PRESENTATIONS FOR E307 ADV. COLLEGE WRITING IN ENGLISH STUDIES
CSU FULLERTON, FALL 2015

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At the beginning of the course, students will sign up to give a brief presentation on one assigned text of their choosing (if possible). The presentation will consist mainly in your engagement with a single scholarly article or other critical text dealing with the literary work you chose to present on. In other words, if you chose Jane Austen’s Persuasion, you will be categorizing, summarizing and constructively criticizing/building on what some other critic has written about some aspect of that Jane Austen novel. As your listeners, we will get a sense of what sort of criticism we are dealing with, what specifically the author is claiming, and whether and to what extent you find it valuable as something to build on in your own right. Required: At least five days in advance of your presentation, email me as full a draft as possible of what you intend to say in class. I will email you back with advice. If I suggest developing the remarks further, email me a revised version at least one day before your in-class presentation. I won’t judge students on their rhetorical skills during the presentation, but rather on evidence of prior preparation and consultation as well as on the written draft. How to do well on this assignment: meet with me or email me as required, and send a final written version; good critics challenge their listeners and pose thoughtful questions, so develop your presentation to invite discussion; aim for spontaneity and a personal touch; speak up, but don’t rush things. (20% of course grade.)

It’s easy to do well if you prepare in advance and make a good effort, and your colleagues will be supportive. Completing the in-class component is 70% of the grade for your presentation, and sending me an advance draft of your remarks is 30%.

Please check the schedule below on this page to verify the current status of your in-class presentation. Within a few days after you’ve completed both, next to your name should appear the notation (Presentation completed). If you see other notations as indicated below in “How I Evaluate Presentations,” please contact me by email.

HOW I EVALUATE PRESENTATIONS

I will judge presentations on the following grounds: did the student 1) meet with me or email me a timely advance final draft so that I can offer advice and determine the course of my own comments? and 2) seem to have put genuine effort into preparing. Students who do those two things will receive an “A” for the presentations requirement. I am not going to grade presentations so much on in-class factors as on how well students prepare and (again, if necessary) follow up. I will indicate whether students have completed the requirements: (Presentation completed), (Presented in Class but no written version), (Missed Presentation), (Rescheduled Presentation).

MISSED PRESENTATIONS / RESCHEDULING PRESENTATIONS

If you find that you will be unable to make it to class for your scheduled presentation, please let me know in advance if possible. So long as you have provided me with a timely advance draft of your remarks (I usually print them out and bring them to class), I will read the presentation for you and give you partial credit for the “in-class” portion of the presentation grade. If you haven’t provided me with a final advance draft, I will not read the presentation in class. In such cases, rescheduling on a new author or text may be possible at my discretion and if the schedule allows.

PRESENTATIONS/READING SCHEDULE

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 7

Tu. 10/06. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. I-IX (Norton 3-58). Graff/Birkenstein’s They Say, I Say Part 3, “Tying It All Together.” Ch. Eight, “As a Result: Connecting the Parts” (105-20) and Ch. Nine, “Ain’t So/Is Not: Academic Writing Doesn’t Always Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice” (121-28).

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 10/08. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. I-IX (Norton 3-58). Graff/Birkenstein’s They Say, I Say Part 3, “Tying It All Together.” Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part III: The Expository Paragraph, Ch. 17 “Paragraph Development: “Paragraph Development: (4) “Definition, Analysis, and Qualification” (98-108).

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 8

Tu. 10/13. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. X-XVIII (Norton 59-122). Graff/Birkenstein’s They Say, I Say Part 3, “Tying It All Together.” Ch. Ten, “But Don’t Get Me Wrong: The Art of Metacommentary” (129-38). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: The Sentence, Ch. 18 “A Definition” (109-18).

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 10/15. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. X-XVIII (Norton 59-122). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: The Sentence, Ch. 18 “A Definition” (109-18).

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 9

Tu. 10/20. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. XIX-XXIV plus Original Ending (Norton 122-88). Graff/Birkenstein’s They Say, I Say Part 4, “In Specific Academic Settings.” Ch. Eleven, “I Take Your Point: Entering Class Discussions” (141-44) and Ch. Twelve, “What’s Motivating This Writer?: Reading for the Conversation” (145-55).

STUDENT NAME on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 10/22. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Chs. XIX-XXIV plus Original Ending (Norton 122-88). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: The Sentence, Ch. 19 “Sentence Styles” (119-39).

JOURNAL SET 1 DUE BY EMAIL TUESDAY 10/27. (Reminder: this set includes entries on three pieces of criticism about Austen’s Persuasion. I will verify receipt by email within a few days.)

WEEK 10

Tu. 10/27. Film of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Julie Taymor production starring Helen Mirren, approx. 1 hr. and 50 mins; today we will watch the first half.)

Th. 10/29. Film of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Julie Taymor production starring Helen Mirren, approx. 1 hr. and 50 mins; today we will watch the remainder.)

WEEK 11

Tu. 11/03. Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Acts 1-2 (Norton 3-41). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: The Sentence, Ch. 20 “The Well-Written Sentence: (1) Concision” (140-46).

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 12

Tu. 11/10. Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Acts 3-5 (Norton 42-77). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: The Sentence, Ch. 22 “The Well-Written Sentence: (3) Rhythm” (163-70).

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 11/12. Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Acts 3-5 (Norton 42-77). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part IV: Ch. 23 “The Well-Written Sentence: (4) Variety” (171-74).

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Presentation Completed.)

JOURNAL SET 2 DUE BY EMAIL TUESDAY 11/18. (Reminder: this set includes entries on three pieces of criticism about Shakespeare’s The Tempest. I will verify receipt by email within a few days.)

PARAGRAPH ON TOPIC AND ARGUMENT FOR PAPER DUE BY EMAIL THURSDAY 11/20.

WEEK 13

Tu. 11/17. Selected British Romantic Poems: William Blake. Read Blake’s “Chimney Sweeper” (362 and 371), “Holy Thursday” (361 and 371),”London” (368), “Nurse’s Song” (360 and 369),”The Tyger” (369).

STUDENT NAME on William Blake. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on William Blake. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 11/19. Selected British Romantic Poems: Lord Byron. Byron’s “Prisoner of Chillon” (202-12). Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part V: Diction, Ch. 24 “Meaning” (177-89).

STUDENT NAME on Lord Byron. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Lord Byron. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 14

Tu. 11/24. Fall Recess. No classes.

Th. 11/26. Fall Recess. No classes.

WEEK 15

Tu. 12/01. Selected British Romantic Poems: William Wordsworth. “The Solitary Reaper” (387), “Three Years She Grew” (15), “Tintern Abbey” (264) and your choice of two other Wordsworth poems. Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part V: Diction, Ch. 25 “Clarity and Simplicity” (190-202).

STUDENT NAME on William Wordsworth. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on William Wordsworth. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 12/03. Selected British Romantic Poems: Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Coleridge’s “Dejection: an Ode” (332), “Frost at Midnight” (259), “Kubla Khan” (8) and your choice of two other Coleridge poems.

STUDENT NAME on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. (Presentation Completed.)

WEEK 16

Tu. 12/08. Selected British Romantic Poems: Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley’s “Mont Blanc” (310), “Ode to the West Wind” (347), “Ozymandias” (441), “To a Skylark” (26), and your choice of one other Shelley poem. Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part V: Diction, Ch. 26 “Concision” (203-12).

STUDENT NAME on Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Presentation Completed.)

Th. 12/10. Selected British Romantic Poems: John Keats. “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” (438), “To Autumn” (25), “Ode on a Grecian Urn” (343), “Ode to a Nightingale” (341) and your choice of one other Keats poem. Kane’s New Oxford Guide to Writing, Part V: Diction, Ch. 26 “Concision” (203-12).

STUDENT NAME on John Keats. (Presentation Completed.)

STUDENT NAME on John Keats. (Presentation Completed.)

JOURNAL SET 3 DUE BY EMAIL ON DAY OF FINAL EXAM. (Reminder: this set includes entries on three pieces of criticism about selected Romantic poems – each of the three entries should be on a different poet. I will verify receipt by email within a few days.)

FINALS WEEK

Final Exam Date Tuesday, Dec. 15, 9:30-11:20 a.m. Due by email by Tuesday, Dec. 22: Paper. (I must turn in grades by Jan 2, 2016.) For your other courses, check CSUF’s Final Exam Schedule.