English 11F Syllabus: Winter 2002

Everything on this syllabus is subject to change.Assignments are listed on the day they are DUE; for example, you need to have read the excerpt from the Furman catalogue for class on Jan 8.Note that this class meets Monday through Thursday, but not Friday.

Mon Jan 7: Introductions

What are we arguing about?

Tue Jan 8:
Ch. 1, 2 EA

Furman University Catalogue 2001-2002, “Introducing Furman”

Bird, “College is a Waste of Time and Money” (on reserve)

Anderson, “Purpose” from Prescribing the Life of the Mind (on reserve)

Wed Jan 9:

Part II EA

Choose which pair of articles you will use for minipaper (Reed/Pfleger 84-92 or Garcia/Chavez 126-34) and bring to class

Entering the argument: Sex education

Thu Jan 10: Library Day 1
Ch. 8 EA; minipaper due

Ch. 18 EA

Mon Jan 14:

Ch. 10 EA

Gordon and Mack in Is Sex Education Necessary?

Read Haffner and Gow in Is Sex Education Necessary?

Tue Jan 15:

Do search for sources for evaluation/sex ed paper; bring results (written down) to class

Ch. 3, 20-22 EA

Wed Jan 16: Paper 1 Due

Thu Jan 17: Peer Critiques

Mon Jan 21:Conferences

Tue Jan 22: Conferences

Who should get into college?

Wed Jan 23:
Paper 1 Revisions Due

Frontline Special (in class)

Lemann, “Afterword” from The Big Test (on reserve)

Thu Jan 24:

Two recent book reviews from the New Yorker (handouts)

Mon Jan 28:

Workshop on sources

Bring in research

Tue Jan 29:

Paper 2 Due

Wed Jan 30: Peer Critiques

Thu Jan 31: Conferences

Mon Feb 4: Conferences

Making the Visual Argument 

Tue Feb 5:Is there a problem?

Paper 2 Revisions due

Zinsmeister and Berliner from Education

Wed Feb 6: What should be done?

Steinberg, White, Haycock, and Reed from Education

Thu Feb 7: Introduction to web design

pp. 279-282 EA

Have websites selected for minipaper

Mon Feb 11: Web Workshop (meet in Johns 203)

Ch. 15 EA

Tue Feb 12: Web Workshop II (meet in Johns 203)

Minipaper 2 Due

Wed Feb 13: Web Workshop III (meet in Johns 203)

Thu Feb 14: Website due (on disk or CD)

Course evaluations

Mon Feb 18:Peer Critiques (meet in CCLC)

Tue Feb 19: Conferences

Wed Feb 20: Conferences (Study Day)

Final Website revisions due Thu Feb 21, 9:00 am, FH 114D