January-February

F, 1/14: Introduction

M, 1/17: No Classes: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
W, 1/19: What is so interesting about the ordinary?
F, 1/21: Birkerts, "The Millennial Warp," 3-21

M, 1/24: Baker, "Changes of Mind," 3-9
W, 1/26: Birkerts, "An Open Invitation to Extraterrestrials," 85-90
F, 1/28: Baker, "Shoelaces," handout

M, 1/31: Grammar Review and Conventions of Essay Writing
W, 2/2: Birkerts, "Against the Current," 111-121
F, 2/4: Baker, "Clip Art," 51-59

M, 2/7: In-Class Writing Workshop
W, 2/9: Birkerts, "American Nostalgia," 22-41
F, 2/11: **Essay One Due