Class One

Class One

Unit One: The World of Play

Part One:  Our Foundation

• Policy and Procedures

Let’s review the Policy and Procedure Page

• Introductions

Who are you?

Please write a brief bio about yourself. Submit it to me through the submission box at the bottom of this page. (Take no more than 5 minutes)

Who is your Professor?

• English 123/124 Reminder:

This course will require you to exercise all the skills you acquired in English 123/124.

From the outset, you need to understand that your writing in this course must follow the composition requirements of EH 123/124.

It is NOT the Professor’s job to remind you of these requirements, or to “grade you easier” until you remember them. You must know them “now.” By virtue of the fact that you earned a grade of C or higher in Eh 123 /124 — or in equivalent courses –  it is presumed by the Professor that you are familiar with these requirements.

If you have forgotten this information, please re-visit your Eh 123 and 124 portfolios, as they will contain all the important examples you will need. You should also speak with your Professor during his or her office hours, as he or she may be able to help jog your memory.

For example, your writing must adhere to these basic guidelines, as well as others:

1. Only complete sentences will be considered in submitted work.
2. All paragraphs must be approximately 6-8 sentences in length and develop a single idea.
3. All prose should be formal. Slang and colloquial language will be ignored, generally.
4. Only heavily-proofread work will be considered by the Professor. Sloppy work will simply be handed back to you, and you will not receive any credit for it – period.

Now that we have covered all of that, we can begin our work together.

In-Class journal:

In your journal, explain to me what is the difference between work and play is to you. Where do we learn about work? Where do we learn about play? How are the ways in which you work and play different from the ways your parents work and play? Submit this — and all other requested written work for this class — through the submission box at the bottom of the page when you have completed it. (10-15 minutes)

Journal Entry #2:

How has your understanding of work and play changed over the last academic year? Come up with several paragraphs of advice you would share with someone coming to Husson University as a first-year student on this topic.

(10 minutes)

Mini-Lecture:

Work and Play

Homework: Pre-Reading Assignment:

• 1 Page: Expand on our definition for “play.” What is the point of play? What are its personal and social functions as you understand them? Be specific, and you need to be careful to adhere to the writing requirements listed about. Put your Eh 123/124 training to good use!

Reading Assignment:

• The Untold Lie by Sherwood Anderson (50-56)
• 1 Page: Post-Reading Assignment:

Paragraph One: What does the word “Character” mean to you when it is used to connote someone’s personality? For example, what does it mean to have either a “good” or “bad” character?

Paragraph Two: Do the things we do to play shape our character? Why or why not?

Paragraph Three: In “The Untold Lie” by Sherwood Anderson , how can a consideration of play inform our understanding of a given individual’s “character” in the story? Be specific!

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