English 104.                                                                              Dr. Carol Pippen

MWF 1:30 in VM 111                                                 Office: VM 218

“Coming-of-Age Narratives”                                                    Office Hours: T 9:30 am

                                                                                                                       W. 2:30 pm

                                                                                                Office Phone: x 6506

 

A. Readings:  One Writer’s Beginnings by Eudora Welty

An American Childhood  by Annie Dillard

                       A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence

                       A book of your choice that reflects your history or your interests

                        Two handbooks by Harvey

               

B. Memory Journal

            Record your memories of home, neighborhood, school, etc. Be specific and use

                        NAMES. Be on the lookout for good essay topics.

 

For example: revisit your school reading as the Renaissance Learning Report does:

 

First grade:

  1. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  2. The Food Book by Dr. Seuss
  3. Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
  4. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
  5. Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

 

 

Second grade:

  1. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
  2. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  4. If You Give a  Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
  5. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff

 

 

Third grade:

1.      Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

2.      Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

3.      Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

4.      The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

5.      Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth grade:

1.      Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

2.      Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

3.      Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

4.      Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

5.      Stone Fox by John Gardiner

 

Fifth grade:

1.      Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

2.      Hatchet by Garey Paulsen

3.      Holes by Louis Sachar

4.      The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare

5.      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

 

Sixth grade:

1.      Hatchet

2.      Bridge to Terabithia

3.      Holes

4.      Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

5.      The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

 

Seventh grade:

1.      The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

2.      Holes

3.      The Giver by Lois Lowry

4.      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

5.      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

 

Eighth grade:

        1. The Outsiders

        2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

        3. The Giver

        4. Holes

        5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

 

Ninth-12th grade:

1.      To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2.      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

3.      Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

4.      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

5.      A Child Called ‘It’ by Dave Pelzer

 

 

 

 

 

Other subjects:

Birthdays      Sporting Events

Vacations     Hobbies

Relatives      Local or World Events

 

 

C. Unit on Your Book Choice

          Analysis of an issue in the book (3-4 pages)

          Annotated Bibliography on the book (10 entries)   10%

          Oral Report on the topic of your analytical paper (15 minutes) 15%

 

D. Writing Assignments

          Analysis of an element of An American Childhood (3 pages, double-spaced, MLA                 

format)--at least two drafts required  ACADEMIC            PAPER/EXPOSITION  15%

          Analysis of an element of A Bird in the House—(same format)-- at least two drafts     

                             Required   ACADEMIC PAPER/EXPOSITION  15%

          A reflective paper from your memory journal.  20%

          A paper on the book of your own choosing. (Letter C) 20%

 

            ****Class participation accounts for the last 5% of your grade.

 

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

February 2-6

 Begin each class with short writings in journal

One Writer’s Beginnings

 

February 9-13

Begin each class with short writings in journal—to continue throughout the  semester

            An American Childhood

 

February 16

            Class discussions of writing topics

 

February 17-20

            Conferences on drafts (sign-up form is outside of VM 218)

 

February 23

First Paper is Due in Class; be prepared to speak for a few minutes on your  paper

 

February 25-27

            Grammar and composition lessons

 

 

March 2-6

            A Bird in the House

 

March 9

            Class discussions of writing topics

 

March 10-12

            Conferences on drafts (sign-up form is outside of VM 218)

 

March 13

Second Paper is Due in Class; be prepared to speak for a few minutes on your paper.

 

SPRING BREAK

 

March 23

            Discussion of Memory Journal and Reflective Paper

           

March 25-30

            Library Work on Annotated Bibliography for Book Choice; sign up for oral report

 

April 1-3

            Conferences on drafts (sign-up form is outside of VM 218)

 

April 6

Third paper due on Memory Journal Reflections; be prepared to speak for a few minutes on your paper. Turn in Memory Journal too.

 

April 8-13

            Oral reports on the book of your choice.

 

April 15-20

            History Boys

 

April 22-27

            Conferences on Drafts (sign-up form is outside of VM 218)

 

April 29

            Annotated Bibliographies Due; poetry readings

 

May 4

            Poetry readings

 

 

 

May 6

Fourth paper is due on an issue in your book choice; be prepared to speak for a few minutes….last class of the semester…no final

           

          

 

Attendance: You have three absences, excused and unexcused, before you affect your grade. The fourth absence will lower your final grade by 1/3; your fifth absence will lower your grade by another 1/3; and so on.

 

Honor Code: All students are bound by the standards of the Academic Honor Code that can be found at www.goucher.edu/documents/General/Academic Honor Code.pdf