EN 251 -- Advanced Writing for Artists -- Professor McKee
assignments & due dates -- winter/spring '05
Jan 20 -- "Politics and the English Language"------------------
24 -- crash course in analytical criticism
27 -- pop culture discussion; read in Common Culture, p. 1-26; essay assigned
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31 -- moviemaking and criticism; CC, pp. 518-33; essay due
Feb 3 -- the horror movie, pp. 563-75; essay assigned
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7 -- television, pp. 158-80; essay due
10 -- The Simpsons, pp. 208-36; some background on satire
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14 -- "Mom and Pop Art," essay assigned
17 -- essay due; preliminary activity for research essay
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21 -- first research essay + guidelines
24 -- workshop (drafts reviewed)
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28 -- workshop (drafts reviewed) sign up for Conference Week (March 14-18)
Mar 3 -- first research essay due; second research essay assigned
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March 7 & 10 is Springbreak
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March 14 & 17 is Conference Week: progress discussion, and review of ongoing project
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21 -- second research essay due; phase III writing assigned
24 -- phase III assignment due; "How Do You Know It's Good?"
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28 -- in-class assignment: a poorly written review
31 -- music (CC), pp. 278-33
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April 4 -- protest songs, featuring a guest musician (no cover charge); essay assigned
7 -- essay due; background on the lyric essay, and essay assigned
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11 -- lyric essay due
14 -- more lyric essay
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18 -- Triggerfish Twist (have the whole novel read); essay assigned
21 -- Triggerfish Twist (continued)
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25 -- TBA; essay due
28 -- final assessment (required in-class essay)
Students: If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out about possible changes in this schedule as soon as possible. May 2 is officially the last day of Ringling classes. That day is set aside here for loose ends. On that day attendance is optional.