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	WEEKLY SCHEDULE Tues 9/7: course overview; get books; Essay Format, Sample Papers, How-To guide to writing; Assignment: "Allegory of a Cave" (textbook or online) Wed 9/8: quiz/discuss "Allegory"; prepare paper together;Intro pars (practice doing "Allegory" paper Intro par) Thurs 9/9: Writing Workshop: embedding quotes, basic MLA citation re cap Fri 9/10: 3 pg thesis on "Allegory" due to Moodle by midnight (see link under Allegory activities) If you need individual help with ANYTHING, email me at sjoseph@manistee.org General Course info Course Evaluation: fill out, then print off and turn in by the end of Term Word document Course Syllabus Word document General Works Cited How to guide Word document Helpful Info Steps from reading to drafting Word document Essay Format Word document Using Quotes How To Guide (incd. Indented Quote) Word document Embedding Quotes Lesson Revision Process: from basic editing to "Crafting" Word document Proofreading Guide 1 Word document Sample "Good" papers (John's) Word document Sample "Good' paper (Chelsie's) file Sample paper with comments Word document Grammar 101 Word document Link to All Things MLA file Poetry Analysis how to guide (from class) Word document Poetry Analysis help PDF document Poetry Analysis help file MLA Info sheet Word document All Things MLA (works cited, embedding quotes, etc) Word document

1	Activities for 1984 Forums Novel Forum Help Resources Author's Bio file Map of the World showing Oceania, East-& Eur-asia file Social Classes in Oceania file War is Peace powerpoint Powerpoint presentation Ch 1-3 study guide Word document ch 4-7 study guide Word document The Book Study Guide Word document Vocab from Book Two Word document 1984 Glossary More explanation of some terms and concepts file Sparknote link file MultiMedia YouTube link to vid Explaining novel file link to Audiotext (to be streamed or downloaded in mp3 format) file Additional Assignments/Projects Link to Propaganda tech explained file Propaganda Project Word document Apple computer ad analysis (assignment) Apple computer ad (1984) (link to the ad) file 1984 critical essay file

2	Activities for The Stranger Study Guides Part Two notes (from class) Word document Part Two Study Guide Word document Stranger Prt One NOTES Word document Part One study Guide: Use for deeper analysis and jot pg #(s) for quick quote gathering later Word document Forums and Blogs Forum 1 (on novel) Forum 2: Existentialism. Absurd, and other info from Lecture/PP Forum 3: Videos The Stranger Paper blog (for posting/revision and grading) OU blog Other Helpful Links Existentialism Powerpoint (from class) Powerpoint presentation Link to Sparknotes file Web site with good Existential explanation file Albert Camus' essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" file Interesting blog entry comparing "Sisyphus" to Lebanon (from a Lebanese writer) file Sisyphus forum Videos that Explain Existentialism, Absurd, and The Stranger The Stranger Prt One explained (1 of 4) SPOILER WARNING!(SPEAKER GIVES OVERIVEW OF STORY, GIVING AWAY THE ENDING. SO GO AHEAD TO 3:30 MARK (OR SHUT SOUND OFF TIL THEN IF CAN'T FAST FORWARD) file Stranger Prt One explained (2 of 4) file Stranger Prt One explained (3 of 4) file Stranger Prt One explained (4 of 4) file The Stranger prt one (made with The Sims) file What is Existentialism? (vid...boring, but insightful) file Camus The Absurd file song/vid on The Stranger and Camus file short film adaptation of Stranger file The Stranger in 5 min (vid of novel) file Existential Videos (existential in nature, so try to apply the phil. in order to figure them out) Animated Existentialism vid file Lego Existentialist: plus, scroll down to read comments file WWII existent. film file Music vid: Straylight Run "Existenialism on Prom Night" file Pet Shop Boys on Existentialism file

3	Heart of Darkness activities/resources HoD notes from pg 8-16 Word document Forum Helpful Multi-Media free audio version of novella to stream or download by chapter file Video on Reading Strategies for this novel file Heart of Darkness Explained note: CLICK "DIRECT LINK TO THIS SIGHT" AT BOTTOM OF PG (spoiler warning...watch only up to where you are in reading) file cool discussion questions from Discovery Ed lesson file Essays on Conrad's novel. Read to see how others have done research to back up their own opinions. Achebe essay file achebe file essay on two views of novel (Achebe v Watts) file Essay on Achebe vs Conrad file Useful Links Link for Help (analysis, themes, symbols, etc) file thesis ideas file Existentialism Lesson

4	Post and Peer edit: Peer Editing Forum of "Hills Like White Elephants" "Chrysanthemum" paper submission Forum

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6	Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" activities Quote Gathering from Allegory (for Wed 12/2). If you type it out, print it off for class. If hand write, i don't leave much space; you may want ot put it on a diff. sheet Word document Steps from reading to drafting Word document Text with "map" file Peer Editing Forum another map of cave file explanation of Allegory (for younger readers) and funny video file

7	Forums and Oedipus paper forum Fate vs Free Will Forum Search for Truth Forum Post Oedipus Papers here Forum

8	The Road Not Taken The Road Not Taken Lesson

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