Tentative English 1C Fall 2019 Syllabus
August 27 Introduction
August 29 Sapiens
September 3 Sapiens
September 5 Sapiens
September 10 Introduction & Thesis
September 12 Essay 1 Due; Ronnie Coleman
September 17 Fyre, Groupthink, & Social Media
September 19 Fyre doc Part 2
September 24 Epistocracy
September 26 Global warming & logical fallacies
October 1 Introduction & Thesis
October 3 Essay 2 Due; Rachel Dolezal and Atlanta episode.
October 8 Green Guilt by Stephen Asma
October 10 Genetic Re-engineer and John Oliver
October 15 “Why I’m Giving Up Preventative Care”
October 17 Introduction & Thesis
October 22 Essay 3 Due; College admissions scandal & expulsion
October 24 Millennials debate: Engerger vs. Thompson; Portfolio 1 Due
October 29 Art of a Monster and slippery slope
October 31 Hugh Hefner debate
November 5 In Defense of Harvey Weinstein’s Harvard Lawyer by Conor Friedersdorf
November 7 Nationalist Case for Amnesty
November 12 Introduction & Thesis
November 14 Essay 4 Brainwashing My Dad documentary
November 19 In College & Hiding from Scary Ideas and counterarguments
November 21 Alex Jones, free speech, John Oliver
November 26 Have Smartphones Ruined a Generation? And counterarguments
November 28 Holiday
December 3 UBI debate
December 5 Weight loss trap
December 10 Thesis & Introduction
December 12 Essay 5 due; and portfolio 2
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