Course Schedule |
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Any page ranges are included in parentheses. You are still responsible for any readings not discussed in class, and any such readings may still feature on the final exam.
In addition to the links to the handouts that are listed below for any of the days when a handout was provided in class, a complete list of links to all such handouts is also provided at the bottom of this page. However, any readings that are provided via a handout will be found instead by logging into the class Elearning site. The schedule for class presentations is here. |
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Week 1 |
Introduction: The Challenges and Opportunities of Pluralism |
1/6 | Handouts: |
1/8 | Available on Elearning as “The Majority”:
Handouts: |
Week 2 |
Home |
1/13 | Acevedo, Poet X (1-92)Available on Elearning as “Home”:
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1/15 | Acevedo, Poet X (93-183)Available on Elearning as “Home”:
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Week 3 |
Family |
1/20 | No Class: MLK Day |
1/22 | Acevedo, Poet X (184-End)Available on Elearning as “Family”:
Due: Short Essay 1 |
Week 4 |
Heritage |
1/27 | Long Soldier, WHEREAS (1-29)Handouts:
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1/29 | Long Soldier, WHEREAS (30-53)Available in Elearning as “Heritage”:
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Week 5 |
Language |
2/3 | Long Soldier, WHEREAS (54-85)Skim these two posts summarizing the beginning of our semester journey:
Handouts: |
2/5 | Long Soldier, WHEREAS (86-End) Due: Short Essay 2Optional BONUS reading!:
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Week 6 |
Aliens |
2/10 | Reed, Indecency (1-15)Handouts:
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2/12 | Reed, Indecency (16-30)Available in Elearning as “Aliens”:
Sara Lupita Olivares, “Of Small Spaces,” from Migratory Sound (Elearning)
Handouts:
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Week 7 |
Fences |
2/17 | Reed, Indecency (31-51)Skim: Heritage and Language in WHEREAS
Watched in Class (two clips of the same scene from August Wilson’s Fences: |
2/19 | Reed, Indecency (52-End) Due: Short Essay 3 Handouts (related to readings and discussion): Handouts (tips for writing papers): Uploaded to Elearning:
Bonus material for your consideration:
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Week 8 |
Crossing |
2/24 | Vang, Afterland (1-25)Handouts:
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2/26 | Vang, Afterland (26-41) |
Week 9 |
Spring Break |
3/2 | No Class: Spring Break |
3/4 | No Class: Spring Break |
Week 10 |
Americans |
3/9 | Vang, Afterland (42-61) |
3/11 | Vang, Afterland (62-End) |
Week 11 |
Beliefs |
3/16 | Howe, Magdalene (15-35)
Due: Short Essay 4 Handouts:
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3/18 | Howe, Magdalene (36-57) |
Week 12 |
Rebirth |
3/23 | Howe, Magdalene (58-77) |
3/25 | Howe, Magdalene (78-End) |
Week 13 |
The World |
3/30 | Sharif, Look (1-27)Handouts:
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4/1 | Sharif, Look (27-51) |
Week 14 |
Self-Reflection |
4/6 | Sharif, Look (52-76) |
4/8 | Sharif, Look (77-End) |
Week 15 |
Review |
4/13 | Rough Draft Workshop: We will be reading and providing feedback in class on your rough drafts of your final papers. |
4/15 | Final Exam Review: No assigned readings. We will be preparing for the final exam together. |
Due: Reading Journals | |
Finals |
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Due at 11:59 pm on Friday: Final Paper and Take-Home Final Exam |
Notes
The main page for this class is here: Engl 2220–Spring 2020
This calendar will be updated with new readings, assignments, and other information throughout the semester. Students will need to revisit this page often.
Readings that will be handed out in class can be found in our class’s Elearning site.
Handouts
Important Assignments:
- engl2220.sp20.syllabus
- reading journal
- presentation assignment
- close readings assignment
- final paper
Important Concepts:
Tips for Writing Papers:
Miscellaneous:
- BILLS-111sjres14is
- Johnson Case Fact (Center for HIV Law & Policy)
- State of Missouri vs. Michael Johnson
Literary Interpretation Handouts On Elearning:
- Plot
- Setting
- Style
- Symbolism
- Speaker
- Theme