Week 1

1. KWL+ on syllabus
2. "Your Goals for English 846" --- FREEWRITE (HANDOUT)

HOMEWORK:
(1) Carefully read the syllabus.
(2) Complete your "KWL+" chart.
(3) Turn in your syllabus contract.
(4) Complete the student questionnaire.

1. Finish KWL+ on syllabus
2. Syllabus quiz
3. Bonding Bingo
4. Stereotypes, Definitions, and Filipino Americans

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read James M. Constantino's Bautista’s “Another Simple Definition” (HANDOUT)
(2) Watch “Filipino Pride” on YouTube
(3) Formal Freewrite #1: Compare and contrast the video and the article. How are they similar? How are they different? Which uses stereotypes? Which uses definitions? Which do you like better? Why? Use as many specific details as you can --- be as specific as possible! 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced.

1. Discuss Bautista's "Another Simple Definition"
2. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1) 2 copies of your writing sample
(2) Bring Growing Up Filipino, your dictionary, and 3 x 5" index cards to class on Monday.

1. Collect Essay #1
2. Vocabulary Study Cards
3. GIST

HOMEWORK:
(1) Complete 10 vocabulary cards.
(2) Read the introduction to Growing Up Filipino (pp. ix-xv).
(3) Read "Tea and Empathy" by Libay Linsangan Cantor (pp. 8-11)
(4) Formal Freewrite #2: Write about a family member or close friend of the family who was important to you when you were a child. Who was this person and what was his or her relationship with the family? Describe this person and explain his or her significance to your childhood. Use as many details, descriptions and examples as you can --- be as specific as possible! 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced.

1. GATT
2. Previewing A Book
3. Discuss "Tea and Empathy"
4. Go over reading schedule

HOMEWORK:
(1) Complete 10 vocabulary cards.
(2) Read FAMILY stories in Growing Up Filipino.
(3) Create a GATT sentence and 30-word summary for each story. Please type this assignment.

1. Discussion of FAMILY stories
2. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1)Study for Vocabulary Quiz #1. Your vocabulary cards will also be due on Wednesday.
(2) Read ANGST and FRIENDSHIP stories in Growing Up Filipino.
(3) Create a GATT sentence and 30-word summary for each story. Please type this assignment.
(4) Write down as many questions as you can about everything in your assigned story that interests you or confuses you. Write everything out as a question, even if you want to remark on something you liked. Please type this assignment.

Week 3

HOLIDAY - Labor Day

1. Vocabulary Quiz #1
2 . Vocabulary for ANGST and FRIENDSHIP stories.

“Manny’s Climb”


"Day of the Butterfly"


“San Prancisco”


"The Purpose of Malls"


“The Eye of a Needle”


“The Slumbering State”

3 . Creating a Questioning Circle

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read LOVE & HOME stories in Growing Up Filipino.
(2) Create a GATT sentence and 30-word summary for each story. Please type this assignment.
(3) Create a questioning circle (with answers) for one story. Please type this assignment.

1. Questioning Circles
2. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
Complete the “Organizational Charts” (pp. 180-183 in Course Reader)

Week 4

"How to Succeed in College" WORKSHOP: Defining Success


HOMEWORK:
Study for Vocabulary Quiz #2. Your vocabulary cards will also be due on Wednesday.
NOTE: Incomplete cards will receive no points

1. Vocabulary Quiz #2
2. Discuss THEMES
3. Discuss "Organizational Charts"

HOMEWORK:
(1) Formal Freewrite #3:

• Identify the main theme in your stories or discuss what all of your stories have in common.

• What is your own personal definition of this theme? For instance, how would you define what “family” means to you? Or why was “angst” such a significant part of your teenage years?

Be detailed and use specific examples from your own experiences! Please type this assignment.

(2) Read “The Writing Process” (pp. 22-23 in Course Reader)
(3) Read pp. 34-37 about thesis statements

1. Go over Assignment Sheet #2 (pp. 115-116)
2. Thesis statements
3. Topic sentences
4. Writing plans
5. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1) Bring in 2 copies of your thesis statement/writing plan.
(2) Read about idea drafts (p. 44 in Course Reader).
(3) Read "Reader-Friendly Paragraphs" (p. 80).

Week 5

1. Mini peer review on thesis statements/writing plans
2. Discuss "Reader-Friendly Paragraphs"
3. PIE paragraphs
4. Idea drafts

HOMEWORK:
(1) Bring in 2 copies of your idea draft.
(2) Read about peer response (pp. 46-47 in Course Reader).
(3) Read about the writing process (pp. 22-23, 27-32 in Course Reader). Be prepared for a QUIZ.

1. Quiz on "The Writing Process" and "Introductions and Conclusions"
2. Narrative vs. expository
3. Mini peer review on idea drafts

HOMEWORK:
Trade idea drafts and fill out a peer review form.  Bring in your partner's draft and peer review sheet on Friday.

HOMEWORK:
Revise your draft and bring in one copy on Wednesday.

1. Subject-verb ID
2. Sentence focus
3. Using quotations
4. Using MLA documentation style

HOMEWORK:
(1) Revise your draft to include at least two direct quotations, use proper MLA parenthetical citations, and create a “Works Cited” page.
(2) Sentence Focus (3) on p. 57 in Course Reader -- please write out each sentence completely.

1. Essay format
2. Proofreading
3. Coordinating conjunctions
4. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1) Coordination (2) on pp. 63-64 in Course Reader -- please write out each sentence completely.
(2) Essay #2 packet:

1. Correct essay format (refer to pp. 11-14 in Course Reader)
2. All of your peer review drafts
3. All of your peer review sheets
4. 2 copies of your final draft, with your thesis in [brackets]
5. "Works Cited" page
6. Writing Reflection #2

Week 7

1. Essay #2 packet due
2. Go over Assignment #3 (pp. 184-185)
3. Sign up for Midterm Presentations
4. GUEST SPEAKER:  Rod Magbual – “Kuwento:  Filipino/a American Her/History”

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read “Filipinos in the United States before 1965” (pp. 128-137 in Course Reader).
(2) Complete the timeline and vocabulary worksheet (pp. 126-127).

GUEST SPEAKER:  Rod Magbual – “Kuwento:  Filipino/a American Her/History”


HOMEWORK:
Start working on Vocabulary Cards #3 (due on Monday, October 13).

“Filipinos in the United States before 1965”
1. acquisition (14)
2. sojourner (14)
3. capitalist (15)
4. ludicrous (16)
5. ethnological (17)
6. tangible (17)
7. eclipsed (17)
8. niches (19)
9. peppered (20)
10. anti-miscegenation (22)
11. circumvent (22)
12. liberalized (23)
13. relinquishing (23)
14. provincial (24)
15. naturalization (24)
16. tenuous (24)
17. sympathizers (25)
18. simultaneously (26)
19. meager (27)
20. disseminate (29)
21.symbiotic (30)
22. auspices (30)
23. relegation (30)
24. lucrative (31)
25. magnitude (31)

1. . "How to Succeed in College" WORKSHOP: Communication
2 . "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
Formal Freewrite #4: List what you think are the 10 most significant events in Filipino American history, identify when these events happened, and briefly explain what these events are and why they are important.

DON'T FORGET! Meet in the library demonstration area on Monday, 10/6 at 10:10 am sharp!

Week 8

Filipino American History Month Group Projects

#1 (1587) - Sherlyn, Leo, Zarah, Ahmed

#2 (1763) - Gary, Richard, Katreilla, Jon-Jon

#3 (1898) - Emerson, Francis, Jonah, Kevin

#4 (1903) - Mike, Justin A., Justin D., Ken

#5 (1906) - Christian, Mitch, Gene, Art

#6 (1920s) - Flor, Mara, Jonathan, Melanie

#7 (1930s) - Drew, Larissa, Marie, Abby

#8 (1942) - Chris, Jasmine, Therese, Marijoy

#9 (1965 and beyond) - Rhea, Christopher, B.J., Lawrence

Library orientation

YOUR TASK: As a group, create a list of 10 events, people, or locations significant to your assigned time period in Filipino American history.

HOMEWORK:
(1) STEP #1: List of 10 events, people, or locations.
(2) Read "The Romance of Magno Rubio" (HANDOUT)

1. Root words
2. Prefixes and suffixes
3. "The Romance of Magno Rubio"

HOMEWORK:
(1) Complete the root words worksheet.
(2) Formal Freewrite #5: Write down your reactions to The Romance of Magno Rubio. Use as many details, descriptions and examples as you can --- be as specific as possible! 1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced.

1. Discussion of The Romance of Magno Rubio
2. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1) Vocabulary Cards #3.
(2) Study for Vocabulary Quiz #3. Your vocabulary cards will also be due on Monday.
(3) STEP #2: Bring in copies of all your research articles and books.

Week 9

1. Vocabulary Quiz #3
2. WORKSHOP with Chuck Leach: "How to Cite Your Sources"

HOMEWORK:
STEP #3: Draft your "Works Cited" page --- typed, double-spaced, in alphabetical order by last name/title, and in correct MLA format.

1. Peer review of your "Works Cited" page
2. Discuss essay organization

HOMEWORK:
Bring in a draft of your thesis statement and writing plan.

1. "How to Succeed in College" WORKSHOP: Time Investment (Management)
2. "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
STEP #4: 3 copies of your essay for peer review

Week 10

PEER REVIEW

HOMEWORK:
Revise your draft and bring in one copy on Wednesday

Coordinators and subordinators

HOMEWORK:
(1) Subordination (3) on pp. 69-70 in Course Reader.
(2) Root Words QUIZ

1. "How to Succeed in College" WORKSHOP: Test Taking Strategies
2. "What I Learned" cards
3. Root Words QUIZ

HOMEWORK:
Prepare for Filipino American History Month Group Projects.

Week 11

Filipino American History Month Group Projects, Part I.
Assignment #3 packet due

HOMEWORK:
Prepare for Filipino American History Month Group Projects.

Midterm Reflection:  (Groups 1, 2, and 3 only) Typed, double-spaced, 1-2 pages.

• Describe your role in the group project.  What tasks were you assigned?  Were you able to complete them satisfactorily?  Why or why not?
• Overall, what went well for your group? What were the easiest parts of this group presentation?
• What were the most challenging aspects of working in a group or what could have been improved?
• What will you change the next time you are assigned to do a group presentation?

Filipino American History Month Group Projects, Part II.
Assignment #3 packet due

HOMEWORK:
(1) Prepare for Filipino American History Month Group Projects.
(2) Root Word QUIZ make-up on Friday, 10/31 after class.

Midterm Reflection:  (Groups 4, 5, and 6 only) Typed, double-spaced, 1-2 pages.

1. Filipino American History Month Group Projects, Part III.
Assignment #3 packet due
2 . "What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
Study for Midterm Exam

Midterm Reflection:  (Groups 7, 8, and 9 only) Typed, double-spaced, 1-2 pages.

Week 12 

Midterm Exam

1 . Context Clues

HOMEWORK:
(1) "Using Context Clues" (pp. 97-98 in Course Reader)
(2) Bring in your copy of Peter Bacho's Cebu.

1. More Context Clues
2. Pre-reading for Cebu
3. Assign pre-reading research groups
4. Informational handout

HOMEWORK:
1. "More Context Clues" (p. 100-101 in Course Reader)
2. Complete your informational handouts. Please bring 30 copies to class on Friday.
NOTE: If you e-mail the handout to me by 6 pm tomorrow (Thursday, 11/6), I will make the photocopies for you.

1. Informational handout presentations
2. Go over reading schedule

3. Vocabulary Logs
4. Reading Journals

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read the Prologue - Ch. 4 of Cebu (pp. 3-58)
(2) Vocabulary Logs #1, 2, 3, and 4
(3) Reading Journal #1, 2, 3, and 4

*** DON'T FALL BEHIND ON YOUR HOMEWORK! ***

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Late homework assignments for Cebu will only be accepted one class period after the original due date. (For example, homework that was due on Monday will only be accepted until Wednesday -- no later.)

Week 13

HOLIDAY - Veterans' Day

1. Summarize and discuss Prologue - Ch. 4
2. Character study

HOMEWORK:
(1) Context Clues QUIZ #1
(2) Read. Ch. 5-6 of Cebu (pp. 61-82)
(3) Vocabulary Logs #5 and 6.
(4) Reading Journals #5 and 6.

1. Summarize and discuss Ch. 5-6
2. What I Learned" cards

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read Ch. 7 of Cebu (pp. 85-133).
(2) Vocabulary Log #7.
(3) Reading Journal #7.

Week 14

1. Context Clues QUIZ #1
2. Timeline for Cebu (Ch. 1-6)
3. Summarize and discuss Ch. 7
4. Go over Assignment Sheet #4 (pp. 139-140)

HOMEWORK:
(1) Read Ch. 8 of Cebu (pp. 137-178).
(2) Vocabulary Log #8.
(3) Reading Journal #8.

1. Summarize and discuss Ch. 8
2. Brainstorm ideas for Essay #4
3. Thesis statement/writing plan


HOMEWORK:

For Monday,

(1) Read Ch. 9 of Cebu (pp. 179-205)
(2) Vocabulary Log #9
(3) Reading Journal #9
(4) Bring 2 copies of your writing plan for your essay on Cebu. Remember to include a clear thesis statement, tentative topic sentences, and evidence from the text to support your arguments.
(5) Context Clues QUIZ #2

1. Context Clues QUIZ #2
2. Summarize Ch. 9
3. Writing plan workshop

HOMEWORK:
Bring in three copies of your rough draft for peer review --- TYPED, double-spaced, at least 2 pages long.

Week 15

PEER REVIEW

HOMEWORK:
(1) Revise your rough draft and bring in a copy.
(2) Context Clues QUIZ #3

1. Context Clues QUIZ #3
2. Using Quotations REVIEW
3. “Quoting for Literary Analysis: Peter Bacho’s Cebu” (pp. 144-145).

HOMEWORK:
Revise your 2nd rough draft and bring in a copy. Make sure that you are using quotations correctly!

HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving Break

1. Essay coherence
2. Concessives
3. Using subordinators (workshop)
4. "Proofreading Your Work"

HOMEWORK:
Essay #4 packet:

1. Correct essay format (refer to pp. 11-14 in Course Reader)
2. All of your peer review drafts
3. All of your peer review sheets
4. 2 copies of your final draft, with your thesis in [brackets]
5. Writing Reflection #4

Essay #4 packet due

1. Writing process inductive
2. Discuss Final Exam

HOMEWORK:
(1) Complete the "Outcome Sentences" (p. 111) on a separate sheet to hand in. Please type this assignment.
(2) Bring in 2 copies of your writing plan.

1. Discuss "Outcome Sentences"
2. Mini peer review on writing plans

HOMEWORK:
On Monday, bring in:

• A large blue book
• Your writing reflections
• A typed copy of your writing plan
• “What I Learned” cards

NOTE: If you do not bring these items in on Monday, you cannot bring them in on the day of the exam

"How to Succeed in College" WORKSHOP
Assemble and collect Final Exam packet

HOMEWORK:
Revision for Essay #4 (Cebu) due on Tuesday, December 16 between 10-11 am in 8-214

NO CLASS MEETING
Revision Conferences

HOMEWORK:
Relax, and get ready for your final exam!

Final Exam
8:10 - 10:40 am

Revisions for Essay #4 (Cebu) due on Tuesday, December 16 between 10-11 am in 8-214