English 165 --- Spring 2007
Calendar
Weeks 1 – 19 (January 17th – May 24th)
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 readings
January 16th – Tues: Introduction to class and each other: syllabus, policies, presentations, texts,
student
introductions
HW: Get
hour-by-arrangement folder, course reader, The Debt, Perfume Dreams,
Our Feet Walk the Sky, and Genocide of the Mind.
In Reader, begin Scattered
Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora" read The Introduction, (using
the reader's page numbers, not the book's page numbers) pp. 213-219 and Chapter
One, pp. 220-239.
January 18th – Thurs: Setting up 4
class presentation teams
Possible
quiz on the reading followed by a discussion
Introduction to the
Writing Process: freewriting, brainstorming, Journalists’ questions,
clustering, & listing (pp. 37-44 in reader)
HW: In Reader,
continue Scattered Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora" read
Chapter Six, pp. 240-255.
WEEK 2: Scattered
Among the Peoples by
Allan Levine
Writing
Process--continued: thesis statements and outlining (pp. 45-50 in
reader)
HW: In Reader, continue Scattered
Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora" read Chapter 10, pp. 256-271.
January 25th – Thurs: Possible quiz on the reading followed by a discussion
HW: In Reader,
continue Scattered Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora" read
The Conclusion, pp. 272-279.
Do the following in preparation for Paper #1—due Tues 1/30:
Complete the “Creating Your Own Argument
(Thesis) on a Topic” sheet:
do the brainstorm, create questions, answer
them and “so what?” them
(p. 46 in
reader).
** Getting Prepared: Paper #1 (2-4 pages) is due Tuesday, Feb 6th
WEEK 3: Outlining
HW:
Create a formal typed outline for Paper #1 with a thesis statement at
the top—due next class (see pp. 47-50 in reader on outlining).
Going
over “Good Practices” in peer review (p. 68 in reader)
Preview
workshop sheets you will be filling out on your peers (pp. 82-84 in reader)
HW: In Reader, read "Revising and Editing
Checklist" (pp. 64-65) and
"An
Explanation of Grades" (pp. 66-67).
Complete Paper #1 (2-4 pages), due next class:
(1)
Bring
4 copies of your completed, typed, double-spaced paper to class on
Tuesday.
(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,
WEEK 4: Workshopping & Presentation
February 6th – Tues: Paper #1 due (2-4 pages)
In Class: Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
HW: Begin Perfume
Dreams, read pp. 1-22.
**Team presenters
on Andrew Lam and Perfume Dreams, prepare to present next class.
February 8th – Thurs: Team
presenters on Andrew Lam and Perfume Dreams.
HW: In Perfume Dreams, read pp. 23-69.
Revised
Paper #1 due 2/13. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format: be creative! (see p. 58-60 in reader for advice)
(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.
** Reminder: the last
day to drop a course without it appearing on your record is 2/9 **
WEEK 5: Perfume Dreams
by Andrew Lam
February 13th – Tues: Revised
Paper #1 due (2-4 pages)
Possible
quiz on the reading
In Reader, Introductions,
the Body & Conclusions, pp. 51-57.
In Reader, Quoting, pp. 169-190.
HW: In Perfume Dreams, read pp.
71-108.
HW: Finish Perfume Dreams, read pp.
109-140.
Also, do the following in preparation for Paper #2—due Tues 2/20: Complete the “Creating Your Own Argument (Thesis) on a Topic” sheet—do the brainstorm, create ?’s, answer them and “so what?” them (p.46 in packet)
WEEK 6: Outlines for Paper 2
February 20th – Tues: Going over the homework and possible thesis statements for Paper
2
In
Reader, Paragraphs, pp. 133-135.
HW: Create a formal typed outline for Paper #2 with a thesis statement at the top—due next class (see pp. 47-50 in reader on outlining).
HW: Complete Paper #2 (3-5 pages), due next class:
(1) Bring 4 copies of your completed,
typed, double-spaced paper to class on Tuesday.
(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. You cannot
pass the class if you miss one of the papers.
WEEK 7: Workshopping &
Presentation
February 27th – Tues: Paper
#2 due (3-5 pages)
In Class:
Workshopping (a
double absence day if missed)
HW: In revising your paper, use the advice and
exercise in the reader under "Checking Your Essay for Coherence" pp.
61.
Begin Genocide of the Mind, read the Foreword and Introduction, pp.
xi-xvi. From Chapter 1, also read
"To Carry the Fire Home" (3-11), "Blood Flowing in Two
Worlds" (13-20), "Indian in a Strange Land" (29-37),
"Everyone Needs Someone" (39-48), and "Unci (Grandmother)
(49-56).
**Team presenters on Genocide
of the Mind prepare to present next class.
Revised
Paper #2 due 3/6. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page
using MLA format (see p. 58-60 in reader for advice on titles and MLA
guidelines). (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. (4) If you used outside research, cite your
sources and include a Works Cited page (see p. 190 in packet).
**Upcoming:
Bring your 16 Hours-by-Arrangement folder to class on Tuesday, March
13th to be checked. You should have
about half (8) of your hours completed at this mid-semester point
**
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
Tuesday, March 13th **
WEEK 8: Genocide of the Mind
March 6th – Tues:
Revised Paper #2
due (3-5 pages)
Possible
quiz followed by a discussion of the reading
In
Reader, Main Ideas & Topic Sentences, pp. 124-131.
HW: Continue Genocide of the Mind, in
Chapter 5 read "Yellow Woman"
(231-242),
"Identification Pleas" (269-279), "The Secret of Breathing"
(291-295), "The Indians are Alive" (297-304), and Holocausts
(305-315).
March 8th – Thurs:
Possible quiz followed by a discussion of the reading
In Reader,
Transitions, pp. 143-144.
HW: Prepare for open-book, closed note essay
exam on Thursday, March 15th on selected readings in Genocide of the Mind.
If you handwrite the exam, bring lined paper, and if you type it, bring a
disk.
Bring
your 16 Hours-by-Arrangement folder to be checked next class. You need to satisfy 16 hours outside of
class to meet the requirements for this course. This is the mid-point in the semester, so you should have
approximately half (8) of your hours already completed.
WEEK 9: Midterm Exam
March 13th – Tues:
Folder check
Sign-up partners for
Paper #4: exchange phone #’s, schedules etc. (p. 165)
Workshop: Timed Writing (pp. 89-94 in
reader)
HW: Review the assigned reading in Genocide
of the Mind in preparation for the Midterm tomorrow. Meet in the Computer Lab, room 2117A. If you handwrite the exam, bring lined
paper, and if you type it, bring a disk.
March 15th – Midterm
Examination (75 minutes)—open book, closed note
** Meet in the
Computer Lab of Building 2 (bottom floor), room 2117A
HW: Begin The Debt, read the
Introduction, pp. 1-10 and Chapter 1, pp. 11-28.
**Team presenters on Randall Robinson and The
Debt, prepare to present next class, Tuesday, March 20th.
WEEK 10: The Debt by Randall
Robinson
March 20th – Tues:
Team presenters on Randall Robinson and The
Debt
HW: Continue The Debt, read Chapter 2,
pp. 29-58.
March 22nd – Thurs: Possible quiz on the reading followed
by a discussion
HW: Continue
The Debt, read Chapters 3 & 4, pp. 59-96.
** Next class, meet in the Library, 2nd floor of building 5 **
WEEK 11:
Library Tour
March 27th – Tues: Library Tour (2nd floor of
building 5)
HW: Continue The
Debt, read Chapter 5 (pp. 97-120) Chapter 7 (pp. 161-177).
For Thurs, you and your partner are responsible for
bringing in a minimum of 3 possible outside texts you could use in your paper
to support/strengthen your argument.
The texts cannot be all from the same type of source.
With
your partner, complete a “Creating Your Own Thesis” sheet on page 46 in your
course packet--due Tues 4/10 after spring break.
WEEK 12: Spring Break
April 3rd & April 5th: No Class: Spring
Break 4/2 to 4/6
WEEK 13: Writing the Collaborative Paper
April 10th - Tues: Checking off and
discussing brainstorms, thesis statements and paper topics
Possible
quiz on the reading followed by a discussion
HW: With your partner,
create a formal typed outline for Paper #4 with a thesis
statement
at the top—due next class (see pp. 47-50 in reader on outlining).
HW: Complete Paper #4 (4-6 pages), due
next class:
(1) Bring 7 copies of your completed, typed,
double-spaced paper to class on Tuesday.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to
leave and workshop days are 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 will need to
include a minimum of two outside sources in your paper. To review quoting
advice to integrate these
sources smoothly, see pp. 169-176. You must also include a
complete Works Cited page (see
page 190 for a model) and you need to properly format
each entry according to MLA
formatting (see pp. 177-189 in reader).
** Also, if you go to a writing tutor in The Learning Center (bldg
5) other than myself 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 Tuesday, April 24th. **
** Reminder: The last day
to withdraw from a course is 4/26 **
WEEK 14: Workshopping
In Class: Workshopping (a double absence day if missed)
HW: Begin Our Feet Walk the Sky,
read the Chapter "Lighting the Fire Beneath Our Homes (pp. 3-40).
Meet
with your partner to review the revision advice you got from your peers and
begin revision of Paper #4—due Tues 4/24.
Begin filling out “Evaluating the Members of the Team” in the Course
Packet, pp. 167-168. You and your
partner must both complete an evaluation of yourself and your partner to
be turned in Tues 4/24 (to be turned in separately--do not staple to Paper
#4). Papers cannot be graded without
having both evaluations turned in.
**Team presenters on
Our Feet Walk the Sky prepare to present next class.
HW: Continue Our Feet Walk the Sky, read
the chapter "Surrounded by the Walls of Our Community (pp. 43-76).
Revised
Paper #4 due 4/24. Please include the
following:
(1) A title page using MLA format
(2) Four 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
will need to include a minimum of two outside sources in your
paper. To review quoting
advice to integrate these sources smoothly, see pp. 169-176. You must
also include a complete Works Cited page (see page 190 for a model) and you
need to properly format each entry according to MLA formatting (see pp. 177-189
in reader).
(5)
If you saw a tutor, staple the receipt(s) to the front.
Also,
complete “Evaluating the Members of the Team” in the Course Packet,
pp.
167-168. You must both complete
these forms separately in order to have your paper graded. Do not staple the evaluations to the
paper; the evaluations are to be turned in separately.
WEEK 15:
Our
Feet Walk the Sky
Turning in "Evaluating Members of the Team" sheets
Possible
quiz on reading followed by a discussion
HW: Continue Our Feet Walk the Sky read
the chapter "The Laborers of War" (pp. 79-115).
April 26th – Thurs: Possible quiz on
reading followed by a discussion
HW: Continue Our Feet
Walk the Sky read the chapter "The Fear That Comes
from
Their Eyes" (pp. 119-140).
WEEK 16: Our
Feet Walk the Sky
May 1st – Tues: Possible quiz on reading followed by a
discussion
HW: Continue Our Feet
Walk the Sky read the chapter "She Will Not Be
Shamed" (pp.
143-172).
May 3rd – Thurs: Possible quiz on reading followed by a
discussion
HW: Finish Our Feet
Walk the Sky read the chapter "The Strength that Mends
Her
Soul" (pp. 251-283).
May 8th – Tues: Possible quiz on
reading followed by a discussion
HW: Complete a “Creating Your Own Thesis” sheet
on page 46 in your course packet--due Thurs 5/10.
Also,
prepare for the Make-up Quiz next class on Thursday 5/10 (this quiz score will
replace your lowest quiz score).
**
Looking Ahead: Paper #5 (5-7 pages) is
due Thursday, May 17th.
May 10th – Thurs: Make-Up Quiz on the reading
Discussion
of the reading
Going
over brainstorms and possible paper topics
HW: Create a formal typed outline for Paper #5
with a thesis statement at the top—due next class (see pp. 47-50 in reader on
outlining).
If
you haven't already, visit the library and secure your research to support your
arguments for Paper #5 (two outside sources are required and you must include a
Works Cited page at the end of your paper).
The librarians are very friendly and knowledgeable so take advantage of
their assistance!
The
final folder check is on Thurs 5/17.
Bring your completed folders…you should have the 16 by arrangement hours
completed (working in the library counts so have the librarians sign off on
your time there).
outlines and focus on the three areas discussed on page 50 of the
reader.
HW: Complete Paper #5 (5-7 pages), due next
class:
(1) Bring 3 copies of your
completed, typed, double-spaced paper to class on Thursday.
(2) Students without papers will be asked to
leave and workshop days are 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 will need to
include a minimum of two outside sources in your paper. To review quoting
advice to integrate these
sources smoothly, see pp. 169-176. You must also include a
complete Works Cited page (see
page 190 for a model) and you need to properly format
each entry according to MLA
formatting (see pp. 177-189 in reader).
Bring
your Hour-By-Arrangement folder to the next class for the final folder
check. You must have 16 hours completed
to receive full credit.
Review
all the books 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
a common theme (look again at the course theme: Diaspora: Those Forced from
Their Homelands) and take at least one practice essay exam before the actual
final exam. Review the advice on
"Timed Writing" (pp. 89-94
in reader).
*Also, bring a self-addressed stamped envelope, to get a full printout of
your grade *
Review for Final Exam
HW: Revised Paper #5 due 5/24. 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) You
will need to include a minimum of two outside sources in your
paper. To review quoting
advice to integrate these sources smoothly, see pp. 169-176. You must
also include a complete Works Cited page (see page 190 for a model) and you
need to properly format each entry according to MLA formatting (see pp. 177-189
in reader).
Prepare
for open-book, closed note 2 ½ hour essay exam on Thurs, May 24th. Bring all the materials we have read. Think about the theme for the course "Diaspora"; do a practice timed-essay exam uniting the texts we have read
under this theme. Bring all the course
texts to the open-book final exam.
** 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 disk.
* If you haven’t already, bring a
self-addressed stamped envelope to get
your course grade
English 165
Final Exam: 11:10-1:40pm
in Computer Lab: bottom floor bldg 2, room 2122
Closed note, open book, 2 ½
hour essay exam