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| INTRODUCTION----evolution
and role of story in culture |
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2 |
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Monday, April 5
Editing / Introduction to Fables
TURN IN:
1) 1- ¶
response to flood stories
HOMEWORK:
 | READ:
Packet / From "On The Hero's Journey" up
through Joseph Campbell's 12 Stages in the
Hero's--and
Heroine's--Journey" |
| READ:
Website / HOs: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
Chapters 14 and 31 |
| READ:
Packet / "Why Huck Finn Belongs In the Classroom" by Jocelyn
Chadwick |
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SUMMARIZE: "Why Huck Finn Belongs In The
Classroom" by Jocelyn Chadwick |
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Wednesday, Jan
14
Story Creates Controversy; Film
TURN IN:
Summary: "Why Huck Finn..." by Jocelyn Chadwick
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Website / HOs:
1-12 of Controversy over Mark Twain's Huck Finn |
| READ:
Packet /
"Expelling Huck Finn" by Nat
Hentoff
"Schools Can't Ban Book..." by Mark Walsh
"NAACP Probing Student's Suspension" by Nguyen Huy Vu |
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Friday,
Jan
16
Summary Review; Film
HOMEWORK:
| SUMMARIZE: Choose
one of your summaries to rework for a grade |
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| CRITICAL
ANALYSIS--analyzing & responding to other authors' work |
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Week
3 |
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Monday, Jan 19
No School |
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Wednesday, Jan
21
Introduction to Critical Analysis
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TURN IN: Summary
to be graded
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Website / HOs: 1-9 of Controversy over the Uncle Remus Tales |
| READ:
WRAC ch 2 |
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Friday,
Jan
21
Story and Cultural Wounds; Film
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / "The Ethnological Origins of Uncle Remus" |
| READ:
Packet / "The Origins of the Uncle Remus Tales" |
| READ:
Packet / "Joel Chandler Harris |
| READ:
Packet / "Urban Legend" by Snopes.com |
| READ:
Packet / "English Lesson" in the U.S. Senate |
| READ:
Packet / "Resolution on the Oakland "Ebonics" Issue" |
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Week 4 |
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Monday, Jan 26
Film and Class Work
w/Summary and Critical Analysis
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 39 and 40 |
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Wednesday, Jan
28
Story: Evolution of Archetype to Stereotype
HOMEWORK:
| READ: HOs:
Paper on Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| READ:
WRAC, chapter 3 |
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Friday,
Jan
30
Literary Devices
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Introductions, Theses, and Conclusions
HOMEWORK:
| WRITE:
Critical Analysis |
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EXPLANATORY SYNTHESIS----personal voice
within collective dialog |
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Week
5 |
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Monday, Feb 2
Intro to Explanatory
Synthesis
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TURN IN:
Critical Analysis
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
WRAC, chapter 4 |
| READ:
Packet / "On Myth/Story and Fairy Tales" by Joseph Campbell
w/Bill Moyers |
| READ:
Packet / Bettelheim, pp 28 - 41 |
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Wednesday, Feb 4
Story: Fairy Tales
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
WRAC, the Perrault, Grimm, Disney, and Sexton version of
"Cinderella" |
| READ:
Packet / Kelley on Pretty Woman |
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Friday,
Feb
6
Story and Gender Roles; Film
HOMEWORK:
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READ: WRAC, Shectman of
"father loss" |
| READ:
WRAC, Morrison on "sisterhood" |
| READ:
WRAC, Bettelheim on "Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal
Complex"' |
| READ:
Packet / "Opulent, Riveting, Strangely Autobiographical" by
Jim Writer |
| READ:
Packet / "Sophocles' Challenger" by Hendrick Obsieger |
| READ:
Packet / Oedipus the King by Sophocles" by Tom Lehrer |
| READ:
Packet / Covington on Ever After |
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Week
6 |
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Monday, Feb
9
Film; Editing
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / "The Beast Within: Perspectives on Horror" |
| READ:
Packet / "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King |
| READ:
Packet / "Horror Films" by Tim Dirks |
| READ:
Packet / "Literary Criticism on Snow White,"
A Collection of Voices |
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Wednesday, Feb
11
Sexuality, Violence, and Jealousy; Film(Power
Point)
(Narrative)
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / Bettelheim on "Snow White," pp 199-215 |
| READ:
Packet / "The Nightmare World" by Stanley J. Solomon |
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Friday,
Feb
13
Film
HOMEWORK:
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WRITE: Explanatory Synthesis |
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PERSUASIVE SYNTHESIS----personal
debate within collective dialog |
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Week
7 |
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Monday, Feb
16
No School |
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Wednesday, Feb 18
Intro To Persuasive Synthesis
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TURN IN:
Explanatory Synthesis
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / "Fear of Fantasy" by Bettelheim |
| READ:
Packet / "Transcending Infancy with the Help of Fantasy" by
Bettelheim |
| READ:
Packet / "Blowing Off The Lid" by Harvey Greenburg |
| READ:
Packet / "Metamorphosis: Humans Into Animals" by Joyce E.
Salisbury |
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Friday,
Feb
20
Story and Our Dark Side; Elements of Persuasion
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Find on the Internet 3 different versions of "Little Red
Riding Hood." Be prepared to read your favorite. Because
someone ahead of you may read yours, have your other two
versions as back-up. |
| READ:
Packet / Jack Zipes on "Little Red Riding Hood" |
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Week 8 |
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Monday, Feb
23
Story and Symbolism; Film
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / "The Company o f Wolves" by Angela Carter |
| READ:
Packet / "Wolf
At The Door: An Interview with Neil Jordon |
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Wednesday, Feb 25
Film
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / "The Fevered Dreams of Adolescence" by Lawrence
O'Toole |
| READ:
Packet / "Review of Company of Wolves" by J. Hoberman |
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Friday,
Feb
27
Film; Development Review
HOMEWORK:
| READ:
Packet / REVIEWS OF WOLF: Caryn James|
David Denby
Janet Maslin |
| READ:
Packet / Jack Zipes on "Little Red Riding Hood" |
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Week
9 |
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Monday, Mar 1
Lab
HOMEWORK:
| WRITE:
Persuasive Synthesis |
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PORTFOLIO -- A PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION |
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Wednesday, Mar 3
Introduction to Portfolio
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TURN IN:
Persuasive Synthesis
HOMEWORK:
| Work on
Portfolio |
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Friday,
Mar 5
Mechanics
HOMEWORK:
| Work on
Portfolio |
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Week
10 |
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Monday, Mar 8
Mechanics
HOMEWORK:
| Work on
Portfolio |
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Wednesday, Mar 10
Mechanics
HOMEWORK:
| Work on
Portfolio |
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Friday,
Mar 12
Mechanics
HOMEWORK:
| Work on
Portfolio |
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Week
11 |
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Monday, Mar 15
In-Class Essay
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TURN IN:
Portfolio --
due at 9:25 a.m. No exceptions. |
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Wednesday, Mar 17 |
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Friday,
Mar 19
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PICK UP: Portfolio by 9:25 a.m. |
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