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