[Cover Photo Source: Max Igan—https://youtu.be/qTR7DQe8–w]
NOTICE: Be sure to go to the specific work webpages (by clicking on the titles of books and movies) for more information and links regarding your assignments. This page is simply for keeping track of due dates.
I will update this calendar as we progress throughout the semester, including any necessary changes in schedule, so please refer to this schedule every week!
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Jan M14 |
Intro—Watch my introductory course videos. Then watch my videos for setting up your BLOG. Be sure to give yourself a lot of time to work through this information so that your blog will be set up by Wednesday. |
W16 |
Submit your first BLOG ENTRY telling us something about yourself and your ideas regarding our class. Then read and watch the listed web pages as preparation for reading Hero. |
F18 |
Read Hero Part I (“The Adventure of the Hero”—Prologue and chapters 1-4, roughly 220 pages, depending on which version you are using), dividing the chapters up between now and Wednesday as best fits your schedule. |
T22 |
Hero Part I—complete your reading of the first half of the book. |
W23 |
Watch these videos of mine: 1 “Campbell in Our Course“; 2 “Joyful Participation in the Sorrows“; and 3 “The Nonduality of Tragedy and Comedy in Joseph Campbell.” Then write and post your first reading-response BLOG ENTRY (400-word minimum) in response to Hero Part I and my video. Be sure to post a link to your entry in our Blackboard Blog site. (See our Blog Purpose page for more guidance in getting started.) |
F25 |
Comment on your groupmates’ blog entries. See my guidelines page. |
M28 |
Watch Pan’s Labyrinth. • |
W30 |
Watch the Guillermo del Toro videos (see our Pan’s Labyrinth page) along with my video on fascism. |
Feb S2 |
Watch my video on Pan’s Labyrinth. Then write and post your second reading-response BLOG ENTRY, now in response to Pan’s Labyrinth and my video. Again, be sure to post a hyperlink to your entry in our Blackboard Blog site. |
M4 |
Comment on your groupmates’ blog entries. |
W6 |
Watch Avatar. |
F8 |
Watch my Avatar and Imperialism video and my Avatar: Science vs. Voodoo video (see links in our Blackboard Avatar Module). |
M11 |
Watch my Avatar and Unobtanium video (see links in our Blackboard Avatar Module). |
W13 |
Post your BLOG entry on the movie and my videos. |
F15 |
Comment on your groupmates’ blog entries. Begin reading the Black Panther graphic novel A Nation Under Our Feet volume 1. |
M18 |
Finish reading the Black Panther graphic novel A Nation Under Our Feet volume 1. |
W20 |
Finish reading the Black Panther graphic novel A Nation Under Our Feet volume 2. |
F22 |
Finish reading the Black Panther graphic novel A Nation Under Our Feet volume 3. |
M25 |
Post your Black Panther graphic novel blog entry and watch my instructional video. |
W27 |
Watch the Black Panther film and respond to your blogmates’ posts. |
Mar F1 |
Watch my Black Panther film video on African American representations of Africa. There is no blog assignment for the movie. Instead, I will look for your take on the movie in your midterm Synthesis Paper. |
M4 |
Watch my video on Duty in Black Panther (see Blackboard for the link). |
W6 |
Paper 1 Preparation—working on your own |
F8 |
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10-17 |
SPRING BREAK |
REMINDER: Be sure to go to the specific work webpages (by clicking on the titles of books and movies) for more information and links regarding your assignments. This page is simply for keeping track of due dates. |
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M18 |
Matrix 1: Watch movie |
W20 |
Write open topic blogpost for Matrix 1 |
F22 |
There is no groupmate blog response due this week for Matrix 1. Continue reading Campbell’s Hero. |
M25 |
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W27 |
Hero II |
F29 |
Hero II |
Apr M1 |
Finish reading Neuromancer |
W3 |
Read informative links and then write blog entry on Neuromancer |
F5 |
Respond to blog entries on Neuromancer |
M8 |
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W10 |
Blog entry for Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions |
F12 |
Respond to Blogmates |
M15 |
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W17 |
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F19 |
Blog Entry |
M22 |
Blog Response |
W24 |
Final Paper Prep |
F26 |
Final Paper Prep |
May W1 |
Finals Week—SYNTHESIS: PAPER 2 Due May 1 at 5 p.m. |