Monday, December 15th (F)
• Due: Read and annotate “That Only a Mother.” Third and final literature circle blog post.
• Class: Lesson by Eliza on “That Only a Mother.” Sign out Dune.
Tuesday, December 16th (S)
• Due: Start making progress on Dune.
• Class: Discussion on gender roles in science fiction; paper topic discussion; a little time to touch base with groups on literature circle presentations.
Wednesday, December 17th (U)
• Due: We’re multitasking! You should be reading Dune and working on your short story literary analysis papers. Presentations on literature circle books will be today.
• Class: Presentations on literature circle books, followed by a critique and discussion.
Thursday, December 18th (M)
• Due: Read Dune, p. 1-102. Be prepared for the possibility of a reading quiz.
• Class: First reactions to Dune; understanding characters and power structures.
Friday, December 19th (T)
• Due: Draft of short story paper due. As usual, no late days on drafts, please.
• Class: Peer review; wrap up from yesterday.
Monday, December 22nd (W)
• Class does not meet. Keep reading!
Tuesday, December 23rd (H)
• Due: Revised literary analysis paper due. I would also recommend that you aim to finish Book I in Dune for today to be on schedule with the next deadlines.
• Class: To be announced.
Note: The tentative reading schedule for Dune follows (we may need to adjust by a day here or there to accommodate speakers, final projects; please bear with me).
• Monday, January 5th: Read to p. 277
• Thursday, January 8th: Read to p. 362 (end of Book II)
• Wednesday, January 14th: Read to p. 489 (end of Book III)
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