Archived Homework

E319 Homework (2008-2009)

Reminder:  This schedule is tentative. 

It is designed to help you plan your academic time wisely. 

Please complete the assigned work for the assigned day unless told otherwise by me during class.

November-December-January (2Q)

for Wednesday (11/5)  This update posted 11/4

• acquire a physical copy of the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, or Daily Herald
• apply the journalistic questions and Burke's Pentad to a political article of your choice (dated 11/4,5)

for Thursday (11/6)  This update posted 11/4

• Portfolio Prompts:  Everyday Use Activities (2 total), pgs. 40, 41

for Friday (11/7)  This update posted 11/4

• Portfolio Prompts:  Everyday Use Activity (1 total), pgs. 46 (#1 only)

No School on Monday or Tuesday - Veterans Day

for Wednesday (11/12)  This update posted 11/4

• start working on Connotative Shift Project (including library visit - go there this weekend)
• read/annotate “Letter from Paradise, 21° 19’ N., 157° 52’ W” (Joan Didion)
• read/annotate "Why Soldiers Won't Talk" (John Steinbeck)
• Portfolio Prompt (mandatory):  apply a syllogistic analysis (include enthymemes) to "Letter from Paradise"
• Portfolio Prompts:  Everyday Use Activities (4 total), pgs. 46 (#2 - newspaper only), 49, 54, 56

for Thursday (11/13)  This update posted 11/4

• Read/annotate "Between Timid and Timbuktu" in The Sirens of Titan
• work on Connotative Shift project

for Friday (11/14)  This update posted 11/4

• Portfolio Prompt:  What is the most powerful verb in "Between Timid and Timbuktu"?  How does it affect the purpose of the chapter? (2 STP pages)
• work on Connotative Shift Project

for Monday (11/17)  This update posted 11/4

• Connotative Shift Project Part I DUE (poster)
• Read/annotate "Cheers in the Wirehouse" in The Sirens of Titan

for Tuesday (11/18)  This update posted 11/4

• Connotative Shift Project Part II DUE (essay)

for Wednesday (11/19)  This update posted 11/4

• NONE!  Enjoy Mr. Saxon!

for Thursday (11/20)  This update posted 11/4

• Portfolio Prompt:  Rhetorically analyze "Letter from Paradise" and juxtapose it to Chapter 1 or 2 from Sirens  - what defining choices/devices distinguish these texts as non-fiction or fiction?  Why? - 2 page min.
• Portfolio Prompt:  juxtapose "Why Soldiers Won't Talk," "Letter from Paradise," and any one vignette of your choice from The Things They Carried (except "Speaking of Courage") or "Soldier's Home"- 2 page min.

for Friday (11/21)  This update posted 11/4

• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) for the first two chapters in The Sirens of Titan (total 12)

for Monday (11/24)   This update posted 11/4

• Read/annotate "United Hotcake Preferred" in The Sirens of Titan
• Find/read/annotate a non-fiction article from the physical newspaper (photocopy) that accentuates a theme in The Sirens of Titan.  Apply the Journalistic Questions and Burke's Pentad to the article (bullet points).  Unpack at least two syllogisms and/or enthymemes from this article (bullet points).

for Tuesday (11/25)  This update posted 11/4

• NONE! (finish up all of your Halloween Candy prior to the Thanksgiving Feast!)

for Wednesday (11/26)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "Tent Rentals" in The Sirens of Titan
• "Projects" page is updated

for Thursday-Friday (11/27-11/28)  This update posted 11/25

• eat turkeys
• spend time with family

for Monday (12/1)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "Letter from an Unknown Hero" in The Sirens of Titan
• Find/read/annotate another non-fiction article (this is your second) from the physical newspaper (photocopy) that accentuates a theme in The Sirens of Titan.  The date of the article must be between 11/27-11/30.  Apply the Journalistic Questions and Burke's Pentad to the article (bullet points).  Unpack at least two syllogisms and/or enthymemes from this article (bullet points).
• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) chapters 3-4 in The Sirens of Titan (total 12).  If you write them in the book, be sure to transfer them to a typed page.  As usual, you only need to pose the questions; you will not need to answer them.

REMINDER - Portfolio is DUE 1/9/09

for Tuesday (12/2)  This update posted 11/25

• NONE!

   

for Wednesday (12/3)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "A Deserter in the Time of War" in Sirens
• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) chapters 5-6 in The Sirens of Titan (total 12).  If you write them in the book, be sure to transfer them to a typed page.  As usual, you only need to pose the questions; you will not need to answer them.
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

for Thursday (12/4)  This update posted 11/25

• Find/read/annotate another non-fiction article (this is your third) from the physical newspaper (photocopy) that accentuates a theme in The Sirens of Titan.  The date of the article must be between 12/1-12/3.  Apply the Journalistic Questions and Burke's Pentad to the article (bullet points).  Unpack at least two syllogisms and/or enthymemes from this article (bullet points).
• prepare for in-class essay (to be given in class tomorrow)
• In-Class Essay Prompt:  How does irony play a role in the creation of satire?  Frame your response using a close reading from The Sirens of Titan
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

for Friday (12/5)  This update posted 11/25

• prepare for in-class essay (to be given in class today)
• In-Class Essay Prompt:  How does irony play a role in the creation of satire?  Frame your response using a close reading (1-2 paragraphs) from The Sirens of Titan.
• study for 1Q-2Q exam (on Monday)
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

REMINDER - Portfolio is DUE 1/9/09

for Monday (12/8)  This update posted 11/25

• study for 1Q-2Q exam (given today)

for Tuesday (12/9)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "Victory" in Sirens
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

for Wednesday (12/10)  This update posted 11/25

• NONE!

for Thursday (12/11)  This update posted 11/25

• rough draft of "BWBW" essay due

for Friday (12/12)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "In a Hollywood Night Club" in Sirens
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page
• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) chapters 7-8 in The Sirens of Titan (total 12).  If you write them in the book, be sure to transfer them to a typed page.  As usual, you only need to pose the questions; you will not need to answer them.

REMINDER - Portfolio is DUE 1/9/09

for Monday (12/15)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "A Puzzle Solved" in Sirens
• Find/read/annotate another non-fiction article (this is your fourth) from the physical newspaper (photocopy) that accentuates a theme in The Sirens of Titan.  The date of the article must be between 12/5-12/15.  Apply the Journalistic Questions and Burke's Pentad to the article (bullet points).  Unpack at least two syllogisms and/or enthymemes from this article (bullet points).

for Tuesday (12/16)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "An Age of Miracles"
• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) chapters 9-10 in The Sirens of Titan (total 12).  If you write them in the book, be sure to transfer them to a typed page.  As usual, you only need to pose the questions; you will not need to answer them.
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

for Wednesday (12/17)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "We Hate Malachi Constant Because..." in Sirens
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page
• AP FRQ Essay today - Rhetorical Analysis Prompt (no revision - counts toward portfolio - see score sheet for clarification)

for Thursday (12/18)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate "The Gentleman From Tralfamadore" in Sirens
• get a head start on the winter break prompts - they are on the "Projects" page

for Friday (12/19)  This update posted 11/25

• read/annotate the Epilogue in Sirens
• ask two questions of each kind (literal, interpretive, evaluative) chapters 11,12, and the Epilogue in The Sirens of Titan (total 18).  If you write them in the book, be sure to transfer them to a typed page.  As usual, you only need to pose the questions; you will not need to answer them.

REMINDER - Portfolio is DUE 1/9/09

WINTER BREAK!

for Monday (1/5)  This update posted 11/25

• all winter break portfolio prompts are due (if you wait until now to do them, you will have great difficulty engaging in the revision process)
• these are your final opportunities for portfolio prompts (no more will be given)
• read/annotate Everyday Use, Chapter 3
• read "Death of a Salesman" (annotation is optional for this text)
• acquire a clean copy of The Great Gatsby
• don't forget to blog over break (it counts for participation)

for Tuesday-Friday (1/6-1/9)  This update posted 11/25

• work on portfolio
• portfolio is due on 1/9 by 3pm
• portfolio must be delivered to my hand OR the switchboard (where you will timestamp it)