wk 1,  Aug 26  --  Introduction to course.  Requirements.   On-line orientation.   "Examsmanship" and "How We Listen"

wk 2,  Sep   2  --  "Thinking as a Hobby" “Shooting an Elephant” and “Once More to the Lake.”  Rubric

  wk 3,  Sep  9 --  Researching over the internet exercise.    "Three Heads" and psych testing  Paper #1: Self-analysis rough draft due.

  wk 4,  Sep 16 --  Individual editing.  Working Bibliography due
 films:     Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, What Dreams May Come

wk 5, Sep 23 --  Begin work on Journal/Webpage.  Paper #1 due.  films:       Miracle Worker, Chocolat or Like Water for Chocolate

  wk 6,  Sep 30 --  Paper #2: Dream analysis rough draft due.  Summary.
films:    Altered States, When a Man Loves a Woman

wk 7,  Oct   7 --  Individual editing online. 
films:    “Darmok,” Clockwork Orange, 13^th Warrior

wk 8,  Oct 14 -- Paper #2 due.   Paraphrase due.
            films:  Hiroshima Mon Amour, Usual Suspects

wk 9,  Oct 21 --  Annotated Bibliography lecture.  Read Rules of Thumb. 
            Paper #3 Relevance rough draft due.
            films:  Beautiful Mind, Rainman

wk 10, Oct 28 -- Art analysis essay due
            films:  Little Big Man, Forrest Gump

wk 11, Nov  4 --  Individual editing online.  Conferences.  Annotated Bibliography due.

                                    “Three Faces of Love."
films:  When Harry Met Sally, Body Heat

wk 12,  Nov 11--  Rough draft term paper.  List of Works Cited / Paragraph w/quotes            films:            Bridges of Madison County, The Goodbye Girl

wk 13, Nov 18-- TERM PAPER DUE  “Education of a Torturer”  “Case for Torture” and “General.” films:            Sybil, State of Seige

wk 14, Nov 25 --  Paper #4: Argument rough draft due  Individual editing online
            Electroshock articles. 
            films:            One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Final Analysis

wk 15, Dec  2            --  Paper #4: Argument essay due. Abuse connected to violence articles.                      films:            This Boy’s Life, The Great Santini  

wk 16, Dec  7--  FINAL SUBMISSIONS for COLLECTION OF ESSAY.  Finish Journal/Webpage                 films:            Soldier’s Story, Tootsie

FINAL EXAM             Friday Dec 14, 12noon-2pm

This syllabus is subject to change.

Chris Barkley.
Copyright © Chris Barkley. All rights reserved.
Revised: August 14, 2002.