DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Thursday, September 1, 2011

• First Day of Class.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

• Email contact information to me at hhalbert@gmail.com.  See handout for exact information sought and link to template.
• Read, sign, and return your contract.
• Read "How to Really Read This Book" (Handout)
• Read and mark the following selections from "Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts" (Hereafter called "Masri"):
• "A Brief Introduction to Science Fiction and Its History" (1-10)
• [skim only, no need to mark] "A Selective Guide to Science Fiction Research" (11-16)
• from The War of the Worlds—H.G. Wells (18-32).
• "A Martian Odyssey" –Stanley G. Weinbaum (32-52)
• "The Fact of Blackness"—Frantz Fanon (189-193)
• Read and mark Ender's Game, Chapters 1-5 (pages 1-53)

Thursday, September 8, 2011

• Read and mark the following from Masri's anthology:
• "When I Was Miss Dow"—Sonya Dorman (87-96)
• From The Second Sex—Simone de Beauvoir (179-185)
• Read and mark Ender's Game, Chapters 6-7 (54-96)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

• Finish reading and marking Ender's Game
• Bring Masri and Ender's Game to class

Thursday, September 15, 2011

• Read and mark "Mars Is Heaven!"—Ray Bradbury (Marsi 73-87)
• Read and mark "Bloodchild"—Octavia E. Butler (Marsi 119-133)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

• Read and mark "Liar!"—Issac Asimov (Marsi 282-295)

• Read and mark "A Cyborg Manifesto"—Donna J. Haraway (Marsi 455-475)
• Read and mark "Burning Chrome"—William Gibson (Marsi 371-386)
• (Last day to drop before withdrawal begins)

Thursday, September 22, 2011

• Read and mark Part 1 of The Hunger Games (pages 1-138, Chapters 1-9)
• Bring Marsi to class.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

• Read and mark Part 2 of The Hunger Games (Pages 133-244, Chapters 10-18)
• We will begin watching Blade Runner in class today.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

• Finish reading and marking  The Hunger Games
• Exam Quotation Assignment Due
• We will continue watching Blade Runner in class today.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

• Draft of Paper #1 due.  Bring a copy to class and post a copy in the "Paper #1: Draft" forum of the class discussion board.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

• Read and mark "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman"—Harlin Ellison (Marsi 758-768).
• Read and mark "Ideology and Terror: A Novel Form of Government"—Hannah Arendt (Marsi 850-863)

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

• NO CLASS.
• Emailed Copy of Final draft of Paper #1 due by 9:35 AM.  See checklist for details.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

• Midterm Exam.
• Submit essay packet of Paper #1 at start of exam.  See checklist for details.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

• Read and mark Section 1, Chapters 1-8 of 1984. Pages 1-106
• Bring Marsi to class.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

• Read and mark Section 2 of 1984. Pages 107-230.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

• Finish reading and marking 1984. Pages 231-308. You do not need to read the appendix on "The Principles of Newspeak," but you may do so for five points extra credit.
• (Last day to withdraw without my signature)

Thursday, October 27, 2011

• Read and mark Chapters 1-4 of Watchmen.  You may find it easier to use large Post-it notes to mark the text.
• Bring 1984.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

• Finish reading and marking Watchmen.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

• NO CLASS: I will be organizing a conference.

Friday, November 4, 2011

• NO CLASS (We don't meet on Fridays)
• Three extra credit opportunities related to the Writers Conference.  See "Extra Credit" for details.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

• Read and mark Chapters 1-10 of Starship Troopers. Pages 1-145
• We will start the film Gattaca in class.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

• Read and mark Chapters 11-12 of Starship Troopers. Pages 146-201
• We will continue watching Gattaca.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

• Finish reading and marking Starship Troopers, including Historical Note on last page. Pages 202-264

Thursday, November 17, 2011

• Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• We will review the research project today.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

• Finish The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• Absence counts double.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

• Research project prewriting due.  Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum.
• Meet in the library (in College Hall) to do research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby of the library.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

• NO CLASS.
• Annotated Bibliography Due at 9:35 AM.  Post a copy to the "Research Paper: Bibliography" forum.
• I will be in my office (PH 441) during our normal class time if you want to discuss your upcoming paper.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• Draft of Paper #2 Due.  Post a copy and bring two copies to class.

Thursday, December 8, 2011 (Last Class)

• Quote Assignment Due.
• Print, read, and mark "The Star" by Arthur C. Clark (http://web.archive.org/web/20080718084442/http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/star_clarke.html).  A backup copy is in the "Course Documents" section of the class web page.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

• Final Exam (10:15 AM to 12:15 PM)
• Final Draft of Paper #2 Due.  See checklist for submission guidelines.