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CRN #87409 Schedule #84877 – Engl 165AH, Units 3.0
“Most students are
potential revolutionaries…
when you have an illegal, immoral, and unjust
situation, it should be changed. "
--Malcolm X
"The responsibility of an artist representing an
oppressed people is to make revolution irresistible"
-- Toni Cade Bambara
Course Prerequisites: Completion of English 100 or 105 with a letter grade
of “C” or better.
Course Objectives: By the end of the semester, you will have developed
a strong understanding of what it means to think and write critically. Through the writing and reading you do in
this course, you will be able to analyze; criticize; advocate and reason both
inductively and deductively; distinguish fact from judgment; understand the
relationship of language to logic; identify the assumptions upon which
particular conclusions depend; and recognize common errors of logic in language
and thought. All students in this
section will be required to do Honors-level work.
Required Materials:
“The only good
thing you can say about banning certain books is it gets kids to read them” – Dennis Miller
The Essential Gandhi by Mahatma
Gandhi
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.
Feminism is for Everybody by bell
hooks
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn
A Triumph of Spirit by Cesar Chavez
Course Reader—available at Skyline's Bookstore
English Hour-by-Arrangement
Folder—available at the Skyline Bookstore
Course Policies:
(1)
Attendance—Your active participation is necessary for
you and your classmates to realize the objectives of this course. Therefore your attendance is crucial. A maximum of 4 (four) absences is permitted;
each absence after the fourth
will significantly lower your grade.
(2)
Late Assignments—No late work will be
accepted. All due dates are given well
in advance; therefore I feel that it is
unfair to the students who complete their work on time to accept the work from
those who do not. However, because
“life happens,” each student will be allowed two “late tickets” during the
semester; twice students may choose to turn an assignment in the
following class period after the due date. Late assignments beyond this will not be accepted.
(3)
Class participation—Remember that participation
counts--both for your grade and in your life.
It is essential that you become consciously involved in class by
participating in discussions and contributing thoughtful comments, questions,
and answers.
(4)
Disabled Students—Reasonable
accommodation will be provided for eligible students with disabilities. Contact
the DSPS office for an accommodation letter (650) 738-4280.
“I’ll
find my father through words. I’ll
bring him back to life with words. I
will build a cathedral
of
words. I’ll create a country with my
words. In my words I’ll find the
universe and I’ll understand the eternal present though my words. In my words, I will find, I will end, I will
become the words themselves, become words, words, words, I will incarnate
words, words, words” -- Arturo Arias
After the Bombs
Papers: Six major papers will be written for this class. The requirements are as follows:
(1) Due Dates-- Paper
#1 (2-4 pages, 500-1000 words) Draft due
9/13, Revised 9/20
Paper #2 (3-5
pages, 750-1250 words) Draft due 10/4,
Revised 10/11
Paper #3: Midterm essay exam Thursday, October 20th
9:35-10:50am
Collaborative Research Paper #4: (4-6 pages,
1000-1500 words) Draft due 11/15,
Revised 11/22
Research Paper #5: (5-7 pages, 1000-1500 words) Draft due 12/8, Revised 12/15
Paper #6: Final essay exam—2 ½ hours on Thursday,
December 15th 8:10am-10:40am
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a
purpose.” -- Zora Neale Hurston
(2) Revision-- E.B. White said, “The best writing is
rewriting.” Because revising or
“re-seeing” a piece of writing is such an important aspect of the writing
process, each of the papers has two due dates.
Each student will receive feedback and suggestions on each of his/her papers through class
workshop/discussion groups; then each student will be asked to revise each
paper based on peer feedback.
Please note: if the first due
date for a paper is missed, the paper cannot be turned in at all.
(3) Workshopping-- Each paper will be read, discussed, and commented upon by small
student workshop groups. Workshop days
are very important, and therefore a missed workshop day will count as two (2)
absences and a late paper will not be accepted. Students without a completed paper (meeting page and format
requirements) will not be allowed to participate in the workshop. Below are the workshop dates--students must
bring a copy of their paper for themselves as well as for the other members of
their group:
Workshops for Paper #1: Tues 9/13 Workshops
for Paper #4: Tues 11/15
Workshops for Paper #2: Tues 10/4 Workshops
for Paper #5: Tues 12/8
(4) Format—Papers must meet the required minimum length
or run the risk of not being accepted.
All
papers must be typed, double-spaced, have 1” margins, and have a font of
12.
“A
great many people think that they are thinking when they are only rearranging
their prejudices.”
-- William James
Course Grade: Record
Your Own Grades:
Paper 1 10% Score for Paper 1 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper 2 10% Score for Paper 2 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper
3—In Class 10/20 10% Score for Paper 3 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper
4 15% Score for Paper 4 ______ x .15 = _____
* Participation
5% Participation ______ x .05 =
_____
*TOTAL: (convert total to %) ________
* Participation includes being prepared each day, meeting
with
me at least once during the course of the semester, * Deduct 1% for each absence over allowed 4.
adding
to daily discussion, and giving your classmates Scoring as
follows: 100-90=A, 89-80=B
thoughtful
responses to their writing in workshops.
79-70=C,
69-60=D, 59-0=F