The course schedule may change according to our progress. Please check often.
- 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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