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Literature of Travel and Discovery: The Journey of the Self (Spring, 2009) [Home] Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,
and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome,
charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one
little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Week 1 March 23 (4) 1 Intro / Geography 2 Alchemist 1-34; On-line sources & Notes 3 Alchemist 34-72; & “Searching for Abdelati” “ Tourist & Traveler” Notes 4 Alchemist 72-105; & “The Spanish Church: Tourist & Traveler Notes
Week 2 March 30 (4) 5 Alchemist 106-139 & “ Special Delivery “ Writing On-line 6 Alchemist 140-167 & “The Boatman’s Gift” Class Notes 7 Alchemist Complete & “L’Air du Temps” Class Notes 8 Catch up. Writing
Week 3 April 6 (3/4) … Long Weekend (Sat-> Mon) 8.5 Essay # 1 Due A Block Long Block:Hightstown Partner
Trip Exercise #1 9 Bones of the Master 3-46; Notes 10 Bones
of the Master 47-77 Notes 11 Bones of the Master 81-107; Notes ….. Partner Trip Exercise #1
Week 4 April 13 (4) Into Philadelphia Trip 12 Bones of the Master 107-122; Partner/ Trip Research // Philadelphia Trip // Notes 13 Bones of the Master 122-149; Partner/Trip Research // Philadelphia Trip // Notes 14 Bones of the Master (catch up) Partner/Trip Research // Philadelphia Trip ….Trip to Philadelphia (Sunday, April 19) ………..10.22 am -> 5.45 pm…. Week 5 April 20 (4) 15 Monday: Day off (exchange for Philly trip) 16 Bones of the Master 150-178; (Philadelphia Travel Summary due) 17 Bones of the Master 179-209; Notes 18 Bones of the Master 210-254;
Week 6 April 27 (4) Peddie Day (Saturday) 19 Bones of the Master ; 257-270; (Philadelphia Travelogue Due, for publishing) .. 20 Bones of the Master. 271-293 21
Week 7 May 4 (4) 21.5 “The Color Red” (Barbara Kingsolver) & “Picka Pocketoni” (David Sedaris) 23/24 BATW2008, ed.Anthony Bourdain “Extreme Chocolate” 24/23 In Class Writing –
Bones of the Master
Week 8 May 11 (4) 25 BATW2008, ed.Anthony Bourdain “Extreme Chocolate” 27 Journey
Research BATW2008, ed. Bourdain “The Train to Tibet” Week 9 May 18 (4) 30 Text TBD Journey Research 31 Text TBD Journey Research 32 Text TBD Journey Research 33 Senior Presentations 1 and Text TBD Week 10 May 25 (3) Senior Week / Graduation 34 Senior Presentations 2 35 Junior Presentations 1 36 Junior
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