Updated Syllabus

2/17 Lecture 4: Perpetuatin Violence
Mini Essay #2 Due
Homework due 2/24:
Read from RP #6 "To Build a Fire"
Read from AAD "Shishmaref, Alaska" p.513
Read p.223-249 in AAD
Write Rough Draft of Essay #1
Bring Payment for Henry V Tickets

2/24 Lecture 5: The Cold Truth
Essay #1 Rough Draft Due - you must bring a paper copy to class and email an electronic copy in the body of the email (not as an attachment) to ogabbe@msn.com by midnight tonight.

3/3 Field Trip - Henry V
Homework due March 17 (after spring break):
Read from RP #9 "In the Gloaming"
Read from AAD "An Incident in Hong Kong" p.531
Read from AAD p.165-167
Write Final Draft of Essay #1 - due March 17

3/10 Spring Break

3/17 Lecture 6: Biological Threats and Logical Fallacies
Final Draft of Essay #1 Due
Homework due 3/24:
Read RP #7 "Yellow Wallpaper" and #8 "Desiree's Baby"
Read AAD "To Make Them Stand in Fear" p.137
Write Mini Essay #3

3/24 Lecture 7: Instilling Fear
Mini Essay #3 Due
Homework due 3/31:
Read RP #10 "Two Kinds"
Read AAD "Little Emperors" p.444
Write Mini Essay #4

4/7 Lecture 8: Laziness or Cultural Phenomenon
Mini Essay #4 Due
Homework due 4/14:
Write Rough Draft Essay #2

4/14 Library Visit, Debate Assignments, and Final Project Discussion
Rough Draft Essay #2 Due
Homework due 4/21:
Read AAD p.20 "Great Movies"
Write Mini Essay #5: Using the guidelines provided in the essay "Great Movies," pick a movie and argue whether or not it qualifies as being "great" or not. On page, single spaced typed.

4/21 Lecture 9: Great Movies
Mini Essay #5 due
Homework due 4/28:
Prepare Debate
Write final draft of Essay #2

4/28 Debate
Final Draft of Essay #2 Due
Homework due 5/5:
Write and Complete Research Compnent of Final Project

5/5 Last Lecture
Final Draft of Research Project Due

Due for 2/17

The only assignment that is due February 17 is the essay that was due on February 3rd. I will hand out a new syllabus in class and we will discuss the assignments missed due to weather.

No Class Tonight

Since Stone Bridge High School is closed for snow, we will not be holding class tonight.

See you next week.