Week 1: Simon & Garfunkel’s A Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [No Class]

 

Week 1: Simon & Garfunkel’s A Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [No Class]

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Week 2: All in the Family (1970) 
Dates: Mon 1.26/Wed 1.28 
Class: Syllabus review

Week 3: The Environmental Protection Agency (1970) 
Dates: Mon 2.2/Wed 2.4 
Class: Introductions; Quiz—”Can You Dig It?—A Test of Your Seventies Knowledge”

Week 4: The "Fight of the Century" (1971) 
Dates: Mon 2.9/Wed 2.11 
Read: eR—"Present-Day Lessons from the Early 1970s” (InsideHigherEd) 
Class: Lecture—“Crafting the Essay: Writing as a Process” 
Due: DIAGNOSTIC

Week 5: President Nixon Visits China (1972) 
Dates: Mon 2.16/Wed 2.18 
Class: Presentation topic assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look” 
Due: REFLECTION 1

Week 6: The Equal Rights Amendment (1972) 
Dates: Mon 2.23/Wed 2.25 
Class: Lecture—“MLA Style 101,” “Close Reads: In Practice”

Week 7: The Watergate Scandal (1972) 
Dates: Mon 3.2/Wed 3.4 
Class: Lecture—“AI + College Writing: What to Know,” “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics” 
Due: CLOSE READING

Week 8: Roe v. Wade (1973) 
Dates: Mon 3.9/Wed 3.11 
Class: Lecture—“Reading for College: Seven Tips,” “Infographics 101,” “Getting to Know Adobe Express”

Week 9: Saturday Night Live (1975) 
Dates: Mon 3.16/Wed 3.18 
Class: Slide presentations; Writers workshop; Lecture—”AI + College Writing: Best Practices,” “You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” 
Due: INFOGRAPHIC

Week 10: The Vietnam War Ends (1975) 
Dates: Mon 3.23/Wed 3.25 
Read: eR—"Chasing Perfection with Tennis’s New Superstar, Coco Gauff” (Vogue), “How Jacob Elordi Became Gen Z's Leading Man” (GQ), “Jenna Ortega Settles Into Fame Ahead of Wednesday Season 2 and a Beetlejuice Sequel” (Vanity Fair) 
Class: Guest speaker (TBA); Lecture—“On Wordiness: Exercises,” “Writing Profiles That Tell Stories: A Guide” 
Due: REFLECTION 2 AND 3

Week 11: Jaws (1976) [Spring Break] 
Dates: Mon 3.30/Wed 4.1

Week 12: Jimmy Carter Elected President (1976) 
Dates: Mon 4.6/Wed 4.8 
Class: Slide presentations, Writers workshop 
Due: PROFILE (DRAFT 1)

Week 13: Star Wars (1977) 
Dates: Mon 4.13/Wed 4.15 
Class: Slide presentations 
Due: PROFILE (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 14: Roots (1977) 
Dates: Mon 4.20/Wed 4.22 
Class: Slide presentations 

Week 15: Saturday Night Fever (1977) 
Dates: Mon 4.27/Wed 4.29 
Read: HOT—“I Hear a Symphony” – “More, More, More” 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations 
Due: REFLECTION 4 AND 5

Week 16: The Jonestown Massacre (1978) 
Dates: Mon 5.4/Wed 5.6 
Read: HOT—“Ladies’ Night” – “The Homo Superiors” 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations; Lecture—"The Reflective ePortfolio: A How-To”

Week 17: Disco Demolition Night (1979)* 
Dates: Mon 5.11 
Read: HOT—“Saturday Night Fever” – “One Nation Under a Thump” 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations 
Due: EXPOSITORY

*Last regular class meeting of the semester

Final Exam Period: 
Date: Fri 5.15, 8:30-10:30 AM 
Zoom: See Canvas for login 
Due: ENGLISH DEPT. REFLECTIVE ePORTFOLIO (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY MIDNIGHT)