CLASS 1

Succeeding in this Course
Defining Close Reading

• The Syllabus

Response 1.1: Introduce yourself.

CLASS 2

Reading Closely and Critically
Defining Freewriting

• Bunn, “How to Read Like a Writer”
• Lorde, “Poetry Is Not a Luxury”
• Closely Reading Poetry and Prose
• Poetry selections

Response 1.2: Freewrite on the purpose of poetry.

CLASS 3

Argumentation I
Identifying Literary Evidence

• Essay 1 Assignment Guidelines
• Argumentation
• Harvey’s “Elements of the Academic Essay”
• Poem that you selected for analysis

Response 1.3: Freewrite on evidence from the poem.

CLASS 4

Identifying Intellectual Problems and Posing Interpretive Questions Analyzing Literary Texts

• Identifying Intellectual or Interpretive Problems
• Poem that you selected for analysis
• Literary and Figurative Devices (reference)

Response 1.4: Pose questions of the evidence from the poem and begin identifying literary terms.

CLASS 5

Literary Terms and Tools of Analysis
Framing and Introducing Evidence I

• Framing and Introducing Literary Evidence
• Analyzing with Literary and Key Terms
• Argumentation
• Literary and Figurative Devices (reference)

Zero Draft Essay 1: Use exercises to develop two analysis paragraphs; draft a working thesis.

CLASS 6

Introducing a Problem and a Thesis I
Analyzing Word Choice

• Poem that you selected for analysis
• TCOR “Making Claims”
• Developing Strong Thesis Statements
• Your Essay Draft
• Model Essay

Essay Work: Review and revise claims and thesis.

CLASS 7

Revision and Peer Review

• Revision: Re-seeing Your Writing
• TCOR “Making Good Arguments”
• TCOR “Introductions and Conclusions”

Formal Draft Essay 1: Use strategies from class and feedback to develop your Essay 1 draft.

CLASS 8

Developing and Structuring Argument I

• Your Essay
• Developing and Structuring Argument

Final Draft Essay 1

CLASS 9

Conducting Lens Analysis of a Literary Text

• Essay 2 Assignment Guidelines
• Lens Analysis
• Posing Questions of Literature
• Fardoush, “The Starfruit Tree”
• Critical Frameworks for Literary Analysis
• Literary Theory: Feminist criticism

Response 2.1: Draft a summary of “The Starfruit Tree” and begin identifying evidence. Freewrite: What do you think makes the story a feminist text?

CLASS 10

Identifying Literary Evidence II
Summarizing a Literary Text

• Summarizing a Literary Text
• Fardoush, “The Starfruit Tree”
• Introducing Literary Evidence

Response 2.2: Work with your classmates to develop and polish your summary of “The Starfruit Tree” and identify additional evidence.

CLASS 11

Applying a Lens to Literary Analysis
Identifying Secondary Source Quotations

• Functions of Sources
• Nazneen, “The Women’s Movement in Bangladesh”
• Literary Theory: Feminist criticism

Response 2.3: Identify secondary source quotations that will help you to contextualize your analysis of “The Starfruit Tree” as a feminist text.

CLASS 12

Argumentation II
Framing and Introducing Literary Evidence II
Framing and Introducing Secondary Source Quotations I

• Fardoush, “The Starfruit Tree”
• Argumentation
• Analyzing with Literary and Key Terms
• 8 Strategies for Critically Engaging Secondary Sources
• Framing and Introducing Literary Evidence
• Citing Supporting / Secondary Sources

Response 2.4: Work with your classmates to draft a summary of “The Women’s Movement in Bangladesh” and to frame and introduce quotations.

CLASS 13

Identifying Intellectual Problems and Posing Interpretive Questions II

• Identifying Intellectual or Interpretive Problems
• Posing Questions of Literature
• Developing Strong Claims
• Citing Supporting / Secondary Sources
• Logical Fallacies

Zero Draft Essay 2: Develop three analysis paragraphs and a working thesis.

CLASS 14

Engaging Multiple Viewpoints
Contextualizing Literary Analysis Using Secondary Sources I

• Functions of Sources
• Analyzing with Literary and Key Terms
• Effective Paragraphing
• Developing and Structuring Argument
• Model Essay
• Your Essay Draft

Essay Work: Review and revise how you’re incorporating ideas from secondary sources into your analysis.

CLASS 15

Peer Review and Revision

• TCOR “Introductions and Conclusions”
• Revision: Re-seeing Your Writing
• Re-read annotations of all texts for Essay 2

Formal Draft Essay 2: Use strategies from class and feedback to develop your Essay 2 Draft.

CLASS 16

Introducing a Problem and a Thesis II

• Developing Strong Thesis Statements
• Your Essay Draft
• Re-read annotations of all texts for Essay 2

Essay Work: Revise to deepen your analysis and to clarify your claims and thesis.

CLASS 17

Developing and Structuring Argument II

• Your Essay
• Developing and Structuring Argument

Final Draft Essay 2

CLASS 19

Introduction to the Literary Research Essay

• Critical Frameworks
• Functions of Sources
• Wainaina, “How to Write About Africa”
• Adiche, “The danger of a single story”
• Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Response 3.1: Identify evidence from Heart of Darkness and freewrite analysis. Freewrite on the common themes in the secondary source texts.

CLASS 20

Identifying Literary Evidence III
(Free)Writing About
the Novel I

• Posing Questions of Literature
• CUNY Academic Integrity Policy
• Hall, “Discourse and Power”
• Achebe, “An Image of Africa” (skim read)
• Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Response 3.2: Identify additional evidence from Heart of Darkness and freewrite analysis. Identify theoretical terms from “Discourse and Power.”

CLASS 21

Framing and Literary Introducing Evidence III
(Free)Writing About
the Novel II

• Literary Theory: Post-colonial criticism
• Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Framing and Introducing Literary Evidence
• Analyzing with Literary and Key Terms
• Strong Research Questions

Response 3.3: Identify additional evidence from Heart of Darkness and freewrite analysis. Brainstorm key terms for research. Draft a research question.

CLASS 22

Evaluating and Choosing Secondary Sources
Library Literary Research Workshop

• Your annotations on Heart of Darkness
• Functions of Sources
• 8 Strategies for Critically Engaging Secondary Sources
• Library Guide for English 130
• Elements of an Annotated Bibliography

Response 3.4: Identify peer-reviewed journal articles that discuss the novella. Identify elements to include in your annotated bibliography.

CLASS 23

Contextualizing Literary Analysis Using Secondary Sources II
Framing and Introducing Secondary Source Quotations II

• TCOR “Engaging Sources”
• Your Researched Sources
• Elements of an Annotated Bibliography
• Citing Supporting / Secondary Sources

Annotated Bibliography: Develop an annotated bibliography for five secondary source texts.

CLASS 24

Identifying Intellectual Problems and Posing Interpretive
Questions III

• Identifying Intellectual or Interpretive Problems
• Your annotations on Heart of Darkness
• Your Reading Responses
• Effective Paragraphing
• Section Titles and Signposting

Zero Draft Essay 3: Use strategies from class to develop three analysis paragraphs and draft a working thesis. Draft an academic biography.

CLASS 25

Introducing a Problem and a Thesis III
Peer Review and Revision

• Developing Strong Claims
• Developing Strong Thesis Statements
• Model Essay

Formal Draft Essay 3: Use strategies from class and feedback to develop your Essay 3 draft.

Cover Letter Draft: Review all writing you’ve completed for this course. Reflect on how it has informed your writing and close reading practices.

CLASS 26

Analyzing and
Arguing III
Developing and Structuring
Argument III

• Your Essay
• Argumentation
• Rhetorical Situation and Appeals
• Developing and Structuring Argument

Essay Work: Consider the ways in which you’re appealing to your audience. Review and revise the structure of your essay and revise your thesis.

FINAL

Final Submission Due / Not a Class Day

Essay 3 Final Draft
and Final Cover Letter