Week

Topic

Reading/Activities

Week 1

June 13

Intro to course

Introductions, syllabus reading, general discussion

Reading McCloud 1 and Chute article

Week 2

June 20

Fantasy

Read Poe/Tan, McCloud 2, 5

Week 3

June 27

Fantasy

Read Coraline and McCloud 3, 8

 Article on Coraline

Week 4

July 4

Memoir

Read American Born Chinese and McCloud 6

Article on ABC

Final paper/project proposal due

Week 5

July 11

Fiction

Read V for Vendetta and McCloud 4

Draft of paper/project due.

Week 6

July 18

Non-fiction

Read 9/11 Report and McCloud 6

Week 7

July 25

Synthesizing

Final Answer due

Draft of paper/project due.

July 29

Final Course Portfolio due.