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Calendar of Assignments
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Borderline Crooks
David Walter
University of California, Berkeley
College Writing Program
davywalter@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Tu 11:00-2, or by appointment.
Calendar of Assignments
Week 1
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Class Activities
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Assignment (due on that day)
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Wed.
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8/24
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Introduction to the Course
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Fri.
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8/26
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KRS-1, "Love's Gonna Get'cha" and respond to questions.
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Week 2
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Mon.
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8/29
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1. McKee-1, through p.11 of the PDF
2. Script: SIN NOMBRE to p.50
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Wed.
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8/31
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Finish Script: SIN NOMBRE
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Fri.
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9/2
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Finish McKee-1
Watch Film: SIN NOMBRE
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Week 3
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Mon.
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9/5
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ACADEMIC HOLIDAY
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Wed.
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9/7
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~500 words of writing—reflection on script/screen versions of SIN NOMBRE
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Fri.
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9/9
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Oedipus, Read to line 572
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Week 4
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Mon.
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9/12
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Group Sophocles Presentations and discussion
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Oedipus to line 997
McKee-2, pp. 1-12 of PDF
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Wed.
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9/14
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Group Sophocles Presentations and discussion
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McKee-2, pp. 12-21 of PDF
Finish Oedipus
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Fri.
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9/16
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Pre-Draft of Essay #1 Due
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Week 5
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Mon.
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9/19
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The Mars Room, Part I (to 127 in the paperback)
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Wed.
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9/21
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The Mars Room, through Chapter 13
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Fri.
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9/23
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First Draft of Essay #1 Due (1000 words)
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Week 6
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Mon.
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9/26
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1. The Mars Room,, ch. 14-20
2. Bring in a short passage from Walden
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Wed.
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9/28
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Essay Meetings/Workshop
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Fri.
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9/30
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The Mars Room, ch. 21-22
Final Draft of Essay #1 Due (1000 words)
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Week 7
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Mon.
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10/3
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McKee-3 page 1-13 of PDF
The Mars Room, finish book
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Wed.
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10/5
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Casablanca model
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McKee-3 to end (“Scene Analysis”)
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Fri.
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10/7
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Script: BOYZ N THE HOOD
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Week 8
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Mon.
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10/10
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Script: BOYZ N THE HOOD
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Wed.
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10/12
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Watch Film: BOYZ N THE HOOD
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Fri.
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10/14
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Week 9
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Mon.
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10/17
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LA '92 viewing/discussion
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Wed.
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10/19
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Your House Will Pay, Part 1
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Fri.
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10/21
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Your House Will Pay, through Ch.10
Pre-draft of Essay #2 Due (500 wd)
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Week 10
Mon.
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10/24
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Your House Will Pay, through Ch. 18
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Wed.
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10/26
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Your House Will Pay, finish
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Fri.
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10/28
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First Draft of Essay #2 DUE (1200 wd)
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Week 11
Mon.
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10/31
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The Round House, chapters 1-2
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Wed.
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11/2
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The Round House, chapters 3-5
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Fri.
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11/4
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The Round House, chapters 6-7
Final Draft of Essay #2 DUE (1200-1500 wd)
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Week 12
Mon.
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11/7
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The Round House, cont'd
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Wed.
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11/9
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The Round House, chapters 8-10
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Fri.
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11/11
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ACADEMIC HOLIDAY
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Week 13
Mon.
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11/14
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The Round House, finish the book
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Wed.
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11/16
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Fri.
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11/18
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Week 14
Mon.
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11/21
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Group Film Workshop
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Pre-Draft of Essay #3 Due
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Wed.
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11/23
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ACADEMIC HOLIDAY
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Fri.
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11/25
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ACADEMIC HOLIDAY
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Week 15
Mon.
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11/28
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Final Essay Workshopping
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CIDADE DE DEUS
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Wed.
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11/30
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Group Film Presentations
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CIDADE DE DEUS
First Draft of Essay #3 Due
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Fri.
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12/2
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Final Day Wrap-up
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CIDADE DE DEUS
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Week 16
Mon.
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12/5
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Essay #3 DUE (~1500 words)
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Calendar of Assignments
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