Thursday, August 27, 2009

Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Here is the assignment link: http://www.marxists.org/subject/education/freire/pedagogy/ch02.htm

For this assignment, write a one page response (double-spaced) to Freire's essay in which you attempt to answer those questions that I gave you in class. This is due on Tuesday at the beginning of class.
(Remember do not summarize the essay)

If you have a question, or for some reason the link does not work, send me an email and I will get back to you shortly.

Reminder: If you have not turned in your blue cards to the Writing Center, do so before Tuesday.

Monday, August 24, 2009

First Assignment

Woo! You read the syllabus. If not, you were at least curious enough to check out our website. I hope you have already started on the first assignment. Take a look around. I recommend bookmarking this site -- you can always delete it later.

Remember to visit:
1) My Office - sign in with your Email address
(Make sure the address works and you write legibly)
2) Writing Center – Turn in your Blue Card
(Consider making an appointment to see a tutor)

English 101 Course Outline for Fall 2009

Week One: Orientation
08/25: Introductions
Polls
Arrow Maker
Assignment: Read the Syllabus (Do it!)

08/27: Syllabus Discussion
Questions
Analyze another Homework assignment
Assignment: Freire/Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Journal: Respond to Freire’s proposed system

Week Two: Language
09/01: Student/Teacher Relationship Discussion
Linguistics Discussion
Assignment: Create an Account at TurnItIn.com
Read: Lily Gonzalez/ Viva Spanglish & Joyce Chang/Drive Becarefully
Malcolm X/ Learning Words
Journal: Locate thesis and Do you agree with the authors?

09/03: Lolcatz – www.Icanhazcheezburger.com
Know your Audience Discussion
Tone Discussion
Sign up for Conferences
Assignment: Listen to Music, analyze tone, and respond.
Read: Roberts/How to Say Nothing in 500 Words
Journal: Respond to the essay

Week Three: Conference Week I -- Details
Labor Day
09/08: Effective Ways to Communicate Discussion
Five Senses Discussion
View finder experiment
Read: Scharf/ Tell Me About Yourself
Journal: Respond and Something that Interests you

Prepare for your Conference!

09/10: Field Trip
Conferences in the Arboretum
In-Class Assignment: Something natural that interests you
Read: Woods/ My Puzzles
Assignment: Origami Experiment – Make me some Origami
Essay Prompt #1: Expository Essay
Week Four: Essay Basics
09/15: Analysis Quiz
Writing Myths
Getting Started/ Formatting
Read: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Journal: Which is the better Expository Essay?
Assignments: Email me your Topics and Create an Outline/Thesis

09/17: Thesis/ Introduction/ Conclusion Discussion
Expository Essays
Due: Good Thesis/Outline for Essay #1
Reading: T-rex Comic
Journal: Respond to the comic
Assignment: Begin Essay #1: Rough Draft

Week Five: Essay Development
09/22: A Few Good Theses
Thesis Recap
Organization
Assignment: Work on Rough Draft and Revising your Outline
Read: Identity – Finding texts in unlikely places
Journal: What do these texts say about you?

09/24: Discussion on Responding to Peer Papers
Peer Review
In-class assignment on Identity
Due: Rough Draft Essay #1/Revised Outline Essay #1 Assignment: Consider the suggestions your partners offered
Work on Essay#1: Final Draft

Remember to visit The Writing Center

Week Six: Movie Week!
09/29: Questions on the Paper?
Watching Gran Torino in Class
(Bring a snack if you want)
In-class Worksheet
Assignment: Work on Final Draft

10/01: Continue Watching Gran Torino in Class
Themes Discussion
Due: Final Draft Essay #1
Journal: Respond to the Movie



Week Seven: Inferring Meaning
10/06: Midterm – In-class Essay #1
**Bring Blue Book to Class**
Assignment: Swift/ A Modest Proposal
Journal: Respond to Swift’s Argument

10/08: Lecture on the Appeals
Swift Discussion
Essay Prompt #2: Analyzing a piece of Media
Assignment: Swift Reassigned – Spotting the Appeals

Week Eight: Half Way There
10/13: Swift Discussion: Round Two
Logic vs. Emotion
Watch “Truthiness”
Presentation Discussion
Sign up for Presentation Order at my Office
Read: Berger/ Sex as a Symbol in Fashion Advertising, Checklist for Analyzing Print Advertisements, and A Primer on Analyzing Television Commercials
Journal: Respond

10/15: My Comments on Essay #1
Revision Discussion
Watching Advertisements
Assignment: SAVE/STOP THE ______
Create your own Advertisement

Week Nine: Proofreading
10/20: Examining Print Advertisements
Formatting and Outlining Tips
Due: Outline/Thesis
Assignment: Continue Working on Essay #2

10/22: Furloughed L
Revised Outline/Thesis Due – through Email
Assignment: Practice Peer Review and Proofreading

Week Ten: Media Presentations I
10/27: Searching Our Own Work
Peer Review
Common Errors in Student Writing
Due: Rough Draft Essay #2

10/29: First Third of Presenters
Due: Final Draft Essay #2

Workshops are being offered at The Writing Center!
Take Advantage of them

Week Eleven: Media Presentations II Fallacies and Arguments
11/03: Second Third of Presenters

11/05: Final Third of Presenters
Presentation Discussion
Research/ Citations Discussion
Read: “A Troubleshooting Guide to Research” & “Evaluating Web Pages”
Journal: Respond

Week Twelve: Questions For Me
11/10: My Comments on Essay #2
Transitions/Organization/Thesis Recap
Assignment: Check my comments
Journal: Write down some Questions

Veteran’s Day

11/12: Questions For Me
Watch “The High Cost of Low Prices
Read: Elements of Arguments and Fallacies
Journal: Respond & Find your own Fallacy
Assignment: At home watch South Park: “SWMTWC”
http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/809/


Week Thirteen: Debates and Quizzes
11/17: Grammar Quiz
Watch “The Onion” Clips
Fallacy Discussions
Essay Prompt #3: Argumentative Essays
Assignment: Find a Topic and a Position
Read: Some famous Arguments
Journal: Respond

11/19: Fallacy Quiz
Class Debates
Discussion on Counterarguments
Due: Topics

Week Fourteen: Fall Break
11/23-29 – No Classes
Assignment: Outline/Thesis Due through Email

Work on revisions!!!

Week Fifteen:
12/01: Due: Rough Draft Essay #3
Peer Review Workshop
Fallacy Hunt

12/03: Due: Final Draft Essay #3(Improve you chance for revision by turning in early)
Student Evaluations
Satirizing Ourselves
Assignment: Myers Briggs Test
Journal: How do you feel about your results?

Week Sixteen: Woo! The End
12/08: My Comments on Essay #3
Discussion: Results on the MB Test
Assignment: Hough/ Is a College Degree Worthless?
Journal: What do you think?

12/10: Last Day for Revisions
Final – In-class Essay #2
**Bring Blue Book to Class**