FOL SCHEDULE 
Spring 2010
For Online Eng 2235
(This schedule is only for the year 2009.)
  

NOTE: This schedule is ready for the spring 2010 online Eng 2235 class.  However, please ignore the play and museum schedule notes.  They are from last year.  New ones have not yet been established.
                     

Schedule for
Term Paper
Consultations

ENG 2235 ASSIGNMENT DATES Spring 2010  Homework in a week is due Thurs. of that same week.)
(For details of each week, scroll down or click on week numbers.) (In-person events are in  yellow).

Physical, In-Person, Pre-set Events (in yellow below):
               Wk. 1 (1st mtg. - Th.); Wk. __ (play, Guthrie - Th.); Wk. __ (museum tour - Th.); Wks. 10-11 (individ. consults. - W. & M.)

Week 1: Introductions in Physical Classroom (1-night, on-campus meeting Th., Jan. 14, 2010, B-1xx, 6-8 pm--see home page)  
               (Pay for play by ___. __ by mail or under office door by 4 pm ___. __.) 

Part I, Analyzing Literature: 
Week 2: Reading & Writing Literature & Myths; How To Write an Analysis of the Elements (due by Th., Jan.21)  
               (Pay for play by Jan. ___ by mail or under office door by 4 pm Jan. ___.) 
Week 3: Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Jan. 28) 
               (Pay for play by Jan. ___ by mail or under office door by 4 pm Jan. ___.) 
Week 4: Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Feb. 4)   
Week 5: Analysis of Elements (due by Th., Feb. 11)

                           
Part II, Arguing & Interpreting Literature; Writing the Term Paper: 
Week 6: How to Write an Interpretive Literary Thesis Paper (Th., Feb. 18).

Week 7: Thesis (Th., Feb. 25). (You may attend Student Success Day Tues., Feb. 23 in person or anytime online for extra credit.)
Week 8: Thesis (Th., Mar. 4).    

Spring Break: No Classes All Week, no assignments or BBs (Th., Mar. 11)

           
Week 9: Thesis (Th., Mar. 18).  

Week 10: Thesis; Writing the Term Paper; Choosing a Draft I (MONDAY, Mar. 25)  
Weeks 10-11: Draft II & Consultations: D-2 due at Individual Consultation with Richard at IHCC or by phone appt. (W. Mar.24 or M. Mar. 29)
Week 11: Other Homework Pprs. (Th. April 1).  (You may attend the annual Faculty-Student Conf. on campus W-Fr. for extra credit.)
Week 12: Draft III Due for Grading (Th., Apr. 8).

Part III, Writing Reviews of Literature; Revising the Term Paper: 
Week 13: How to Write a Literary Review (Th., Apr. 15)   
Week 14: Lit Review (Th., Apr. 22)   All make ups for Wks. 1-15 and all written extra credit due next week.
Week 15: Lit Review (Th., April 29). All make ups for Wks. 1-15 and all written extra credit due this week. 
                 Revised Term Paper (D-IV) due: it may need more revising (D-V), so I recommend you turn it in earlier.
Week 16: Lit Review (Th., May 6.  Revised Term Paper (D-IV) due--may need more revising (D-V).
Week 17, Finals Week: (Sat., May 8-Th., May 13.)  
                 All revised papers, all attendance make ups for Wks. 15-16, & all credit for using a writing tutor are due by Thursday, May 13.

Note #1: Method of Delivery of Assignments for Fully-Online-Only (FOL) Section: 

All assignments (except as otherwise noted) may be delivered by the following methods:

• delivery before I leave campus(!) on Wed. by 1 pm to my IHCC office, B-136 (immediately inside the main doors of the business building, make a hard right--my mailbox is beside my office door, in alphabetical order with others).  Just stick your papers under my office door.  (Do not put them onto my door--that is where I put pprs. I am returning to students!)
                

• delivery by mail postmarked on Thurs.. (that means delivered to a mailbox before the pickup time!): Richard Jewell, 410 Groveland Ave., #401, Mpls., MN 55403, or to me, B-136, at IHCC's address.
                

• delivery by email dated as sent on Thurs.: please write the subject title of the email as follows:  

  • start with the word "Lit" or the number "2235"

  • add the Wk. #

  • state the type of paper

  • for example: "Lit Wk. 10 Comments"

  Also, please write your assignment in the text of an email, and not as an attachment.  This is because it takes me longer to process attachments.  You also can write your weekly paper in MS Word first, then copy and paste it into your email message.)  

                  

• delivery to my home address near the Walker Art Museum and Loring Park in Minneapolis, near the intersections of I-94, I-35W, & I-394 (see "Contact Richard").

1.   Buy the textbook materials. They are listed in this Web site in the "Syllabus," and again--with more detail-- in the "Homework" page. 

2. Read the online "Welcome!" on the home page, the "Syllabus (Course Summary)," and if you are in the fully-online section, the Starting Online" page.    

Reminder Note #1: Assignments for the FOL section are due Wed. of each week physically by 4 pm, BEFORE I leave campus (I'm not on campus Thurs.-Fri.).  Or they are due by email Thurs. midnight, or physical mail postmarked sometime on Thurs.  (For exceptions, see "Homework.")  See above for notes and delivery methods.  

Note #2: You may deliver the assignments in person or by mail (see above).  If you deliver by email, please write the subject title of the email as follows: 

• start with the word "Lit" or the number "2235"

• add the Wk. #

• state the type of paper

• for example: "Lit Wk. 10 Comments"

Note #3: Also, please write your assignment in the text of an email, and not as an attachment.  This is because it takes me longer to process attachments.  You also can write your weekly paper in MSWord first, then copy and paste it into your email message.)  

Read the chapter parts that you can find by scrolling downward (not the parts on other Web pages).

• 100+ on "J1. Writing to Literature," 
• 100+ on "E3. Reading Literature," 
• 50+ on "J2. Analysis of Elements" main contents, and 

• 50+ on the J2. chapter's sample paper at the end.  

2c. WRITE: Expanded Analysis (EA) of one of your readings, 300+ w.

2c. WRITE: If you have both seen and read the same play, please write 50+ w. of description about the written version of the play: write the 50+ w. about five or more events that are in the written version only (and are not in the version that you saw).  (Wks. 5-6). 

1b. WRITE: 100+ words of Comments as follows:

- 50+ on "J4. Interpretive Thesis" main contents, & 

- 50+ on the chapter's sample paper at the end.  

3c. WRITE: If you have both seen and read the same play, please write 50+ w. of description about the written version of the play: write the 50+ w. about five or more events that are in the written version only (and are not in the version that you saw).  (Wks. 5-6). 

NOTE: Many popular plays can be bought cheaply in regular bookstores as inexpensive stand-alone paperbacks, or they sometimes can be found free by going to www.google.com and typing the name of the text in quotation marks and the word text: for example, "romeo and juliet" text (with quotation marks around the name).

2. WRITE:

d. pp. x-xx (genealogy charts, maps): no writing required.

e. Read pp. 1-23, necessary background: no writing required.

    e-1. "Book One," sections 1-4, pp. 23-29: write one RA or IT.

    e-2. "Book One," sects. 5-7, pp. 29-34: write one RA or IT.

    e-3. "Book One," sects. 8-10, pp. 34-41: write one RA or IT.

OVERALL TOTAL OF WRITINGS FOR PP. 23-41: two RAs and one IT--one for each of the three groups above.  For the required IT(s) use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")

          Note: There are three groups of readings in "Book One," above.  In any one group, you can do your RA or IT on just one story, or two together, or three-four together.  For example, a person could write one RA on section 3, one RA on sections 5-7, and one IT on section 10.
OR

b. Read selected sections from pages 27-156 as shown in right column. à

OR

(2b. alt.) WRITE:

b. Read sections 1-27 (pp. 27-106), section 31 (pp. 120-122), and section 42 (154-156), about creation myths, and gods and goddesses.
c. The readings are long.  So, to save time, you may skip all of the many footnotes, if you want.  In each section, they come after the star ("*") and are numbered "1," "2,", etc.
c. Choose six stories to write on.  Write 5 very brief RAs and 1 300+ w. IT (hint: the IT usually is easier to write if you choose a longer story).

3b. WRITE: There are two ways to attend: (1) go to SSD on campus on Wed., or (2) go to SSD Online anytime.  After going, write 200+ w. describing each hour you attended (i.e., 200 w. per hr.).  Write in any way you want.  Count both attendance and writing time and state the total time at the top of the writing.  Remember: you can only count sessions that you did not attend for credit from other teachers.  

OR

2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of your lit readings  (Just list--in one or a few words-- the main character, plot, and a mythic meaning or symbol in each story.  Please show both page numbers and story names in your list.)  Do five RAs and one IT, total.  Do them on chapter sets 11-13, 14-16, 17-19, 20, 21-23, and 24, or on any other 55 pages from the rest of the book.  See the example above in Wk. 7: you may do each RA or IT on just one story in a group, two stories together from the group, or the whole group. 

2c. WRITE: Remember to write at least one Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, above: 300+ w. arguing/interpreting just one of the readings.  Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")  Or, instead, this week, try (if you wish) to write it from the point of view of one to three people very different from you, and repeat that person's identity or point of view every 50-100 words or so: e.g., "A psychologist would interpret this myth as meaning..." or, perhaps, "A death-row convict would argue that this myth means...."  See the CollegeWriting.info "Writing an Analysis" chapter's "Basics" for more details and "Samples" for an example. 

          As mentioned above, you may read and write about something in Martin from other chapters not assigned in the final 55 pages of the book.   For example, some of you might want to substitute the five pages on Oedipus (pp. 241-6) and/or the story of the Odyssey and Ulysses/Odysseus.  Whatever you choose, be sure to read at least 55 pages, and be sure to write at least five RAs and at least one IT, total.  And be sure to state both the name of the story and the page numbers for each. 
OR

and

(2b. alt.) WRITE:

a. Read the following sections about mythic humans:
28-30 (pp. 111-118), 41 (pp. 151-152)
50 (173-5), 58 (194-6)
61-67 (205-218), 69 (223-4)
72-73 (233-242), 76 (256-7)
81 (268-273), 83 (281-3), 85 (286-8)
92 (311-15), 101 (356-8).
b. The readings are long.  So, to save time, you may skip all of the many footnotes, if you want.  In each section, they come after the star ("*") and are numbered "1," "2,", etc.
c. Choose six stories to write on.  Write 5 very brief RAs and 1 300+ w. IT (hint: the IT usually is easier to write if you choose a longer story).

2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of all your lit readings.

NOTE: For the readings, you can choose between going on the Web to read, or buying an additional book.  If you choose a play and see it, first, before reading it, please be sure to highlight at least five differences between the visual and book versions!   

    
To see King Arthur legends online, click here: King Arthur."  

The plays may be purchased, borrowed from a library, or found on the Web by going to a search engine (e.g., http://google.com) and using search words like this:

[Play Name] [Author] "Full Text"

2c. WRITE: Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, 300+ w. Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")   Or, as a challenge, try either an argumentative comparison/contrast between two readings or an "Explication of Text"--see the advanced critical-thinking options in “J3. Interpretive Thesis” in "Writing to Literature".

Make Up a Missed Museum Visit

5. Bring your Draft II of your term paper with you in Week 10 or 11.  To sign up, email me with three preferred dates, days, and times.  To see the available ones, click here SCHEDULE OF CONSULTATIONS ABOUT TERM PAPER or go to the bottom of the home page.

2b. WRITE: Reading Analyses (RA) of all your lit readings.

NOTE: For the readings, you can choose between going on the Web to read, or buying an additional book.  If you choose a play and see it, first, before reading it, please be sure to highlight at least five differences between the visual and book versions!   

    
To see King Arthur legends online, click here: King Arthur."  

The plays may be purchased, borrowed from a library, or found on the Web by going to a search engine (e.g., http://google.com) and using search words like this:

[Play Name] [Author] "Full Text"

2c. WRITE: Interpretive Thesis (IT) of one of your readings, 300+ w.  If you decide to choose a different subject/literary myth for your term paper, I will need to see an Interpretive Thesis of it this week or next--see "3c." below.  Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")

3b. STATEMENT OF TERM-PAPER CHOICE: Your term paper must be an interpretive thesis. Send me a brief paragraph describing which of your already existing "Interpretive Thesis" papers will become your Draft I Term Paper, or tell me what new reading(s) you will do for Weeks 10-11 (and possibly Wk. 12).  If you choose a new reading(s), you must use a clearly recognizable myth--not a factual event nor a simple fictional story or poem.  If you have any doubts about your choice, ask me well in advance.  This "Statement of Choice" can not be late!  I need to see it on time to be sure you're subject, reading, and general approach are okay.  

          Your final draft due Wk. 12 will need to be 10+ pp. in one large paper--or you can do it in or two or three smaller ones of any length, as long as the total is 10+ full pages.  If you do more than one paper, I will need a term paper statement of choice for the additional ones, as well.

All you need to do for this "STATEMENT OF CHOICE" assignment is to write or outline, in a paragraph or two (40-60 w.), what reading(s) you will interpret, what you think your thesis is (you can change it later, if needed), and what your three to four supporting reasons are for your thesis.  Use a theory/idea from Campbell or use another theory. (See "Theories.")

3c. 300+ w. ROUGH DRAFT if you have not yet written an Interpretive Thesis on your term-paper choice.  In other words, if you already did do a 300+ w.  interpretive thesis during the last several weeks (for Greek Myths, King Arthur, the Bible, etc., and you want to use that as your term paper, then you don't have to do a new 300+ w. interpretive thesis.  However, if you are choosing some other literary myth (e.g., from earlier or later in the semester or as a choice of your own), then I need to see a 300+ w. Interpretive Thesis on it.  When you send it, please do tell me that it is your Draft 1, and please state your subject, myth, interpretive argument, and reading source in the first paragraph.

Bring your Draft II of your term paper with you next week, along with your bibliography.  To sign up, email me with three preferred dates, days, and times.  To see the available ones, click here SCHEDULE OF CONSULTATIONS ABOUT TERM PAPER or go to the bottom of the home page.

          Your final draft due Wk. 12 will need to be 10+ pp. in one large paper--or you can do it in or two or three smaller ones of any length, as long as the total is 10+ full pages, and a Draft 2 for each one (and 200-300+ words on each Draft I if it is a paper you have not yet written in the weekly papers).   And, as mentioned in Week 10, I will need a term paper statement of choice for the additional ones, as well.

3. REREAD: To write your term paper better, reread "J3. Interpretive Thesis" in "Writing to Literature," the sample paper at the end of that chapter, and our course Web page "Term Paper."  Also check out the Online Grammar Handbook.  (No homework notes about these are needed.)

4. Bring your Draft II to my office for your consultation.  You should have already signed up in the past two weeks.  To see the times and when your own time is, click here SCHEDULE OF CONSULTATIONS ABOUT TERM PAPER or go to the bottom of the home page.

2. LABEL: Label the parts of your paper as follows: In the introduction, (1) UNDERLINE your main thesis sentence and number--(1), (2), and (3)--the three or four reasons why your thesis is true.  And throughout the paper, put your quotations and paraphrases in bold so I can easily find them.  I usually look at a given paper three times or so, skimming for required parts and reading more carefully for content and grammar.  An unlabeled paper will not be graded and will go to the bottom of the grading pile.  I appreciate your help with this--it makes your intentions in writing--and my own grading of your papers--go so much more easily.  It also allows me more time to read your papers well and to make helpful comments.

3. Other Due Dates: (Please note that starting in two weeks, the weekly papers can not be late.  Also in two weeks, all makeup and extra credit are due.)

4. There are no Hero or myth book readings this week.

- 50+ on "J5. Literary Review" main contents, and 
- 50+ on the chapter's sample paper at the end.  

3b. none

(Please note: starting next week, the weekly papers can not be late.  Also next week, all makeup and extra credit are due.)

NOTE: Wizard of Oz and older plays can be bought cheaply in regular bookstores as inexpensive stand-alone paperbacks, or if they are old enough, they can be read free by going to www.google.com and typing
                       [Play Name] [Author] "Full Text"

2c. WRITE: Literary Review (LR) of one of your readings: Sum. 50+ w., Args./Interps. 100+ w., & Evals. 150+ w. 

(If you didn't like last week's reading, you may switch this week.)

2c. WRITE: Literary Review (LR) of your reading: Sum. 50+ w., Args./Interps. 100+ w., & Evals. 150+ w. 
(Alternative: as a challenge, try reviewing this plus two to three other lit readings within one Literary Review: see “J4. Literary Review” in "Writing to Literature").  (Explain any switch.)

NOTE #1: This week (and last week), the weekly papers can not be late.  

NOTE #2: It is now too late to turn in make ups and extra credit (with these exceptions: make ups for Wk. 15 may still be turned in, and you may still get extra credit for going to the Writing Center for help with your paper).