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