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February 27
Midterm
March 1
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Plato, “Crito” pp. 310-325; Thomas Jefferson, “ The
Declaration of Independence” pp. 211-219
March 3
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” pp. 408-416
March 6
Research notes Due
Review: Outlines
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant” pp. 302-309; Edward
Said, “Clashing Civilizations” pp. 365-368;
March 8
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” pp.
220-237
March 10
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Outlining pp.564-568; Planning and Drafting pp. 368-369
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
James Baldwin,
Notes of a Native Son
pp. 60-81
March 20
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Zora Neale Hurston, “How It Feels to be colored Like Me” pp.
206-210; Brent Staples, “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space” pp. 404-407
March 22
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing:
Critical Reading Guide pp. 373-374; Revising pp. 374-377;
editing and Proofreading pp. 377-379
First Draft due
Formal outline due
Revise in class
March 24
Writing Conferences
March 27
Writing Conferences
March 29
Final Draft
Introduce third paper
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 6: Arguing a Position: Introduction pp. 264-267; Basic
Features: Arguing a Position pp. 267-269; Readings pp. 270-285