English 100 --- Fall 2013
Calendar
Weeks 1 – 17 (August 20th – December
17th)
Explanation of homework layout: All activities
listed next to the date (not in bold) is what we will do in class on that day.
All assignments which follow the abbreviated letters signifying homework (HW) will be due the following class.
WEEK 1: Introduction to the course and Signing
up for Presentations
August 20th – Tues: Introduction to
class: syllabus, policies,
presentations, texts, plagiarism
contract,
and assignments.
Activating
schema: course theme—what are the main issues concerning illegal
drugs?
Which drugs are
illegal and why? Should this
change? What are the controversies?
HW: Purchase the
course materials:
(1) Course Reader
(2) Drugs: Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or
Deregulate?
(3) Dealing Death and Drugs
(4) Drug Lord
Decide which book group presentation you would like to sign up next class to
join: Dealing Death and Drugs
(topics: the war on drugs, drugs at the U.S. Mexico border, Cuidad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, marijuana black market),
Drugs: Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or
Deregulate? (Part
three: “Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” pages 49-114.
Topics: drug legalization in the U.S, history of drugs in the U.S., the
controversies)
or Drug Lord (who was Pablo Acosta,
Ojinaga, Mexico, drug smuggling/trafficking,
Columbian drug traders, history of Mexican drug cartels, Mexican politics and
government)
August 22nd – Thurs:
Student introductions
Students sign up for
one of the three class presentation teams
PODCAST
3C: In-Class Presentations (13 min)—in reader 65-66
Discuss homework and PODCAST
3A: Critical Reading--5 Reading Strategies (17 min)—in reader 36-57
HW: In Reader,
read/watch Writing Guideline
#3: Critical Reading, (36-57 in
reader—PODCAST
3A). Do Annotating exercise: apply strategies 1-4
described
at the top of page 38 and mark up Malcolm X’s “Learning to
Read”—due
next class.
In
Drugs: Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or Deregulate?,
read
Part
One: “Those Who Cannot Remember the Past…” (17-28).
Annotate your text
as you read.
WEEK 2: Drugs & Quiz on
20 Course Writing Concepts
August 27th – Tues:
Going over the Annotating homework (37-44)
Possible
quiz on the assigned
reading followed by a discussion
OVERVIEW PODCAST: Introduction to Writing Guidelines: Top 20 Ways to get an
“A”
and
to Become a Stronger, More Confident Writer (40 mins),
pages 4-10 in reader
--Quiz
next class on Thursday 8/29
HW: In Drugs:
Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or Deregulate?, read
Part
Four: “Medical Marijuana: What Counts as Medicine?” (117-132).
Study
“Writing Guidelines: Top 20 Ways to get an ‘A’ and to
Become
a Stronger, More Confident Writer”: review pages 4-10 in
reader and re-watch OVERVIEW PODCAST
(40 min):
http://www.smccd.net/accounts/bellr/ReaderWritingGuidelines.htm
Quiz next class: Thurs 8/29.
August 29th
–Thurs: Quiz on Writing Guidelines: Top 20 Ways to get an “A” and to Become a
Stronger,
More Confident Writer (4-10 in reader)
Possible quiz on the assigned reading
followed by a discussion
PODCAST 4A: Writing
Process, Part 1 (30 min) with practice—in reader 71-78
HW: In Drugs: Should We Legalize,
Decriminalize or Deregulate?,
read
Part Seven: “Do Drugs Cause Crime?” (291-305).
WEEK 3: Drugs
Sept 3rd
–Tues: Possible
quiz on the assigned
reading followed by a discussion
PODCAST
2: Critical Thinking (9 min)—in reader 14-17
HW: In
Drugs: Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or Deregulate?,
continue
Part Seven: “Do Drugs Cause Crime?” (306-322).
Sept
5th – Thurs: Possible
quiz on the assigned
reading followed by a discussion
PODCAST
1: Paper Topics (9 min)—in reader 11-13
PODCAST
7A: Creating Your Own Argument (10 min)—in reader 123-126
HW: Do the
following in preparation for Paper #1—due Tues 9/10:
Complete the “Creating Your Own
Argument” sheet: do the
brainstorm, create questions, answer them, answer “so what?”, and
gather evidence for your argument (123-133 in reader—PODCAST 7A).
** Getting
Prepared: Paper #1 (2-4 pages) is due
Tuesday, Sept 17th
Reminder: the last day to drop a course without it appearing on your
record is 9/10
WEEK 4: Preparing for Paper 1
Sept
10th – Tues: Going over the
homework and possible thesis statements for Paper 1
PODCAST 4B:
Outlining (20 min)—in reader 79-85
HW: Create
a formal typed outline for Paper #1 with a thesis
statement
at the top—due next class (in reader 79-85—PODCAST 4B).
Bring 2 copies of your outline to class.
Sept 12th – Thurs: Workshopping outlines
and thesis statements —write on your peers’
PODCAST 5: Workshopping (10 min)—in reader
112-117
HW: Watch PODCAST 4C (45 min): Writing
Process, part 3 at
http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/bellr/Reader.htm or in the course reader,
read the section “The Writing Process” (pages 86-108).
Complete Paper #1 (2-4 pages), due next class:
(1)
Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced paper next class.
(2)
Follow MLA formatting guidelines (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
(3) Read advice
on “Drafting” (pages 86-89)
(4) Students without papers will be
asked to leave.
(5)
Each workshop day counts as 2 absences
(6)
If you do not turn a paper in on this due date, you cannot turn in the revised
version, due a week later, for a
grade. You cannot pass the class if you
miss one of the papers.
WEEK 5:
Workshopping Paper 1
Sept 17th – Tues:
Paper #1
due (2-4 pages)
In
Class: Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
20
minutes per paper in student groups of three (60 min)
PODCAST
6: Grading (6 min)
PODCAST
8: MLA Paper Formatting (4 min)
HW:
Review advice your peers gave you and revise Paper 1. Review
advice
on Revising, Editing and Proofreading (90-107—PODCAST 4C)
and
Grading (121-122—PODCAST 6).
**75-MINUTE PRESENTATION: Presenters on Beto O’Rourke and Susie Byrd and Dealing Death and Drugs
next class
Sept 19th – Thurs: Presentation on Beto O’Rourke and Susie Byrd and Dealing Death and Drugs (75 mins)
HW: Begin Dealing
Death and Drugs, read Introduction and Chapter 1
(9-29).
Revised Paper #1 due 9/24. Please include the following:
(1) MLA
Formatting
a)
MLA title page and page numbering (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
b)
Typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, 2-4 pages in length.
Please note: 10 pts are removed for each
page the paper is under the required minimum
length and 5 pts for half a
page under. Don’t go solely by word
count but by actual length.
See MLA Paper Formatting (136-138 in
reader—PODCAST 8)
c) Works Cited (146 in
reader—PODCAST 10)
(2) Creative
title and properly formatted text titles (140-143 in reader—PODCAST 9)
(3) Peer evaluations stapled to the back
(4)
Review “Grading Standards” (121-122—PODCAST 6)
(5)
Review advice on “Revising” (90-97) and “Editing” (98-102)—PODCAST 4C
(6)
Complete an “Essay Checklist” (108-111) and staple to back of paper.
WEEK 6: Revision of Paper 1 due
& Dealing Death and Drugs
Sept
24th – Tues: Revised Paper #1 due (2-4 pages)
Possible
quiz on the assigned
reading followed by a discussion
Plagiarism—in reader 150-153,
PODCAST 11 (7 min)
Quoting
and Paraphrasing—in
reader 155-165, PODCAST 12 (32 min)
HW: In Dealing
Death and Drugs, read Chapters 2-4 (31-50).
Read
“Timed Writing Checklist” in reader (page 209) and prepare for
in-class
essay quiz on the reading next class.
Sept
26th – Thurs: Quiz
on the assigned
reading followed by a discussion
Topic
Sentences—in reader 181-188, PODCAST 14 (25 min)
HW: In Dealing
Death and Drugs, read Chapters 5-7 (51-71).
WEEK
7: Library Tour
October 1st – Tues:
Possible quiz on the assigned reading followed by a
discussion
Transitions—in reader 195-199,
PODCAST 16B (25 min)
HW: Finish Dealing
Death and Drugs, read Chapters 8-9 and Afterword
(73-101). Next class, meet in the Library—2ndflood,
building 5.
Please
note: the 2 upcoming library workshops will satisfy the
“Information
Literacy” graduation requirement. If you
miss either of
these
workshops, you will be contacted by a librarian to make up the
missed
workshop which you will need to do outside of class time.
October
3rd – Thurs: Library Tour (2nd floor of building 5)—Meet
in Library
HW: Continue
your research for Paper 2 and consider potential paper
topics
based on issues and ideas raised in Dealing Death and Drugs.
WEEK 8:
Second Library Tour
October 8th – Tues:
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a discussion
Questioning
Circles—in reader 134-135, PODCAST 7B (6 min)
Brainstorming
possible paper topics for Paper 2 and
Thesis
Statements—in reader 167-174, PODCAST 13 (32 min)
HW:
Next class, meet in the Library—2ndflood, building 5.
Please note: the 2
library workshops will satisfy the “Information Literacy”
graduation
requirement. If you miss either of these
workshops, you will be
contacted
by a librarian to make up the missed workshop which you will need to do
outside
of class time.
October
10th – Thurs: Library Tour (2nd floor of building 5)—Meet
in Library
HW:
For Tues, bring in a minimum of 2 possible outside texts you
could
use in your paper to support your argument.
The texts cannot
both
be from the same type of source. Bring
full printouts and books
not
a just bibliography.
Do
the following in preparation for Paper #2—due Tues 10/15:
Complete the “Creating Your Own Argument”
sheet: do the
brainstorm,
create questions, answer them, answer “so what?”, and
gather
evidence for your argument (123-133 in reader—PODCAST 7A).
WEEK 9:
Preparing for Paper 2
October 15th – Tues:
Going
over the research homework and possible thesis statements for Paper 2
Paragraphs—in
reader 189-194, PODCAST 16A (12 min)
Titles and Authors—in
reader 139-143, PODCAST 9 (11 min)
HW: Create a formal typed outline for
Paper #2 with a thesis
statement at the top—due next class (in reader 79-85—PODCAST 4B). Bring 2
copies of your outline to class.
October
17th –
Thurs: Workshopping outlines and thesis
statements —write on your peers’
outlines and focus on the
three areas discussed on page 84 of the reader.
HW: Complete
Paper #2 (3-5 pages), due next class:
(1)
Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced paper next class.
(2)
Follow MLA formatting guidelines (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
(3) Read advice on “Drafting”
(pages 86-89)
(4)
Students without papers will be asked to leave.
(5)
Each workshop day counts as 2 absences
(6)
If you do not turn a paper in on this due date, you cannot turn in the revised
version, due a week later, for a
grade. You cannot pass the class if you
miss one of the papers.
(7)
You need to include at least one outside source in your paper and a
Works Cited
page (144-148 in reader—PODCAST 10).
WEEK
10: Workshopping Paper 2 &
Presentation on Part Three (49-114)
October
22nd – Tues: Paper #2 due (3-5 pages)
In Class:
Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
HW: Use peer
feedback and revise Paper #2 due Tues, Oct 29th.
Review
advice on Revising, Editing and Proofreading (90-107—
PODCAST
4C) and Grading (121-122—PODCAST 6).
In Drugs: Should We Legalize, Decriminalize or Deregulate?,
begin
Part Three: “Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” read the
following
essays: “Against the Legalization of Drugs” (49-62),
“Should
Drugs Be Legalized” (63-67), and “Drug Legalization:
Asking
for Trouble” (68-70).
**Team presenters on Part Three:
“Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” (pages
49-114)
prepare to present next class (75
minutes)
October 24th – Thurs: Presentation on Part
Three: “Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” (75 mins)
HW: In Part Three:
“Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” read
“Legalizing
Drugs Would Sidestep the Moral Issue” (71-72),
“Legalizing
Drugs: A ‘Dangerous Idea,’” (73-74), “Just Say ‘No!’ to
Proposal
to Make Drug Use Legal” (75-76), “Mistakes of Legalizers”
(77-79),
“Some Among Us Would Seek to Surrender” (80-82), “Should
We
Legalize Drugs? History Answers…No” (83-91).
Revised Paper #2 due 10/29. Please include the following:
(1) MLA Formatting
a)
MLA title page and page numbering (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
b) Typed, double-spaced, 1”
margins, 3-5 pages in length. Please note: 10 pts
are removed for each page the paper is under the required
minimum
length and 5 pts for half a page under.
Don’t go solely by word count but
by actual length. See MLA Paper
Formatting (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
(2) Creative title and properly
formatted text titles (140-143 in reader—PODCAST 9)
(3) Peer evaluations stapled to the back
(4) Review “Grading Standards”
(121-122—PODCAST 6)
(5) Review advice
on “Revising” (90-97) and “Editing” (98-102)—PODCAST 4C
(6) Complete an “Essay Checklist” (108-111) and staple to back of paper.
(7) Works Cited page with ONE outside source (144-148 in reader—PODCAST 10).
**Also,
start thinking about a partner for Paper #4:
you can choose someone, we can compare schedules to
find matches that way, or you
can have me pair you. We’ll assign
partners on Tues, November 5th **
WEEK 11: Preparing for 75-min Essay Midterm
Exam
October 29th – Tues:
Revised
Paper #2 due (3-5 pages)
Possible quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion
Introductions—in
reader 176-179, PODCAST 14 (20 min) and
Conclusions—in
reader 201-203, PODCAST 17 (10 min)
HW: Finish Part Three:
“Just Say No to Drug Legalization,” read
“Taking
Drugs Seriously” (92-108) & “Don’t Legalize Drugs” (109-114).
Review
“Timed Writing Checklist” in reader (page 209) and prepare
for
in-class essay quiz on the assigned reading.
October
31st – Thurs: Quiz
on the assigned reading followed by a discussion
HW: Prepare for open-book, closed note
essay Midterm Exam on
Thursday,
November 7th on the assigned readings from Part Three:
“Just
Say No to Drug Legalization” (49-114). If you handwrite the
exam,
bring lined paper, and if you type it, bring a jump-drive.
Next
class, signing up collaborative writing partners for Paper 4.
WEEK
12: Midterm Exam
November 5th – Tues: Sign-up partners
for Paper #4: exchange phone #’s, schedules etc. page 118
Timed
Writing—in reader 204-209, PODCAST 18: (45 min)
Midterm
practice essay questions
HW: Review the
assigned readings from Part Three: “Just Say No to
Drug
Legalization”
(49-114) and prepare for in-class 75-minute essay
midterm
exam. Next
class, meet in the Computer Lab in room 2116
(bottom
floor of building 2—one floor below Admissions). If you
handwrite
the exam, bring lined paper (or a bluebook), and if you type
it,
bring a thumb drive to save your file.
November
7th – Thurs: Midterm Exam (75 min)—open book, closed note
** Meet in the Computer Lab
of Building 2 (bottom floor) in room 2116
HW: Begin Drug
Lord, read “Preface” (XI-XII), “Introduction” (XII-XX)
and
Chapters 1-6, pages 3-69.
**Team
presenters on Terrence E. Poppa and Drug Lord prepare to present next
class
WEEK
12: Drug
Lord
November 12th – Tues: Presentation on Terrence E. Poppa and Drug Lord (75 mins)
HW: In Drug Lord, read chapters 7-14,
pages 70-151.
November
14th – Thurs: Possible quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion
PODCAST
19: Style (29 min)
HW: Drug Lord, read chapters
15-20 (152-230).
For Tues 11/19, you and your partner are responsible for
bringing in a
minimum
of 4 possible outside texts you could use in a paper. The
texts
cannot be all from the same type of source.
Bring full printouts
and
books not a just bibliography.
**
Reminder: The last day to withdraw from
a course is 11/15 **
WEEK 14:
Thanksgiving
November
19th – Tues: Possible
quiz on the reading
followed by a discussion
Checking off library research and going over the research
homework for Paper 4
HW: Finish Drug Lord, read chapters
21-26 & Epilogue (231-318).
Prepare
for the Make-up Quiz next class on Thurs 11/21 (this is not a
partner
project. This quiz score will replace
your lowest quiz score).
With your partner,
do the following for Paper #4—due Tues 11/21:
Complete
the “Creating Your Own Argument” sheet: do the
brainstorm,
create questions, answer them, answer “so what?”, and
gather
evidence for your argument (123-133 in reader—PODCAST 7A).
November 21st – Thurs: Make-up
Quiz on Drug Lord
Discuss the reading and go over homework: potential paper
topics for Paper 4
HW: With your partner, create
a formal typed outline for Paper #4 with
a
thesis statement at the top—due next class (in reader 79-85—
PODCAST
4B). To consider: you want to include two
outside sources
in
your paper to support your argument. Bring 2 copies of outline.
WEEK 15: Thanksgiving
Break
November
26th - Tues: Meet
with your partner to work on Paper 4 and the outline that is due after the
break.
November
28th - Thurs: NO CLASSES MEET AT SKYLINE--Thanksgiving
Looking
Ahead: Paper #4 (4-6 pages) is due
Tuesday, December 5th
WEEK 16: Workshopping Paper 4
December 3rd – Tues: Research, In-Text
Citations, Works Cited—pgs 145-148, PODCAST 10 (9 min)
Workshopping
outlines and thesis statements —write on your peers’
outlines and focus on the three areas discussed on page 84
of the reader.
HW:
Complete Paper #4 (4-6 pages), due next
class:
(1)
Bring 7 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced paper next class.
(2)
Follow MLA formatting guidelines (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
(3) Read advice on “Drafting”
(pages 86-89)
(4)
Students without papers will be asked to leave.
(5)
Each workshop day counts as 2 absences
(6)
If you do not turn a paper in on this due date, you cannot turn in the revised
version, due a week later, for a
grade. You cannot pass the class if you
miss
one of the papers.
(7) You need to include at least two outside sources in your paper and a
Works Cited page (144-148 in reader—PODCAST 10).
*Bring a self-addressed stamped envelope, to get a full printout of
your grade *
December
5th – Thurs:
Paper #4 due (4-6 pages)
In Class: Workshopping
(a double absence day if missed)
HW: Fill
out “Evaluating the Members of the Team, ” pages
119-120 in
reader. Papers cannot be graded without having
both evaluations
turned
in. You and your partner must both
complete an
evaluation
of yourself and your partner due the same day as the
revision
of Paper 4 (turn in separately--do not staple to Paper #4).
Watch
PODCAST 20: Grammar (30 min) and/or read over grammar
section
in the reader (218-278). Apply concepts
in revising Paper 4.
Homework
due 12/12 continued on next page…
Revised
Paper #4 due 12/12. Please include the
following:
(1) MLA Formatting
a)
MLA title page and page numbering (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
b) Typed, double-spaced, 1”
margins, 4-6 pages in length. Please note: 10 pts
are removed for each page the paper is under the required
minimum
length and 5 pts for half a page under.
Don’t go solely by word count but
by actual length. See MLA Paper
Formatting (136-138 in reader—PODCAST 8)
(2) Creative title and properly
formatted text titles (140-143 in reader—PODCAST 9)
(3) Peer evaluations stapled to the back
(4) Review “Grading Standards” (121-122—PODCAST 6)
(5) Review advice
on “Revising” (90-97) and “Editing” (98-102)—PODCAST 4C
(6) Complete an “Essay Checklist” (108-111) and staple to back of paper.
(7) Works Cited with TWO outside sources (144-148 in reader—PODCAST 10).
Review all the texts we have read for this course in preparation for the 2 1/2
hour final essay exam.
Recommended: create possible final exam
questions for yourself which connect the works we have
read through the course theme: “Altered Realties: The Impact and Controversies of Illegal Drugs.”
Take at least one practice essay exam before the actual final exam. Review the advice on
Timed Writing (204-209 in reader—PODCAST 18).
** Meet in the Computer Lab of Building 2 for exam **
If you handwrite the exam, bring lined paper, and if you type it, bring a USB
flash drive.
* If you
haven’t already, bring a self-addressed stamped envelope to get your course
grade
PLEASE NOTE: You must turn in the revision of Paper 4 BEFORE you
can begin the final
exam on Thurs 12/12. You and your
partner should EACH bring a copy of your paper in
case one arrives late. You cannot use a
late ticket on Paper 4.
WEEK 17: Revised Paper 4 & Final Exam
Final
Exam (11am class): 11:10-1:40pm
in Computer Lab:
bottom
floor bldg 2, room 2117B
Closed note, open book, 2 ½ hour essay exam
December
17th – Tues: Revised Paper #4 due (4-6 pages)
Turning in "Evaluating Members of the Team" sheets (p.
119-120)
Final Exam (12:35pm
class): 11:10-1:50pm in Computer Lab:
bottom
floor bldg 2, room 2117B
Closed note, open book, 2 ½ hour essay exam