Hello all,
I so enjoyed our conversation on Persepolis on Monday. Please post a paragraph or two on your reactions to the next twenty or so pages I've asked you to read. Pay careful attention to the way visual images are used and how they complement the verbal narrative. Also, I'm including some links here to some useful background information. Please read them when you can. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Best,
Laura
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/islamic_revolution.php
http://www.theglobalist.com/dbweb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2048
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/faqs.html
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Revision in Syllabus
Week 1
Wednesday August 27 Introduction
Week 2
Monday September 1 No Class
Wednesday September 3 “Writing Matters”– pp. 3-25
Seeing and Writing
Week 3
Monday September 8 No Class due to emergency
Wednesday September 10 pp. 27-49
Seeing and Writing
Learning Across the Curriculum – Chapter 1 – A
Writer’s Resource
Blog
Week 4
Monday September 15 Annie Dillard’s “Seeing” – pp.108-117
Alfred Leslie’s “Television Moon” – pp. 90-92
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Wednesday September 17 No Class
Week 5
Monday September 22 “Challenging Images” – pp. 598-611
Isabel Allende’s “Omayra Sanchez” pp. 612-615
Seeing and Writing
Writing and Designing Papers – Chapter 2 – A Writer’s Resource
Blog
Wednesday September 24 “Chapter 2: Coming to Terms with Place” – pp. 139-149
Edward Hirsch’s – “Edward Hopper and the House by
The Railroad (1925)”
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Week 6
Monday September 29 No Class
Essay #1 – First Draft
Blog
Wednesday October 1 No Class
Week 7
Tuesday October 6 Peer Review
Wednesday October 8 No Class
Week 8
Tuesday October 14 Peer Review
Wednesday October 15 Eudora Welty’s “The Little Store” – pp. 154 – 160
E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” – pp. 162 -167
Peer Review
Blog
Week 9
Monday October 20 Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” – Chapter 1, “The Veil” – pp. 3-9
Persepolis
Seeing and Writing – pp. 360-361
Blog
Wednesday October 22 Second Draft of Essay #1 Due
Persepolis – pp. 10-32
Blog
Week 10
Monday October 27 Persepolis –pp. 33-53
Blog
Wednesday October 29 Persepolis –pp. 54 - 79
Blog
Week 11
Monday November 3 Persepolis – pp. 80 - 110
Blog
Watch Film
Wednesday November 5 Persepolis –pp. 111-134
Blog
Watch Film
Week 12
Monday November 10 Persepolis – pp. 135 -153
Blog
Wednesday November 12 First Draft of Essay #2 Due
Peer Review
Week 13
Monday November 17 View “Baraka”
Wednesday November 19 “Visualizing Composition: Metaphor” p. 545
Exercise p. 545
Seeing and Writing
Stylistic Devices (handout)
Week 14
Monday November 24 Second Draft of Essay #3 Due
Richard Selzer’s “The Knife” (handout)
Blog
Wednesday November 26 Sylvia Plath’s “Ariel” (handout)
Robert Hass’ “Meditation at Lagunitas (handout)
Blog
Week 15
Monday December 1 Chapter 6 “Reading Icons – pp. 499-507
Guy Davenport’s “The Geography of the Imagination” pp. 508 -513
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Wednesday December 3 “She Can’t Smile Without You” pp. 516-531
Sally Stein’s “Passing Likeness” pp. 533-544
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Week 16
Monday December 8 Tom Perrotta’s “The Cosmic Significance of Britney
Spears” pp. 568- 574
Seeing and Writing
Wednesday December 10 Group Meetings
Week 17
Monday December 15 Final Group Presentations
Wednesday August 27 Introduction
Week 2
Monday September 1 No Class
Wednesday September 3 “Writing Matters”– pp. 3-25
Seeing and Writing
Week 3
Monday September 8 No Class due to emergency
Wednesday September 10 pp. 27-49
Seeing and Writing
Learning Across the Curriculum – Chapter 1 – A
Writer’s Resource
Blog
Week 4
Monday September 15 Annie Dillard’s “Seeing” – pp.108-117
Alfred Leslie’s “Television Moon” – pp. 90-92
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Wednesday September 17 No Class
Week 5
Monday September 22 “Challenging Images” – pp. 598-611
Isabel Allende’s “Omayra Sanchez” pp. 612-615
Seeing and Writing
Writing and Designing Papers – Chapter 2 – A Writer’s Resource
Blog
Wednesday September 24 “Chapter 2: Coming to Terms with Place” – pp. 139-149
Edward Hirsch’s – “Edward Hopper and the House by
The Railroad (1925)”
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Week 6
Monday September 29 No Class
Essay #1 – First Draft
Blog
Wednesday October 1 No Class
Week 7
Tuesday October 6 Peer Review
Wednesday October 8 No Class
Week 8
Tuesday October 14 Peer Review
Wednesday October 15 Eudora Welty’s “The Little Store” – pp. 154 – 160
E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” – pp. 162 -167
Peer Review
Blog
Week 9
Monday October 20 Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” – Chapter 1, “The Veil” – pp. 3-9
Persepolis
Seeing and Writing – pp. 360-361
Blog
Wednesday October 22 Second Draft of Essay #1 Due
Persepolis – pp. 10-32
Blog
Week 10
Monday October 27 Persepolis –pp. 33-53
Blog
Wednesday October 29 Persepolis –pp. 54 - 79
Blog
Week 11
Monday November 3 Persepolis – pp. 80 - 110
Blog
Watch Film
Wednesday November 5 Persepolis –pp. 111-134
Blog
Watch Film
Week 12
Monday November 10 Persepolis – pp. 135 -153
Blog
Wednesday November 12 First Draft of Essay #2 Due
Peer Review
Week 13
Monday November 17 View “Baraka”
Wednesday November 19 “Visualizing Composition: Metaphor” p. 545
Exercise p. 545
Seeing and Writing
Stylistic Devices (handout)
Week 14
Monday November 24 Second Draft of Essay #3 Due
Richard Selzer’s “The Knife” (handout)
Blog
Wednesday November 26 Sylvia Plath’s “Ariel” (handout)
Robert Hass’ “Meditation at Lagunitas (handout)
Blog
Week 15
Monday December 1 Chapter 6 “Reading Icons – pp. 499-507
Guy Davenport’s “The Geography of the Imagination” pp. 508 -513
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Wednesday December 3 “She Can’t Smile Without You” pp. 516-531
Sally Stein’s “Passing Likeness” pp. 533-544
Seeing and Writing
Blog
Week 16
Monday December 8 Tom Perrotta’s “The Cosmic Significance of Britney
Spears” pp. 568- 574
Seeing and Writing
Wednesday December 10 Group Meetings
Week 17
Monday December 15 Final Group Presentations
Blog post delayed
Hello everyone,
I'm having trouble going online (using my phone at the moment) - soooo... I would like you to delay your blog posts until after we have discussed the essays for tomorrow. I will also post changes to the syllabus tomorrow when I have access at school. Sorry to keep you in suspense, but enjoy the reprieve. See you tomorrow lovely students.
Best,
Laura
I'm having trouble going online (using my phone at the moment) - soooo... I would like you to delay your blog posts until after we have discussed the essays for tomorrow. I will also post changes to the syllabus tomorrow when I have access at school. Sorry to keep you in suspense, but enjoy the reprieve. See you tomorrow lovely students.
Best,
Laura
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Peer Review!!!
Hello everyone,
Hope you are well. Sorry this wasn't posted earlier. But if you get this in time, we will be doing peer review tomorrow, and can you please bring five copies of your essay to class as well as a copy for me. Thank you and see you tomorrow bright and early!
Best,
Laura
Hope you are well. Sorry this wasn't posted earlier. But if you get this in time, we will be doing peer review tomorrow, and can you please bring five copies of your essay to class as well as a copy for me. Thank you and see you tomorrow bright and early!
Best,
Laura
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