Week 04: The Sopranos (HBO, 1999 - 2007)

Tu 2.14

Read: AIR—Ch. 6 – 7

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Lecture—“MLA Style 101”

Th 2.16

Read: AIR—Ch. 7 – 9

Class: Reading discussion; Preview—Persuasive essay; Lecture—“The Fundamentals of Rhetoric”

Due: EXPOSITORY ESSAY; REFLECTION 2

Fr 2.17

Read: AIR—Ch. 6 – 9

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Lectures—“MLA Style 101” and “The Fundamentals of Rhetoric”

Due: EXPOSITORY ESSAY; REFLECTION 2

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Week 05: The Brady Bunch 

Tu 2.21

Read: eR—“List of Most Watched Television Broadcasts in the United States” (Wikipedia), “TiVoing Childhood” (FlowTV), “Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs for the Web” (TechCrunch) 

Class: Reading discussion, Writers workshop

Due: PERSUASIVE ESSAY (DRAFT 1—BRING 3 COPIES)

Th 2.23
Read: eR—“Streaming Dreams” by Dave Seabrook (The New Yorker), “Do We Need Network TV?” (New York Times), “Who Needs a TV? I’m Watching on a Laptop” (New York Times)

Class: Reading discussion, Presentations

Fr 2.17

Read: eR—“List of Most Watched Television Broadcasts in the United States” (Wikipedia), “TiVoing Childhood” (FlowTV), “Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs for the Web” (TechCrunch), “Streaming Dreams” by Dave Seabrook (The New Yorker), “Do We Need Network TV?” (New York Times), “Who Needs a TV? I’m Watching on a Laptop” (New York Times)

Class: Reading discussion, Writers workshop, Presentations

Due: PERSUASIVE ESSAY (DRAFT 1—BRING 3 COPIES)