| Reading/Writing Schedule |
Dr. Sirabian
Office: 425 Collins Classroom Center
Office Phone: 346-4333
Email: rsirabia@uwsp.edu
Office Hours: M 2:30-3:30; T 11-12:30; W 2:30-3:30; TH 9-10
Assignments may be modified as
necessary. Weekly assignments are
not all listed here; they will be given in class/by email.
It will be useful to read the biographical introductions for each author we study.
Readings will be assigned from our textbook and passed out (handouts).
Handouts are marked on the syllabus; all other readings are from our textbook.
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Meeting Days |
Assignments |
Meeting Days |
Assignments |
| Sept. 05 | Introduction | Oct. 31 | "Teeth" (Handout); "In the Pocket" (SL) |
| 07 | Reading/Writing about Literature | Nov. 02 | "Teeth"; "Surfers at Santa Cruz"(Handouts) |
| 10 |
Reading/Writing about Literature//Website--"The Most Dangerous Game" We will continue to discuss the story on the 12th and 14th. Assign Due |
05 | Friday Night Lights--NBC TV Series |
| 12 | Philosophy of Play--"The Nature and Significance of Play" (Handout) | 07 |
Friday Night Lights--NBC TV Series-Discussion "The Basketball Game" (Handout); From Rabbit, Run (SL) |
| 14 | "The Structure and Classification of Games" (Handout) | 09 |
Sports Journalism: "Johnson is Everywhere . . . "; "Great Day for Baseball . . ." |
| 17 | Current Issues in Sports | 12 |
Quiz "The Unnatural Natural" (Handout--Originally scheduled on 11/2. See notes on website--under "Course Notes" link) |
| 19 |
Current Issues in Sports The Moment and Glory of Sports "Eight-Oared Crew" |
14 |
"The Unnatural Natural" Race and Sport "Baseball's Great Experiment . . ." (SL)/"From Boys of Summer (Handout) |
| 21 |
Quiz "The Four-Minute Mile"; "The Sprinters" |
16 |
"Baseball's
Great Experiment . . ." (SL)/"From Boys of Summer (Handout)/ From Major Taylor (Handout) |
| 24 |
"The Sprinters" Jump Shot"; "400-Meter Freestyle"; "In the Swim" |
19 |
Assignment Due "Champion of the World" (Handout)/ "Stop the Fight!" (SL) |
| 26 | From Bang the Drum Slowly (Handout);"Pitcher" " | 21 | Reading Day |
| 28 |
"Driving Lessons " (Handout); "Instruction in the Art ('Taking a Boy Fishing')" |
23 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Oct 01 | 2. Current Issues in Sports | 26 |
3. Current Issues in Sports |
| 03 | Seabiscuit (Book) | 28 |
Sport and Gender |
| 05 |
Quiz Seabiscuit (Presentations) |
29 | "The 7-10 Split" |
| 08 | Seabiscuit (Presentations) | Dec. 03 |
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| 10 | Seabiscuit (Presentations) | 05 |
Quiz |
| 12 | Reading Day | 07 | In These Girls . . . |
| 15 | Reading Day | 10 | In These Girls . . . |
| 17 | Seabiscuit (Movie) | 12 | 4. Current Issues in Sports |
| 19 | Seabiscuit (Movie)/ Take-home Quiz | 14 | Review for Final Examination |
| 22 | Seabiscuit (Movie)/Take-home quiz due at the beginning of the period |
Examination
(Please, No early or makeup exams): Thursday,
December 20th, 2:45-4:45, in our classroom Office hours: Monday (17th) 1-2; Tuesday (18th) 10-11; Wed. (19th) 3-4 |
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| 24 |
Seabiscuit--Discussion "My Old Man" (Handout) |
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| 26 |
Midterm--Please, No Early Exams |
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| 29 |
Sports and Life "Eighty-Yard Run" (Handout) |
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