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English 1B Schedule

So here's what you're reading when!

The following chart lists the essential readings and assignments for this class. Please read the entire list and mark your calendars so you can plan for effective time management. These readings must be prepared carefully to be discussed on the day assigned.

Be aware that there is a Comment Circle for EACH reading assigned. You should post to each (about one paragraph of critical thought) AND EACH of you is responsible for taking the lead to synthesize the discussion of ONE Comment Circle. More about this in a later Lesson.

I encourage you to fill in the calendar dates below so you can keep track of deadlines and reading preparation.

Note the abbreviations used

WAL Writing About Literature
LWB Literature Without Borders
CT Critical Thinking: Concepts and Tools
CYR Cyrano de Bergerac
BCN Book Club Novel

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Week Text Title Page #
       
1 WAL Reading Lit 1-26 and Appendices B-D
       
2 CT   All
  WAL Characters 46-51
  WAL Story of an Hour 94
  LWB Why a Robin? 25
  LWB Anoma 79
  LWB No Music Before Mosque 566
       
  LWB Crickets 371
3 LWB Rose in Heart of NY 50
  LWB Goalie 86
  LWB Day They Burned Books 146
  LWB Good Girls Are Bad News 158
  LWB The Return 336

You'll note this is about a short story a night. The stories are compelling; you'll be glad you made time to read them.

Week Text Page/Scene 7
4 WAL Ch 5 84+
  CYR Act 1
5 CYR Act 2 and 3
6 CYR Act 4 and 5

Now you begin reading the novels. I'd suggest beginning them earlier but you know what works best for you. Be aware that you'll need to be reading carefully and in advance of the topics for each Book Club Meeting, so as a result the reading schedule for the novels can be found below. Note that Book Club Meetings are VIRTUAL and sited in the Forum, held via postings.(More about this later)

Week Book Club Meeting Topic Pages
7 Meeting 1 Guiding Questions First 1/3 of the novel
  Meeting 2 Characters Ditto
       
8 Meeting 3 Plot Second 1/3 of the novel
  Meeting 4 Setting Ditto
       
9 Meeting 5 Theme Last 1/3 of the novel
  Meeting 6 Connections  
       

And finally to poetry, although we've been immersed in it all quarter long.

Week Text Poem Page
10 LWB Digging 92
  LWB The Gift 83
  LWB Kicking the Habit 140
  LWB Flying to Belfast 197
  LWB Martian Postcards 199
11 LWB Assimilation 401
  LWB Pacific Crossing 402
  LWB The Northern Ireland Q 444
  LWB Peace 445
  LWB Atmospheric Phenomenon 521

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 About the Comment Circle

Week Comment Circle For Synthesizer
1 None Ëô
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2 Why a Robin Ëô
Ëô Anoma Ëô
Ëô No Music Before Mosque ­ö
­ö Crickets ­ö
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3 Rose in the Hear of New Work ­ö
­ö Goalie ­ö
­ö Day They Burned the Books ­ö
­ö Good Girls Are Bad News ­ö
­ö The Return ­ö
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4 Cyrano Act 1 ­ö
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5 Cyrano Act 2 ­ö
­ö Cyrano Act 3 ­ö
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6 Cyrano Act 4 ­ö
­ö Cyrano Act 5 ­ö
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7 Book Club Meeting 1 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 1 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 1 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 1 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 1 Room w/ A View ­ö
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­ö Book Club Meeting 2 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 2 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 2 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 2 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 2 Room w/ A View ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
8 Book Club Meeting 3 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 3 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 3 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 3 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 3 Room w/ A View ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 4 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 4 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 4 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 4 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 4 Room w/ A View ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
9 Book Club Meeting 5 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 5 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 5 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 5 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 5 Room w/ A View ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 6 Atonement ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 6 Love in the Time ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 6 Stone Diaries ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 6 Paddy Clark ­ö
­ö Book Club Meeting 6 Room w/ A View ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
10 Digging ­ö
­ö The Gift ­ö
­ö Kicking the Habit ­ö
­ö Flying to Belfast ­ö
­ö Martian Postcards ­ö
­ö ­ö ­ö
11 Assimilation ­ö
­ö Pacific Crossing ­ö
­ö The Northern Ireland Question ­ö
­ö Peace ­ö
­ö Atmospheric Phenomenon ­ö

About the  Essays

Week Assignment
1 Writing Sample
ュ・/td> Introduction Posting in the Forum
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2 Response posting for each short story read this week
ュ・/td> Comment Circle for each short story read this week
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3 Response posting for each short story read this week
ュ・/td> Comment Circle for each short story read this week
ュ・/td> Essay 1 Close Reading
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4 Response posting for each ACT of Cyrano read this week
ュ・/td> Comment Circle for each ACT of Cyrano read this week
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5 Response posting for each ACT of Cyrano read this week
ュ・/td> Comment Circle for each ACT of Cyrano read this week
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6 Essay 2 Significant Lines-In Class
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7 Response posting for each Book Club Meeting this week
ュ・/td> Comment Circle for each Book Club Meeting this week
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8 Response posting for each Book Club Meeting this week
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9 Essay 3 Continuum of Character
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10 Response posting for ANY TWO poems read this week
ÙL Comment Circle for ANY TWO poems this week
Ý Essay 4 Connections-In Class
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11 Response posting for ANY TWO poems read this week
Ý Comment Circle for ANY TWO poems this week
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12 Essay 5 My Literary Heritage-In Class/Colloquium

Calendar

April 2004

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Class Begins
Read Unit 1 this week and be sure to read the Forum The Teacher Speaks: Read This First.About Using the Forums. Then register and post an introduction in the Introduce Yourself forum.

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Read Syllabus and Policies
Unit 1 is the introduction to the class specifics. Be sure you get organized and map out your study schedule to accomodate ALL the work required in this class.

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Forums: Register and Post
Be sure you register in the Forums and that you log-in EACH time you post. Your introduction posting is due today.

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Writing Sample Due
Find the writing prompt for this essay and submit it in the Assignment Section of the Class website by 11:45 PM tonight.

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Begin Reading Short Stories
You hit the ground running here. You should begin reading the assigned stories and posting to the Comment Circles and Response Journals.

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Continue Reading Unit 1
And the assigned short stories too. You have three weeks to study each unit.

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Sign up to Synthesize.
Each of you must synthesize ONE Comment Circle. Send in your request for one asap. Don't delay!

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Essay 1: A Close Reading due
Submit this 2x: 1) in the website as an attachement and 2) to turnitin.com as explained in the Forum: About Turnitin.com As usual, essay is due by 11:45 PM.

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How about the Comment Circles?
Keep on track and hang in. This is the most intense part! :)

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Begin Unit 2 Drama
Start reading Cyrano and post on each Act.

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May 2004

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On-Campus Mtng Essay 2
In-class discussions and writing about significant lines from Cyrano. Bring a bluebook and $2 for parking.

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Begin Unit 3
Begin Book Club Meetings

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And the Comment Circles?
You're halfway! Keep plugging away. Remember the Comment Circles are due within the three-week assigned reading time for the Unit. NO CCs accepted late.

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Essay 3:Continuum of Character
Submit this both in the Assignment section AND turnitin.com by 11:45 PM.

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June 2004

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Begin Unit 4: Poetry
Read and post Comment Circles and Response postings. Begin to plan your Colloquium presentation.

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On-campus Mtng: Essay 4
Write Connections Among Friends essay after first hour discussion. Plan colloquium groups.

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Last Call
All work due at 11:45 PM tonight. No work accepted after this deadline.

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On-campus Mtg: Essay 5 & Cqm
Write about Your Literary Heritage and present your colloquium. End of Class, too!

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Final Grades in 8 Days
Check out the My Score feature on the Assignment Section page in 8 days to learn your final grade in the class.

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