Having Arguments eng 01 2009

Syllabus Week 1 Thu, 10 Sept – Intro – academic writing; Assignment #1: due Saturday at noon. Week 2 Tue, 15 Sept – Sula, pp 3 - 48; writing discussion. Thurs, 17 Sept, Sula, pp 49 - 85. Assignment #2: due Friday, 18 Sept at noon Week 3 Tue 22 Sept – Finish Sula Thurs, 24 Sept – Reader: Orwell, “A Hanging,” Seltzer, “Four Appointments with the Discus Thrower, Williams, “The Use of Force”; Assignment 3: due Friday, 25 Sept at noon Week 4 Tues, 29 Sept – Reader: “ Lopate, “The Story of My Father”; Writing Discussion. Thurs, 1 Oct – Hacker, 93 - 117; Reader, Sandoz, “Cow Tracks on the Holy Road.” Week 5 Tues, 6 Oct – Reader: Hoagland, “The Problem of the Golden Rule.” Thurs, 8 Oct – Reader: Pemberton, “Do He Have Your Number, Mr. Jeffrey?” and Lopate, “Resistance to the Holocaust” Assignment 4 – due Thursday in class Week 6 Tues and Thurs, 13 & 15 Oct – The White Tiger (pp. 1 - 78 and 79 - 145); Writing Discussion. Week 7 Tues, 20 Oct – Finish The White Tiger. Thurs, 22 Oct – Reader: Gautreaux, “Welding with Children.” Assignment 5 – due Friday, Oct 23 at noon. Week 8 Tues, 27 Oct – Reader: Johnson, “The Education of Mingo; Hacker: 123 - 160. Thurs, 29 Oct – Reader: Pemberton, “The Hottest Water in Chicago.” Assignment 6 – due Friday, Oct 30 at noon. Week 9 – Tues and Thurs, 3 and 5 Nov – Cather, The Professor’s House. Assignment 7 – due Friday, 7 Nov at noon Week 10 Tues, 10 Nov –Finish Professor Thurs, 12 Nov – Reader: Pollan, “The Ethics of Eating Animals”; Writing Discussion. Assignment 8 – due Friday, 13 Nov at noon Week 11 Tues, 17 Nov – Finish Pollan Thurs, 19 Nov – Reader: Hearne, “What’s Wrong with Animal Rights?” and Jewett, “A White Heron.” Assignment 9 – due Friday, 20 Nov at noon Week 12 – Thanksgiving Break Week 13 Tues and Thurs, 2 and 4 Dec – Ishigura, The Remains of the Day. Assignment 10 – due Friday, Dec 11 at Noon Week 14 Tues, 8 Dec – Finish Ishigura. Thurs, 10 Dec – Closing comments