No Longer Teaching This Class for Fall 2015

I will not be teaching this class this semester.

Sorry for any confusion.

Prof. O'Connell

Syllabus

Sept       8        Introduction to class, group assignments, discussion of syllabus, explain workshop and journals Read “Live for Today” (In Packet)

10       Discuss “Live for Today” and character, List 5 favorite characters

15       Character, Assign Character Paper, Read “Crimson Shadow” (In Packet)

17       “Crimson Shadow” (In Packet)

             22       The Royal Tenenbaums (Film)

24        The Royal Tenenbaums (Film), Character Paper Due, Read

Setting Handouts (In Packet)

29       Setting Handout, Take the Kid Essay Assigned

October 1        ABC Assignment, Baby Shoes and in class reading

  6       Take the Kid Essay Due, Read “The Sisterhood of the Night” (In Packet)   

8         “The Sisterhood of the Night” (In Packet), Read “The Lottery”

(In Packet)

13        “The Lottery”

15         The Village (Film)

 20       The Village (Film), Read “The TV” (In Packet)

             22        “The TV”, Read “Too Near Real” (In Packet)

 27       “Too Near Real”, Assign Technology Writing Read Nawabdin Handout

29        Nawabdin,

November     3    Slumdog Millionaire (Film)

         5    Slumdog Millionaire (Film), Read Fairytale Handouts (In Packet)

                     10           What is a Fairytale?

         12           Group Work

         17           Technology Writing Due, Group Work, Read “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” (Handout)

                     19           “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”

                     24           NO CLASS

December       1           Establish Groups for Final Project (Round Robin)

3          Group Work on Round Robin

                        8          NO CLASS WORK ON ROUND ROBIN STORY

                        10        HAND IN ROUND ROBIN STORY