Recommended works for choice reading

The Reader, Bernhard Schlink

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

The Road, Cormac McCarthy

Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut

Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates

Manhood for Amateurs, Michael Chabon

Maps and Legends, Michael Chabon

Plagiarism?

From the Huffingtonpost

From The New York Times

Fall 2010 MWF Schedule

Fall 2010 MWF Schedule

Date	Class Focus
W 8/25	“A House of My Own,” Sandra Cisneros (http://summerfurmangrad.blogspot.com/2010/06/sandra-cisneros-house-of-my-own-house.html) Introduction to course, writing, ethics. . .Plagiarism (see post above)
F 8/27	Writing process, what makes good writing, assumptions about writing
M 8/30	Thoreau, Henry David. “Life without Principle.” (See online text linked on course blog: http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/thoreau/lifewithoutprinciple.html)
W 9/1	“Life” cont.
F 9/3	Writing workshop
M 9/6	Labor Day Holiday
W 9/8	Mill, John Stuart. “Chapter II: Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion.” (See online text linked on course blog: http://www.bartleby.com/130/2.html)
F 9/10	Writing workshop
M 9/13	Kingsolver essays (choice)
W 9/15	Kingsolver essays (choice)
F 9/17	Writing workshop
M 9/20	E. 1 Initial Submission DUE
W 9/22	Batman: Year One
F 9/24	Dr. Mills/ Library 041
M 9/27	Discuss Batman Myth cont.
W 9/29	Discuss Batman Myth cont.
F 10/1	Writing workshop
M 10/4	Scholarly writing; citation and documentation; academic integrity (http://www.furman.edu/integrity/InformationforStudents.htm)
W 10/6	Writing Workshop
F 10/8	Writing workshop
M 10/11	E. 2 Initial Submission DUE
W 10/13	MIDTERM
F 10/15	FALL BREAK
M 10/18	Vertigo, DeSalvo
W 10/20	Vertigo cont.
F 10/22	Writing workshop
M 10/25	Vertigo disc groups
W 10/27	Workshop
F 10/29	Workshop
M 11/1	Workshop
W 11/3	E. 3 Initial Submission DUE
F 11/5	Writing workshop
M 11/8	Additional book choice due, discuss
W 11/10	Additional book choice, discuss
F 11/12	Style, Preface/ 1. Causes; Writing workshop
M 11/15	Style, 3. Cohesion
W 11/17	Style, 4. Emphasis
F 11/19	NO CLASS MEETING
M 11/22	E. 4 Initial Submission DUE
W 11/24	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
F 11/26	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
M 11/29	Style, 5. Coherence I, 6. Coherence II
W 12/1	Style, 7. Concision
F 12/3	Style, 8. Length, 9. Elegance
M 12/6	Style, 10. Usage
FINAL EXAM 12/14 8:30-11; HH 106

FYW Writing Assignments Fall 2010

[ ] Students will compose and submit four original essays* throughout the course (see Course Schedule); each essay must be submitted in multiple drafts that reflect significant revision as impacted by both peer and instructor input during the writing process. The four essays should fulfill the following broad, but essential, guidelines:

(1) Essay 1 should address topics and questions raised in either or both of the texts required by Thoreau and Mill. Issues and essay genre are the decision of each student, but should be considered through conferences with the professor. This foundational piece should consider the focus of this course: What is the “pursuit of happiness” for each individual? What role does liberty play in that pursuit? How does a person’s profession impact that pursuit? What is an ethical life? How does the pursuit of happiness by an individual impact the possibility of happiness for others in the broader community? OR, a focus of your choice.

(2) Essay 2 should be drawn from reading and considering the Batman myth. This piece should look at the ethical dilemmas raised in Bruce Wayne’s commitment to justice and his obsession with revenge. How does the Batman myth help us consider the role of material wealth in our pursuit of happiness and an ethical life? OR, a focus of your choice.

(3) Essay 3 should focus on DeSalvo’s Vertigo. OR, a focus of your choice.

(4) Essay 4 should deal primarily with additional reading of your choice. OR, a focus of your choice.

* REQUIRED: At least one of the major essays above must be a documented work; citations must be in APA format. Appropriate and sufficient sources for this requirement must be approved by the professor.