Reading Schedule

READING SCHEDULE
*Schedule subject to change. You are always encouraged to read ahead, as sometimes the reading load is heavier than other times. Please look ahead and plan wisely for these times.

Week One

Th 1/30 Course Introductions
HW: purchase all books; read up to page 75 in Kindred

Week Two

Tu 2/4 
HW: read to page 125 in Kindred

Th 2/6 
HW: read to page 200 in Kindred

Week Three 

Tu 2/11 Essay #1 Introduction
HW: HW: finish Kindred; read this four page excerpt from Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Th 2/13
HW: read up to page 75 in The Stepford Wives

Week Four

Tu 2/18
HW: complete Essay #1 rough draft

Th 2/20 Essay #1 Rough Draft (bring two printed copies to class for Workshop)
HW: finish The Stepford Wives

Week Five

Tu 2/25
HW:  complete Essay #1 final draft

Th 2/27 watch Black Mirror; Essay #1 final draft due on Moodle only
HW: read "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"

Week Six 

Tu 3/3
HW: read Fahrenheit 451 to page 75 (for 3/10)

Th 3/5 No class - Professor at Conference
HW: read Fahrenheit 451 to page 75 (for 3/10)

Week Seven

Tu 3/10 Introduce Essay #2
HW: finish Fahrenheit 451

Th 3/12 
HW: work on Essay #2 rough draft over the break

Week Nine

Tu 3/17 SPRING BREAK

Th 3/19 SPRING BREAK
HW: complete rough draft of Essay #2 for workshop (bring 2 copies to class Wednesday)


Week Ten

Tu 3/24 Essay #2 Rough Draft workshop
HW: complete final draft of Essay #2

Th 3/26  Essay #2 due; Black Mirror
HW: read The Hunger Games to page 100

Week Eleven

Tu 3/31 Report from the Future
HW: read The Hunger Games to page 200

Th 4/2
HW: finish The Hunger Games

Week Twelve

Tu 4/7
HW: read up to page 58 in Annihilation

Th 4/9
HW: read up to page 119 in Annihilation

Week Thirteen

Tu 4/14
HW: finish Annihilation

Th 4/16
HW: see emails

Week Fourteen

Tu 4/21
HW: see emails


 Th 4/23
HW: see emails

Report from the Future Analytical Essay and Creative Component due 4/27 by 6 pm on Moodle

Week Fifteen

Tu 4/28 Share Final Projects on Moodle

Th 4/30 Share Final Projects on Moodle

Week Sixteen

Tu 5/5 ZOOM PARTY!



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