Week 14: Beverly Hills, 90210 (FOX, 1990 - 2000)

Tu 4.24

Read: eR—“’The Simpsons’: An Imperfect Ideal Family” (The Simpsons Archive), “American Family Sitcoms: Early Years to the Present” (Cercles)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations

Th 4.26

Read: eR—“How Much Have TV Moms Really Changed?” (ABCNews), “’Modern Family’s’ Indictment of Modern Families” (FlowTV)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations

Fr 4.27

Read: eR—“’The Simpsons’: An Imperfect Ideal Family” (The Simpsons Archive), “American Family Sitcoms: Early Years to the Present” (Cercles), “How Much Have TV Moms Really Changed?” (ABCNews), “’Modern Family’s’ Indictment of Modern Families” (FlowTV)

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations

Upcoming:

Week 15: Felicity
Tu 5.1
Class: Watch—“Man of the House” from America on Primetime (2011)

Th 5.3
Class: Lecture—“The Pieces Come Together: Writing as a Process"
Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY; REFLECTION 8

Fr 5.4
Class: Watch—“Man of the House” from America on Primetime (2011); Lecture—“The Pieces Come Together: Writing as a Process,” “Speed Dates: Thesis Statements”
Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY; REFLECTION 8

Week 16: Leave It to Beaver
Tu 5.8
In-Class: Final exam prep; Lecture—“The Final Exam: Thesis Strategies”

Th 5.10
In-Class: Final exam prep

Fri 5.11*

In-Class: Final exam prep; Lecture—“The Final Exam: Thesis Strategies;”Course review

*This is the final class meeting for Sec. 49

Sa 5.12

FINAL EXAM: 8 AM, LOCATION TBD

Week 17: I Love Lucy

Tu 5.15
In-class: Course review