Week 1: Wed 8.19—Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett (1994)

 

Week 1: Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett (1994) 
Dates: Wed 8.19 
Class: Syllabus review

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Week 2: Carole King’s Tapestry (1971) 
Dates: Mon 8.24/Wed 8.26 
Readings: eR—"Gospel for Teens, Part 1” and “Gospel for Teens, Part 2” (CBS News) 
Class: Introductions; Quiz—”Sound Check: A Test of Your Musical Knowledge”

Week 3: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds (1966) 
Dates: Mon 8.31/Wed 9.2 
Class: Lecture—“Crafting the Essay: Writing as a Process” 
Due: DIAGNOSTIC

Week 4: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) 
Dates: Mon 9.7 (No class—Labor Day)/Wed 9.9 
Readings: eR—Lit Pack 1 
Class: Lecture—“Anatomy of a Short Answer Response” 
Due: REFLECTION 1

Week 5: The Beatles’ Abbey Road (1969) 
Dates: Mon 9.14/Wed 9.16 
Readings: eR—Lit Pack 2 
Class: Presentation topic assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look,” “You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” 
Due: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Week 6: Ritchie Valens’ Ritchie Valens (1959) 
Dates: Mon 9.21/Wed 9.23 
Readings: eR—"Six Songs of Me” (Get Frank), “Music and Personal Identity: How Playlists Define Who We Are” (MDBeast) 
Class: Lecture—“AI + College Writing: What to Know,” “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics,” “MLA Style 101” 

Week 7: Madonna’s Ray of Light (1998) 
Dates: Mon 9.28/Wed 9.30 
Class: Lecture—“Reading for College: Seven Tips,” “Anatomy of a Short Answer Response” 
Due: MEMOIR

Week 8: Led Zeppelin’s Led Zepplin’s IV (1971) 
Dates: Mon 10.5/Wed 10.7 
Class: Slide presentations; Lecture—“AI + College Writing: Best Practices”

Week 9: Adele’s 21 (2011) 
Dates: Mon 10.13/Wed 10.15 
Class: Slide presentations; Lecture—“Infographics 101,” “Getting to Know Adobe Express,” “On Wordiness: Exercises” 
Due: REFLECTIONS 2 AND 3

Week 10: Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue (1959) 
Dates: Mon 10.19/Wed 10.21 
Class: Slide presentations; Writers workshop 
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (DRAFT 1)

Week 11: Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams (1977) 
Dates: Mon 10.26/Wed 10.28 
Class: Slide presentations 
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 12: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel (1949) 
Dates: Mon 11.2/Wed 11.4 
Class: Slide presentations

Week 13: Patsy Cline’s Showcase (1961) 
Dates: Mon 11.9 /Wed 11.11 (No class—Veterans Day) 
Due: REFLECTION 4

Week 14: Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions (1973) 
Dates: Mon 11.16/Wed 11.18 – 
Readings: ACID—Chapter 8: "Walter,” Chapter 10: "The Basement Jam Sessions,” Chapter 14: "The Trumpet," Chapter 22: "Fairfax and Los Angeles" 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations
Due: REFLECTION 5

Week 15: Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach: The Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites (1983)
Dates: Mon 11.23/Wed 11.25 (No class—Thanksgiving) 
Readings: ACID—Chapter 28: "Miles Davis and Pure Focus" Chapter 35: "Street Life and Early Delinquency," Chapter 42: "Junior High Orchestra" 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations; Lecture—"The Self-Reflection Essay and ePortfolio: A How-To”

Week 16: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours (1977) 
Dates: Mon 11.30/Wed 12.2 
Read: ACID—Chapter 51: "Meeting Hillel Slovak," Chapter 58: "Discovering Punk Rock," Chapter 63: "Picking Up the Bass," Chapter 70: "The Fear Show," Chapter 78: "Out of the Chaos, Into the Groove" 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations; Class wrap-up 
Due: EXPOSITORY

Week 17: Beyoncé’s Lemonade (2016) (No class meeting; optional open office hour) 
Date: Mon 12.7

Final Exam Period:

Date: Mon 12.14, 8:30 AM-10:30 AM 
Due: ENGLISH DEPT. REFLECTIVE ePORTFOLIO (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY MIDNIGHT)