Week 1: Versace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 1: Versace 
Dates: Thu 1.22 
Class: Syllabus review

This semester:

Week 2: The Air Jordan I 
Dates: Tue 1.27/Thu 1.29 
Read: eR—"For Gen Z, Trends are Out, and Hyperpersonal Style is In” (WhoWhatWear) and “Eight Hallmarks of the Ever-Elusive and Always-Practical Gen Z Style" (InStyle) 
Class: Introductions; Watch—Excerpt from The Devil Wears Prada (2006); Lecture—“The Great 2026 Fashion Quiz”

Week 3: Vera Wang 
Dates: Tue 2.3/Thu 2.5 
Class: Lecture—“Crafting the Essay: Writing as a Process” 
Due: DIAGNOSTIC

Week 4: Annie Leibovitz 
Dates: Tue 2.10/Thu 2.12 
Class: Presentation topic assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look” 
Due: REFLECTION 1

Week 5: George Micheal’s “Freedom ‘90” 
Dates: Tue 2.17/Thu 2.19 
Class: Lecture—“MLA Style 101,” “You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing”

Week 6: The Rolex Submariner 
Dates: Tue 2.24/Thu 2.26 
Class: Lecture—“AI + College Writing: What to Know,” “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics” 
Due: MEMOIR

Week 7: Naomi Campbell 
Dates: Tue 3.3/Thu 3.15 
Class: Lecture—“Reading for College: Seven Tips,” “Anatomy of a Short Answer Response”

Week 8: Edith Head 
Dates: Tue 3.10/Thu 3.12 
Class: Slide presentations; Lecture—”AI + College Writing: Best Practices” 
Due: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Week 9: The Blue Jean 
Dates: Tue 3.17/Thu 3.19 
Read: eR—"Fast Fashion and Its Environmental Impact in 2025” (Earth.org), “The Fast Fashion Epidemic” (UCLA Sustainability), “A Realistic Woman's Guide to Quitting Fast Fashion” (PureWow), “The Gen Z Dilemma: Eco-conscious, but Addicted to Fast Fashion” (FashionUnited); “Why Does Fast Fashion Fall Apart So Quickly?” (Bazaar) 
Class: Watch—Excerpt from The True Cost (2015); Lecture—“On Wordiness: Exercises,” “The Art of the Op-Ed” 
Due: REFLECTION 2

Week 10: The Met Gala 
Dates: Tue 3.24/Thu 4.26 
Class: Slide presentations 
Due: OP-ED

Week 11: Quicksilver (Spring Break) 
Dates: Tue 3.31/Thu 4.2 

Week 12: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 
Dates: Tue 4.7/Thu 4.9 
Class: Slide presentations

Week 13: Ralph Lauren 
Dates: Tue 4.14/Thu 4.16 
Read: DYE—Part I: Canaries in the Coal Mine 
Class: Slide presentations; Lecture—“Close Reads: In Practice” 
Due: REFLECTION 3 AND 4

Week 14: Chanel No. 5 
Dates: Tue 4.21/Thu 4.23 
Read: DYE—Part II: A History of Chemicals in Our Clothing 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations 
Due: CLOSE READING

Week 15: Calvin Klein 
Dates: Tue 4.28/Thu 4.30 
Read: DYE—Part III: The Price of Toxic Fashion 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations; Lecture—"The Reflective ePortfolio: A How-To”

Week 16: Vogue 
Dates: Tue 5.5/Thu 5.7* 
Read: DYE—Part V: How You Can Protect Yourself 
Class: Reading discussion; Slide presentations 
Due: EXPOSITORY

*Last regular class meeting of the semester 

Final Exam Period-

Week 17: Audrey Hepburn 
Date: Thu 5.14, 10:45 AM-12:45 PM 
Zoom: See Canvas for login Due: ENGLISH DEPT. REFLECTIVE ePORTFOLIO (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY MIDNIGHT)