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9/1/10 Introduction
9/3/10 Entering the Discussion: Read TS/IS "Introduction," 1-14; blog assignment
9/6/10 NO CLASS
9/8/10 Declaration of Independence; TS/IS chs 11 and 12; Library of Congress exhibit on Jefferson and The Declaration
9/10/10 Obama, "A More Perfect Union"; online with video
9/13/10 Ch 1; Newspaper assignment
9/15/10 Ch 2, 3
9/17/10 Ch 4; see announcement on weekend writing
9/20/10 Paper writing exercises
9/22/10 Conferences; Ch 5
9/24/10 Conferences; Ch 6
9/27/10 Revised Draft
9/29/10 Peer Review; This I Believe assignment
10/1/10 Paper #1 Due; Begin second essay; Revision blog assignment
10/4/10 Herbert; Dowd
10/6/10 Zakaria; Friedman
10/8/10 Berman; Amr
10/12/10 Lemonick; Cohen (Mon schedule on Tues)
10/13/10 Origin narratives ; Read The Declaration of Independence: A History from The National Archives
10/15/10 Mid-process draft due; Read "The Declaration of Independence: The Stylistic Artistry"
10/18/10 Conferences
10/20/10 Conferences
10/22/10 Peer Review
10/25/10 Essay 2 Drafting
10/27/10 Essay #2 Due; Begin third essay
10/29/10 Johnson; Stevens
11/1/10 Goldwasser; Rushkoff
11/3/10 Peacocke; Turkle
11/5/10 Chast; Rockler-Gladen
11/8/10 Will; Graff
11/10/10 NO CLASS
11/12/10 Mid-process draft due
11/15/10 Happiness Exercise
11/17/10 Peer Review
11/19/10 Essay #3 Due; Begin fourth essay
11/22/10 American Dream review; Skylar; Bartlett
11/24/10 The Economist; Krugman
11/26/10 NO CLASS
11/29/10 Olsson, Mallaby
12/1/10 Draut; review Obama
12/3/10 Mid-process draft due
12/6/10 Dream Presentations
12/8/10 Dream Presentations
12/10/10 Last Day of Class

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