ENG 272 G: Myths Dreams Symbols,
Mondays and Wednesdays, 915-1030 a.m. (Mokihana 101)
Please use the Schedule of Classes to keep
track of important deadlines and obligations, and look at
the list of big dates at the bottom of the page as well.
(Please pay careful attention to add/drop/withdrawal
dates and holidays). Please remember that it
is entirely your responsibility
to handle your registration status in this
course. If you wish to add this class, you
must get the appropriate Registration form so as to add into
this section. If you must withdraw due to unforseen
circumstances, you must get the applicable form at
the Kekaulike
Information Center (Ilima 101/2) to firmly declare your
withdrawal status. Since I cannot withdraw ANY students from
my class, please note that after the LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
FROM FULL SEMESTER CLASSES, if you
are no longer attending this class after this date, your grade
will more than likely resolve as an "F."
Text References:
Assignment Codes
RR=Reading
Response (a graded response to an assigned sample reading).
A Reading Response is ALWAYS a graded writing assignment,
worth 50 HW points.
SR=Supplemental
Response (a short assignment that helps you practice some
of the techniques found in the main assignment, I can collect
and comment on this piece, but since it is a fully-graded
assignment; it is an assignment that should assist you in
the writing of the MAJOR FOUR ESSAYS) which makes it worth
20 HW points.
In-class
freewrites, which we write on a daily basis, are worth 10
HW points and count fully as participation points.
SUPP:
Supplemental Website that may be of Interest to You.
NOTE:
On certain conference days, I may decide to hold
class in the grassy area near the Mokihana building and will
provide goza mats for that purpose.... I
may also opt to hold class OUTSIDE, weather permitting,
so please bring sunscreen, sunglasses, and tasty food and
beverages.
General Deadlines:
| 9/30 |
1st Draft, Essay #1 |
| 10/07 |
Final Draft, Essay #1 |
| 11/04 |
1st Draft, Essay #2 |
| 11/11 |
Final Draft, Essay #2 |
| 12/02 |
1st Draft, Essay #3 |
| 12/09 |
Final Draft, Essay #3 |
SCHEDULE
| Date |
In
class /DUE TODAY |
Hints? |
HOMEWORK/ASSIGNMENTS |
| 8/24 Mon |
Class Orientation; Icebreakers
Teaching Philosophy/Policies |
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Take
a few days to read over the online content. Your main
goal is to familiarize yourself with my class, course
policies, and website. Please generate some questions
for me if you have them: ask them in class, or, if you
are shy, email me, davink@hawaii.edu
or talk to me during office hours in Kalia 216. I want
to really make sure that you feel welcome in my class,
and want to discuss the class with you if you feel confused,
apprehensive, or forsee any difficulties with English
257G.
1. Read "Syllabus"
(online) in depth--know the policies of this class.
2. Write "QUESTIONAIRE"
(around 1-2 pages ) +Myth
Diagnostic (1-2 pages)
3. Post an anonymous or signed
comment, question, or greeting on my myth blog, http://mrkmyth.blogspot.com/
Use your 5 letter/number codename. I want you to become
comfortable in soliciting online or in-person advice
A.S.A.P.
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| 8/26 Wed |
DUE: Questionnaire and Diagnostic.
In-class: Intro. to Fairy
Tales |
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1. Read
"This
is a Photograph of Me," by Margaret Atwood;
(online)
Scan / think about potential questions
found in Atwood's piece
2. SR: Post an anonymous or signed comment
(one paragraph or so) along with your codename for credit
on http://mrkmyth.blogspot.com/
Comment on any aspect of "This
is a Photograph of Me" in the anonymous comments
section for credit. We will discuss Atwood's piece next
week so as to review how to conduct a literary analysis.
3. Prepare for Presentations (5-7 min)
on Favorite
Fairy Tales +Writeup (1-2 pages). |
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Style
Sheet for Assignments |
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| 8/31 Mon |
Fairy Tales Discussion + Literary Analysis Review |
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Review components of analytical essays; look at old
ENG 100 essays if need be. |
| 9/02 Wed |
DUE: blog
commentary on "This is a Photograph"
Fairy Tales Discussion + Literary Analysis Review
Spectrum Magazine's "Poetic
Feminism" by Holly Tammens.
Fairy Tale Presentation + Writeup Group
I volunteers.
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Start watching Pan's Labyrinth (DVD)
Purchase in bookstore, B&N,
Border's,
or rent at Blockbuster
Write: Task #1: Pan's
Labyrinth Assignments |
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Supplemental |
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Pan's
Labyrinth Official Website |
| 9/07 Mon |
HOLIDAY: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
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Screenplay,
PL
Synopsis |
Holiday: Keep Analyzing film |
| 9/09 Wed |
DUE: Task #1: Pan's
Labyrinth Assignments |
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Write: Task #2: Pan's
Labyrinth Assignments |
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Supplemental |
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Mythology
of Pan |
| 9/14 Mon |
DUE: Task #2: Pan's
Labyrinth Assignments
Intro. to "Water"
theme. |
"Water" |
1. Prepare for your first Myth
Response
2. Take notes on "Shambleau"
or "Perseus, Book IV"
3.
"Shambleau" (CoRead) 02-18; or
"Perseus,
Book IV" (Ovid) lines 663-803;
(IC#1)+
4 Resources
5. Prep for Response #1: "Shambleau"
or "Perseus" (~answering a minimum of 3 questions
and more for extra-credit) (50
HW points) |
| 9/16 Wed |
Response #1: "Shambleau"
or "Perseus"; Discussion |
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Go shopping this weekend. Start to
look for stirring and powerful symbols in the logos,
designs, and motifs that you see for stores. Look at
the "Mall
Symbolism" assignment or "Bad
Dream, Good Dream" assignment, and
1.
Write: Mall Symbolism OR Bad
Dream, Good Dream(1-2 pages) |
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SUPP |
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Wikipedia
Entry: Mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Olympians
Medusa
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| 9/21 Mon |
1. DUE: Mall
Symbolism or Bad
Dream, Good Dream |
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Write: Task #3: Pan's
Labyrinth Assignments |
| 9/23 Wed |
DUE: Pan's Labyrinth Final
Draft (3 pages) |
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1. Start to consider ideas for your 1st major essay,
Mythological
Identity;
2. HW: Prepare a brief
topic proposal for your first essay, Mythological
Identity. (1~2 pages) (SR) (20
HW points);
You can also post your topic
proposal on the blog
if you want, but that's completely up to you (always
put your codename on it for credit). . Since next Monday
is a holiday, email is probably the best bet.
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SUPPLEMENTAL: |
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| 9/28 Mon |
Topic Proposals DUE
Conferences on your Topic Proposal with
the Instructor. Prepare for Draft. |
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Consult, prep., outline. Condense a thesis
statement, if possible. Write: 1st Draft, Essay
#1: Mythic Identity (PROVIDE 2 COPIES) (Use your codename
or go anonymous) |
| 9/30 Wed |
Draft 1. |
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Write 2nd Draft, Essay
#1: Mythic Identity (PROVIDE 2 COPIES) (Use your
codename or go anonymous) |
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SUPP |
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Wikipedia Femme
Fatale |
| 10/05 Mon |
2nd Draft Conferences (2 copies) |
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Revise Essay #1 (next class is the
final draft deadline, and of course, you can revise
the essay later.)
+Write Evaluation
#1 about this Essay; Staple your Evaluation to the
Final Draft. |
| 10/07 Wed |
DUE: Final Draft, Essay #1
/ + Evaluation
#1 :
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1. Prepare either a paper or online
writeup for "Art
as Power" exercise; you may decide to post
up comments on the
blog. |
| UNIT TWO |
URBAN LEGENDS |
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Concerns for this unit: What are
urban legends? What are the connections between urban
legends and mythology? Is there technology involved in
the spread of urban legends? |
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| 10/12 Mon |
Urban Legends Discussion |
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Pick an urban legend that intrigues you off the Urban
Legend Resource Page. Be prepared t write a freewrite
on that urban legend. Source page: Essay
#2 on Urban Legends |
| 10/14 Wed |
Urban Legends + The Rise of Technology;
DUE: "Art
as Power" |
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1. Start assembling ideas for Essay
#2 on Urban Legends
2. Start reading and preparing for the
next Unit,
"Fire"
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SUPP. |
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Adam
Aitken, "To A Cyborg" (course reader)
Jabberwacky
Online A.I.
Actroid |
| 10/19 Mon |
Consultations |
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1. Craft an Urban Legend topic
proposal;.
Individual conferences for Essay #2,
"Urban Legends"
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| 10/21 Wed |
Consultations |
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1. Craft an Urban Legend topic
proposal;.
Individual conferences for Essay #2,
"Urban Legends"
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| 10/26 Mon |
DUE:
1. Urban Legend topic
proposal;. |
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HW: Prepare either a paper or online
writeup for "Technological
Dependence" exercise; you may decide to post
up comments on the
blog. |
| 10/28 Wed |
DUE: "Technological
Dependence" exercise |
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1. Read
"Supertoys
Last all Summer Long" (CoRead) 19-23; or
"Pygmalion,
Book X" (Ovid) 220-297.
(RR#2) +
Resources
2. Write: Response#2 on "Supertoys
Last all Summer Long " or "Pygmalion"
(answer a minimum of 3 questions or more for extra points)
(50 HW Points) |
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Important! |
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Skim through
my Grammar
Helper and Grammar
Sampler. Identify the types of errors you typically
make on a sheet of paper. For every major essay, identify
the 3-4 errors that YOU ALWAYS seem to be making. Try
to find out the rule for the mistake, then correct the
sentence. Try to revise and write the correct sentence
using my feedback as a guide. This is the only tried and
true method for self-improvement—learning from your
mistakes. |
| 10/27 *** |
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Last day to withdraw from full-semester
classes, to change to credit/no credit
grade option, and to request audit grade option. Complete
withdrawals and
grade option changes must be done in person. Not all classes
are
eligible for the credit/no credit option.
Last day for instructors to submit incomplete make-up
grades for Fall 2008. |
| 11/02 Mon |
DUE: RR#2 on "Supertoys"
or "Pygmalion"; discussion and movie
movie/discussion
+In -class writeup |
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start planning out your ideas for
the next essay; conference with me.
Write: Essay
#2, "Urban Legends" (1st draft, 2 copies) |
| 11/04 Wed |
Conferences about 2nd Essay, Brainstorming
DUE: Essay #2, 1st draft (2
copies)
"Urban Legends" |
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Prepare either a paper or online writeup
for "A.I"
exercise; you may decide to post up comments on
the blog.
Continue work on your 2nd essay. Prepare
a 2nd Draft, 2 copies. |
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SUPP. |
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Artificial
Intelligence Depot / Sexuality
and Robots |
| 11/09 Mon |
DUE:
"A.I" exercise;
2nd Draft Conferences, "Urban
Legends" |
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Individual conferences for Essay #2,
"Urban Legends"; Evaluation
#2 for Essay #2. (Final Draft Prep) |
| 11/11 Wed |
DUE: DUE: FINAL DRAFT, ESSAY
#2, Urban Legend Essay +Evaluation
#2 for Essay #2. |
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Read Battle
Royale film summary by A. Leong; prepare for
first novel by Koushun Takami.
Read Koushun Takami, Battle Royale
15-75.
Read
"Case
Study: Battle Royale's Apocalyptic Millenial Message"
(CoRead) 25-31; or
"Orpheus
and Eurydice, Book X" (Ovid) 01-85.
(RR#3)+Resources
Write: RR#3, on "Case
Study" or "Orpheus" (50
HW points) (3 or more questions) |
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| 11/16 Mon |
BR
DUE: RR#3.
RR#3 Discussions |
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Read Koushun Takami,
Battle Royale, 76-139.
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| 11/18 Wed |
BR; intro. to next unit. EARTH |
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Read Koushun Takami, Battle Royale,
140-221.
Start preparing for your Battle
Royale Presentation (5-8 minutes) and Writeup (1-2 pages)
Prepare either a paper or online writeup
for "death
narrative" exercise; you may decide to post
up comments on the
blog. |
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SUPP. |
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"Battle
Royale Trivia" |
| 11/23 Mon |
Death Narrative Due (bonus)
Battle
Royale Presentation (5-8 minutes) and Writeup (1-2 pages) |
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Read Koushun Takami,
Battle Royale, 140-221. |
| 11/25 Wed |
Battle
Royale Presentation (5-8 minutes) and Writeup (1-2 pages)
conferences on Essay #3,
Topic Proposal DUE; Consultations |
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Read Koushun Takami,
Battle Royale , 221-.306. |
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SUPP. |
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"The
Student Matrix" |
| 11/30 Mon |
BR |
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Write a first draft for Essay
#3, BR Essay (2 copies) |
| 12/02 Wed |
DUE: BR ESSAY first draft |
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Start in on Donnie Darko (screenplay);
Work on 2nd Draft. |
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| 12/07 Mon |
BR ESSAY 2nd draft |
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Polish up and Write Final Draft,
BR Essay (Essay #3) + Evaluation
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| 12/09 Wed |
BR ESSAY final draft |
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Read chart, "The
Hero's Journey," (1).
Visual
Chart
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| 12/11-12/18 |
Final Examination Period |
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| 12/16 Wed |
DUE: Final
Draft of Essay #4 Due + Evaluation
# 4 for last essay.(turn in by 12 noon) |
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(ALL BACK
WORK DUE): Please don't bombard me with late
work or revisions (in other words, don't revise all
of your major essays in one-shot, and give them to me
to grade on this day. You should ideally be revising
your essays on a rolling basis and turning them in a
week after you receive grades and comments. |
| 12/18 Fri |
Final Day of the Semester |
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| 12/23 Wed |
Grades due by 4:30 PM |
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*So as to avoid plagiarism,
FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER, every
essay that employs some form of documentation (uses quotes)
must be submitted with the following items:
A. PRINTED COPY OF RESOURCE with QUOTE (highlighted);
B. A
WORKS CITED ENTRY: you do not need to make another page
for this, but make sure that formatting is CORRECT. For confirmation
of correct WORKS CITED FORM, see Bullock, 233-270.
1. REMEMBER, your WORKS CITED NEEDS TO BE ALPHABETICALLY
ARRANGED, by AUTHOR.
2. BE CAREFUL ABOUT FORMATTING. Remember to
indent the other lines after the first one.
3. THE ESSAY WILL BE CHECKED FOR ACTS OF PLAGIARISM:
copying and pasting directly into an essay from a blog, article,
Wikipedia source, online article, collusion with other students,
etc.
4. MOST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY
WONDERING HOW TO CITE INTERNET SOURCES, especially, EBSCO
HOST ones. Here is a sample:
(NAME, "TITLE," SOURCE, PUBLISHING DATE, ACCESS
DATE, WEB HOST, WEB ADDRESS)
Grossman, Lev. "Didn't He
Use to Be A Musician?"
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Time. 24 Feb. 2003. 10
Mar. 2003. www.ebscohost.com.
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Avail. Online:
<http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=9120776&db=aph>
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(the first line is indented 5 spaces, while every subsequent
line is indented 10 spaces)
big dates in 2009:
| Monday, August 24 |
First day of instruction for Fall
2009 semester.
In-person registration begins for faculty/staff with tuition
waivers.
Late registration begins. Student registering for Fall
2009 classes at any University of Hawai’i Institution
for the first time on or after this date will be charged
a $30 late registration fee. |
| Friday, August 28 |
Last day to register, add, or change full-semester
class sections.
Last day to withdraw from full-semester classes with 100%
tuition refund. |
| Monday, September 7 |
Labor Day holiday |
| Monday, September 14 |
Last day to withdraw from full-semester classes
with 50% tuition refund.
Last day to withdraw without a “W” (end of
“erase” period).
Ka’ie’ie application deadline for Fall 2009
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| Friday, October 2 |
Last day to apply and register for credit by
examination |
| Thursday, October 15 |
Last day to apply for Fall 2009 graduation for
AA, AS, and CA degrees |
| Tuesday, October 27 |
Last day to withdraw from full-semester classes,
to change to credit/no credit
grade option, and to request audit grade option. Complete
withdrawals and
grade option changes must be done in person. Not all classes
are
eligible for the credit/no credit option.
Last day for instructors to submit incomplete make-up
grades for Fall 2008. |
| Wednesday, November 11 |
Veterans Day Holiday |
| Thursday, November 26 |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday |
| Friday, November 27 |
Non-instructional holiday, Thanksgiving continued |
| Thursday, December 10 |
Last day of instruction |
| December 11-18 |
Final Examination Period |
| Friday, December 18 |
Last day of Fall 2009 semester |
| Wednesday, December 23 |
Grades due by 4:30 PM |
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