Week 15

KEY DATES:

Thurs, May 11th = late work due, incl labs 8, 9, 10—last day of instruction

Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon = final paper (no late work)

Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm = final exam (no make-up)

Wed, May 24th = grades posted on WebAdvisor


1 Continue research and writing on final paper.

2 Optional writing conference with instructor or tutor at LRC.

3 In-class review of final study guide. Practice questions at <resources>. Reading panels and instructor demos at class g-drive.

4 Bring blue/green book and open book resources. Optional SASE.



Week 14

KEY DATES:

Thurs, May 11th = late work due—last day of instruction

Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon = final paper (no late work)

Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm = final exam (no make-up)

Wed, May 24th = grades posted on Webadvisor


1 Read NWR, sample paper, 408-419. See MLA format and marginal notes.

2 Continue research and writing on final paper.

3 Optional writing conference with instructor or LRC/ELC.

4 In-class demo on how to cite online sources.

Reading panel, Thurs, May 4th = Mo, Emmanuel; Sharanpal; Marlon; Danny, Elaine



Week 13

Key dates:

Thurs, May 11th = late work due

Final paper = Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon (no late work)

Final exam = Thurs, May 18th, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm (no make-up)


1 Labs 9 and 10 (2 pp) due in hard copy Tues, May 2nd. Preliminary notes for final paper.


2 Optional writing conference with instructor or tutor at LRC/ELC.


3 In-class discussion on how to integrate oneself with a global issue.


Reading panel, Thurs, April 27th  = Miguel, Amar; Rebecca, Jerome; Long, Yiwen;          Bob, Vivien.

Reading panel, Thurs, May 4th = Mo, Emmanuel; Sharanpal; Marlon; Danny, Elaine.



Week 12

Key Dates:

Fri April 21st = last day to drop with a W

Thurs May 11th = late work due

Thurs May 18th = final exam 12:00 - 2:00 + final paper (no make-up, no late work)


1 Review final paper assignment. Choose topic. Find 5+ sources.


2 Lab 8 (hard copy to instructor). Annotated works cited (5+ sources) for final paper. Due Tues, April 25th.


Reading panel, Thurs, April 20th =  Amber, Massi; Ariana, Megan; Phong, Loan; Karl

Reading panel, Thurs, April 27th =  Miguel, Amar; Rebecca, Jerome; Long, Yiwen; Bob, Vivien




Week 11

Key Dates:

Tues, April 18th = quarterly #2 due

Fri April 21st = last day to drop with a W


1 Read Taylor and Tilford (handout).


2 Complete research and writing on quarterly #2.


3 Optional: consultation with instructor or ELC/LRC tutor.


Reading panel, Thurs, Apr 13th = Marzieh, Esraa, Sana, Nosheen; Layla, Chelsea C.


Reading panel, Thurs, April 20th = Ariana, Megan; Phong, Loan; Karl; Amber, Massi.


NOTE: Labs 1-7 grades updated on Canvas.



Week 10

Key Dates:

Tues, Apr 18th = quarterly #2 due

Fri, Apr 21st     = last day to drop with a W


1 Read Benjamin Barber (handout).


2 Read NWR (344-383) on the global environment.


3 Quarterly #2 on Benjamin Barber reading. Due Tues, April 18th.


4 Optional writing consultation with instructor or ELC/LRC tutor.


5 Grammar review at <resources> on numbers and dates.


Reading panel, Thurs, Apr 13th = Marzieh, Esraa, Sana, Nosheen; Layla, Chelsea C.; Amber, Massi.



Week 9

Key Dates:

Tues Apr 4th = late labs 1-7

Fri Apr 21st = last day to drop with a “W”

Tues, April 25th = quarterly #2 due


1 Write 6-word flash fiction. Optional: 2 or more.


2  Read John Cheever’s “The Enormous Radio.” See practice Qs at <resources>.


3 View Jennifer Baichwal’s Watermark.


4 Sign up for reading panels, weeks 9-15 on G-drive.


5 Late labs 1-7—advise instructor when you complete late work (1, 2, 4, 7 online). Labs 3, 5, 6 in hard copy to instructor.



Week 8

Due Thurs, March 16th = midterm exam + midterm paper

Advisory: no make-up midterm exam, no late midterm paper

Spring Break Mar 20-24


1 No written assignments over spring break. (Labs 1-7 catch-up.)


2 See instructor demo on labs 3, 5, 6 on class G-drive. Also at G-drive for review: how to develop a title and thesis.


3 See practice exam questions at <handouts>. And MLA format for midterm paper at <resources>.


4 Optional: catch-up labs 1-7: complete as late work all labs on Canvas by March 28th. Note: Labs 3, 5, 6 in hard copy to instructor (late work, not returned) by March 28th.



Week 7

KEY DATES:

Thurs, Mar 16th = midterm paper due (no late work)

Thurs Mar 16th = midterm exam (no make-up)

Mar 20th  to 24th = spring break, no assignment over break

Fri Apr 21st  = last day to drop with a “W”


1 Complete midterm paper. Due Thurs, Mar 17th at start of class.


2 Optional writing conference with instructor.


3 Lab 7 (Canvas online) on works cited due Tues Mar 14th.


4 Prepare for midterm exam. See study guide and practice Qs at <resources>.


Reading panels, Thurs, Mar 9th = Mo, Emmanuel; Esraa, Leslie; Danny, Elaine


Log-in = <ohloneenglish@gmail.com>, password = Banksy17. Click on grid icon at upper right, click <Drive>. Upload to folder - reading panels weeks 1-8.



Week 6

Due Tues, Mar 7th


1 Write 5 bullets on your midterm paper: (1) title / subtitle, (2) potential thesis or proposal,

  1. (3)relevance of your topic to FNT, (4) examples or case study, (5) sources. One page.

Due Tues Mar 7th.


2 Optional writing conference with instructor.


3 Labs 5 (parenthetical citations) and 6 (integrating quotations) on Canvas. Complete 5 and 6 quizzes on Canvas, then print out. Note: labs 5 and 6 can be related to midterm paper. Turn in hard copy of Labs 5 and 6. Due Tues Mar 7th.


5 Read NWR, 276-279. In what ways are Amartya Sen’s and Chimamanda Adichie’s views complementary? Distinct? Optional: vids with Kwame Anthony Appiah, Sen, Salman Rushdie at <resources>.


Reading panels, Thurs, Mar 2nd = Nosheen, Sana; Long, Yiwen; Ariana,

                 Megan; Tracy, Tien.

Reading panels, Thurs, Mar 9th = Mo, Emmanuel; Esraa, Leslie; Danny, Elaine



Week 5

Due Tues, Feb 28th


1 Read NWR, ch 10 on global aid, disease, and poverty, 312-343.


2 Read Baldwin FNT, 47-106.


3 Complete quarterly #1. Due Tues, Feb 28th. Review MLA format at <http://www.clarendoncollege.edu/library/pdfs/mla_formatting_example.pdf>.


4 Labs 3, 4 (finding information, evaluating sources) on Canvas.


5 Print out lab #3 and turn in hard copy on Tues, Feb 28th in class. Note: lab #3 can be related to quarterly #1 or midterm paper topic on race relations in the U.S.


Reading panels, Thurs, Feb 23rd =  Khalil, Karl; Phong, Loan; Miguel, Amar; Jerome, Marzieh; Bob,

                                                         Vivien; Sharanpal  

Reading panels, Thurs, Mar 2nd = Nosheen, Sana; Long, Yiwen; Ariana, Megan; Tracy, Tian



Week 4

Due Tues, Feb 28th


1 Read NWR, on the changing face of America, Cose 31-34, Rodriguez 58-62.


2  Quarterly essay #1 on Cose and Rodriguez. See assignment sheet at <handouts>.


3 Optional: writing conference with instructor.


4 Read Baldwin FNT, 11-47.


Reading panels, Thurs, Feb 16th = Amber, Massi; Chelsey, Rebecca; Layla, Chelsea; Marlon,                

                                                        Jacques

Reading panels, Thurs, Feb 23rd = Khalil, Karl; Phong, Loan; Miguel, Amar; Jerome, Marzieh; Bob,

                                                        Vivien; Sharanpal


Upload PowerPoint slides on class Gdrive in <reading panels, weeks 1-8>.



Week 3

Due Tues Feb 14th 


1 Read NWR on the research process, 385-397; on writing, 398-407.


2 Based on the Harper’s Index format, research and document 10 shocking or fun facts. Cite sources. (Find your own set of facts and sources. Do not use another Harper’s Index as a source.) One page.


3 Labs 1 and 2 on Canvas—planning a paper, avoiding plagiarism. Log-in and complete labs 1 and 2 online.


4 In-class open book writing on graffiti and Banksy on Thurs Feb 9th.


Reading panels, Thurs Feb 16th   = Amber, Massi; Chelsey, Rebecca; Layla, Chelsea; Marlon;

                                                        Jerome.       


Upload PowerPoint slides on class Gdrive in <Reading Panels weeks 1-8> folder.


Log-in to class Gdrive = <ohloneenglish@gmail.com>, password = Banksy17. Click on grid icon at upper right, click <Drive>. Upload to folder.



Week 2

Due Tues, Feb 7th


1 Read NWR, Granitsas and Abramsky (80-93).


2 Write a first-person expository essay that cites Granitsas and Abramsky (optional: including Adichie or Appiah). How do Americans see themselves and the world? And, how does the world view Americans? 1-2 pp.


3 Read James Baldwin’s Fire Next Time, pp. 1-10. See more re: Baldwin at  <resources>.


4 Prepare for in-class, open-book writing on graffiti and Banksy as a case study, next week Thurs 2-9. Required and ungraded.


5 Log-in to class Gdrive = <ohloneenglish@gmail.com>, password = Banksy17. Click on grid icon at upper right, click <Drive>. Sign up for a reading panel (weeks 1-8). Or sign-up in class.



Week 1

Due Tues Jan 31st

 

1 View Chimamanda Adichie video (19 min.) on “the danger of a single story.” <http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html>.


Write a one-paragraph or one-page response + title in MLA page format. Who owns and controls our story? How do we see ourselves; how do others see us? What is the danger of a single story? Why?


2 Locate <teaching> webpage at <www.sandratpark.com>. Bookmark this webpage for the semester for assignments and support resources. Review MLA page format at <resources> webpage. 


3 Follow Canvas log-in directions at <resources> webpage. Log into lab on Canvas + message instructor via Canvas (not email): your fav song and recording artist.


4 View Banksy gallery <http://www.banksy.co.uk>. Adichie and Banksy videos and articles at <resources>. 


5 Bring New World Reader + index cards to class.


Advisory: Log-in on Canvas 101A lab is required as part of course enrollment.