As soon as I'm done with all this, I'm getting drunk off my ass
Homework-wise, I've hardly had a thing to do all month besides read. No major projects, no tests or quizzes, etc. All that free time must have upset the cosmic academic balance of the universe, because now I've got roughly a month's equivalent of work crammed into the next two weeks. My brain will be dead by time it's all finished.
Having to read the two books for my Banned Books class and writing a brief response to each normally isn't hard at all, but I usually don't have the workload of doom going on at the same time. Must....fight.....urge.....to.....commit......seppuku......
Within the next eleven days, I will have had to accomplish the following:
Monday, March 24:
-Read Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (246 pages) and write a one page response to bans and challenges about the book
Tuesday, March 25
-Read Williams Faulkner's "The Bear" (136 pages)
Wednesday, March 26:
-Submit detailed outline for my twenty page senior paper
Thursday, March 27:
-Turn in take home exam for religious history class
Answer both A and B.
A. Make a chart that describes the world of Palestine politically, religiously, socially and economically in the first century AD. Think from the coast to the Jordan River from Galilee to Jerusalem.
1. Write analysis of the interaction between these four factors with particular reference to how it affected politics in that area.
or
2. Describe how the life and work of Jesus fit into this world.
B. What are the major beliefs of Christianity in the first two centuries? How are they influenced by the Gospels, Jewish traditions and the Gentile world?
Questions 2 and B aren't too difficult. 1 and A leave me staring blankly and saying ".....Za?"
-Read Faulkner's "Delta Autumn" (32 pages) and "Go Down, Moses" (16 pages)
-Turn in short writing assignment for American Lit
In section 4 of “The Bear,” Isaac struggles to explain his decision to relinquish his inheritance both to Cass and to himself: “I’m trying to explain to the head of my family something which I have to do which I dont quite understand myself” (275). Cass strongly objects to Isaac’s reasoning, declaring that it is impossible to relinquish the past, to which Isaac responds, “Sam Fathers set me free” (286).
In a short essay (typed, approximately 750 words), please explain what you think Isaac means by this remark, and whether in your opinion he succeeds. What exactly does Sam Fathers teach Isaac? How might this teaching enable Isaac to relinquish his inheritance? Or, do you agree with Cass that Isaac’s plan will not succeed? Based on the events in section 5, do you think Faulkner intends us to consider Isaac successful or not?
......Dude, fuck if I know. I haven't even read the damn thing yet.
Monday, March 31
-Read Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (215 pages) and write a one page response
-Submit five pages of senior paper based on outline (with footnotes or endnotes)
-Turn in essay for American Lit
I have no idea what the essay is about since Rasputin hasn't told us the question yet. Ass.
Tuesday, April 1
-Turn in formal research project for Banned Books
This project requires you to develop a formal research project for 20% of your total grade. This research project can take a variety of forms, and should be tailored to your major, your career plans, or your interests as they relate to this subject of our course. You must have your topic approved if it is something other than suggestions 1 - 4.
Suggestions
1. Formal Research Paper: A standard 15-20 page research paper (typed, double spaced) complete with works cited list. The topic should be related to current issues surrounding the First Amendment and our freedom to read, and contribute NEW knowledge to the field. The research can focus on a genre, a single author, a group of authors, books by age group, groups than file complaints, how censorship affects availability of information, or any of the other topics we've covered in class.
2. Curriculum or Unit Plan: A complete plan with day-by-day activities for studying the issue of censorship and book banning, or for reading challenged or banned books. This project is especially suited for those of you who plan to teach.
3. Annotated Source List: A list of 10-12 current sources on censorship chosen for a specific audience. Each source (article, book, website) should have a complete bibliographic citation and one-page informative abstract. This project will require that you READ each source carefully in order to write a useful abstract. No more than 4 websites may be included in the list of sources. In addition, your final project will have a 2-3 page introduction that describes the sources, how you chose them, and what common "themes" there may be among them. Also identify your audience: parents, teachers, students interested in learning more about the issues, etc.
4. Study Guide for a Specific Banned Work: This guide could include a synopsis of the book, character list, list of potentially controversial issues, interviews with the author about the controversies, activities for addressing censorship issues, etc. The guide should be the equivalent of a research paper of 15-20 pages with a works cited list.
Other possibilities include designing a website, developing an I-movie about a specific book, or other creative project.
#3 is the only one that doesn't make me want to drive a spike through my head. However, it will still suck to actually do it.
-Read a bunch of stories by Allen Ginsburg
Thursday, April 3
-Read a bunch of stories by Flannery O'Connor, who I find to be incredibly dull
*weeps*
Having to read the two books for my Banned Books class and writing a brief response to each normally isn't hard at all, but I usually don't have the workload of doom going on at the same time. Must....fight.....urge.....to.....commit......seppuku......
Within the next eleven days, I will have had to accomplish the following:
Monday, March 24:
-Read Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (246 pages) and write a one page response to bans and challenges about the book
Tuesday, March 25
-Read Williams Faulkner's "The Bear" (136 pages)
Wednesday, March 26:
-Submit detailed outline for my twenty page senior paper
Thursday, March 27:
-Turn in take home exam for religious history class
Answer both A and B.
A. Make a chart that describes the world of Palestine politically, religiously, socially and economically in the first century AD. Think from the coast to the Jordan River from Galilee to Jerusalem.
1. Write analysis of the interaction between these four factors with particular reference to how it affected politics in that area.
or
2. Describe how the life and work of Jesus fit into this world.
B. What are the major beliefs of Christianity in the first two centuries? How are they influenced by the Gospels, Jewish traditions and the Gentile world?
Questions 2 and B aren't too difficult. 1 and A leave me staring blankly and saying ".....Za?"
-Read Faulkner's "Delta Autumn" (32 pages) and "Go Down, Moses" (16 pages)
-Turn in short writing assignment for American Lit
In section 4 of “The Bear,” Isaac struggles to explain his decision to relinquish his inheritance both to Cass and to himself: “I’m trying to explain to the head of my family something which I have to do which I dont quite understand myself” (275). Cass strongly objects to Isaac’s reasoning, declaring that it is impossible to relinquish the past, to which Isaac responds, “Sam Fathers set me free” (286).
In a short essay (typed, approximately 750 words), please explain what you think Isaac means by this remark, and whether in your opinion he succeeds. What exactly does Sam Fathers teach Isaac? How might this teaching enable Isaac to relinquish his inheritance? Or, do you agree with Cass that Isaac’s plan will not succeed? Based on the events in section 5, do you think Faulkner intends us to consider Isaac successful or not?
......Dude, fuck if I know. I haven't even read the damn thing yet.
Monday, March 31
-Read Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (215 pages) and write a one page response
-Submit five pages of senior paper based on outline (with footnotes or endnotes)
-Turn in essay for American Lit
I have no idea what the essay is about since Rasputin hasn't told us the question yet. Ass.
Tuesday, April 1
-Turn in formal research project for Banned Books
This project requires you to develop a formal research project for 20% of your total grade. This research project can take a variety of forms, and should be tailored to your major, your career plans, or your interests as they relate to this subject of our course. You must have your topic approved if it is something other than suggestions 1 - 4.
Suggestions
1. Formal Research Paper: A standard 15-20 page research paper (typed, double spaced) complete with works cited list. The topic should be related to current issues surrounding the First Amendment and our freedom to read, and contribute NEW knowledge to the field. The research can focus on a genre, a single author, a group of authors, books by age group, groups than file complaints, how censorship affects availability of information, or any of the other topics we've covered in class.
2. Curriculum or Unit Plan: A complete plan with day-by-day activities for studying the issue of censorship and book banning, or for reading challenged or banned books. This project is especially suited for those of you who plan to teach.
3. Annotated Source List: A list of 10-12 current sources on censorship chosen for a specific audience. Each source (article, book, website) should have a complete bibliographic citation and one-page informative abstract. This project will require that you READ each source carefully in order to write a useful abstract. No more than 4 websites may be included in the list of sources. In addition, your final project will have a 2-3 page introduction that describes the sources, how you chose them, and what common "themes" there may be among them. Also identify your audience: parents, teachers, students interested in learning more about the issues, etc.
4. Study Guide for a Specific Banned Work: This guide could include a synopsis of the book, character list, list of potentially controversial issues, interviews with the author about the controversies, activities for addressing censorship issues, etc. The guide should be the equivalent of a research paper of 15-20 pages with a works cited list.
Other possibilities include designing a website, developing an I-movie about a specific book, or other creative project.
#3 is the only one that doesn't make me want to drive a spike through my head. However, it will still suck to actually do it.
-Read a bunch of stories by Allen Ginsburg
Thursday, April 3
-Read a bunch of stories by Flannery O'Connor, who I find to be incredibly dull
*weeps*