Course Schedule Fall 2014

Adventures in Genre! (FYW-1216)
Fall 2014 FYW Schedule

Date
Class Focus/Assignments Due
Week 1
W
8/27
Introductions
First Year Seminars (See the university guide)
“A House of My Own,” Sandra Cisneros

F
8/29
Prologue, Vertigo, Louise DeSalvo (course files, PDF)

What do you think?

New Cell Phone/Computer Policy Draft Version, John Warner
Week 2
M
9/1
Labor Day Holiday
W
9/3
"Harrison Bergeron," Kurt Vonnegut

 Hattenhauer criticism

 2081
F
9/5
Style, Lesson One and Two (Understanding Style, Correctness)
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 3
M
9/8
Academic/Scholarly Writing
(See Writing for Specific Fields)
Citation, APA (See OWL)
(See HERE, HERE and HERE about different citation styles)
Plagiarism
Style, Appendix  II (Using Sources)

W
9/10
Academic/Scholarly Writing (cont.)

Writing as a Young Scholar/Academic

Advice on Writing, Trish Roberts-Miller

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work

Essay submission guidelines

 Discuss Writer/Scholar Project
F
9/12
Style, Lesson Three (Actions); Appendix II - Using Sources
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 4
M
9/15
Adaptation Unit 1

"Fahrenheit 451" 60 Years Later: "Why do we need the things in books?"

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (60th anniversary edition)

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation (graphic novel)

W
9/17
Essay 1 First Submission DUE

F
9/19
Style, Lesson Four (Characters)
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 5
M
9/22
Adaptation Unit 1
W
9/24
WORKSHOP

E.1 rewrite
F
9/26
Style, Lesson Five (Cohesion and Coherence)
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 6
M
9/29
Adaptation Unit 1
W
10/1
Meet in LIBRARY 043

Jenny Colvin
Phone: x3797
E-mail: jenny.colvin@furman.edu

Office: Music Library or Library 132
F
10/3
Style, Lesson Six (Emphasis)
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed

 You will have class Friday October 3 without me present.

PLEASE do the following:
  1. Take the first 10-15 mins of class and decide two things: (a) vote on watching Fahrenheit 451 film in class or outside of class, (b) and then choose THREE dates (choose dates/times that most or all can attend) in October and times for either viewing film outside of class (and bringing in food for the viewing) or having a social meal downtown (depending on how you vote in [a]). ONE person in each class must email me the decisions for the class.
  2. Form 4 groups of 3 classmates. Discuss Style, Lesson 6, and your chosen Zinsser essay. Choose one person in your group to EMAIL me a report of your group activities/responses by 5 pm Friday afternoon.
Week 7
M
10/6
Adaptation Unit 1
W
10/8
Essay 2 First Submission DUE
F
10/10
Style, Lesson Seven (Motivation) [*Lesson Ten in 10th edition]
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 8
M
10/13
Fall break Holiday
W
10/15
MIDTERM
Writer/Scholar Project (in-class share; video/PP submission DUE)

 Adaptation Unit 2 choice DUE
F
10/17
Style, Lesson Eight (Global Coherence) [*Lesson Eleven in 10th edition]
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed
Week 9
M
10/20
Fahrenheit 451 film
W
10/22
Fahrenheit 451 film (cont.)
F
10/24
Fahrenheit 451 film (cont.)
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Style, Lesson Nine (Concision) [*Lesson Seven in 10th edition]
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed

Week 10
M
10/27
Adaptation Unit 2 begins

 WORKSHOP
W
10/29
WORKSHOP
F
10/31
Style, Lesson Ten (Shape) [*Lesson Eight in 10th edition]
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed

 WORKSHOP
Week 11
M
11/3
Adaptation Unit 2

 WORKSHOP
W
11/5
Topic/sources DUE Essay 3

 WORKSHOP
F
11/7
Style, Lesson Eleven (Elegance) [*Lesson Nine in 10th edition]
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed

 WORKSHOP
Week 12
M
11/10
Adaptation Unit 2

 Essay 3 First Submission DUE

 WORKSHOP
W
11/12
WORKSHOP
F
11/14
Style, Lesson Twelve (The Ethics of Style)
Zinsser, The Writer Who Stayed

 WORKSHOP
Week 13
M
11/17
Adaptation Unit 2

 WORKSHOP
W
11/19
WORKSHOP
F
11/21
NO CLASS

 E.1, E.1RW, E.2, E.2RW, E.3, E.3RW – DUE
Week 14
M
11/24
Essay 4 brainstorming/drafting DUE

 WORKSHOP
W
11/26
Essay 4 First full draft DUE by NOON

 Thanksgiving Holiday
F
11/28
Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 15
M
12/1
Adaptation Unit 2 Presentations
W
12/3
Adaptation Unit 2 Presentations
F
12/5
No class



Week 16
M
12/8
Adaptation 2 Unit Presentations

 E.4RW DUE Friday December 12 at 3 pm
M
12/15
FINAL EXAM/ portfolio DUE

FYW-1216 (01) 8:30
FYW-1216 (02) 12


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