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ENGL009H-01-F15 (FALL 2015)
General
GENERAL RESOURCES FOR YOUR WRITING FOR 9H THIS SEMESTER
Sept. 1 and Sept. 3
Sept. 8 and Sept. 10
Shakespeare: selected sonnets, Sept. 15 - Sept. 24
Sept. 29 - Oct. 8
FALL BREAK
Oct 20 - Nov. 3
UPLOAD PAPER #2 USING THE LINK ABOVE BY FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 5pm
Ruth Ozeki, _A Tale for the Time Being_ (2013)
class on Tuesday, Nov. 24th: study hall
Topic 13
Steve Martin, 2 plays
Dec. 10-19
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F15 - ENGL009H.01 - FYS:Portraits of the Artist(W)
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ENGL009H-01-F15 (FALL 2015)
Steve Martin, 2 plays
"Amid Smog Wave, an Artist Molds a Potent Symbol of Beijing’s Pollution."
"Amid Smog Wave, an Artist Molds a Potent Symbol of Beijing’s Pollution."
Optional reading for Dec 8.
Short article from
The New York Times
, Dec. 1, 2015.
Click
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/world/asia/beijing-smog-air-pollution-artist-brick.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2Fun-climate-change-conference&contentCollection=opinion&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article
link to open resource.
◄ A Protest Mural in Brooklyn Draws its Own Protest
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Blog post and discussion leadership schedule
Prof. Schmidt's contact information, fall 2015
English 9H course description and requirements
News forum
Guidelines for 9H blog posts and class discussion leadership
GUIDELINES FOR PAPER #1
What makes for a good thesis?
Arguments and Evidence
"10 Commandments" for rational debate
on the importance of punctuation in a famous sentence from the Declaration of Independence
How 2 Not Write Bad (recommendations and examples for fixing common mistakes)
more examples of the power of commas used correctly (from Prof. Schmidt)
What is a Counter-Argument and why should you use one? What are some good strategies for using one?
Note: You are also encouraged to "workshop" drafts for any paper you are writing (not just papers for English classes) by taking it to Swarthmore's Writing Center, located in the basement of Trotter. Here's more info.
Professor Schmidt's advice on plagiarism
Groupthink essay, by Susan Cain
What these photos of Facebook’s new headquarters say about the future of work
Neil Gaiman on why our future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming
Arabian Nights excerpt, pdf #1
Prof. Schmidt's study questions for Arabian Nights readings, Sept. 3
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
Danticat essay, "Create Dangerously: the Immigrant Artist at Work"
Shakespeare's Sonnets online--notes and commentary
Prof. Schmidt's guide to the sonnet
sonnet worksheet
Shakespearean actors Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart doing Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars lyrics
Upload paper #1 using this link
Amadeus [video]
Requiem Confutatis K.626 - Scrolling Score
Reading and viewing assignments for 5 classes on Frida Kahlo
more info on (and a color illustration of) Rivera's destroyed Rockefeller Center mural
Frida Kahlo and 2 huge Judas figures
Frida cartoon
Malcolm Gladwell on tokens, pariahs, and pioneers
Upload paper #2 here
"Where does all the plastic go?"
Wave or Particle? Crossing Borders in Ruth Ozeki’s novel A Tale for the Time Being (2013)
Optional reading to go with Ozeki: Lisa Zunshine's "The Secret Life of Fiction"
Rivka Galchen's article on quantum computing
Upload paper #3 here
10 Rules for Students & Teachers
"The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur"
A Protest Mural in Brooklyn Draws its Own Protest
"Portraits of the Artist" FINAL EXAM
Upload Part I of the Final Exam Here, Using This Link
Upload parts II and III of your final exam HERE
"Portraits of the Artist" FINAL EXAM ►