1) No blog response during spring break; just keep up with the readings on the calendar and catch up on any that you missed in the past few weeks.
2) Leon Leyson, a Holocaust survivor, will be coming to Fullerton College and speaking in the Campus Theater on Tue, April 6, 12:00-1:30 PM. He's a really good speaker and I highly recommend that you attend if you can. I'll offer an extra credit opportunity afterwards if you attend and want to write to him (ask me for details).
Have a wonderful spring break! :)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Post #12
For your new blog response, answer both of the following questions:
1) What is the line/section that struck you the most in the "Appearances" article?
2) Choose one of the following LOP questions and answer it--> What would you do if you were in Pi's shoes? What earlier images/ideas/symbols do you see revisited in the novel now that the plot has picked up and the "main" part of the story has begun? How do you make sense of what has happened to Pi? Why is there a constant flux between positive and negative things happening to Pi after the ship sinks?
Due: before our next class meeting
Announcements:
--> Extra credit: Take one of the Project Implicit tests at this website ( https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html ) and type up a one-page reflection on the test and your results. Due: next class meeting
--> If you want to rewrite Paper #2, follow the same rewrite instructions for Paper #1 and submit it at our next class meeting
--> Have a good spring break!
1) What is the line/section that struck you the most in the "Appearances" article?
2) Choose one of the following LOP questions and answer it--> What would you do if you were in Pi's shoes? What earlier images/ideas/symbols do you see revisited in the novel now that the plot has picked up and the "main" part of the story has begun? How do you make sense of what has happened to Pi? Why is there a constant flux between positive and negative things happening to Pi after the ship sinks?
Due: before our next class meeting
Announcements:
--> Extra credit: Take one of the Project Implicit tests at this website ( https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html ) and type up a one-page reflection on the test and your results. Due: next class meeting
--> If you want to rewrite Paper #2, follow the same rewrite instructions for Paper #1 and submit it at our next class meeting
--> Have a good spring break!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Post #11 & Reminders
For your new blog post, answer the following two questions. This time, it would actually be a good idea to do this blog response before you do the readings:
1) Most of us think that it's wrong to stereotype others, yet we do it anyway. Do you think it's possible for people to start stereotyping people less? Explain.
2) We're all accustomed to hearing about people committing horrible acts of violence against others. What kind of mentality or attitude must exist in a person to enable them to behave in this way towards a fellow human being? (note: disregard acts of self-defense and protection of others; those things are not what I'm referring to here)
Reminders:
--> No class on Monday, 3/22, because I'll be at a conference.
--> Since we're not having class on Monday, your homework listed for this weekend is longer because it's two meetings worth of readings. If you haven't started it already, start this weekend for sure!
--> Final Drafts of your Paper #3 due Wednesday, 3/24.
1) Most of us think that it's wrong to stereotype others, yet we do it anyway. Do you think it's possible for people to start stereotyping people less? Explain.
2) We're all accustomed to hearing about people committing horrible acts of violence against others. What kind of mentality or attitude must exist in a person to enable them to behave in this way towards a fellow human being? (note: disregard acts of self-defense and protection of others; those things are not what I'm referring to here)
Reminders:
--> No class on Monday, 3/22, because I'll be at a conference.
--> Since we're not having class on Monday, your homework listed for this weekend is longer because it's two meetings worth of readings. If you haven't started it already, start this weekend for sure!
--> Final Drafts of your Paper #3 due Wednesday, 3/24.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Post #10 & Reminders
Read Diana Kendall's "Framing Class." In the course of her essay, she makes the following points. Choose one of these points, explain what she means, and state whether or not the television shows, movies, and other forms of media you have seen reflect the point she is making. Provide specific examples.
--> The poor are either invisible or depicted as props.
--> The media reinforces stereotypes about the different classes (for example, Homer Simpson's character reinforces stereotypes about the working class being dumb).
--> People think they can buy things in order to live like the wealthy do--and this is one of the reasons so many Americans are in debt.
Reminders:
--Bring your rough drafts to class on Monday. Again, although you should have a total of at least 8 sources, you will need full annotations on a MINIMUM of at least 3 of them. If you want ME to give you feedback on your rough drafts, print TWO copies and bring them to class.
--Again, if you want extra credit, write full annotations on at least 6 good sources and e-mail this to me by this weekend. I'll automatically give 5 pts extra credit to the first couple of people who e-mail me, whether or not I use your examples in class.
--Go directly to Room 827 in the Library on Monday, 3/15. We will *not* be going to our regular classroom that day.
--> The poor are either invisible or depicted as props.
--> The media reinforces stereotypes about the different classes (for example, Homer Simpson's character reinforces stereotypes about the working class being dumb).
--> People think they can buy things in order to live like the wealthy do--and this is one of the reasons so many Americans are in debt.
Reminders:
--Bring your rough drafts to class on Monday. Again, although you should have a total of at least 8 sources, you will need full annotations on a MINIMUM of at least 3 of them. If you want ME to give you feedback on your rough drafts, print TWO copies and bring them to class.
--Again, if you want extra credit, write full annotations on at least 6 good sources and e-mail this to me by this weekend. I'll automatically give 5 pts extra credit to the first couple of people who e-mail me, whether or not I use your examples in class.
--Go directly to Room 827 in the Library on Monday, 3/15. We will *not* be going to our regular classroom that day.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Post #9: Ch. 22
Yann Martel has said that Ch. 22-23 are at the core of the book. What do you think Chapter 22 means?
Due: Before our next class meeting
Length: 1-2 paragraphs
Due: Before our next class meeting
Length: 1-2 paragraphs
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
HW Changes
Slight changes to the calendar: Write 4 potential research questions (they must be related to families, education, or success/class in America OR Life of Pi). Prewrite/brainstorm on each idea and bring this paper to class on Monday.
Everything else on the calendar is the same
Everything else on the calendar is the same
Monday, March 1, 2010
Post #8 & Announcements
First off, a couple of reminders for your in-class essay:
1) Don't forget to read through the back of your Writing Effective Counterarguments and Rebuttals handout from last week; it has a short excerpt from a sample in-class essay. The things I wanted to highlight about the excerpt are the clear statement of a specific problem, clear thesis, topic sentence that explains how that paragraph will support the thesis, the overall flow of information from general to specific within the body paragraph, the set-up of the quote, the commentary after the quote, and the counterargument+rebuttal pair in the bottom paragraph.
2) Once again, bring your database articles, Rereading America (if you're going to use it), a pen, and plenty of blank paper. You will not be using anything else.
HW Change:
As announced in class, you do not have to read "Horatio Alger" or "The Black Avenger" (although I highly recommend reading them if you have time--they will help you think through some of the issues in this unit). Instead, read pp. 7-11 in Researching and Writing and jot down several potential research questions for Paper #3.
Rewrite Opportunity for Paper #1:
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/Paper1RewriteOpportunity.doc
[but please note that the actual due date for this rewrite is Monday, 3/8]
Finally, here is your blog topic:
After reading Ch. 19-26 of LOP, search for a specific passagethat intrigues you from that section (anything from a short phrase to several sentences). Then, analyze the passage. What exactly is it saying and how did you arrive at your interpretation? Why do you think that passage is important? We'll be unpacking some important passages together next week.
Due: before our next class meeting
1) Don't forget to read through the back of your Writing Effective Counterarguments and Rebuttals handout from last week; it has a short excerpt from a sample in-class essay. The things I wanted to highlight about the excerpt are the clear statement of a specific problem, clear thesis, topic sentence that explains how that paragraph will support the thesis, the overall flow of information from general to specific within the body paragraph, the set-up of the quote, the commentary after the quote, and the counterargument+rebuttal pair in the bottom paragraph.
2) Once again, bring your database articles, Rereading America (if you're going to use it), a pen, and plenty of blank paper. You will not be using anything else.
HW Change:
As announced in class, you do not have to read "Horatio Alger" or "The Black Avenger" (although I highly recommend reading them if you have time--they will help you think through some of the issues in this unit). Instead, read pp. 7-11 in Researching and Writing and jot down several potential research questions for Paper #3.
Rewrite Opportunity for Paper #1:
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/Paper1RewriteOpportunity.doc
[but please note that the actual due date for this rewrite is Monday, 3/8]
Finally, here is your blog topic:
After reading Ch. 19-26 of LOP, search for a specific passagethat intrigues you from that section (anything from a short phrase to several sentences). Then, analyze the passage. What exactly is it saying and how did you arrive at your interpretation? Why do you think that passage is important? We'll be unpacking some important passages together next week.
Due: before our next class meeting
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