English 101
Weinstein
Updated Syllabus for Unit 5
“How To Survive In Alabama”

Nov 1
    Thurs:    Discuss “How to Fend Off A Shark” and “How to Get Out of a Locked Trunk”
        HW: Read “How to Survive A Zombie Attack” (Handout)
   
November 5-9
    Tues: Layout/Design/Presentation
        HW: Read excerpt from “Persepolis,” by Marjane Satrapi (Available on e-Reserve)   
    Thurs:     Graphics/New Media
        HW: Read excerpt from “The Acme Novelty Library,” by Chris Ware (Available on
e-Reserve)
November 12-16
    Tues: The Art of the Memoir
        HW: Read “Mother Tongue,” Tan, NS 132, Homeward Bound,” Wu, NS 123
    Thurs: Place
        HW: Read “Giving up the Gun,” Andre Dubus (Available on e-Reserve)
November 19-23
    Tues:     Details
Paper #5 Due by 12am
    Thurs: Class Cancelled (Thanksgiving)