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..........................English
836 --- Fall 2002 Calendar
Weeks 1 - 18:
August 19th - December
16th
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: Getting to Know Yourself Academically, Personally and
Culturally
8/19--Mon: Introduction to the course: Puente
mission, benefits, and components
Also course texts, syllabus, and policies
Academic Freewrite (10 min): Describe your early attitudes
toward and memories of reading at home with your parents,
siblings, or friends. What were your earliest impressions
and memories of school?
HM: Get Course Reader (at Skyline Bookstore) and the
three course texts.
Also, complete your first Cultural/Personal Freewrite (1
page): Describe your upbringing. Where did you grow up? What
was your family like? What early childhood memories do you
have? What were you like?
8/21-Weds: Going over Chapter 1 and discussing
homework
Getting to Know you Activity (Course Reader, p. 7)
Academic Freewrite (10 min): Describe yourself as a student
now. What subjects do you like? Dislike? Do well in?
Struggle with? How do you feel about school?
HM: In the Course Reader, read Chapter 1, pp. 1-10. Do
Exercise 1 (pp. 2-3), complete the "Student Survey" (p. 5),
and do Exercise 2 (p. 8). Also, complete your second
Cultural/Personal Freewrite (1 page): Who are you today?
What community(s) do you belong to? Describe your home
culture (food, customs, languages, music, traditions, etc).
What are your interests? Hobbies? Quirks?
8/23-Fri: Checking off Chapter 1 homework: Exercises 1
& 2
Going over the "Reading Strategies" section in Chapter 2 in
Course Reader (pp. 11-16)
Introduction to the "Writing Process" section in Chapter 2:
Freewriting (pp. 17-20)
Academic Freewrite (10 min): What do you hope to learn or
gain from this class? How do you hope to grow as a student?
As a person? What are some of your short-term academic
goals? Some of your long-term academic goals?
HM: Complete your last Cultural/Personal Freewrite (1
page): How to you hope to change and grow as a person? What
are your future goals outside of school? Where do you hope
to be in 10 years? 20 years? After completing your
freewrite, gather together all your freewrites from the week
to turn in Monday. Each freewrite should be a full page
minimum (they can be handwritten). There are 6 in total (3
academic freewrites and 3 cultural/personal freewrites).
WEEK
2: The Writing Process
8/26-Mon: Collecting and discussing 6-pages
of freewriting for WHERE Paper
Intro. to the Writing Process: brainstorming, Journalists'
questions, clustering, & listing (pp. 21-24)
HM: Create the following for your WHERE paper-due Weds:
(1) a brainstorm-at least ½ page (2) a cluster of your
main ideas and supporting details (3) a list of your main
ideas and supporting details. See Chapter 2, pp. 21-24 for
advice on brainstorming, clustering and listing
8/28-Weds: Checking off the homework
Writing Process continued: thesis statements and
outlining--block style vs. point by point (pp. 25-30).
HM: Create a formal outline for your WHERE paper (see
pages 25-30 for advice on thesis statements and outlining).
You must have your thesis statement at the top of the
outline, select either block or point by point style to
organize your body paragraphs, and all outlines must be
typed and ready to turn in on Wednesday 9/4.** Getting
Prepared: Paper #1 (2-3 pages) is due Monday, September
9th
8/30-Fri: No Class
WEEK
3: Writing Outlines and Introductions
9/2-Mon: No Class-Labor
Day
9/4-Weds: Workshopping outlines and thesis statements.
Write on your peers' outlines responding to the questions on
page 30 of your Course Reader
HM: Read Chapter 2, pp. 31-32 on "Introductions."
Following that advice, write a rough introduction for your
WHERE paper. Your introduction should be about 5-10
sentences and must include your thesis statement-due
Friday.
9/6-Fri: Checking off and going over introductions
Continuing Chapter 2: the body of the essay and conclusions
(pp. 34-35)
Going over "Good Practices" in peer review (p. 48)
HM: Write Paper 1, the WHERE paper, (2-3 pages) due
next class, Mon 9/10
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class
(2) Don't put extra spacing between paragraphs; double-space
throughout the paper and indent 10 spaces at the beginning
of each paragraph.
(3) Those without papers will be asked to leave.
(4) Reminder: Workshop days count 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. You can't pass if you miss one of the required
papers.
WEEK
4: Workshopping Paper 1 and Discussing Mentors
9/9-Mon:
Paper #1 Due--the WHERE
paper (2-3 pages)
In Class: Workshopping (a double absence
day if missed)
HM: Continue feedback on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring
these sheets, your paper and your group members' papers on
Wednesday to continue workshopping.
9/11-Weds: In Class: Workshopping (a
double absence day if missed)
HM: Now that you've written a WHERE paper for
yourself, as the expert, you now know the best questions to
ask; therefore, you, the students, will design the questions
you will ask your mentors in order to write a WHERE paper on
them. For next class write 6 questions, ONE for each of the
following categories…
Personal/Cultural: (1) PAST (2) PRESENT (3) FUTURE·
Academic/Professional: (4) PAST (5) PRESENT (6) FUTURE.
Please write your questions clearly and be ready to turn
them in.
9/13-Fri: Creating titles (pp. 38-40) and Discussing
Mentors
HM: In Chapter 2, rd pp. 41-64 (pay close attention to
revision advice & explanation of grades)
Revise Paper #1 due Mon, 9/16. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format (see pg. 40)-be creative
with your title; win the title contest!)
(2) Peer evaluations stapled to back
(3) Must be typed, double-spaced, have 1" margins, have 12
sized font, and be 2-3 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.**
Friday, Sept 13th is the last day to drop without it
appearing on your record **
Paper
1: the WHERE Paper - due Monday, Sept 9th (2-3
pages)
For Paper
#1, you will be writing a paper analyzing yourself in two
areas: (1) Personally/Culturally and (2) Academically. You
will examine these areas of your life in the past, in the
present, and looking ahead to the future by answering the
questions below. You will use a comparison format of either
block or point by point to organize your points.
......................................................…have
you been?
.......................................WHERE....…are
you now?
.....................................................
…might
you be going?
WEEK
5: Beginning The Red Camp by Debra Diaz
9/16-Mon:
Revised Paper 1
Due-2-3 pages
Announcing Mentors; Puente newsletters; invites and
directions to Academy of Sciences; potluck sign-ups for Sept
28th field trip; handing out Mentor questions for WHERE
paper (paper due Oct 16th)
Introduction to Chapter 3 in Course Reader (pp. 75-78)
HM: Begin The Red Camp, read the "Introduction"
and the first two sections, pp. 7-27. Always be prepared for
a possible in-class essay quiz on the reading.
9/18-Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
HM: Continue The Red Camp, read pp. 28-47. Be sure
to annotate your text-write notes, key ideas and questions
in the margins! (review page 13 on annotating).
9/20-Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion
HM: Continue The Red Camp, read pp. 48-68. In
Chapter 3 in the Course Reader, do Exercise 4 (p.79)-due
Monday.
WEEK
6: The Red Camp Continued
9/23-Mon: Possible quiz
on the reading followed by a discussion and going over
homework (p. 79)
HM: Continue The Red Camp, read pp. 69-90. In
Chapter 3 in the Course Reader, read pp. 82-83 and do
Exercise 7 on page 83-due Weds.
9/25-Weds: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion and going over homework (p.83)
HM: Finish The Red Camp, read pp. 93-126.
9/27-Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion.
In-class brainstorming on issues and ideas raised in the
book and an introduction to creating your own thesis (page
80 in reader)
HM: Do the following for Paper 2-due Monday:
(1) one full page of freewriting (can be handwritten) on a
specific aspect of the book you found interesting
(2) Complete the "Creating Your Own Argument (Thesis) on a
Topic" sheet on page 80 in the Course Reader-do the
brainstorm, create questions, answer them and "so what?"
them
**Reminder: Our field trip to the Academy of Sciences is
Saturday, Sept 28th where you will meet your mentors! Meet
in front of the museum at 11am. Don't forget to bring
something to share for the potluck afterwards in Golden Gate
Park at 12:30pm. If you cannot make the event, you will need
to meet with (or at the very least call) your mentor before
Monday, Sept 30th in order to complete Monday's homework
assignment.** Getting Prepared: Paper #2 (3-5 pages) is due
Monday, October 7th
WEEK
7: Preparing for Paper #2
9/30-Mon: Discussing
possible paper topics and testing thesis statements (page 81
in reader).
Also, practice with Quoting-Chapter 6 in Course Reader (pp.
121-125).
HM: Describe what you liked
about meeting your mentor. What did you learn? How did you
benefit? Any funny/interesting stories? Write up your
experience in ONE TYPED page minimum to turn in-due Weds in
class. Also, begin the outline for Paper #2-due Friday
10/4.
10/2-Weds: Discussing Mentor reaction responses.
Also, discussing types of Introductions (p. 31-32);
reviewing bodies and conclusions (pp. 34-35) and discussing
Writing About Literature (pp. 36-37)
HM: Create a formal outline for Paper 2 (see pages 25-28
for advice). You must have the thesis statement at the top
and all outlines must be typed and ready to turn in on
Friday 10/4.
10/4-Fri: Workshopping outlines and thesis statements
for Paper 2-write on your peers' outlines responding to the
questions on page 30 of your Course Reader
HM: Complete Paper 2 (3-5 pages) due Monday 10/7:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class
(2) Those without papers will be asked to leave.
(3) Reminder: Workshop days count as 2 absences.
(4) 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 can't pass if you miss one of the required
papers.
WEEK
8: Workshopping Paper #2 and Richard Rodriguez visits
Skyline's Campus!!
10/7-Mon:
Paper 2 Due (3-5
pages)
In Class:
Workshopping (a
double absence day if missed)
HM:
Continue feedback on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring these
sheets, your paper and your group members' papers on
Wednesday to continue workshopping.
10/9-Weds: In
Class: Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
HM: Begin Hunger of
Memory, by Richard Rodriguez, read Prologue pp. 3-7 and
read "Aria" pp. 11-40. In a minimum of one page, freewrite
your reaction to "Aria"-due Friday in class (the response
must be typed). **For extra credit**: on Thursday, October
10th at 7:30pm in the Gallery Theatre, Richard Rodriguez
will be speaking here at Skyline!! Attend and freewrite your
reaction in a minimum of one page for extra credit for this
class!! The event is free!!
10/11-Fri: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a
discussion of the reading and Rodriguez's visit
Also, checking in that all mentors interviews are completed
and the WHERE paper has begun-due Weds October 16th in the
Puente Counseling class
HM: Review Chapter 2 in Course Reader, pp. 41-64.
Revised Paper #2 due Mon, 10/14. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format (see pg. 38-39)-be
creative with your title!
(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. Don't go
solely by word count but by actual length.
WEEK
9: Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
10/14-Mon:
Revised Paper 2
Due-3-5 pages
In the Course Reader, Chapter 4: "Supporting Details in
Paragraphs," pp. 85-88.
HM: In Hunger of Memory, read "Achievement of
Desire" pp. 43-58.
Reminder: The Mentor WHERE paper is due in Counseling class
on Weds, Oct 16th (2-3 pages)
10/16-Weds: Possible quiz followed by a discussionHM: In
Hunger of Memory, read "Achievement of Desire" pp.
58-73.
10/18-Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussionThought
Rubric-page 109HM: In Hunger of Memory, read "Credo" pp.
77-110.
WEEK
10: Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
10/21-Mon: Possible
quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In Course Reader from Chapter 4, read "Organizational
Patterns" pp. 90-92 and do Exercise 6 on page 93-due
Weds.
10/23-Weds: Going over homework in Chapter 4 and
continuing in with "Transitions" pp. 95-96.
HM: In Hunger of Memory, read "Complexion" pp.
113-139.
10/25-Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In Hunger of Memory, read "Profession" pp.
143-172.
WEEK
11: Puente Statewide Motivational Conference
10/28-Mon: Possible
quiz followed by a discussion
In-Class: Questioning Circles-pp. 112-113.
HM: Finish Hunger of Memory, read "Mr. Secrets"
pp. 175-195.**Reminder: The Puente Statewide Motivational
Conference is Saturday, November 2nd so mark your
calendar!
10/30-Weds: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
HM: Put yourself in the role of the instructor and come
up with 3 possible midterm essay questions-due Friday.
11/1-Fri: Going over possible essay questions for the
Midterm
HM: Start reviewing for the Midterm, which is on
Wednesday, November 6th.
**Our field trip to UC Davis is Saturday, November 2nd, so
meet at Skyline in the morning at the center circle in front
of the flag pole, and we'll drive up together-transportation
and lunch provided by Puente.
WEEK
12: Midterm Exam
11/4--Mon: Advice on
Timed Writing-pages 69-73 in course reader
HM: Review Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
and prepare for the in-class, 50 minute, open book, closed
note midterm exam. If you're going to type it, bring a disk.
If you are going to handwrite it, bring paper or a bluebook.
Meet in the computer lab-bldg 2, room 2108.
11/6-Weds:
Meet in Computer
Lab (2108) - building 2, two floors down from the
cafeteria
Midterm
Exam (50 minutes, open book, closed note essay exam)
HM: In the Course Reader
from Chapter 5, read page 97 and do Exercise 1.
11/8-Fri: Going over homework on page 97 and discussing
inferences vs. facts, pp. 97-99.
HM: Begin De Colores Means All of Us, read the
"Forward" pp. ix-xii, the "Introduction" pp. xv-xviii, and
read "A Word About the Great Terminology Question" pp.
1-3.
WEEK
13: De Colores Means All of Us by Elizabeth
Martinez
11/11-Mon:
No
Class-Veteran's Day
11/13-Weds: Discussing
De Colores Means All of Us
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part
I read "Seeing More Than Black and White" pp. 4-20 and
"Whose Chicano History did you Learn?" pp. 31-40, and
"Reinventing 'America'" pp. 41-48.
** Reminder: Friday, November 15th is the last day to
withdraw from classes
11/15-Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part II
read "Immigrant Bashing on the Rise 1990-94" pp. 56-65, "For
Whom the Taco Bell Tolls" pp. 66-67, "It's a Terrorist War
on Immigrants 1995-Present" pp. 68-80.
WEEK
14: De Colores Means All of Us --
Continued
11/18-Mon: Possible
quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part III
read "Levi's Button Your Fly-Your Greed is Showing" pp.
82-90, "Walking with Cesar" pp. 91-99, "When People of
Color are an Endangered Species" pp. 100-107, and "Weaving a
Net that Works" pp. 108-116.
11/20-Weds: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part IV
read "Willie Horton's Gonna Get Your Alma Mater" pp.
118-129, "Campus Racism" pp. 130-141, and "Brown David vs.
White Goliath" pp. 142-152.
11/22-Fri: Possible quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part V
read "In Pursuit of Latina Liberation" pp. 163-171, "Chingon
Politics Die Hard" pp. 172-181, "Listen Up, Anglo Sisters"
pp. 182-189, and "Of Passion and Politics" pp. 194-196.
Upcoming: December 7th, Friday 11am-1pm: Mural Walk in
the Mission!! Over Thanksgiving, invite friends and family
to the Mural Walk and confirm with your mentor that he/she
is coming-remind them to mark their calendars !
WEEK
15: Thanksgiving Break
11/25-Mon: Possible
quiz followed by a discussion
HM: In De Colores Means All of Us, from Part VI
read "Whatever Happened to the Chicano Movement?" pp.
198-203, "To Mexico with Love" pp. 204-209, "Be Down with
Brown!" pp. 210-219, "Back in the Early 1990's" pp. 229-238,
and "Raza Si! Nationalismo No?" pp. 239-247.
11/27-Weds:
No
Class-Thanksgiving
11/29-Fri: No
Class-Thanksgiving
WEEK
16: Preparing for Paper 4
12/2-Mon: Possible
quiz followed by a discussion
HM: Review the selected readings in De Colores Means
All of Us
12/4-Weds: Brainstorming Paper Topics for Paper 4
and discussing research
HM: Create a formal outline for Paper 4 (see pages 25-28
for advice). You must have the thesis statement at the top
and all outlines must be typed and ready to turn in on
Friday 12/6.
12/6-Fri: Workshopping outlines and thesis statements
for Paper 4-write on your peers' outlines responding to the
questions on page 30 of your Course Reader
HM: Write Paper 4 (4-6 pages) due Monday 12/9:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced
paper to class
(2) Don't put extra spacing between paragraphs; double-space
throughout the paper and indent 10 spaces at the beginning
of each paragraph.
(3) Those without papers will be asked to leave.
(4) Reminder: Workshop days count 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. You can't pass if you miss one of the required
papers.
Remember: the Mission Mural Walk is on Sat, Dec 7th! Meet
at the Mission Cultural Arts Center at 11am
WEEK
17: Workshopping Paper 4
12/9-Mon:
Paper 4 Due
(4-6 pages)
In Class:
Workshopping (a double absence day)
HM: Continue feedback
on "Peer Response" sheets. Bring these sheets, your paper
and your group members' papers on Wednesday to continue
workshopping.
** Also, if you go to a writing tutor in The Learning Center
(bldg 5) for Paper 4, 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, December 16th.
Students enrolled in English 853 can see a writing tutor in
1219b other than myself to get this credit; ask for a
receipt. **
12/11-Weds:
In Class:
Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
HM: Revised Paper #4 due
Mon, 12/16. 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) You must include a minimum of one outside sources in the
paper and a "Works Cited" page stapled to the back. In the
Course Reader see pp. 126-140 on MLA formatting and p. 142
for a model of a "Works Cited"
(5) If you saw a tutor, staple the receipt to the front.+
Bring a self-addressed stamped envelope, so I can send you a
full breakdown of your grade
12/13-Fri:
No Class-Skyline's Final Exam schedule begins on Dec 12th.
HM: Review De Colores Means All of Us by
Elizabeth Martinez and prepare for the in-class, 2 ½
hour, open book, closed note final exam. If you're going to
type it, bring a disk. If you are going to handwrite it,
bring paper or a bluebook. Meet in the computer lab-bldg 2,
room 2108.
WEEK
18: Final Exam
12/16-Mon:
Meet in Computer
Lab (2108) - building 2, two floors down from the cafeteria
Paper 4 due
(4-6
pages)
Final Exam for English 836: open book, closed note, essay
exam on De Colores Means All of Us 8:10-10:40am (the
exam is 2 ½ hours)
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