| Rhetoric I: The First-Year Experience
(Fall 2006)
"The Quest for Knowledge" ENGL 101A: MWF 9-9:50 (JH 109) ENGL 101F: MWF 11-11:50 (JH 111) |
David
Havird
dhavird@centenary.edu Office: JH 311, 869-5085 Office Hours: MTWTh 2-3 and by appointment |
| Calendar of Assignments (subject to revision)
Last Update November 10 |
| Week 1 (August 21-25)
M-F The Tempest and Forbidden Planet T President's Convocation (11 AM, Tuesday, Brown Chapel) F Nuts and Bolts (Introduction and Chapter 1) Faces of Katrina (exhibit) opens August 25, artspace (710 Texas Street). Runs through October 20, 10 AM-6 PM, Thursday-Saturday. |
| Week 2 (August 28-September 1)
M-F The Tempest and Forbidden Planet F Nuts and Bolts (Chapter 2) |
| Week 3 (September 4-8)
M Labor Day Holiday W The Tempest and Forbidden Planet; Nuts and Bolts (Chapter 3); Rulebook (Chapter 2) F Essay 1 (draft) due Friday |
| Week 4 (September 11-15)
M Essay 1 (final draft) due Monday M-F Dinesen, "Tempests" (in Anecdotes of Destiny) F Nuts and Bolts (Chapter 4) |
| Week 5 (September 18-22)
M-F Browning, "Caliban upon Setebos" (in The Tempest, Appendix 2, page 315) F Nuts and Bolts (Chapter 5) |
| Week 6 (September 25-29)
M-W Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress" (online) TH Convocation: Bill Joyce on Faces of Katrina (Thursday, 11:10 AM, Kilpatrick Auditorium) F Nuts and Bolts (Chapters 6-7) F Folder due Friday |
| Week 7 (October 2-6)
M-F Johnson, Rasselas F Nuts and Bolts (Chapter 8) |
| Week 8 (October 9-13)
M-W Rasselas continued W Essay 2 due Wednesday F Fall Break |
| Week 9 (October 16-20)
M-F Komunyakaa, Neon Vernacular (selections TBA) |
| Week 10 (October 23-27)
M-F Komunyakaa, Neon Vernacular (selections TBA) T Presentation of the John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence to Yusef Komunyakaa and a reading by Mr. Komunyakaa (Tuesday, 7 PM, October 24, Kilpatrick Auditorium) |
| Week 11 (October 30-November 3)
M-F Dinesen, "The Immortal Story" (in Anecdotes of Destiny) M Dinesen (135-160) W Dinesen (160-181) F Dinesen (181-199) F Folder due Friday |
| Week 12 (November 6-10)
M-F Dinesen, "Babette's Feast" (in Anecdotes of Destiny) |
| Week 13 (November 13-17)
M-W Plato, "Allegory of the Cave" (online) F Essay 3 due Friday |
| Thanksgiving Break (November 20-24) |
| Week 14 (November 27-December 1)
M-F King, "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (online) F Folder due Friday |
| Week 15 (December 4-8)
M-F Review |