Revised Syllabus For February
Jan. 27: class canceled
Jan. 29: “Escape from the Western Diet,” Pollan (TSIS 434). “Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating,” Maxfield (TSIS 442). Paper assignment 1 given.
Feb. 2: “Having It His Way: The Construction of Masculinity in Fast-Food TV Advertising,” Freeman and Merskin (TSIS 454). Subject-verb agreement (Section 10 in PSM). Exercise G1-2 (on Bb).
Feb. 3: Chapter Three (TSIS 42). Sentence fragments and run-ons (Sections 14 and 15 in PSM). Exercises G5-1, G5-2, G6-2, and G6-3 (on Bb).
Feb. 5: Paper 1 rough draft due. Rough draft workshop. Prep for in-class writing 1.
Feb. 9: Full-period in-class writing 1.
Feb. 10: “In Defense of Cheering,” Yabroff (TSIS 524). “How I Learned to Love Football,” Rogers (TSIS 529).
Feb. 12: Paper 1 final draft due. Turn in rough draft and final draft. Review in-class essays.
Feb. 16: “Women Who Hit Very Hard and How They've Changed Tennis,” Kimmelman (TSIS 512). Paper assignment 2 given.
Feb. 17: “We, the Public, Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals,” Moller (TSIS 545).
Feb. 19: Review of sample essays and prep for paper 2. Exercises TBD.
Feb. 23: Paper 2 rough draft due. Rough draft workshop. Pronouns (Section 12 in PSM). Exercises G3a-1 and G3a-2 (on Bb).
Feb. 24: “Up Against Wal-Mart” Olsson (TSIS 606). Feb. 26: “Progressive Wal-Mart. Really.” Mallaby (TSIS 620).
Mar. 2: Paper 2 final draft due. Turn in rough draft and final draft. Prep for in-class writing 2.
**From here, return to the original schedule on the syllabus.
Jan. 29: “Escape from the Western Diet,” Pollan (TSIS 434). “Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating,” Maxfield (TSIS 442). Paper assignment 1 given.
Feb. 2: “Having It His Way: The Construction of Masculinity in Fast-Food TV Advertising,” Freeman and Merskin (TSIS 454). Subject-verb agreement (Section 10 in PSM). Exercise G1-2 (on Bb).
Feb. 3: Chapter Three (TSIS 42). Sentence fragments and run-ons (Sections 14 and 15 in PSM). Exercises G5-1, G5-2, G6-2, and G6-3 (on Bb).
Feb. 5: Paper 1 rough draft due. Rough draft workshop. Prep for in-class writing 1.
Feb. 9: Full-period in-class writing 1.
Feb. 10: “In Defense of Cheering,” Yabroff (TSIS 524). “How I Learned to Love Football,” Rogers (TSIS 529).
Feb. 12: Paper 1 final draft due. Turn in rough draft and final draft. Review in-class essays.
Feb. 16: “Women Who Hit Very Hard and How They've Changed Tennis,” Kimmelman (TSIS 512). Paper assignment 2 given.
Feb. 17: “We, the Public, Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals,” Moller (TSIS 545).
Feb. 19: Review of sample essays and prep for paper 2. Exercises TBD.
Feb. 23: Paper 2 rough draft due. Rough draft workshop. Pronouns (Section 12 in PSM). Exercises G3a-1 and G3a-2 (on Bb).
Feb. 24: “Up Against Wal-Mart” Olsson (TSIS 606). Feb. 26: “Progressive Wal-Mart. Really.” Mallaby (TSIS 620).
Mar. 2: Paper 2 final draft due. Turn in rough draft and final draft. Prep for in-class writing 2.
**From here, return to the original schedule on the syllabus.