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English 846: Narrative Inquiry – Course Assignments (Fall 2011)

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Current Assignment(s)

For Story 10

Assignment
due for Oct. 31 (Halloween!)

  • Bring a bag of your favorite Halloween treat to share
  • Read Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One to get in the Halloween mood
  • Read two parts of Will Eisner’s New York
    • Read The Big City
    • Read City People Notebook
    • It is not necessary to read The Building or Invisible People (though they are both good)
  • Both graphic novels should go pretty quickly and give you a chance to think about alternative ways to tell stories
  • Come in a costume (or at least a cool looking t-shirt!)

For Story 11

This is a special week when we’ll be having a guest lecture. But we also need to stay on track with your paper drafts. So, while I know it is hard to have so much to do, I want you to plan ahead so that you can take full advantage of these opportunities and have all your work completed in time.

Assignment A
due for Nov. 7
Guest Lecture by David Schaafsma
Location: TBA

  • Read Dr. Schaafsma’s On Narrative Inquiry: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research
  • Write out 5 questions you might want to ask Dr. Schaafsma about his book or the general topic of narrative inquiry (you might not get to ask all 5 questions, but I want you to be prepared!)
  • There should be plenty of time for Questions and Answers after Dr. Schaafsma makes some opening remarkes
  • This talk is open to all interested parties, so please invite your friends

Assignment B
due for Nov. 7

  • Write Rough Draft of Narrative Paper
  • This draft should be as long as you can make it at this point
  • Please print the draft out so Dr. Pagnucci can comment on it

Course Legend (Fall 2011)

Chapter 1: What Is Narrative Research?

For Story 1

NO Assignment
due for Aug. 29

  • Share First Day Stories in class

For Story 2Labor Day–No Class
NO Assignment
for Sep. 6

We will not be meeting on Labor Day due to the holiday.

For Story 3

Assignment: Write a Learning Story
due for Sep. 12

  • Write a 2-3 page (double spaced) story about learning
  • Make copies to share with the class

For Story 4

Assignment A
due for Sep. 19

  • Read from Narrative Inquiry
    • Preface & Chapters 1-6

Assignment B
due for Sep. 19

  • Bring an electronic copy of your learning story to class with you

For Story 5
Special Class Event!

Bookstore Field Trip to Pittsburgh
on Sep. 24 Saturday from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

No Regular Class Meeting on Sep. 26 Monday

  • The class field trip will take the place of our regular class meeting for Sep. 26

For Story 6

Assignment
due for Oct. 3

  • Read from Living the Narrative Life
    • Parts One, Two, Three

For Story 7

Assignment
due for Oct. 10

  • Read Narration as Knowledge
    • Introduction, Chapters 5, 8, 13, 18, & 19

For Story 8

Assignment
due for Oct. 17

For Story 9

Assignment
due for Oct. 24

  • Read from Living the Narrative Life
    • Parts Two, Four, Six

For Story 10

Assignment
due for Oct. 31 (Halloween!)

  • Bring a bag of your favorite Halloween treat to share
  • Read Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One to get in the Halloween mood
  • Read two parts of Will Eisner’s New York
    • Read The Big City
    • Read City People Notebook
    • It is not necessary to read The Building or Invisible People (though they are both good)
  • Come in a costume (or at least a cool looking t-shirt!)

For Story 10

Assignment
due for Oct. 31 (Halloween!)

  • Bring a bag of your favorite Halloween treat to share
  • Read Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One to get in the Halloween mood
  • Read two parts of Will Eisner’s New York
    • Read The Big City
    • Read City People Notebook
    • It is not necessary to read The Building or Invisible People (though they are both good)
  • Both graphic novels should go pretty quickly and give you a chance to think about alternative ways to tell stories
  • Come in a costume (or at least a cool looking t-shirt!)

For Story 11

This is a special week when we’ll be having a guest lecture. But we also need to stay on track with your paper drafts. So, while I know it is hard to have so much to do, I want you to plan ahead so that you can take full advantage of these opportunities and have all your work completed in time.

Assignment A
due for Nov. 7
Guest Lecture by David Schaafsma
Location: TBA

  • Read Dr. Schaafsma’s On Narrative Inquiry: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research
  • Write out 5 questions you might want to ask Dr. Schaafsma about his book or the general topic of narrative inquiry (you might not get to ask all 5 questions, but I want you to be prepared!)
  • There should be plenty of time for Questions and Answers after Dr. Schaafsma makes some opening remarkes
  • This talk is open to all interested parties, so please invite your friends

Assignment B
due for Nov. 7

  • Write Rough Draft of Narrative Paper
  • This draft should be as long as you can make it at this point
  • Please print the draft out so Dr. Pagnucci can comment on it

Assignments from Previous Courses