EN 105: Daily Schedule

"Race," Writing, and Difference
EN 105/Stokes

Daily Schedule

January

T, 22: In-class essay; Introduction; Discuss Shorter Writing #1
TH, 24: Shorter Writing #1 due; class discussion about the issues raised in Shorter Writing #1

T, 29: Discuss readings: Ralph Ellison, "Prologue," from Invisible Man (handout); W.E.B. Du Bois, "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" (handout); Discuss Writing Project #1
TH, 31: Discuss readings: bell hooks, "Learning in the Shadow of Race and Class" (handout); Allan Bérubé, "Sunset Trailer Park" (handout)

February

F, 1: Posting in response to "Shared Prayers, Mixed Blessings" due by 5:00 in WebCT

M, 4: Papers being workshopped this week must be uploaded to WebCT by 10:00 a.m.
T, 5: Draft of Writing Project #1 due; Workshop
TH, 7: Workshop
F, 8: Posting in response to "Best of Friends, Worlds Apart" due by 5:00 in WebCT

T, 12: Revision of Writing Project #1 due (in addition to my comments on your draft, pages 18-23 from Hacker will help you revise, as will the "Checklist for Editing" in the Skidmore Guide to Writing); "Race in America" discussion; Discuss Writing Project #2
TH, 14: Discuss readings: Sander Gilman, "The Deep Structure of Stereotypes," from Difference and Pathology (handout); Studs Terkel, "Dennis Carney," from Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel about the American Obsession (handout)
F, 15: Posting in response to "Which Man's Army" due by 5:00 in WebCT

T, 19: Discuss readings: Terkel, "Norma Stevenson" and "Peter Soderstrom" (handouts); "Cultural Stereotypes About Americans"
TH, 21: In-class paragraphing exercise; small-group brainstorming
F, 22: Posting in response to "Who Gets to Tell a Black Story?" due by 5:00 in WebCT

M, 25: Papers being workshopped this week must be uploaded to WebCT by 10:00 a.m.
T, 26: Draft of Writing Project #2 due; Workshop
TH, 28: Workshop; Discuss Journal Assignment
F, 29: Posting in response to "When to Campaign With Color" due by 5:00 in WebCT

March

T, 4: Revision of Writing Project #2 due; "Race in America" discussion
TH, 6: Workshop and grade sample essay; Discuss Shorter Writing #2
F, 7: Posting in response to "Reaping What Was Sown On the Old Plantation" due by 5:00 in WebCT

Spring Break

T, 18: Shorter Writing #2 due; Discuss readings: Edward T. Hall, "Proxemics in the Arab World" (handout); Patricia J. Williams, "The Death of the Profane" (handout); Discuss Writing Project #3
TH, 20: Discuss reading, Brent Staples, "Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space" (handout); small group brainstorming
F, 21: Posting in response to "Growing Up, Growing Apart" due by 5:00 in WebCT

M, 24: Papers being workshopped this week must be uploaded to WebCT by 10:00 a.m.
T, 25: Draft of Writing Project #3 due; Workshop
TH, 27: Workshop
F, 28: Posting in response to "The Hurt Between the Lines" due by 5:00 in WebCT

April

T, 1: Revision of Writing Project #3 due; Introduction of Writing Project #4; Discuss Bibliography Assignment and Shorter Writing #3; discuss Hacker, 317-352 and 355-412
TH, 3: Library Orientation
F, 4: Posting in response to "The Minority Quarterback" due by 5:00 in WebCT

T, 8: Research in Library
TH, 10: Working Bibliography and Shorter Writing #3 due; Workshop sample essay #1 and sample essay #2.
F, 11: Posting in response to "Guarding the Borders of the Hip-Hop Nation" due by 5:00 in WebCT

M, 14: Papers being workshopped this week must be uploaded to WebCT by 10:00 a.m.
T, 15: Draft of Writing Project #4 due; Workshop
TH, 17: Workshop

T, 22: "Race in America" discussion
TH, 24: Revision of Writing Project #4 due; Discuss Shorter Writing #4; Grammar Bowl (Bring Hacker)

Revised 1/21/2008