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....English
100 --- Fall 1999
Calendar
for MWF
Classes
........................Weeks
1 - 17 (August 23rd - 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 (HM)
will be due the following class.
WEEK
1: Introductions & The Writing
Process
August 23rd - Mon: Introduction to class: syllabus,
policies, texts
Writing sample: What do
you think of our society's growing use of and dependence on
the Internet?
Do you feel there are more benefits or detriments? What are
they?
HM: Get--$5 Computer Card, Master Harold & the
Boys, Farewell to Manzanar,
The Women of Brewster Place, In the Time of the
Butterflies and Savages
August 25th - Weds: Student Interviews (exchange
phone #'s with partner for a study buddy)
Begin The Writing Process
HM: Begin Master Harold and the Boys, read
pages 1-17.
August 27th - Fri: The Writing Process and discussion of
the play
HM: Continue Master Harold and the Boys, read
pages 18-39.
Prepare for a quiz on Monday on
the reading.
**
Getting Prepared: Paper #1 (2-4 pages) is due Friday,
September 3rd
WEEK
2: Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard
August 30th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card
Quiz on the reading followed by a discussion
HM: Finish Master Harold and the Boys, read
pages 40-60.
September 1st - Weds: Discussion of the reading and
Paper #1
HM: Complete Paper #1 (2-4 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 3 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Friday.
(2) Remember: titles of short works such as essays and poems
go in quotes and longer works
such as books and plays are either underlined or
italicized.
(3) Students without papers will be asked to leave.
(4) Each workshop day counts as 2 absences
(5) 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.
(6) You cannot pass the class if you miss one of the
required papers for the course.
September 3rd - Fri:
Paper #1 due (2-4
pages)
In Class: Workshopping
HM: Begin Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
ix-46.
Prepare for quiz on Wednesday
9/8.
WEEK
3: Farewell to Manzanar by Houston &
Houston
September 6th - Mon: Labor Day
Holiday - No Class
September 8th - Weds: Quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
Practice in creating titles
HM: Continue Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
47-71.
Revised Paper #1 due 9/10. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format: (a) Title of paper
(be creative with this-draw your reader in)
centered about a third from the top of page (b) Your name
centered in the middle of the page
(c) Course, instructor's name and date centered near the
bottom of page.
(2) Peer evaluation stapled to back
(3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, have 12
sized font, and be 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.
September 10th - Fri:
Revised Paper #1 due (2-4
pages)
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: Continue Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
72-103.
WEEK
4: Farewell to Manzanar
September 13th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card!
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: Continue Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
104-132.
** Reminder: the last
day to drop a course without it appearing on your record is
9/17 **
September 15th - Weds: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: Continue Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
133-156.
September 17th - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: Continue Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
157-182.
** Getting
Prepared: Paper #2 (3-5 pages) is due Monday, September
27th
WEEK
5: Farewell to Manzanar
September 20th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: Finish Farewell to Manzanar, read pages
183-203.
September 22nd - Weds: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: If you haven't already, begin Paper #2, due Monday
9/27.
September 24th - Fri: Discussion of Paper #2
HM: Complete Paper #2 (3-5 pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Mon & Weds.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version,
due a week later, for a grade. You can't pass the course if
you miss turning in a paper.
WEEK
6: The Women of Brewster Place
September 27th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card
Paper #2 due
(3-5 pages).
In Class: Workshopping
HM: Begin The Women of Brewster Place, read
pages 1-24.
September 29th - Weds: Workshopping
Continued
HM: Continue The Women of Brewster Place, read
pages 24-54.
October 1st - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: Continue The Women of Brewster Place, read
pages 55-74.
Revised Paper #2 due 10/4. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format.
(2) Peer evaluations stapled to back
(3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, have 12
sized font, and be 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
(4) If you used outside research, see my website for tips on
citation.
WEEK
7: The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria
Naylor
October 4th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card
Revised Paper
#2 Due (3-5 pages)
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: In The Women of Brewster Place, read pages
74-105.
October 6th - Weds: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion.
HM: In The Women of Brewster Place, read pages
107-127.
October 8th - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: In The Women of Brewster Place, read pages
129-173.
WEEK
8: The Women of Brewster Place
October 11th - Mon:
Meet in the Computer Lab:
bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee card
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: Finish The Women of Brewster Place, read
pages 175-192.
October 13th - Weds: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
October 15th - Fri: Workshop: Timed
Writing
HM: Prepare for Monday open-book, closed note essay
exam on The Women of Brewster Place.
If you handwrite the exam, bring lined paper, if you type
it, bring a disk.
** Meet in the Computer Lab of
Building 2 for exam **
Paper
#1 on Master Harold and the Boys by Athol
Fugard
The
Task:
Write a 2-4 page paper on Fugard's
play-due Friday, Sept 3rd. Your goal should be a coherent
discussion
of a single idea (or very closely organized idea cluster)
raised by the play that seems to you to have ongoing
merit or concern.
Your paper must be argumentative (asserting a claim/opinion
which needs to be supported by evidence
to be proven). In other words, your paper will present a
thesis about the play and a logical defense of that
thesis, complete with specific references to dialogue and
stage directions as evidence.
A paper that simply articulates a basic idea (such as "the
kite is symbolic of transcendence" or "each
of the principal characters struggles within a racist
environment" is not a complex enough thesis. Your
purpose should be to find questions that challenge both
yourself and the play, and that allow us to confront
it in new and exciting ways.
Some Hints:
Here are some questions which can lead to
an engaging thesis. To be sure you have a specific and
challenging thesis, once you answer one of the questions
below, ask yourself "so what?" So what can I and my readers
learn from this? Why is this important within the context of
the play? How is it important in a larger, more universal
sense?
· What is the relationship between Plot and
Character?
· How does the Language (both what is said and what is
unsaid) affect tone, mood, and substance?
· To what extent is the playwright present in his text,
and how does that presence affect the text?
· What is the relationship between the play and its
cultural or aesthetic background?
· Is this play conservative or reactionary in response
to its social or political issues?
· What symbols or motifs does the playwright develop to
help his audience understand the play's ideas?
· How does the physical and social setting of the play
influence the shape the playwright gives his play?
Paper
#2 on Farewell to Manzanar by Houston & Houston
Class brainstorm on
issues in Farewell to Manzanar:
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betrayal................................striving
to be
American...................humiliation/pride
camp riots/the
cook..............frustration.....................................
dad's
"crazy" pride
JACL...................................proving
loyalty...............................shame
inu......................................fgrowing
dependence on
camps.......Issei/Nisei/Sansei/Kibei
culture
clash.........................attitude
toward
Japanese/history.....
Bombings:
adaptation.............................passivity...........................................
Pearl
Harbor/Hiroshima
poor living
conditions...........growing
fear of outside
world..........violating
civil rights
racism..................................the
family and its
disintegration........Skigata
Ga Nai (p.16)
isolation..............................
the role/attitude of the
government...Executive
Order
9066.
verbal abuse of
father...........loyalty
vs.
betrayal...........................making
camps "home"
limited choices for
internees..loyalty
oath.....................................some
not wanting to
leave.
division................................acceptance......................................breaking
down of father
...
fear......................................fighting
within
communities..............history
of
father......
patriotism............................,return
to west coast after
war...........Woody's
visit to
Japan
subtle vs.
overt
racism..........treated
as foreigner in home
country..invisibility
acceptance in limited
degrees..internalization
of shame and
blame...loss
of respect for father
being "too
Japanese".........her
desire to disappear & be
accepted..two
worlds conflict
survival: in & out of
camp..pushing
away
shame/unworthiness...father's
defiance/her inheritance
fear of it happening
again..
Amer.acceptance:
empty,
inauthentic..visit
to Manzanar grounds her
knowing ones
history/self...confidence
in wild-eyed
dad..............ends
with crazy car ride-why?
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To Create a
thesis: Remember:
every thesis and topic sentence must contain not only a
topic but also a controlling idea which tells us the
attitude
of the writer toward the topic.
(1)
Form
questions
using words from the
brainstorm
(use the journalists'
questions:
who, what, how, why,
where, when)
(2)
Create a thesis;
answer
the questions
(seek
opinions
that need to be proven not unarguable facts)
(3)
Deepen
the thesis by asking
"so
what?" Why should we be
concerned?
How is this important in the novel? In life? What can be
learned
Click here to see
an example
of how to create and
test a thesis statement using the process
above
WEEK
9: Midterm on The Women of Brewster
Place
October 18th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Midterm
Examination-open book, closed note
HM: Begin In the Time of the
Butterflies, chapters 1-2, pp. 3-29.
October 20th - Weds: Possible quiz on reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapters 3-4, pp. 30-59.
October 22nd - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapters 5-6, pp. 63-117.
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 Monday.
WEEK
10: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia
Alvarez
October 25th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Sign-up with partners for
Paper #4: exchange phone #'s, schedules and email.
Possible quiz on reading followed by a discussion.
Click here for the Scavenger
Hunt to learn more about
the history of the Dominican Republic.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapter 7, pp. 118-147.
October 27th - Weds: Guest speaker: Susan Kyder speaks
about transferring to SFSU (15 min)
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapters 8-9, 148-199.
By Monday 11/1, post a message to your partner regarding the
novel.
Go to the
discussion
board to find the
question to answer. Click below to get there
For English 100 at
10:00am:
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/bell.pl
For English 100 at
11:00am:
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/rbell2.pl
Please note: Your
response will be part of your participation grade. Failure
to post will result in an annoyed partner and a zero for
this activity.
October 29th - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapter 10, pp. 200-226.
WEEK
11: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia
Alvarez
November 1st - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Possible quiz on reading.
Discuss postings with partner; think about paper
topics.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapter 11, pp. 227-256.
November 3rd - Weds: Possible quiz on reading followed
by a discussion.
HM: Continue In the Time of
the Butterflies, chapter 12, pp. 257-297.
By Monday 11/8, post a message to your partner regarding the
novel.
Go to the
discussion
board to find the
question to answer. Click below to get there
For English 100 at
10:00am:
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/bell.pl
For English 100 at
11:00am:
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/rbell2.pl
Again note: Your
response will be part of your participation grade.
Failure to post will result in a bad grade and a very
disappointed partner.
November 5th - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed by
a discussion.
HM: Finish In the Time of the
Butterflies, epilogue and post script, pp. 301-324.
WEEK
12: Writing the Collaborative Paper
November 8th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Possible quiz on reading
followed by a discussion.
In class: Creating thesis statements and introductions.
Discussion of outlining.
HM: Bring a formal outline of
your paper to class on Weds for workshopping.
It should contain the following:
(1) Thesis statement in a sentence or two at the top.
(2) Below the thesis, explain the order in which you will be
presenting your points.
(3) Next, write out each of the topic sentences (in complete
sentences)
which will appear in each paragraph.
November 10th - Weds: In Class: Outlining, topic
sentences and essay unity
HM: Continue work on Paper #4
with your partner. Share ideas and drafts with each other
through meeting, calling, emailing, and feel free to use the
discussion board to post ideas and respond to one another.
Bring whatever you've generated so far for Paper #4 to class
on Friday.
November 12th - Fri: In Class--working on Paper #4
HM: Complete Paper #4 (4-6
pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class on Mon & Weds.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version,
due a week later, for a grade. You can't pass the course if
you miss turning in a paper.
WEEK
13: Workshopping
November 15th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Paper #4
due (4-6 pages)
In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Expand on your peer
responses. Bring your essays as well as your peers'
essays
to continue workshopping on Wednesday.
** Also, if you both go
to a writing tutor in The Learning Center (bldg 5) for your
collaborative paper,
you can get 3 points of extra credit added to your essay
score. Attach a tutor slip to the front of the
final draft of the paper due Monday, November 22nd. Students
enrolled in English 853 can see a writing
tutor in 2108f other than myself to get this credit; ask for
a receipt. **
November 17th - Weds:
In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Begin Savages by Joe
Kane, read the prologue and chapters 1-2, pp. 1-32.
** Reminder:
The last day to withdraw from a course is Friday, Oct
19th
November 19th - Fri:
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion.
HM: Revised Paper #4 due
11/22. Please include the following:
(1) A title page using MLA format.
(2) Peer evaluations stapled to the back.
(3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, have 12
sized font, and be 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
(4) If you used any outside research, be sure to cite it
properly-see my web site for citation
guides and links
(5) If you saw a tutor, staple the receipt to the front.
Continue Savages, read chapters 3-4, pp. 33-56.
Paper
#4--Collaborative Paper--In the Time of the
Butterflies
Maps
of the Dominican Republic
Glossary
of Spanish terms used in the book
History
of the Dominican Rebublic
Study
Questions of In
the Time of the Butterflies
Scavenger
Hunt
on Dominican Republic
History
Family
Tree, Character Descripions and In-Class
Brainstorm
Historical and Fictional Timeline
Student-Generated
Chapter
Timelines
More information on
the Dominican
Republic
WEEK
14: Savages by Joe Kane
November 22nd - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Revised
Paper #4 Due (4-6 pages)
Possible quiz on the
reading.
Sign up: for final exam times
In-class: Look at the chapter you have been assigned and
complete the following:
(1) Create your own title for the chapter which accurately
reflects its major points, action or insight
(2) Very briefly, write a one or two sentence summary of the
chapter identifying a few events which will remind you of
the chapter's main points
(3) Select a meaningful quote from the chapter and explain
the context and significance of it
(4) Freewrite your response to the chapter: what is your
emotional reaction?
What insights does it bring out? What questions does it
raise? What questions do you have?
HM: Continue Savages,
read chapters 5-7, pp. 57-92.
November 24th - Weds: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
Freewrite: How did the collaborative process work?
What were both the positive as well as negative
aspects of the process? Did you feel the work was equally
shared? Would you do a collaborative paper
again?
HM: Continue Savages,
read chapters 8-11, pp. 93-151.
November 26th - Fri:
No
Class-Thanksgiving Holiday
Paper
#5--due
Weds Dec
8th--4-6
pages: On Joe Kane's
Savages
Student generated
Character
and Place
descriptions
Book Review and Summary
of the novel
Ecuador
Information Page
Rain
Forest Action
Network
(RAN) homepage
Background information on Ecuador
from RIC
Nova
article on
Huaorani with pictures
May 1996 article on Huaorani
protesting
Maxus
June 1997 article describing arrest
of
ONHAE president
Missionary
journey including
son of Nate Saint
Class discussion boards on
Savages:....10am
class.....11am
class.....12pm
class
Class brainstorm on issues in
Savages:
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The
Company.......................Grefa............................................Quemperi
oil
pollution...........................William
Hutton..............................Quehueire
Ono
ONHAE and
CONFENIAE....Judith
Kimerling............................Coca
loyalty...................................Moi,
Nanto, Amo,
Enqueri.............Huoarani
living in the now
abundancia...........................fthe
politics and economics of
oil....lack
of regulations
culture
clash..........................exploitation...................................
tourism and
ecotourism
The
Huaorani........................human
rights...................................colonization
The other
tribes:....................environment
&
environmentalists.....more
drilling = more debt
Quichua, Confans,
Shuar...............the
pipeline
....,..............................assimilation
Maxus and "the
road"...........
cover-ups
and
denial.......................protection
from change?
Conaco-Texaco....................
the role/attitude of the
government...material
wealth
cowode
diseases/illnesses......survival
vs.
profit.............................Ali
Sharif
power and
corrupution..........
treating
people like in zoo, like
meat..Huao
philosophies
The
Amazon..........................trust
and
betrayal.............................Lago
Agrio
...
rain forests:
deforestation.......tribal
infighting.................................Huaorani
strikes
What is
"progess"?................two
worlds
conflict..........................solidarity
vs.
factioning.
Who are the
"savages"?..........activists..........................................quality
of life
ethnocide...............................ecochicas..invisibility......................
Laura Rival
pollution: land &
waterways....rights
of
natives...............................Cannibals
(outsiders)
The
colonists.........................The
Huao way of
life.......................transformation
of Enqueri
The
missionaries....................Huaorani
definace and
pride............Moi
in Washington D.C.
Missionary schooling
impact...acceptance
of oil co's
bribes..........present
situation
Rachel Saint and
Dayuma.......block
sixteen...........Joe
Kane: why? what is achieved? learned?
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To Create a
thesis: Remember:
every thesis and topic sentence must contain not only a
topic but also a controlling idea which tells us the
attitude
of the writer toward the topic.
(1)
Form
questions
using words from the
brainstorm
(use the journalists'
questions:
who, what, how, why,
where, when)
(2)
Create a thesis;
answer
the questions
(seek
opinions
that need to be proven not unarguable facts)
(3)
Deepen
the thesis by asking
"so
what?" Why should we be
concerned?
How is this important in the novel? In life? What can be
learned
Click here to see
an example
of how to create and
test a thesis statement using the process
above
WEEK
15: Savages by Joe Kane
November 29th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: Continue Savages,
read chapters 12-13, pp. 152-181.
December 1st - Weds:
Library
Tour
-
Meet in the library (2nd floor of building 5)
HM: Continue Savages,
read chapters 14-16, pp. 182-215. For Friday, bring two
pieces of outside research pertaining to actual occurrences
in or themes connected to Joe Kane's Savages.
December 3rd - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a
discussion of the reading
HM: Finish Savages, read
chapters 17-19 & epilogue, pp. 216-255.
Prepare for make-up quiz on Monday-this will replace your
lowest quiz score.
WEEK
16: Workshopping
December 6th - Mon:
Meet in the
Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--bring disk & fee
card
Make-up
Quiz
on pp. 216-255 in
Savages-this score will replace your lowest quiz
score
HM: Complete Paper #5 (4-6
pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Weds & Fri.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to leave and each
workshop day is 2 absences.
(3) If you don't turn a paper in on this due date, you can't
turn in the revised version,
due a week later, for a grade. You can't pass the course if
you miss turning in a paper.
(4) You must include a minimum of
three
outside sources.
*If you want a review of the "Timed Writing Tips" I gave
in-class for the midterm,
attend the workshop in 2108F on Weds from 1-2pm.
December 8th - Weds:
Paper #5 due
(4-6 pages)
In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Continue working on "Peer
Response" sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper and
your group members' papers to class on Friday to
continue.
Bring a
self-addressed stamped envelope, so I can send you a full
printout and breakdown
of your course grade.
December 10th - Fri:
In Class:
Workshopping
HM: Revised Paper #5 due
before 12/17 at 2pm. Please include the following:
(1) A title page using MLA format.
(2) Peer evaluations stapled to back
(3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, have 12
sized font, and be 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
(4) A "Works Cited" stapled to the back listing your minimum
of three outside sources.
See my web page for MLA formatting.
Prepare for final on Savages--open book, closed note
exam
If you
haven't already, bring a self-addressed stamped envelope to
receive a full
printout and explanation of your course grade
WEEK
17: Final Exams
Select ONE of the
dates below to take your final exam.
You can either turn in Paper #5 at the time of your exam
OR
before Friday, December 17th at 2pm into my mailbox in
5130-bldg 5
December 15th -
Weds: Final Exam: 11:10-1:40pm in 2108F- bottom floor of blg
2
December 16th - Thurs: Final Exam: 2:10-4:40pm in 2108F-
bottom floor of blg 2
December 17th - Fri: Final Exam: 11:10-1:40pm in 2108F-
bottom floor of blg 2
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