English 370, Section 10390: English Fundamentals Spring 2013: Tu&Th 11:00-12:15, room 702 Office Hours & Place: 2:00-3:30 Tu&Th in Room 717 & by appointment Instructor Dave Badtke (707)334-4882 [email protected] èOnline Reference: www.Badtke.com or www.QCounty.com (follow link to Solano College classes) Assignments Week 8, beginning 3/4/2013: Thesis: The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. John Milton, quoted on page 53 of Mardy Grothe’s i never metaphor i didn’t like. Tuesday, 3/5/2013: • Writing Lab: I’ll check on progress. You’re in the final stretch, for all needs to be completed by Friday, March 15. • Salvation Response: Hand in the rewrite of your response to Langston Hughes’s “Salvation.” Make sure that you attach the previous version to the back. • Sander’s Quiz: I’ll hand back your Sander’s quiz and we’ll briefly discuss the heart of his matter. We’ll also discuss how you might structure a response to his essay. • Alexie Quiz: I’ll give you a quiz on the reading in Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian as well as on the movie Smoke Signals. • Groups: As I mentioned last Thursday, you’ll get into groups to discuss and present the main points that Alexie is making in his chapters. • Grammar: As time permits, we’ll do some grammar exercises. In particular I want to discuss the various ways in which nouns can be modified. • Smoke Signals: We’ll also continue viewing and discussing Smoke Signals. Homework due Thursday, 3/7: 1. Reading: Read Chapters 9 through 13, pages 67 through 100, in Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Of course, you should expect a quiz on this reading. 2. Journal: 1) For each chapter briefly describe the conflict, turning point and resolution. 2) Now use these elements to formulate a thesis for each chapter. 3) Examine Arnold Spirit Junior’s drawings. How do the drawings relate to the chapters? To the theses? 4) You should always be looking for and recording in your journal the heart of the matter that. Is it the same for each chapter? Is it evolving? Thursday, 3/7/2013: • Reading: Expect a quiz on the readings. We’ll continue our discussion of each chapter. • Smoke Signals: We’ll continue viewing and discussing Smoke Signals. • Grammar: If time remains, we’ll do some grammar exercises. Homework due Tuesday, 3/12, and Thursday, 3/14: 1. Practice CME: On Thursday, 3/14, you will have the entire period to do a practice CME. 2. Reading: For Tuesday, 3/12, read Chapters 14 through 21, pages 101 through 151, in Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Of course, you should expect a quiz on this reading. 3. Journal: 1) For each chapter briefly describe the conflict, turning point and resolution. 2) Now use these elements to formulate a thesis for each chapter. 3) Examine Arnold Spirit Junior’s drawings. How do the drawings relate to the chapters? To the theses? 4) You should always be looking for and recording in your journal the heart of the matter that. Is it the same for each chapter? Is it evolving? 3/4/13 3/4/13 Cartoons from the Issue of March 4th, 2013 : The New Yorker Cartoons from the Issue of March 4th, 2013 : The New Yorker The New Yorker March 4, 2013 www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2013/03/04/cartoons_20130225?printable=true
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