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Mr. Smith reserves the right to make changes to Course Outline with advanced notice. |
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Second Semester |
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Week 1 || 01.03 |
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Teachers' In-Service Day |
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Tuesday: |
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Teachers' In-Service Day |
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Wednesday: |
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Basic Introduction: Syllabus Semester 2
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Follow @PrufrocksBlues in Twitter |
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Weekly Writing Prompts |
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Weekly Writing Exercise / 15 minutes |
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Guidelines for Reading/Academic Expectations |
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• demo |
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Deductive Versus Inductive Versus Abductive Review |
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• Deductive Arguments/ Inductive Arguments / Abductive Arguments |
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• Three Methods of Argument |
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Deductive Argument Example— MLA |
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• "Is Screen Time Bad for Kids?" Kim Tingley, New York Times, p. MM20, 12.22.19 /PDF |
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Inductive Article Example— APA |
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• "Going to Prison Was the Best Thing To Ever Happened—"/ PDF Brandon Rhoads, BarkPost.com |
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Abductive Argument Example— APA, CMS |
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• "Diagnosis" Dr. Lisa Sanders, M.D., New York Times, pp. 16-17, 07.07.19 / PDF |
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The Three Models of Reasoning |
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• Review |
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Thursday: |
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Ms. Nichols will speak with class for 15-20 minutes. |
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Review Value Claims |
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• demo |
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Friday: |
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Apocalyptic Writing |
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• demo |
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In-Class Exercise: Apocalyptic Writing / CEC Paragraph |
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Week 2 || 01.10 |
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Monday: |
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Overview: What is an Argument? |
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• demo |
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Traditional Argument—Aristotelian Model < Quick Review |
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• demo |
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Toulmin Argument |
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• demo |
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Rogerian Discussion |
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• demo |
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Tues.—Thurs.: |
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Garret Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor”—supplemental |
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In-Class Exercise: Respond to Hardin's observations |
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Friday: |
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Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (speculative fiction) |
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• in-class reading |
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Week 3 || 01.17 |
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Monday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Tuesday: |
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Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (speculative fiction) |
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• examination of plot and theme |
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Wednesday: |
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Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (speculative fiction) |
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• examination of theme and symbols |
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New York Times Editorial: Michael W. Krauss, "American Dream? Or Mirage?" |
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Thursday: |
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Poetry as Protest |
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• demo |
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W.H. Auden, "The Unknown Citizen" /PDF |
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Friday: |
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Poetry As Protest |
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• in-class exercise |
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William Blake, "London" /PDF |
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• demo |
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Week 4 || 01.24 |
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Monday: |
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William Blake, "London" /PDF |
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Tuesday: |
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William Blake, "London" /PDF |
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Carl Sandburg, "Chicago" /PDF |
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Wednesday: |
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Review Academic Paragraph Formula |
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• demo |
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Thursday: |
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Assessment — part 1 |
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Assessment — part 2 |
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Week 5 || 01.31 |
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Monday: |
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Narration Types Review |
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• demo |
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Literary Lens Review —part 1 |
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Tuesday: |
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Literary Lens Review —part 2 |
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Modernism Expectations |
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• demo |
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Gabriel García Márquez, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" |
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Wed.—Thurs.: |
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Gabriel García Márquez, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" |
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Solving the Metaphor of the Very Old Man with Enormous Wings |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Friday: |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Week 6 || 02.07 |
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Monday: |
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Elements of European Fairy Tales |
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• demo |
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Jacob and Wiljelm Grimm, "The Goose Girl" |
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Analysis MLA Paper Synthesis |
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Comparison Analysis: Magic Realism and Fairy Tales |
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Tuesday: |
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Analysis MLA Paper Synthesis |
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Comparison Analysis: Magic Realism and Fairy Tales |
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Wednesday: |
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Analysis MLA Paper Synthesis |
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Comparison Analysis: Magic Realism and Fairy Tales |
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Thursday: |
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Analysis MLA Paper Synthesis |
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Comparison Analysis: Magic Realism and Fairy Tales |
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Friday: |
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Analysis MLA Paper Synthesis |
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Comparison Analysis: Magic Realism and Fairy Tales |
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Week 7 || 02.14 |
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Monday: |
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Literary Modernism Intentions |
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• demo: Evolution of Modernism |
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• demo: Quick Review of Modernism Intentions |
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• Ezra Pound, "In a Station of the Metro" |
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• H. D., "All Mountains" |
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Tuesday: |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Wednesday: |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Thursday: |
Modernism & T. S. Eliot |
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• demo |
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• demo: poem in full, with annotations |
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• demo: poem fragmented in stanzas for class lectures |
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Friday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Week 8 || 02.21 |
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Monday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Tuesday: |
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T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
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DQ: "Is Prufrock a victim of society's sins? —or is he a victim of his own sins?" |
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Wednesday: |
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T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
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Thursday: |
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T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
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Friday: |
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T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
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DQ: "Is the poem 'Prufrock' an example of social protest? |
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Week 9 || 03.01 |
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Monday: |
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T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and Criticism |
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Tuesday: |
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Sylvia Plath, "Lady Lazarus" |
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Plath versus Confessionalism |
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Plath versus PostModernism |
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Wednesday: |
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Sylvia Plath, "Lady Lazarus" |
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Thursday: |
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Sylvia Plath, "Lady Lazarus" |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Friday: |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Week 10 || 03.07 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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Mark Edmundson, "Shakespeare and the Early Modern Self" |
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William Shakespeare, Hamlet overview |
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Available Study Modes for Hamlet |
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• print PDF |
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• video stage production |
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• audio version production |
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Week 11 || 03.14 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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Spring Break |
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Week 12 || 03.21 |
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Monday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Tuesday—Friday: |
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William Shakespeare, Hamlet || Print and Audio |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Week 13 || 03.28 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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William Shakespeare, Hamlet |
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Comparisons of Hamlet Soliloquies |
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Watch full movie of Hamlet |
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Print Scene from Hamlet comapred with Film Scene |
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In-Class Exercise (CEC Paragraph) |
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Week 14 || 04.04 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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MLA versus APA |
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Controversial Issues |
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Week 15 || 04.11 |
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Monday—Thursday: |
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APA Research Analysis Paper |
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Friday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Week 16 || 04.18 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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APA Research Analysis Paper |
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Week 17 || 04.25 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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CMS versus MLA versus APA |
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Historical Analysis Paper |
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Week 18 || 05.02 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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CMS Historical Analysis Paper |
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Week 19 || 05.09 |
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Monday—Friday: |
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CMS Historical Analysis Paper |
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Week 20 || 05.16 |
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Metamodernism |
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Week 21 || 05.23 |
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Finals Week |
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