English 1406 Fall 2021 - Winter 2022

1406-FW01 - Tuesdays @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; BAC 203, &
1406-FW02 - Thursdays @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; BAC 203
Critical Reading and Writing

Dr. Richard Cunningham
BAC 431
585-1345
Email: provided in class
Office hours: T, Th, ~12:00 - 2:00, & by appt.

A pdf version of this Course Outline

 

Acknowledgement of Traditional Territory

We are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi’kmaq peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.

 

Class Requirements: Students are required to bring a fully charged laptop or tablet, and a pen and 8 1/2" x 11", preferably lined, paper to every class meeting.

Texts:

Beowulf. Ed. Trans. and ed. R. M. Liuzza. Broadview Press, 2012.

Fotheringham, Scott. The Rest is Silence. Goose Lane Editions, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-86492-656-2

 

September

Date

Reading

Writing

Things Due

 
 
Week 1
 
Sept. 9
& 14
A) Introductions.

B) The importance of the course webpage, including how to use it.

C) Literary genres.
1) Expectations.

2) Academic writing as argument.

3) Parts of speech.
When something is due, its date is indicated in this column.

Read the Purdue OWL’s advice on Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing.

Read Mortimer J. Adler, “How to Mark a Book”, then print off and read
Stephen King, “Reading to Write”. Follow Adler’s advice when you read King’s essay, then submit your marked up version for a reading test grade next week. Be sure to put your name on the top of the first page.
 
 
 
 
Week 2
 
Sept. 16
& 21
Historical Overview
Writing instruction:

1) Sentences.

2) OWL: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing.
Reading test on “How to Mark a Book,” and marked-up version of “Reading to Write” is due.

Read the UAGC’s page on Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing

 Read Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex for next class.
 
 
 
 
Week 3
 
Sept. 23
& 28
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
Writing instruction:

1) Sentences.

2) The argument: Why we argue, and
What we don't argue about.

3) Introduction to rhetoric.
Reading test on Oedipus Rex