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Course Schedule
Any changes to the
schedule will be announced in advance. Check online for updates and added
hyperlinks. All underlined texts are hyperlinks. If you link to pages with information
from prior years, be sure return to this page to access the 2007
versions of assignments and other information. Please note that a
majority of the work for the course is completed during the first 6 weeks,
easing students’ schedules to focus on other courses at the end of the
semester. The schedule is deliberately “front-loaded.” Once initial
concepts are learned in the first 6 weeks, the rest of the course will fall
into place rather readily.
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Weeks and Dates
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Topics Covered
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Assignments for Next Class
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Week 1
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Introduction and Erin
Brockovich
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Tues.
Aug. 28
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Introduction, course
overview
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Barsam notes: Chapter
1, pages 2-29
Assignment 1 on Dead Man Walking is due by the end
of September.
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Thurs.
Aug. 30
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Begin Erin Brockovich
(EB)
Film Guide 1
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Notes on EB Film Guide 1
Barsam notes: Chapter
1, pages 29-42
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Week 2
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Erin Brockovich continued
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Tues.
Sept. 4
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Erin Brockovich
Film Guide 2
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Notes on EB Film Guide 2
Barsam notes: Chapter
2, pages 54-70
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Thurs.
Sept. 6
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Conclude Erin Brockovich
Link for
information on Erin Brockovich
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Finish notes on EB
Barsam notes: Chapter
2, pages 70-79.
Submit EB
and textbook notes Sept. 11.
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Week 3
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Norma
Rae
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Tues.
Sept. 11
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Begin Norma Rae (NR)
Film
Guide 1
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Notes on NR Film
Guide 1
Barsam notes: Chapter
3, pages 92-108
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Thurs.
Sept. 13
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Norma Rae
Film
Guide 2
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Notes on NR Film
Guide 2
Barsam notes: Chapter
3, pages 108-122
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Week 4
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Norma
Rae
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Tues.,
Sept. 18
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Conclude Norma Rae
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Conclude Notes on NR
Barsam: Chapter 3,
pages 122-134.
Submit NR and textbook
notes at our next class.
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Thurs.
Sept. 20
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Additional
information on Norma Rae
Paper 1 Explanation
Paper is due 10/16:
follow steps listed in homework column to complete in stages
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Begin Paper 1: notes, draft, outline
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Week 5
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Mississippi Burning
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Tues.
Sept. 25
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Begin Mississippi Burning
Film Guide 1
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Notes on MB Film Guide 1
Continue Paper 1
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Thurs.
Sept. 27
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Mississippi
Burning
Film Guide 2
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Note on MB Film Guide 2
Continue Paper 1
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Week 6
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Mississippi Burning
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Tues.
Oct. 2
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Finish Mississippi Burning
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Conclude notes on MB
Barsam notes: Chapter
4, pages 140-155
Continue Paper 1: Bring 3 copies of the paper
to Oct. 4 class for a peer review
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Thurs.
Oct. 4
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Peer Review of Papers; attendance at this class
counts double!
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Barsam notes: Chapter
4, 155-176
Paper 1 is
due Oct. 16
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Week 7
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Time to
Kill
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Tues.
Oct. 9
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Time to Kill preview and information on group presentations
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Conclude notes on MB Barsam
notes: Chapter 4, pages 176-192
Submit MB
and textbook notes at our next class Oct. 16
Paper 1 is due Oct. 16
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Thurs.
Oct. 12
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One-hour writing tutorial for paper 1 is
required in lieu of class
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Submit MB & Chapter 4 textbook notes at our next class
Oct. 16
Paper 1 is due Oct. 16
No later paper, please!
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Week 8
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Time to
Kill
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Tues.,
Oct. 16
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Time to Kill
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Final Projects preparation
Barsam notes: Chapter 5, pages 196-228
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Thurs.,
Oct. 18
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Time to Kill
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Final Projects preparation
Barsam notes: Chapter 6, pages 238-256
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Week 9
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Presentations
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Tues.,
Oct. 23
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Time to Kill presentation preparation
Paper 2
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Final Projects preparation
Barsam notes: Chapter 6, pages 256-270—notes for
Chapters 5 and 6 to be collected Oct. 25
See Paper 2 and Schedule
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Thurs.,
Oct. 25
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Leadership Workshop
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See Paper 2 and its Schedule
Final Projects preparation
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Week 10
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Presentations
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Tues.
Oct. 30
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Time to Kill presentations
In-class discussion
of papers
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See Paper 2 and its Schedule
Assignment 2 for Dead Man Walking is due no later
than Nov. 15
Final Projects preparation
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Thurs.,
Nov. 1
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Peer Review of Papers; attendance at counts
double!
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Peer Review to be
held Nov. 6!
Paper 2 is due Nov. 8
Assignment 2 for Dead Man Walking is due no later
than Nov. 15
Final Projects preparation
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Week 11
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Shawshank Redemption
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Tues.,
Nov. 6
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Peer Review of Papers; attendance at counts
double!
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Paper 2 is due Nov. 8
Dead Man Walking is due no later than Nov. 15
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Thurs.
Nov. 8
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Shawshank Redemption
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Dead Man Walking is due no later than Nov. 15
Final Projects preparation
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Week 12
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Shawshank and Class
Presentations
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Tues.,
Nov. 13
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Shawshank Redemption
Class Presentations
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Final Projects preparation
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Thurs.,
Nov. 15
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Shawshank Redemption
Class Presentations
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Final Projects preparation
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Week 13
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Shawshank and Class
Presentations
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Tues.,
Nov. 20
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Shawshank Redemption
Class Presentations
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Group presentations
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Week 14
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One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Tues.,
Nov. 27
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OFOCN
Film Guide 1
for reference
Discussion of the
film
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Grades will be
assigned by Nov. 30th—no work accepted after that date for
grading—only participation and attendance grade still pending.
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Thurs.
Nov. 29
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OFOCN
Film Guide 2
for reference
Discussion of the
film
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None but
attend class and use Blackboard
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Week 15
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Course Finale
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Tues.,
Dec. 4
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Conclude OFOCN
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None but
attend class and use Blackboard
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Thurs.,
Dec. 6
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Course Finale and
Course Evaluations
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None but
attend class and use Blackboard
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