The Graphic Novel
ENGL 375TT [@UMW]
Assignments
| Points Possible | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|
|
Checkpoint 1 All blog entries created before 5:00 PM today are eligible for a Checkpoint 1 grade. |
25 | Thu, Jan 21 |
|
Checkpoint 2 |
25 | Thu, Jan 28 |
|
Analysis Paper In this short essay, (about 3 pages or 1000 words) your goal is to prepare an analysis of a short segment of a graphic novel text. For your text,... |
100 | Fri, Jan 29 |
|
Checkpoint 3 |
25 | Thu, Feb 4 |
|
Checkpoint 4 |
25 | Thu, Feb 11 |
|
Checkpoint 5 |
25 | Thu, Feb 18 |
|
Checkpoint 6 |
25 | Thu, Feb 25 |
|
Checkpoint 7 |
25 | Thu, Mar 4 |
|
Checkpoint 8 |
25 | Thu, Mar 11 |
|
Collaborative Book This project will be a corporately authored document ("book") that pursues a coherent, cohesive argument on a topic relevant to comics. The topic... |
150 | Fri, Mar 12 |
|
Gag Comic |
10 | Wed, Mar 17 |
|
Checkpoint 9 |
25 | Thu, Mar 18 |
|
Thumbnails Complete the "Month of Sundays" Thumbnails assignment from DW/WP, p. 84. |
10 | Mon, Mar 22 |
|
Checkpoint 10 |
25 | Thu, Mar 25 |
|
Character Sketches Complete the character sketch homework from Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, chapter 10. |
10 | Fri, Mar 26 |
|
Checkpoint 11 |
25 | Thu, Apr 1 |
|
Checkpoint 12 |
25 | Thu, Apr 8 |
|
Checkpoint 13 |
25 | Thu, Apr 15 |
|
Webcomic In another collaboratively produced assignment, teams will create and publish webcomics over a period of three weeks (March 31 - April 14). To... |
200 | Tue, Apr 20 |
|
Checkpoint 14 |
25 | Thu, Apr 22 |
|
Final Exam There will be a final exam for this class, and it will be a cumulative essay test. This will be a "take-home" test in the sense that you will... |
200 | Wed, Apr 28 |
|
Checkpoint 15 |
25 | Thu, Apr 29 |
|
Blogging Blogging will be a significant part of your work this semester, and for that reason, it comprises 20% of your final grade. You should treat your... |
200 | Fri, Apr 30 |
|
Participation This is a (subjective) determination of the quality of your participation this semester. This participation includes contributing to the class in... |
100 | Mon, May 3 |
