Unit 2 Schedule

DATE

IN CLASS

OUT OF CLASS

Mon.
9/25

1. Film: In Search of History: Witchcraft.
2. Intro. to Unit 2: Witchcraft.
3. Discuss unit essay assignments.

1. Read Jung, "The Concept of the Collective Unconscious" (CP 37-42) and "The Mother Archetype" (CP 45-46).
2. Read Leonard & McClure, "Goddesses of Death" (CP 47-49)

Wed.
9/27

1. Jung: the Mother archetype.

1. Read Widdowson, "The Witch as a Frightening and Threatening Figure," (CP 55-61).
2. Read "Focus Your Paragraphs" (PH 63-66). Then, write a paragraph using one of the following topic sentences:
1. I've always associated witches with Halloween.
2. I've always been taught that witchcraft is evil.
3. Most of what I know about witches I learned from movies and television.
4. I have been fascinated by witchcraft since....

Week 7

Mon.
10/2

1. Paragraphs: topic sentences.
2. Discuss Widdowson.

1. Read "Integrating Direct Quotations" in the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site. Do NOT do the written assignment.
2. Read Kramer & Sprenger, "From the Malleus Maleficarum," (CP 62-64), and Mather, "From Wonders of the Invisible World," (CP 65-68).
3. In Wonders of the Invisible World, Cotton Mather prefaces his discussion of the witchcraft trials by saying that he writes, not as an interested party or "advocate," but as a disinterested observer, "an historian" (p. 66). Do you buy that claim? Why or why not? Answer in 1-2 paragraphs, using direct evidence from the text to support your claim.

Wed.
10/4

1. Integrating sources.
2. Discuss Kramer & Sprenger, and Mather

1. Read Larner, "Was Witch-Hunting Woman-Hunting?" (CP 69-71).

Week 8

Mon.
10/9

1. Film: Häxan.
2. Discuss Larner.

1. Read Leonard & McClure, "Goddesses of Life/Goddesses of Rebirth" (CP 72-75), and Farrar "The Triple Goddess" (CP 76-81).

Wed.
10/11

1. Discussion: The triple goddess.

1. Complete 1st draft of Essay 2 assignment.

Week 9

Mon.
10/16

DUE: Peer Draft of Essay 2 (bring 2 copies)

1. Film: The Wicker Man.

1. Read Harrow, "Explaining Wicca" (CP 110-116). Write a 1-paragraph response.
2. Print "Peer Evaluation Form" from the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site. Complete peer reviews.

Wed.
10/18

1. Guest speaker: Karol Brown.
2. Peer reviews.

1. Read Barner-Barry, "The Emerging Pagan Movement in America" (CP 82-99).
2. Complete Essay 2 assignment.
3. Download "Essay Grade Sheet" from the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site. Staple this to the front of your final draft.

Week 10

Mon.
10/23

DUE: Final Draft of Essay 2

1. Discuss Harrow and Barner-Barry.

1. Print-out and read "Writing Good Openers" in the "Notes and Forms" section of this Web site. Bring to next class.

Wed.
10/25

1. Writing good openers.

1. Print-out and read "Writing Good Conclusions" in the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site.
2. Read Farrar, "The Rationale of Witchcraft" (CP 128-135).

Week 11

Mon.
10/30

1. Writing conclusions.
2. Discuss Farrar.

1. Read "Evaluating Sources" (PH 307-320).
2. Read Starhawk, "Witchcraft as Goddess Religion" (CP 117-127).

Wed.
11/1

1. Evaluating sources.
2. Discuss Starhawk.

1. Read Tyson, "What is Magic?" (CP 136-141) and Versluis, "Magic & Religion: Secret Partners?" (CP 142-146).

Mon.
11/6

DUE: Peer Draft of Essay 3 (bring 2 copies)

1. Discuss Tyson and Versluis.

1. Print "Peer Evaluation Form" from the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site. Complete peer reviews.

Wed.
11/8

1. Peer reviews.

1. Print-out and read Essay 4 assignment on this Web site.
2. Read Harvey, "Shamanism" (CP 149-161).
3. Complete Essay 3 assignment.
4. Download "Essay Grade Sheet" from the "Notes & Forms" section of this Web site. Staple this to the front of your final draft.

Mon.
11/13

Due: Final Draft of Essay 3.

1. Begin Unit 3: Shamanism.