HONORS 101 Homework Assignments

Tuesday 22 August 2023 [Slidedeck: Course Introduction]

In class: Greetings + Introduction to Honors 101

Thursday 24 August 2023 [Slidedeck: Community]

Bring your name card to each class for the rest of the semester
Read the rest of the Course Syllabus
Purchase all course texts (see textbook list on the Honors 101 homepage)
Follow the instructions sent to your go.olemiss.edu email and…
- …log into your iGradePlus.com account to see your current grade (See video Guide to iGradePlus)
- …log into your private Google Drive folder (See video Guide to Google Drive Folder): Open your Honors 101 Essays Doc (titled “Your Name—Essays—Honors 101 Fall 2023”) and follow the instructions on the first page to verify that you can access this document
- If you are unable to access your Google Drive folder or your iGradePlus account, contact Dr. Klodt before Thursday’s class
Read and study Zygmunt Bauman "An Overture, or Welcome to Elusive Community" + "The Agony of Tantalus" (1-20)

Tuesday 29 August 2023 [Slidedeck: TCM]

Read and study Karl Marx + Friedrich Engels The Communist Manifesto

Thursday 31 August 2023 [Slidedeck: Communist Propaganda]

Read the online comic The Oatmeal “You Are Not Going to Believe What I Am About to Tell You”
To prepare for Essay 1 watch the Odessa Steps sequence from Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein 1925)
In class:
- Analysis of Karl Marx + Friedrich Engels The Communist Manifesto
- Analysis of the Odessa Steps sequence from Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein 1925)

Friday 1 September 2023

Submit Essay 1: Marx + Engels The Communist Manifesto and Eisenstein Battleship Potemkin in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p
- Watch Dr. Klodt’s video tutorial on writing effective thesis statements to guide your writing workflow

Tuesday 5 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Dismaland]

Read the following articles/view the following videos and study the accompanying images of Banky's art installation Dismaland:
- Watch the video advertisement for Dismaland
- The Independent (Ireland): "The Grimmest Trailer for a Theme Park You'll Probably Ever See" [PDF version of the article if you encounter a survey or paywall]
- Video Tour: One Day in Dismaland for Arte Creative TV
- The Guardian (UK): "Banksy's Dismsland: 'Amusements and Anarchism' in Artist's Biggest Project Yet" + "Banksy's Dismaland: 'A Theme Park Unsuitable for Children'––In Pictures"
- The Daily Beast (US): "Banksy's Shocking Diana Death Scene: A Theme Park Full of Nightmares"
- Business Insider (US): "29 Photos from Banksy's Twisted Dismaland Theme Park"
- Colossal: "Welcome to Dismaland: A First Look at Banksy's New Art Exhibition Housed Inside a Dystopian Theme Park"
- El País (Spain): "Fotogalería: Banksy inaugura su Dismaland" + "Bienvenidos al parque temático de Banksy"

Wednesday 6 September 2023

Submit preliminary thesis, outline, and interpretation for Essay 2: Dismaland in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p
- Re-watch Dr. Klodt’s video tutorial on writing effective thesis statements to guide your writing workflow

Thursday 7 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Thesis Bootcamp Slides + Slidedeck: Café para llevar]

Before class at 11:00a:
- Watch MLA Formatting video and complete MLA Formatting I practice activity in your Essays Google doc
- Watch and study Café para llevar (Patricia Font 2014)
In class: Writing Bootcamp for Essay 2: Dismaland (bring laptop or tablet to class)

Friday 8 September 2023

Submit Essay 2: Dismaland in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Tuesday 12 September 2023 [Slidedeck: “The Night Face Up” + Literary Tropes]

Read and study Julio Cortázar “The Night Face Up” (1955)

Wednesday 13 September 2023

Submit preliminary thesis, outline, and interpretation for Essay 3: “The Night Face Up” in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Thursday 14 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Thesis Bootcamp II + Café para llevar + Never Happened]

Before class at 11:00a:
- Review MLA Formatting video and complete Lorem Ipsum Fake Essay in your Essays Google doc
- Watch and study Café para llevar (Patricia Font 2014) and Never Happened (Mark Slutsky 2016)
In class: Writing Bootcamp for Essay 3: “The Night Face Up” (bring laptop or tablet to class)

Friday 15 September 2023

Submit Essay 3: “The Night Face Up” in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Tuesday 19 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Short Films from Spain]

Correct errors on Lorem Ipsum Fake Essay in your Essays Google doc by 11:00a
Before class at 11:00a, watch and study Los gritones (Roberto Pérez Toledo 2010), Taboulé (Richard García Vázquez 2011), and Treinta (Juanmi Díez 2016)

Thursday 21 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Zadie Smith Intimations]

Read and study Zadie Smith Intimations “Foreward” (xiii-xii), “Peonies” (1-10), and “Something to Do” (19-28)

Tuesday 26 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Zadie Smith Intimations]

Read and study Zadie Smith Intimations “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” (29-36), “Screengrabs: A Man with Strong Hands” (37-42), and “A Hovering Young Man” (52-58)
7:30p Honors Convocation Heather McTeer Toney

Thursday 28 September 2023 [Slidedeck: Ray Loriga My Brother’s Gun]

Read and study Ray Loriga My Brother’s Gun Chapters 1-25 (3-62)

Tuesday 3 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Art of Matías Sánchez]

Read and study Ray Loriga My Brother’s Gun Chapters 26-51 (63-119)

Wednesday 4 October 2023

Essay 4: Submit thesis, outline, and preliminary interpretation of My Brother's Gun in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Thursday 5 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Zadie Smith “Contempt as a Virus” + Slidedeck: Art of Salvador Dalí]

In class: Writing Bootcamp for Essay 4: My Brother’s Gun (bring laptop or tablet to class)
Read and study Zadie Smith “Contempt as a Virus” (73-83)

Tuesday 10 October 2023 [Slidedeck: "Ghosts of Mississippi"]

Read and study Wright Thompson "Ghosts of Mississippi" (2010) [PDF version]
Watch Newsreel: Desegregation Riots at Ole Miss (1962) and Video: Deadly Riots at Ole Miss (1962)
Listen to Audio: Phone Call Between President Kennedy and Governor Barnett on Desegregation (29 September 1962)
Listen to Audio: President Kennedy Mobilizes the National Guard to Integrate the University of Mississippi (30 September 1962)
Optional (but recommended): Watch The Southern Documentary Project Rebels: James Meredith & the Integration of Ole Miss (2014)

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Submit Essay 4: My Brother's Gun in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Thursday 12 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Ernie Barnes]

Listen to Bob Dylan "Oxford Town" (1962) [Stream on Apple Music or Spotify] + study lyrics
Listen to Phil Ochs "Ballad of Oxford, Mississippi" (1962) + study lyrics
In class: Art of Ernie Barnes

Tuesday 17 October 2023 [Slidedeck: “The Allure of Ole Miss Football”]

Read and study Kiesie Laymon "The Allure of Ole Miss Football" (2015) [PDF Version]

Thursday 19 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Archibald Motley + Slidedeck: Emmett Till]

In class: Art of Archibald Motley + Lisa Whittington

Tuesday 24 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Introduction to Severance]

Read and study Ling Ma Severance (Chapters 1-6 [1-92])

Thursday 26 October 2023 [Slidedeck: Severance Hong Kong Trip]

Read and study Ling Ma Severance (Chapters 7-15 [93-168])
Bring to class your favorite moisturizing cream!

Tuesday 31 October 2023

Read and study Ling Ma Severance (Chapters 16-20 [169-240])

Thursday 2 November 2023 [Slidedeck: Severance In Chicago]

Read and study Ling Ma Severance (Chapters 21-26 [241-291])

Friday 3 November 2023

Essay 5: Submit thesis, outline, and preliminary interpretation of Severance in your Essays Google doc by 5:00p

Tuesday 7 November 2023 [Slidedeck: Parasite]

Before 11:00a class hour, watch and study Parasite (Bong Joon-ho 2019): Consult the Parasite Data Sheet to identify the characters and their relationships
In class: Interpretations of Parasite (Bong Joon-ho 2019)

Thursday 9 November 2023 [Slidedeck: Parasite]