March 12

*Course overview

*Come to class having read McComiskey, "Introduction"

*Lecture: History of English studies

*Writing: Begin Literacy autobiography in class 

March 15

*Literacy Autobiography due to Keegan and Ladino by 5pm (email)
*Work on Faculty Research Report

March 19

*Workshop Groups assigned by Monday (3/17) at 5pm (check email)

*Faculty research report workshop due (email to group members by 9pm Tuesday, 3/18)

*Read: McComiskey, Chapter 4; Clare poems (Handouts) -“Helpstone”, “Helpston Green”, “The Fate of Genius”, “Songs Eternity", “The Lament of Swordy Well”, “The Progress of Rhyme”,“To The Snipe”,“The Pettichaps Nest”, “The Yellowhammer’s Nest”, “The Badger”, “The Flitting”, “I Am”, “Sonnet: I am”; additional selections from critical essays on Clare. Visit also the John Clare Page

http://www.johnclare.info/

For information on the copyright controversy, click on the link on the left menu bar.  The essay “Poor Clare” by John Goodridge is the best place to start but you are encouraged to read other points of view (hotlinks are provided)

March 22

*Faculty research report due to Keegan and Ladino by 5pm (email)
*Work on Poetry Analysis

March 26
*Poetry analysis workshop (email draft to group members by 9pm Tuesday, 3/25)

*Read: McComiskey, Chapter 2; Austen, Veronica. “Writing Spaces: Performances of the Word.” Kairos 8.1 (Spring 2003) at http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/8.1/binder2.html?coverweb/austen/austen.html (give yourself at least 30 minutes to view this presentation); Daley, Elizabeth. “Expanding the Concept of Literacy.” at
http:// www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdf
OR
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffpiu027.pdf
*Lecture: Rhetoric and Composition and New Media - Guest speakers: Dr. Bob Whipple and Dr. Gina Merys

*Library Resource Presentation: Mr. Mike Poma, Reinert Library

March 29

*Poetry analysis due to Keegan and Ladino by 5pm (email)
*Work on Author Biography

April 2

*Author biography due (email draft to group members by 9pm Tuesday, 4/1)

*Read McComiskey, Chapter 3; handouts (Smiley and Hix Essays

*Lecture: Creative Writing - Guest speaker: Professor Susan Aizenberg

April 9

*Major project workshop (email draft to group members by 9pm Tuesday, 4/8)

*Project presentations

April 16

*Major project workshop 2 email draft to group members by 9pm Tuesday, 4/15)

*Read McComiskey, Chapter 5
*Lecture: Cultural Studies - Dr. Ladino

April 23

*Discernment narrative workshop email draft to group members by 9pm Tuesday, April 22)

*Guest speaker: Lisa Brockhoff, Career Center, “What to do with an English Major”

April 30  

*Final Portfolio workshop (get as much to group as possible by Tuesday at 9pm)