ENGLISH 102.03 & 102.06 SCHEDULE Tenenbaum, Fall 2013
Subject to change
Specific assignment details will be provided. Changes will be announced in class as they come up, and also posted on the class website. You are responsible for finding out about changes.
Week 1
Mon 9/23: Introduction to the class.
Tue 9/242: Develop questions & ideas about food.
Wed 9/25: Practice introducing quotations, choosing quotations, paraphrasing. Bring
The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Pollan).
Thu 9/26: Go over instructions for the first Reader Response Assignment.
Fri 9/27: Reader Response due for “Our National Eating Disorder,” pages 1-11 of The
Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Week 2
Mon 9/30: More practice with paraphrase and summary.
Tue 10/1: Reader Response due for “Industrial Corn,” pages 15-119 of The
Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Wed 10/2: Structure of the Summary. Go over Works Cited Page and MLA.
Thu 10/3: Revising sentences for conciseness. Sentence revision homework given.
Fri 10/4: Sentence revision homework due.
Week 3
Mon 10/7: Summary due in writing groups: Bring 3 copies .
Tue 10/8: Summary due.
Wed 10/9: Discuss terms: “Organic,” “Natural,” etc.
Thu 10/10: Pollan style analysis
Fri 10/11: Reader Response due to chapters 8 & 9 (pages 124-184) of The
Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Week 4
Mon 10/14: In-class writing about food in preparation for The Language of Baklava.
Tue: 10/15: Reader Response due to chapters 10-14 (pages 185-273) of The
Omnivore’s Dilemma.
Wed 10/16: Discuss Ellen Bass’s poem, “What Did I Love”?
Thu 10/17: Introduction to the Analysis Essay
Fri 10/18: Introduction to Noodletools
Week 5
Mon 10/21: Reader Response due to The Language of Baklava, pages xi-88.
Tue 10/22: Brainstorm: What sources will be useful for this essay?
Wed 10/23: Meet in Library Classroom: Introduction to databases and reliability of sources.
Thu: 10/24: Reader Response due to “Madama Butterfly” (pages 88-109 of The Language of
Baklava).
Fri 10/25: Assemble “idea threads” about The Language of Baklava.
(over)
Week 6
Mon 10/28: Reader Response due to The Language of Baklava, pages 110-202.
Tue 10/29: Add to “idea threads.”
Wed 10/30: About thesis sentences.
Thu 10/31: Brainstorm preliminary thesis sentences.
Fri 11/1: Look at sample essays
Week 7
Mon 11/4: Reader Response due to The Language of Baklava, pages 203-end.
Tue 11/5: Thesis sentence due. Bring it written out clearly, ready for group discussion in
class.
Wed 11/6: Generate key words for your essay. More about the outline.
Thu 11/7: In-class work on essay outline.
Fri 11/8: Outline due.
Week 8
Mon 11/11: Veteran’s Day Holiday. No class.
Tue 11/12: Analysis Essay due in writing groups. Bring 3 copies.
Wed 11/13: TBA
Thu 11/14: Analysis Essay Due. Introduction to research project. Brainstorm topics.
Fri 11/15: Research topics due. Last day to withdraw.
Week 9
Mon 11/18: Meet in Library Classroom.
Tue 11/19: Meet in Library Classroom.
Wed 11/20: Reader Response due to Candyfreak, pages xv-89 of print edition (Prologue,
Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Thu 11/21: Look at sample bibliographies.
Fri 11/22: In-class writing: annotations
Week 10
Mon 11/25: Journal due on Candyfreak, pages 90-122 (Chapters 5 & 6), 142-223 (Chapters 8,
9, & 10). Last day to turn in optional revision of Summary or Analysis.
Tue 11/26: TBA
Wed 11/27: Progress report on research due.
Thu 11/28: Thanksgiving holiday.
Fri 11/29: Thanksgiving holiday
Week 11
Mon 12/2: TBA
Tue 12/3: TBA
Wed 12/4: Annotated Bibliography Due. Choose order for presentations.
Thu 12/5: Presentations
Fri 12/6: Presentations
Finals Week
Wed Dec 11, 10:30-12:30: Presentations