Jan 5

Intro

Jan 7

Intro

Jan 9

In-Cass Writing Assessment

Jan 12

Discuss Kuhn's Structure

Jan 14

Discuss Kuhn's Structure

Jan 16

Discuss Kuhn's Structure

Jan 19

MLK Day; No class

Jan 21

Group Oral Presentations: Kuhn

(Groups 1 & 2)

Jan 23

Group Oral Presentations: Kuhn

(Groups 3 & 4)

Jan 26

Discuss Essay 1

Jan 28

Writing/Research Workshop

Jan 30

VHW 1Post Due on WebX before class

Writing/Research Workshop

Feb 2

VHW 2 Post Due on WebX before class

Writing/Research Workshop

Feb 4

Writing/Research Workshop

Feb 6

In-Class Peer Review

* Bring Rough Drafts to Class

Feb 9

Essay 1 Due

Intro to Frankenstein

Feb 11

Frankenstein (through p. 44)

Feb 13

Frankenstein (through p, 98); film clips

Feb 16

Frankenstein (through p. 134)

VHW 3 Post Due on WebX before class

Feb 18

Frankenstein (finish text)

Oral Presentations: Frankenstein

Selected Readings from Norton Critical Edition:
Tamil (Moers); Alfredo (Spivak); Micheal (Mellor); Rob (Poovey)

Feb 20

Oral Presentations: Frankenstein

Selected Readings from Norton Critical Edition:

Nara (Gilbert and Gubar); Amanda (Butler); Eric (Lipking)

VHW 3 Reply Due on WebX before class

Feb 23

Moreau (through Chapt 12)

VHW 4 Post Due on WebX before class

Feb 25

Moreau (finsh text)

Feb 27

Oral Presentations: Moreau

Sarah
From The Victorian Web: Charles Darwin:
http://www.victorianweb.org/science/darwin/darwinov.html

Ryan
From The Victorian Web: Race and Class Overview
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/race/rcov.html

Vincent
From The Vital Science (Morton): "Victorian Biology and Victorian Letters" http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/PeterMorton/vs2_overview.htm

VHW 4 Reply Due on WebX before class

March 1

Oral Presentations: Moreau

Gilbert: From The Science of Science Fiction Writing (Gunn):
"The Man Who Invented Tomorrow" http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/tomorrow.htm

Randy, Christopher C, Spencer: (Selected readings from The Cyborg Handbook, distributed in class)

March 3

Discuss Essay 2 and Annotated Bibliography (Part 1)

March 5

Film clips

Week 10

Spring Break

March 8

Spring Break

March 10

Spring Break

March 12

Spring Break

March 15

VHW 5 Post due on WebX before class

Research Workshop

March 17

Research Workshop

March 19

VHW 5 Reply due on WebX before class

Research Workshop

March 22

Reseach Workshop; discuss Final Annotated Bibliography (Due April 19)

March 24

No Class: Work on Peer-Reviews for Essay 2

March 26

No Class: Work on Peer-Reviews for Essay 2

March 29

Essay 2 Due in class

Handmaid''s Tale (through Chapt 10)

March 31

Handmaid's Tale (finish text)

Blade Runner Screening

Skiles 357: 5;15-7:15 pm

*If you can't attend screening, you must rent the video or DVD and watch it on your own before April 2.

April 2

Oral Presentations: Handmaid's Tale

Sean, Michelle, Andrew, Chris H. (Selected readings from The Cyborg Handbook and Online Database. Essays available in box outside my office.)

April 5

Class Cancelled

*Still complete VHW 6 (below)

VHW 6 Post due on WebX before class

April 7

Oral Presentations: Electronic Literacy

Selected readings from CyberReader, distributed in class:

Brandon (Kurzweil), Greg (Postman/Paglia), Biraj (Kantrowitz), Adam (Bolter: essay outside my office)

April 9

Discuss Final Projects

Patchwork Girl

VHW 6 Reply due on WebX before class

April 12

Patchwork Girl

April 14

Project Workshop

April 16

Annotated Bibliography Peer-Review in class

*Bring rough drafts of Bibliography to class

April 19

Annotated Bibliography Due

In-Class Writing Assessment

April 21

Project Workshop

April 23

Project Workshop

Final Exam Week

Final Projects Due: April 28 by 5:00 on Class CoWeb