INSTRUCTOR

Danan Whiddon
Email: dananwhiddon@gmail.com

COURSE MATERIALS

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Album
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Date Topic Assignment Due

Jan 4 Discussion of new semester, rhetorical triangle, Aristotle, books, writing assignments

Jan 11 Book Discussion, In-class writing, This I Believe Introduction and Assignment ,Fish Cheeks! - Tuesdays with Morrie pp. 1-47

Jan 18 Book Discussion, The Oxford Comma, This I Believe Essay Examples - Tuesdays with Morrie pp. 48-72

Jan 25 Book Discussion, Combining Sentences, This I Believe Essays - Tuesdays with Morrie pp. 73-122

Feb 1 Book Discussion, Rhetoric Quiz, Essay Topic Discussion - Tuesdays with Morrie pp. 123-163

Feb 8 Book Discussion, In-Class Peer Review, Bring in Your Work so far - Tuesdays with Morrie pp. 164-193

Feb 15 Story of an Hour – Close Reading - This I Believe Rough Draft Due

Feb 22 First Quiz on Rhetorical Devices! What’s a Short Story? - Fun with Peer Review - Sentences

March 1 Sample Short Stories, The Hero’s Journey - This I Believe Final Draft Due

March 8 Character, Heroes and Dragons - Finding Joe - Interpreter of Maladies TBA

March 15 Setting - Interpreter of Maladies TBA

March 29 Plot - Interpreter of Maladies TBA

April 5 Conflict - Interpreter of Maladies TBA - Short Story Rough Draft 1

April 12 Theme - Interpreter of Maladies TBA

April 19 Editing, Editing, Editing - Interpreter of Maladies TBA - Short Story Rough Draft 2

April 26 Presentations on Short Stories, Rhetoric Quiz 2 - Interpreter of Maladies TBA - Short Story Final Draft

May 3 Year End Party!OR Makeup Day - DRESS AS YOUR CHARACTER

Spring Semester Daily Syllabus will be given out January 11th.