Sunday, September 19, 2010

Week 5: Coming of Age in America



















Certain things they should stay the way they are. 
You ... ought to be able to stick them in one of 
those big glass cases and just leave them alone. 
I know that's impossible, but it's too bad anyway.

—JD Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Tu 9.21
Read: CR—“Go Carolina” by David Sedaris, “Field Trips” by Stuart Dybek, “Masks” by Lucy Grealy
In-Class: Reading discussion; Presentations (Sec. 5: Laura, Davey, Sanyo; Sec. 20: Katie, Linda, Solomon)

Th 9.23
Read: CR—“Auditorium” by Caroline Kettlewell, “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie, “Refresh, Refresh” by Benjamin Percy; GUY—p. 1-43
In-Class: Essay discussion; Watch—“Binge Drinking Mom” from 30 Days (2005)

UPCOMING:

WEEK 6: COMING OF AGE IN AMERICA

Tu 9.28
Read: CR—“Graduation” by Maya Angelou, “Love in the Time of Liquor” by Koren Zailckas; GUY—p. 44-122; eR—“#1 Party School” from This American Life (2009)
In-Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Preview—Autobiographical essay
Due: Journal 3

Th 9.30
Read: GUY—p. 123-168
In-Class: Autobiographical essay

5 comments:

  1. Quick question about the presentations who will be presenting tomorrow 9/21 since the schedule has changed?

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  2. When will you post what the Journal 3 prompt is?

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  3. Are the presentations from last week going first? Or are the people scheduled for 9/21 going tomorrow?

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  4. who is going tomorrow???

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  5. Sorry for the confusion. 9/21 people are up tomorrow.

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