English 102CD
Native American/Storytelling
Dr. Susanne George Bloomfield
Fall
2007
Revised English 101CD:
Assignment Schedule
Fall 2007
10/02 Assignment
due: Read “Deerskin” and “Wool” (pp. 99-119) from Pieces of White Shell
and be ready for class discussion.
**Make a list
of three stories you might narrate and a parallel story from your own life.
Workshop: Collaborate in groups on how to form a
thesis and organize your essay.
10/04 Assignment
due: Read “Potshard,” “Storyteller,” “Home,”and “Epilogue” and noteice how Willams puts together her Acknowledgements, Notes, and
Bibliography (pp. 121-162) from Pieces of White Shell and be ready for
class discussion.
Editing Focus: Commas in Handbook
pp. 270-283
10/09 Workshop: Peer and Individual Conferencing
***Assignment
due: Typed first draft
of Comparison Essay
Section
A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
10/11 Workshop: Peer and Individual Conferencing
****Assignment
due: Typed revised draft
of Comparison Essay
Section A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
10/16 Final draft and all rough drafts
in folder due of Comparison Essay (75 points)
Discussion: Literary Analysis Essay; Analyze Student
Model Essays.
Editing Focus: Using
quotations as support.
Read Sample student papers. Preview Using Quotation Marks in Handbook
(pp. 293-301) and Semicolons and Apostrophes in Handbook (pp. 283-293).
Discuss handout on Quotations.
ASSIGNMENT
III: LITERARY ESSAY
85
points (DUE
11/13/07)
Write
a 1,000 word (4 page) essay interpreting one aspect of Pieces of White Shell
or the additional stories we read in class. Formulate a thesis and find
evidence in the story to support that thesis. Use three outside critical
or scholarly research sources in addition to the text. Remember:
(1)
Narrow your focus.
(2)
Unify your essay through your thesis. Include only points that will amplify the
main idea you want to make about your analysis.
(3)
Organize your paper topically. Do not simply
retell the story; zero in on the most important scene or scenes.
(4)
Be
selective.
Select specific details from the text and include pertinent quotations that
will prove your thesis. Don't include
irrelevant quotations or descriptions.
(5)
Remember
that your classmates are your audience.
10/18 No
Class: WLA Conference
Read
essays On Reserve for this class in the UNK Library: “Towards a National Indian
Literature” by
Simon Ortiz, “Indians Today, the Real and Unreal” by Vine Deloria, Jr., and
“Persisting Fundamental Images and Themes” by Robert J. Berkhofer.
**Write a ½ page summary of the main idea of
each article to be handed in on 10/25.
10/23 No Class: Fall Break
10/25
Discussion: Literary criticism; articles, short stories, theses ideas
Assignment Due: Read short stories On Reserve in UNK
Library: “This Is What It Means to Say
Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie, “The Killing of a State Cop” by Simon
Ortiz, and “Oliver’s Silver Dollar” by Joseph Marshall III. Be ready for
Discussion of all of these stories.
10/30 Discussion:
short stories, theses ideas
Assignment due: Read short stories by Leslie Silko on
Reserve for this class in UNK library: “The Man to Send Rain Clouds,” “Tony’s
Story,” and “Lullaby.” Be ready for class discussion.
Choose
a topic for your Literary Analysis and write a thesis sentence and three
possible points to support it.
Workshop:
Polishing and Refining
Theses and Points
11/01 No
Class: Nonfiction Conference
11/06 Editing Focus: Semicolons and
Apostrophes in Handbook (pp. 278-288)
Workshop: Peer and Individual Conferencing
***Assignment
due: Typed first draft
of Literary Analysis
Section
A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
11/08 Editing Focus: Using Quotation
Marks in Handbook (pp. 288-295)
Workshop: Peer and Individual Conferencing
****Assignment
due: Typed revised draft
of Literary Analysis
Section
A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
11/13 Final draft and all rough drafts
in folder due of Literary Analysis Essay (75 points)
Surf Native American
Internet Sites. Hand out copy of Indian Country Today to each student.
Discuss Research Paper topic possibilities.
ASSIGNMENT IV:
INFORMATIVE RESEARCH ESSAY
100 points (DUE 12/18/07)
Write
a 6-8 page (1,500-2,000 word) informative essay about a Native American topic . Use at least six outside research sources as
support. Not all of them can be from the WWW. Remember:
(1)
Narrow your focus. Choose a topic that can be thoroughly
discussed and supported within the allowed pages. If your thesis is too broad,
your essay will only be able to superficially cover the issue.
(2)
Organize your essay topically, with strong topic and concluding
sentences for each point and balanced and well-supported ideas.
(3)
Unify your essay through your thesis, be
sure that all of your support is not only about the subject, but also proves
your point of view.
(4)
Be selective. Select specific details that will support your
thesis. Don't include irrelevant facts or research. Use appropriate reference
sources.
(5)
Remember that your classmates are your audience.
11/15 Assignment
due: Read Writing a Research Paper in Handbook (pp. 347-367).
11/20 Assignment
due: Read Library Research in Handbook (pp. 368-391)
**Assignment due: List three Native
American topics that you might be interested in for your research paper.
Workshop:
Compare ideas and
formulate theses and points.
11/22 No Class: Thanksgiving Recess
11/27 Meet in Library for research. Sign
in at 2nd floor table
11/29 **Assignment due: Typed thesis and points
for Research Essay
Section A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
12/04 Assignment
due: Read Using Research Sources/Plagiarism in Handbook (pp.
391-409)
12/06 Workshop:
Peer and Individual Conferencing
***Assignment
due: Typed first draft
of Research Essay
Section
A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
12/11-12 Individual Conferences in Dr.
Bloomfield’s office
12/13 ****Assignment due: Typed revised draft of Research Essay
Section
A: 2:00-2:45 Section B: 2:45-3:30
Finals
Week: Tuesday 12/18/07
Final Research Essay with all rough drafts
in folder due
between
1:00 and 1:30 in Dr. Bloomfield’s office TMH 109D