308 / 857
November 8:
Thesis statement and scratch outline for final paper due
Annotated Bibliography Due
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Maxine Hong Kingston, “No Name Woman” pp. 238-250;
Judith Ortiz Cofer, “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I just Met a Girl Name Maria” pp. 112-118;
November 10:
Research notes due
Review outlines and first draft;
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
Planning and Drafting pp. 302-
308; Outlining pp.566-568
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Eric Liu, “Notes of a Native Speaker” pp. 251-266; Bharati
Mukherjee, “Two Ways to Belong in America” pp. 298-301
November 15:
Advising Day
November 17:
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Critical Reading Guide pp. 308-309; Revising pp. 309-312;
Editing and Proofreading pp. 312-314 Revise in Class
First draft due
November 22:
Writing Conferences
November 29:
Final Draft of paper
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
N. Scott Momaday, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” pp. 291-
297
December 1:
William Cronon
, “
The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature”
http://www.williamcronon.net/writing/Trouble_with_Wilderness_Main.htmlDecember 6:
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” pp. 408-416; George
Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant” pp. 302-309; Edward Said, “Clashing Civilizations” pp. 365-368
December 8:
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Barbara Lazear Ascher, “On compassion” pp. 56-58;Barbara
Ehrenreich, “Serving in Florida” pp. 151-160; Lars Eighner, “On Dumpster Diving” pp. 161-
173; Nancy Mairs, “On Being a Cripple” pp. 267-279
Tuesday, December 13, 2016: 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Final Examination