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..............English
165 --- Spring 2000 Calendar
Weeks 1 - 19
(January 19th -
May22nd)
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
January 19th - Weds: Introduction to class: syllabus,
policies, textbooks
Writing Sample: What does Critical Thinking mean or
imply to you?
HM: Get the texts: Ways of Reading, Maus
I, Maus II & Writing Logically, Thinking
Critically
January 21st - Fri: Overview of the Writing Process
& Student Interviews
HM: In Ways of Reading, read Paulo Freire's
"The 'Banking' Concept of Education," pp. 347-359.
WEEK
2: The Aims of Education
January 24th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by discussion.
HM: In Ways of Reading, read Adrienne Rich's
"When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision"
pp. 601-617.
January 26th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2 (bring $5 usage
card)
Quiz on the reading
followed by discussion.
HM: In Ways of Reading, read Mary Louise
Pratt's "Arts of Contact Zone" pp. 581-595.
January 28th - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed by
discussion.
HM: Review readings and if you haven't already, begin
Paper #1.
** Getting
Prepared: Paper #1 (2-4 pages) is due Wednesday, February
2nd
WEEK
3: Workshopping
January 31st - Mon: Preparing for Paper 1
HM: Complete Paper #1 (2-4 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Weds & Fri.
(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.
February 2nd - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2 (bring $5 usage
card)
Paper #1 due (2-4
pages)
In Class:
Workshopping
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 1 pp. 1-16.
Also, continue feedback on "Peer Response" sheets.
Bring these sheets, your paper and your group
members' papers on Fri to continue workshopping.
February 4th - Fri: Workshopping
Continued
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 2 pp. 17-35 and do
Exercise 2B (p. 21) 1-7 and
Exercise 2E (p.31)-answer the question posed in a minimum of
half a page.
WEEK
4: Workshopping
February 7th - Mon: Go over exercises in Cooper
HM: In Ways of Reading , read Emerson's "The
American Scholar" pp. 293-309
Revised Paper #1 due 2/9. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format: Be creative with your
title-draw in your reader
(2) Peer evaluations 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.
February 9th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2 (bring $5 usage
card)
Revised Paper #1 due
(2-4 pages)
Possible quiz on reading followed by
discussion.
HM: In Ways of Reading, read W.E.B. DuBois'
unit pp. 222-252.
** Reminder: the last
day to drop a course without it appearing on your record is
Fri 2/11
February 11th - Fri:
Quiz on reading
followed by discussion.
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 3 pp. 36-60 and do
Exercise 3A (p.40) 1-10 and do Exercise 3E (p. 55) 1-8.
Topics
for Paper 1 - due Feb 2nd - 2-4
pages
(1) Assignment 1 on Paulo
Freire described on page 786
(2) Assignment 2 on Adrienne Rich described on page 787
(3) Assignment 4 on Mary Louise Pratt described on page
790
WEEK
5: The Structure of Argument
February 14th - Mon: Go over Chapter 3 in Cooper, pp.
36-80: exercises 3A & 3E
HM: In Ways, read "An Extravagance of Laughter"
pp. 254-289.
February 16th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Quiz
on the reading followed by a discussion
HM: In Ways, read "Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl" pp. 459-499.
February 18th - Fri:
Holiday: Lincoln's
Birthday -- No Class
** Reminder: Paper
#2 (3-5 pages) is due Monday, February 28th
WEEK
6: Preparing for Paper 2--Comparing and
Contrasting
February 21st - Mon:
Holiday: Washington's
Birthday -- No Class
February 23rd - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz on "Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl" followed by a discussion.
HM: In Ways, read "In Search of Our Mother's
Gardens" pp. 693-704.
February 25th - Fri: Possible quiz on reading followed
by a discussion.
Preparing for Paper #2 and writing a Compare/Contrast
paper
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
7: Workshopping
February 28th - Mon:
Paper #2 due (3-5
pages)
In Class: Workshopping
HM: Continue feedback on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring
these sheets, your paper and
your group members' papers on Weds to continue
workshopping.
March 1st - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Workshopping
Continued
HM: In Cooper, read Chap 4, p.61-88. Do Ex 4A (p.64),
4B (p.73), & 4C (p.74)
March 3rd - Fri: Going over Chapter 4 in Cooper, pp.
61-88
HM: In Ways, read Rodriguez's "The Achievement
of Desire" pp. 620-642.
Revised Paper #2 due 3/6. 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 pp. 199-204 in Cooper
to see how to document sources.
WEEK
8: Preparing for the Midterm
March 6th - Mon:
Revised Paper #2 due
(3-5 pages)
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
HM: In Ways, read Gloria Anzaldua's essays pp.
21-48
March 8th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
HM: In Ways, read Steedman's "Exiles" pp.
643-671
March 10th - Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
** Open book, in-class
midterm exam on Wednesday of next week, 3/15
WEEK
9: The Midterm
March 13th - Mon: Workshop: Taking
Timed Written Exams
HM: Prepare for Midterm and review Rodriguez, Anzaldua
and Steedman
March 15th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2--Bring a Disk
In-Class Midterm -
open book, closed note - 50 minutes
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 5, pp. 89-100 and do
Exercise 5B (p. 97) 1-8.
March 17th - Fri: Going over Chapter 5 in Cooper
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 6, pp. 101-123 and do
Exercise 6A (p.103) 1-7,
Exercise 6B (p.108) 1-10, and Exercise 6C (p.114) 1-5.
Essays
to write on for Paper 2 - due February 28th - 3-5
pages
Paper #2 will be a compare/contrast essay on two of
the readings in this unit.
Important elements in this type of paper:
(1) Establish a clear LINK between the essays you've
selected
(2) Create an ARGUMENT based on the link which clearly
contains your opinion.
Remember, a thesis cannot be merely a factual statement of
what the essays have in common.
(3) Be sure to SO WHAT your argument to ensure that you're
making an important point worth
writing about and which probes beyond the obvious.
Select two of the following to compare:
Ralph Waldo Emerson "The
American Scholar" pp. 293-309
W.E.B. Du Bois' chapters 4-6 from The Souls of Black Folk
pp. 222-252
Ralph Ellison "An Extravagance of Laughter" pp. 254-289
Harriet Jacobs "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" pp.
459-499
Alice Walker "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens" pp.
693-704
Essays
to know for the Midterm on Friday, March 17th
The midterm will be an open book,
closed note exam on the following essays:
Richard Rodriguez's "The
Achievement of Desire" pp. 620-642
Gloria Anzaldua's essays pp. 21-48
Carolyn Kay Steedman's "Exiles" pp. 643-671
WEEK
10: Maus I by Art
Spiegelman
March 20th - Mon: Go over homework: Chapter 6, pp.
101-123--Exercise 6A (p.103) 1-7,
Exercise 6B (p.108) 1-10, and Exercise 6D (p.114) 1-5.
HM: Begin Maus I, read Chapter 1, pp. 1-23.
March 22nd - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
In Class:
Learning about
the Holocaust:
Copy and paste the answers from any of the Holocaust
links to these questions:
(1) What were the
conditions that lead up to the Holocaust?
(2) Who in addition to Adolf Hitler took part in persecuting
the Jews?
(3) How does this issue affect Jews today?
Holocaust
Links
HM: In Maus I, read Chapter 2, pp.
25-40.
Also, think about who you might want to work with in
writing Research Paper #4 on Maus I & II.
You can either select your partner, I can pair you with
someone, or we can pair people according
to their schedules.
March 24th - Fri:
**Sign-up for Paper #4
collaborative writing teams**
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 7, pp. 124-139 and do
Exercise 7A (p. 133) numbers 1-6 and Exercise 7C (p.
135).
WEEK
11: Inductive Arguments
March 27th - Mon: Go over Cooper homework
HM: In Maus I, read Chapter 3 & 4, pp.
41-94.
March 29th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz on reading followed by a
discussion.
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 8, pp. 140-167 and do
Exercise 8A (p. 154) numbers 1-12 only.
Be sure to read the essays on pages 159-164.
Before next Wednesday 4/5, post
a message to your partner regarding Maus.
Go to our English 165 discussion board to find the question
to answer
--you can get there by clicking below
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/rbell3.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.
March 31st - Fri: Go over Cooper homework
HM: Finish Maus I, read Chapters 5 & 6, pp.
95-159.
WEEK
12: Library Tour
April 3rd - Mon: Possible quiz on reading followed by a
discussion.
HM: Begin Maus II, read Chapter 1, pp. 1-38.
Next Monday, 4/10 we will be meeting in 2306 at 7pm
to view Schindler's List. If you absolutely cannot
make this time, rent the movie this week and type up
a 2 page reaction due 4/12.
April 5th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
**Please note: next class, meet in the
library
Before Wednesday 4/12,
post a message to your partner regarding Maus.
Go to the discussion board to find the question to
answer--you can get there by clicking below:
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/rbell3.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.
April 7th - Fri:
Library Tour -
Meet in the library (2nd floor of building 5)
HM: In Maus II, read Chapters 2 & 3, pp.
39-100.
Bring to class Monday a minimum of two pieces of
photocopied outside research or books you have checked out.
Each member of the collaborative writing teams must bring
two sources different from his/her partners'. Keep in mind,
you will need to incorporate a minimum of 3 outside sources
into Paper #4.
** Monday night,
meet in rm 2306, building 2, at 7pm to watch
Schindler's List. There will be a 2 page,
typed paper due on your reaction to the movie due Weds,
April 12th. The paper will be worth 2 quiz scores. If you
cannot make this viewing time, you will need to rent and
watch the film on your own. **
WEEK
13: Maus II by Art Spiegelman
April 10th - Mon: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
** Tonight 4/10, meet in room 2306 at
7pm to view Schindler's List
HM: Finish Maus II, read Chapters 4 & 5,
pp. 101-136.
Complete your 2 page, typed paper on Schindler's List due
next class 4/12.
April 12th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Two-page
reaction paper to Schindler's List due
Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion.
April 14th - Fri: No Class since we
met Monday night to view Schindler's
List
HM: Meet with your partner to do research and to write
Paper #4-due 4/26
WEEK
14: Spring Break
April 17th - April 21st: SPRING BREAK
-- No Classes
WEEK
15: Workshopping
April 24th - Mon: In Class: Working on Paper #4
HM: Complete Paper #4 (4-6 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 7 copies total of your 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.
** 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 Wednesday, May 3rd.
Students enrolled in English 853 can see a writing tutor in
2108f other than myself to
get this credit; ask for a receipt. **
April 26th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Paper
#4 due (4-6 pages)
In Class: Workshopping
HM: Continue your feedback on the "Peer Response"
sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper and your group
members papers to class on Fri.
** Reminder: The
last day to withdraw from a course is 4/27
April 28th - Fri: In
Class: Workshopping -- continued
HM: In Cooper, read Chapter 9, pp. 168-197 and do
Exercise 9C (p. 186) numbers 1-10 and
Exercise 9D (p. 193) numbers 1-4.
WEEK
16: Appositives and Modifiers
May 1st - Mon: Go over Cooper homework
HM: Revised Paper #4 due 5/3. 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" page stapled to the back with a minimum
of 3 sources.
To cite outside research, see p. 199-204 in Cooper
(5) If you saw a tutor, staple receipt(s) to the front.
May 3rd - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Revised
Paper #4 Due (4-6
pages)
In Class--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?
Write on one of the images on this site and post your
reaction on the discussion board:
Images: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/gallery/gallery2.htm
Discussion board: http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/cgi-bin/webbbs/rbell3.pl
HM: In Ways, read Berger's "Ways of Seeing" pp.
104-132.
May 5th - Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion of
the reading
HM: In Ways, read Bordo's "Hunger as Ideology"
pp. 138-171.
WEEK
17: Paper #5
May 8th - Mon: Possible quiz followed by a discussion of
the reading
HM: In Ways, read Coles' "The Tradition: Fact
and Fiction" pp. 175-217.
May 10th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the
reading
HM: Continue work on Paper #5 due 5/15.
May 12th - Fri: Preparing for Paper #5
HM: Complete Paper #5 (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.
Bring a
self-addressed stamped envelope, so I can send you a full
printout and
breakdown of your course grade.
WEEK
18: Workshopping
May 15th - Mon:
Paper #5 due (4-6
pages)
In Class: Workshopping
HM: Continue your feedback on the "Peer Response"
sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper and your group
members papers to class on Weds.
May 17th - Weds:
Meet in the Computer
Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Workshopping -
Continued
HM: Revised Paper #5 due 5/22 at final exam. 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) If you used outside research, see p. 199-204 in Cooper
and include a "Works Cited" page.
(5) No late tickets can be used on Paper 5 as it is due the
last day of class
If you haven't
already, bring a self-addressed stamped envelope to get your
grade
**I'm
teaching the "Timed Writing" workshop on Weds 5/17 12:10-1pm
in 2108f, bldg 2 if you want to review the timed writing
tips we went over for the midterm. All are welcome.
WEEK
19: 2 ½ hour Final Exam
May 22nd - Mon:
Paper #5 Due (4-6
pages)
Meet in
the Computer Lab: bottom floor of blg 2
Final Exam: 11:10-1:40pm -- Open book,
closed note
Research
Collaborative Paper #4
For Paper #4 (4-6
pages) due
Weds, April
26th, you and
your partner will create your own paper topic, but the paper
must be focused on Art Spiegelman's Maus I and Maus II. You
must also include a minimum of 3 outside sources to support
the argument you create.
http://www.smcccd.cc.ca.us/smcccd/faculty/brenner/lib/bell-engl165.html
Paper
#5
For Paper #5 (4-6
pages) due
Mon, May 15th,
select ONE of the topics below:
Assignment #1 under "Making Connections" page 174
Assignment #2 under "Making Connections" page 174
Final
Exam
On
May 22nd,
11:10am-1:40pm
in the computer lab, you will be responsible for the
following essays for the final exam which is 2 ½ hour,
in-class, typed OR
handwritten essay:
John Berger's "Ways of Seeing" pp. 104-132
Susan Bordo's "Hunger as Ideology" pp. 138-171
Robert Coles' "The Tradition: Fact and Fiction" pp.
175-217
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