ENG 102.

0823 | “Where I’m From” Laguardia Community College

Instructor Beth Schwartzapfel Spring I 2011

CLASS SCHEDULE
The following is the reading and essay schedule for the semester; additional written homework will be assigned in
class. This schedule is accurate as of 4/25/11, but is subject to change. For the most updated information, please
check the class website (eng1020823.blogspot.com).

Mon 4/25 “Simplicity,” by William Zinsser (distributed in class; website also links to PDF)
Using secondary sources to support your argument
From Rules for Writers:
 Use sources to inform and support your argument, Citing sources; avoiding
plagiarism, Integrating sources (pp 413-426)
 Writing MLA Papers (pp 413-466). Please read “documenting sources,” “MLA in-
text citations” (pp 426-7) and “MLA list of works cited” (435-6, 450-1) carefully.
The rest I would like you to look over, but you can skim it.
Tue 4/26 *Last day to withdraw with a “W” grade
Wed 4/27 Introduction to poetry
From the Poetry volume of Literature: Craft and Voice:
 Fixed Poetic Forms (242-3, 246-9, 251, 253, 255, 257, 285-7)
 Sound, Rhyme, and Rhythm (211, 214-6, 219-223, 228-9, 231-2, 234, 238-41)
 “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
 “Ballad of the Landlord” by Langston Hughes
Mon 5/2 LIBRARY ORIENTATION
Wed 5/4 From the Poetry volume of Literature: Craft and Voice:
 “To His Coy Mistress,” by Andrew Marvell
 “Woman’s Work,” by Julia Alvarez
 Secondary source about “Stopping by Woods” (to be distributed in class)
Mon 5/9 From the Poetry volume of Literature: Craft and Voice:
 Open Form (289, 292-3, 297, 324-5)
 “Sweet Like a Crow” by Michael Ondaatje
 “Knoxville, Tennessee,” by Nikki Giovanni
 “Postcards of El Barrio,” by Willie Perdomo
Wed 5/11 Paper #2 thesis and annotated bibliography due
Mon 5/16 Paper #2 rough draft due
Wed 5/18 PAPER #2 DUE
From the Drama volume of Literature: Craft and Voice: Reading and viewing a play in
its elements (pp 2-3, 13-20)
Mon 5/23 From the Drama volume of Literature: Craft and Voice: “Fences” by August Wilson, Act I
Wed 5/25 From the Drama volume of Literature: Craft and Voice:
 “Fences” by August Wilson, Act II
 Writing about Drama (pp 46-63)
Mon 5/30 Memorial Day: NO CLASS
ENG 102.0823 | “Where I’m From” Laguardia Community College
Instructor Beth Schwartzapfel Spring I 2011

Wed 6/1 Beth out of town; rough draft of paper #3 due via email by 8 am.
Mon 6/6 PAPER #3 DUE
FINAL EXAM
Wed 6/8 Last day of class; final grades distributed