Syllabus for Writing the Essay
Five Paragraph Essay Format (Triangle Sheet)
Week One--
Introduction of class members
Week Two--
Act One, "Macbeth" / Dress Ups
Week Three--
Act Two and Three, "Macbeth"/ Summaries / Dress Ups
Week Four--
Act Three and Four / Dress-ups reviewed
Week Five--
Final analysis of "Macbeth"
Week Six--
Essay Format Overview
Week Seven--
Topic Sentences / Sense and Sensibility
Week Eight--
Summaries of Chapters / Clincher sentences
Week Nine--
Chapter Summaries of Sense and Sensibility
Week Ten--
Sense and Sensibility Final Discussion
Week Eleven-- No class on November 23th for Thanksgiving Week
Week Twelve--
Poetry Recitation and Summaries
Week Thirteen--
Francis Bacon / A Tale of Two Cities
Week Fourteen--
Chapter Summaries / A Tale of Two Cities
Christmas Break-------------------------------------
Week Fifteen--
Final Discussion--A Tale of Two Cities
Week Sixteen--
Ivanhoe / Essays / Decorations
Week Seventeen--
Decorations / Ivanhoe
Week Eighteen--
Ivanhoe Summaries
Spring Semester
Week One--
Ivanhoe / Decorations / Francis Bacon Essay
Week Two--
Ivanhoe / Using Quotes
Week Three--
Ivanhoe chapter summaries / Summary
Week Four--
Essay Structure and Carpentry / Poetry Analysis
Week Five--
Poetry Recitations
Week Six--
Poetry Analyses
Week Seven--
Francis Bacon
Week Eight--
Daniel Defoe's Essay "The Instability of Human Glory"
Week Nine--
"Julius Caesar"
Alexandria Spring Break
Week Ten--
"Julius Caesar" Final Discussion
Week Eleven--
Logic Basics / Vizzini's Dialogue
Week Twelve--
Logic Basics
Week Thirteen--
Triple Extensions / The Thirty-Nine Steps
Week Fourteen--
The Thirty-Nine Steps / Triple Extensions
Week Fifteen--
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Week Sixteen--
Final Class Session/ Final Essays Due