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Thursday, January 9<\/strong>
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\nWriting about the Humanities<\/strong>
\nHeather Mac Donald, \u201cThe Humanities Have Forgotten Their Humanity\u201d<\/a>
\nNatalia Cecire, \u201cHumanities Scholarship is Incredibly Relevant, and that Makes People Sad\u201d<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

In-class paper. Please bring your laptops.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Syllabus quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dwight Garner
\nBook Reviews<\/strong>
\n\u201cA Modern Warrior (and a Meat Sack)\u201d<\/a>
\n\u201cTwo Pleas for Sanity in Judging Saneness\u201d<\/a>
\nPersonal Essays<\/strong>
\n\u201cSeven Days on the Queen Mary 2\u201d<\/a>
\n\u201cA Journey Home in Search of Himself\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, January 16
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No class. Attend Dwight Garner\u2019s talk at 7pm in Buttrick 102.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 21 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Elbow, \u201cThe Doubting Game and the Believing Game\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Technology<\/strong>
\nClive Thompson, \u201cDon\u2019t Blame Technology if Your Teen is Unsocial. It\u2019s Your Fault\u201d<\/a>
\nOdelia Kaly, \u201cRobot Apocalypse\u201d<\/a>
\nAmanda Hess, \u201cWhy Women Aren\u2019t Welcome on the Internet\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

First Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selections from John Trimble, Writing with Style<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, January 30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about the Law<\/strong>
\nSusan Schorn, \u201cSorry, Thank You, Please\u201d<\/a>
\nNoam Scheiber, \u201cThe Last Days of Big Law\u201d<\/a>
\nSarah Stillman, \u201cTaken\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, February 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Handouts:
\nThey Say, I Say<\/a>
\nEffective Quotes, Paraphrases, and Summaries<\/a>
\nQuotation Grammar, Punctuation, and Style<\/a>
\nIntroducing and Contextualizing Evidence<\/a>
\nLogical Fallacies<\/a><\/p>\n

First Formal Essay (Chosen from Essays One and Two) Submitted to Me Via Email by Midnight Wednesday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Race and its Representations<\/strong>
\nCord Jefferson, \u201cVideo of White, Rioting Surfers Shows White Culture of Lawlessness\u201d<\/a>
\nTa-Nehisi Coates, \u201cIn Defense of a Loaded Word\u201d<\/a>
\nEula Biss, \u201cNo-Man\u2019s-Land\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Third Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selections from John Ruszkiewicz, How to Write Anything<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Wealth, Gender, and Work<\/strong>
\nSarah Kendzior, \u201cMothers are Not Opting Out\u2014They Are Out of Options\u201d<\/a>
\nJudith Warner, \u201cThe Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In\u201d<\/a>
\nShannon Hayes, \u201cMeet the Radical Homemakers\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Fourth Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 18 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Selections from Joseph Williams, Style<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 20 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Medicine<\/strong> and Medical Ethics<\/strong>
\nJuliann Garey, \u201cWhen Doctors Discriminate\u201d<\/a>
\nEmily Bazelon, \u201cThe Nazi Anatomists\u201d<\/a>
\nRobin Marantz Henig, \u201cA Life-or-Death Situation\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Fifth Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Conferences. No class.<\/p>\n

Second Formal Essay (Chosen from Essays Three and Four) Submitted to Me Via Email by Midnight Wednesday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, February 27 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Conferences. No class.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring Break<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring Break<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 11 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Selections from Matthew Clark, A Matter of Style<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 13 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about the Movies and TV<\/strong>
\nWesley Morris, \u201cIt\u2019s a Crime\u201d<\/a>
\nEmily Nussbaum, \u201cDifficult Women\u201d<\/a>
\nA.O. Scott, \u201cOur Own Worst Enemies\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Sixth Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kurt Vonnegut, \u201cHow to Write with Style\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 20 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Abstractions<\/strong>
\nTom Scocca, \u201cOn Smarm\u201d<\/a>
\nEdward Hoagland, \u201cOn Friendship\u201d<\/a>
\nZadie Smith, \u201cJoy\u201d<\/a> >Now behind a pay wall. Please read this<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

Seventh Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 25 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Selections from Strunk and White, The Elements of Style<\/em><\/p>\n

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Third Formal Essay (Chosen from Essays Five Through Seven) Submitted to Me Via Email by Midnight Wednesday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 27 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Books, Reading, and Libraries<\/strong>
\nNeil Gaiman, \u201cWhy our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming\u201d<\/a>
\nSheila Heti, \u201cWhy Teens Should Read \u2018Adult\u2019 Fiction\u2014And Vice Versa\u201d<\/a>
\nZadie Smith, \u201cThe North West London Blues\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Eight Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donald Barthelme, \u201cNot-Knowing\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing about Writing<\/strong>
\nRebecca Solnit, \u201cThe Faraway Nearby\u201d<\/a>
\nPhillip Lopate, \u201cThe Essay, An Exercise in Doubt\u201d<\/a>
\nJoshua Mehigan, \u201cI Thought You Were a Poet\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Ninth Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Jamison, “How to Write a Personal Essay”<\/a>
\nDwight Garner, “Contemplating Other People’s Pain”<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/em>Thursday, April 10 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing a Personal Narrative<\/strong>
\nSherman Alexie, \u201cThe Unauthorized Autobiography of Me\u201d<\/a>
\nKiese Laymon, \u201cHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America\u201d<\/a>
\nAriel Levy, \u201cThanksgiving in Mongolia\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Tenth Essay Posted to Blog by Midnight Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fourth Formal Essay (Chosen from Essays Eight, Nine, and Ten) Submitted to Me Via Email by Midnight Monday.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 15 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Identify the five most useful things you\u2019ve learned from the craft readings. Please come prepared to discuss.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last day! Please bring your laptops.<\/p>\n

Final Portfolio Due by Midnight on our Scheduled Exam Day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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