veteran's Day - College is Closed & No Classes
Wed., 11/13	(1) DUE: Response Writing #2 Preparation (Hemingway, Toomer, and/or Faulkner - see prep. directions above or on ENG 104 Assignments web page) READ & TAKE NOTES on: (2) Shirley Jackson [U.S.A. 1919-1965]: "The Lottery" [1948] and "The Morning of June 28, 1948, and 'The Lottery'" [1968], in Charters pp. 380-387, 884-886; (3) Gabriel Garcia Marquez [Columbia b. 1928]: "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" [1955], in Charters pp. 299-304; and "Critical Views of 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,'" in Cora's Online Reserve Articles to be linked
	IN-CLASS: Response Writing #2 [1st 15-20 min. of class] Discuss Jackson and Garcia Marquez

WK #9	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 11/18	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) John Updike [U.S.A. b. 1932]: "A & P" [1961], in Charters pp. 780-785; (2) Joyce Carol Oates [U.S.A. b. 1938]: "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" [1966], and *"Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film"* [1978] in Charters pp. 618-631, 904-907; (3) Margaret Atwood [Canada b. 1939]: "Happy Endings" [1983], in Charters pp. 20-23.
	*IN-CLASS:* Discuss graded Literary Analysis Papers - see Evaluation Checklist - Assign Optional Revision - Note: Extended Revision Deadline to Week #11--& recommend Conferences. Discuss Updike, Oates & Atwood readings; Assign Seminar #4 preparation: Comparison/Contrast Notes on two stories assigned Weeks #8 & #9.
Wed., 11/20	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Jamaica Kincaid [Antigua & U.S.A. b. 1949]: "Girl" [1978] and "On 'Girl'" [1993], in Charters pp. 468-470, 892; (2) Edwidge Danticat [Haiti & U.S.A. b. 1969]: "Night Women" [1991], in Charters pp. 244-247; and (3) Rick Moody [U.S.A. b. 1961]: "Boys" [2000], in Charters pp. 578-582.
	IN-CLASS: Seminar #4 - [Preparation (Individual Notes) & Group Reports due at the end of class]; Begin Viewing: Smooth Talk (1985, Dir. Joyce Chopra)
Smooth Talk (1985). Dir. Joyce Chopra. Based on Joyce Carol Oates's short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (1966) URL: http://www.cocc.edu/humanities/HIR/Film/smoothtalk.htm Smooth Talk (1985), Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0090037 Cora's collecting articles - see Cora's Online Reserve Articles, including Smooth Talk (1985): http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci_articles/smoothtalk.htm ENG 104 Author Links Table of Contents \| (1) A - E \| (2) F - L \| (3) M - Z (Warning: Some links are broken! )
Thurs., 11/21 - Sun., 11/24: Cora off campus at CCHA Conference in San Francisco; No Office Hours

WK #10	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 11/25	READ: Resources on Film Adaptation & Smooth Talk (linked to Cora's Online Reserve Articles); *Joyce Carol Oates, "Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film"* [1978] in Charters 904-907
	*IN-CLASS:* Finish Viewing: Smooth Talk
Wed., 11/27	READ & TAKE NOTES on: (1) Tim O'Brien [U.S.A. b. 1946]: "The Things They Carried" [1986] and "On Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried'" [1994, by Bobbie Ann Mason], in Charters pp. 632-645, 895-896; (2) Louise Erdrich [U.S.A. b. 1954]: "The Red Convertible" [1984], in Charters pp. 260-267.
	IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded Response Writing #2, Seminar #4 Notes, & updated Grade Reports; See also Evaluation Checklist for In-Class Response Writing #2. Discuss Smooth Talk & Film Adaptation of Literature; and O'Brien & Erdrich readings; Assign Final Project, Topic Proposal, Worksheet & Seminar #5 (handout directions)
Response Writing #1 - Student Examples: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/RWexamples.htm [Midterm] Literary Analysis Papers - Student Examples: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/midtermexamples.htm
Thurs., 11/28 - Fri, 11/29: Thanksgivings Holiday - No Classes & College is Closed

WK #11	ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon., 12/2	(1) DUE: Topic Proposal & BRING Questions re: Final Project (handout directions, including Extra Credit Option) Amendment: Since Cora was sick & class canceled, students were asked to turn in their Topic Proposals to Cora's mailbox or send to Cora via e-mail.
	IN-CLASS: Cora was (is? always will be?) Sick: Class canceled! NOTE WELL: Deadline for late/make-up, extra credit, optional revisions extended to our Final Exam Meeting on Dec. 12, 1:00, Deschutes 1 - see Finals Week below.
Wed., 12/4	(1) DUE: Completed Worksheet or Detailed Outline (for Final Project) - plus 1 additional readable copy to be turned in to Cora - & Seminar #5 Preparation (i.e. be prepared to present your Final Project paper plans & solicit feedback)
	IN-CLASS: Return graded Revisions, etc., and Distribute updated Grade Reports; Discuss Final Project Directions & Questions & Topic Proposals In-Class Seminar #5: Present, discuss, & respond to completed Worksheets (for Final Project) - Cora's copy of Worksheets/Outlines due at the end of class. Assign Response Writing #3 ( Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections Survey - handout): may be prepared in advance outside class or written during Final Exam meeting on Thurs., Dec. 12.
Wed., 12/4: Last day to Withdraw from full-term classes & receive a "W" grade; NOTE WELL: Instructor's Signature Required to Withdraw.

FINALS WEEK - Dec. 9 - 13, 2002
ENG 104 Final: Thurs., Dec. 12 1:00 - 3:00, Des 1	(1) DUE: Final Project with Topic Proposal, Worksheet/Detailed Outline, & Seminar #5 responses attached (2) DUE: Extra Credit Option - Electronic Submission & Web-posting of Final Project Paper (3) Deadline for late/make-up, extra credit, optional revisions extended to our Final Exam Meeting on Dec. 12, 1:00.
	IN-CLASS: Return any graded Late/Make-Up/Extra Credit work from Weeks #1-11, & distribute updated Grade Reports; Read & respond to other students' Final Project Paper; Response Writing #3 ( Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections Survey) - may be prepared in advance or completed during Final Exam meeting.
Student Final Project Papers - Examples URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng104/finalexamples.htm Tues., 12/17, by 4:00 p.m.: Grades due from Fall 2002 COCC course instructors. Check WebGrade on Wed. 12/18/02 to find out your Final Course Grade!! To pick up graded Final Project Papers & Final Grade Reports, Eng 104 students should: contact Cora during Winter 2003 term (i.e. during regular office hours or by appointment), or make alternative arrangements with Cora.

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