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Calendar of Assignments

Page history last edited by David Walter 11 months, 4 weeks ago

 

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

Class Activities

Assignment (due on that day)

Wed.

8/24

Introduction to the Course

 

Fri.

8/26

 

KRS-1, "Love's Gonna Get'cha" and respond to questions.

 

Week 2

 

 

Mon.

8/29

 

1. McKee-1, through p.11 of the PDF

2. Script: SIN NOMBRE to p.50

Wed.

8/31

 

Finish Script: SIN NOMBRE

Fri.

9/2

 

Finish McKee-1

Watch Film: SIN NOMBRE

 

Week 3

 

 

Mon.

9/5

ACADEMIC HOLIDAY

 

Wed.

9/7

 

~500 words of writing—reflection on script/screen versions of SIN NOMBRE

Fri.

9/9

 

Oedipus, Read to line 572

 

Week 4

 

 

Mon.

9/12

Group Sophocles Presentations and discussion

Oedipus to line 997

McKee-2, pp. 1-12 of PDF

Wed.

9/14

Group Sophocles Presentations and discussion

McKee-2, pp. 12-21 of PDF

Finish Oedipus

Fri.

9/16

 

Pre-Draft of Essay #1 Due 

 

Week 5

 

 

Mon.

9/19

 

The Mars Room, Part I (to 127 in the paperback)

Wed.

9/21

 

The Mars Room, through Chapter 13

Fri.

9/23

 

First Draft of Essay #1 Due (1000 words)

 

Week 6

 

 

Mon.

9/26

 

1. The Mars Room,, ch. 14-20

2. Bring in a short passage from Walden

Wed.

9/28

Essay Meetings/Workshop

 

Fri.

9/30

 

The Mars Room,  ch. 21-22

Final Draft of Essay #1 Due (1000 words)

 

Week 7

 

 

Mon.

10/3

 

McKee-3 page 1-13 of PDF

The Mars Room, finish book

Wed.

10/5

Casablanca model

McKee-3 to end (“Scene Analysis”)

Fri.

10/7

 

Script: BOYZ N THE HOOD

 

Week 8

 

 

Mon.

10/10

 

Script: BOYZ N THE HOOD

Wed.

10/12

 

Watch Film: BOYZ N THE HOOD

Fri.

10/14

 

 

 

Week 9

 

 

Mon.

10/17

LA '92 viewing/discussion

 

Wed.

10/19

 

Your House Will Pay, Part 1

Fri.

10/21

 

Your House Will Pay, through Ch.10

Pre-draft of Essay #2 Due (500 wd) 

 

Week 10

Mon.

10/24

 

Your House Will Pay, through Ch. 18

Wed.

10/26

 

Your House Will Pay, finish

Fri.

10/28

 

First Draft of Essay #2 DUE (1200 wd)

 

Week 11

Mon.

10/31

 

The Round House, chapters 1-2

Wed.

11/2

 

The Round House, chapters 3-5

Fri.

11/4

 

The Round House, chapters 6-7

Final Draft of Essay #2 DUE (1200-1500 wd)

 

Week 12

Mon.

11/7

 

The Round House, cont'd 

Wed.

11/9

 

The Round House, chapters 8-10

Fri.

11/11

ACADEMIC HOLIDAY

 

 

Week 13

Mon.

11/14

 

The Round House, finish the book

Wed.

11/16

 

 

Fri.

11/18

 

 

 

Week 14

Mon.

11/21

Group Film Workshop

Pre-Draft of Essay #3 Due  

Wed.

11/23

ACADEMIC HOLIDAY

 

Fri.

11/25

ACADEMIC HOLIDAY

 

 

Week 15

Mon.

11/28

Final Essay Workshopping

CIDADE DE DEUS

Wed.

11/30

Group Film Presentations

CIDADE DE DEUS

First Draft of Essay #3 Due

Fri.

12/2

Final Day Wrap-up

CIDADE DE DEUS

 

Week 16

Mon.

12/5

 

Essay #3 DUE (~1500 words)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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