Our exam is Thursday, December 16th in our regular room.
If you are finished with your essay, just come to class, take one last look at your essay, and submit it.
If you need the exam time to write your essay, just sit down and get started. You must finish by the end of the exam period - about 11:45 am. No exams can be accepted after the end of the exam period.
You must submit a paper copy of your essay in MLA format. No e-mail attachments will be accepted.
You may bring your Between Worlds book to class if you want to reference any of the articles.
Contact me at my yahoo e-mail account if you have questions.
patriciaeatonaz@yahoo.com
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, December 7. 2010
Class Work
1. Practive with sentence combining: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm
#A
· She was our Latin teacher.
· We were in high school.
· She was tiny.
· She was a birdlike woman.
· She was swarthy.
· She had dark eyes.
· Her eyes were sparkling.
· Her hair was graying.
#B
· The dancer was not tall.
· The dancer was not slender.
· The dancer was extremely elegant.
2. Discussion of living "between worlds." Take a look at sample essays:
A. "From 'Group Home Child' to College Success" by Tamecka L. Crawford
B. "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan
C. from Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
D. "Dream Girl for My Son" by Patricia Seward Eaton
3. What did our book say? Look back at the sample essays in our book.
4. Selecting a topic - "What's your point?" We all life "between worlds" at some point in our lives. What "worlds" have you experienced? What challenges pop up when those worlds collide? What lessons have you learned? What message can you share with your readers?
5. Taking a look at Freedom Writers and/or Snow Falling of Cedars. What other movies have you seen that show the challenges faced when a character finds him or her self "between worlds?"
Homework
1. Cluster or free-write to recreate details about your "story."
2. Write the introduction and "map" where you plan to go. What's your point? What lessons did you learn? Bring the introduction to class on Thursday.
1. Practive with sentence combining: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm
#A
· She was our Latin teacher.
· We were in high school.
· She was tiny.
· She was a birdlike woman.
· She was swarthy.
· She had dark eyes.
· Her eyes were sparkling.
· Her hair was graying.
#B
· The dancer was not tall.
· The dancer was not slender.
· The dancer was extremely elegant.
2. Discussion of living "between worlds." Take a look at sample essays:
A. "From 'Group Home Child' to College Success" by Tamecka L. Crawford
B. "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan
C. from Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
D. "Dream Girl for My Son" by Patricia Seward Eaton
3. What did our book say? Look back at the sample essays in our book.
4. Selecting a topic - "What's your point?" We all life "between worlds" at some point in our lives. What "worlds" have you experienced? What challenges pop up when those worlds collide? What lessons have you learned? What message can you share with your readers?
5. Taking a look at Freedom Writers and/or Snow Falling of Cedars. What other movies have you seen that show the challenges faced when a character finds him or her self "between worlds?"
Homework
1. Cluster or free-write to recreate details about your "story."
2. Write the introduction and "map" where you plan to go. What's your point? What lessons did you learn? Bring the introduction to class on Thursday.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
December 2, 2010
Class Work
Question: In what "worlds" do you live? What "worlds" cross with yours? (We are not talking about space aliens here!)
1. Complete final work on the Artifact Paper. Make sure your paper does not read like a list. It needs to flow.
1. Stereotypes: Positive or Negative?
2. Appearances: Does appearance matter? If so, when? If not, why not? Should appearance matter?
3. Race: Write an essay arguing that “race” is a debilitating and often derogatory word based more on stereotypes than accurate observations.
4. Living in Two Worlds: Compare and contrast two worlds in which you live and relate your experiences to those described in “Living in Two Worlds” pp. 109+ and “Terra Firma – A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery” pp. 116+.
5. Discrimination. Write a definition paper and explore discrimination in media, history, news, and personal experience. Remember, discrimination may be based on age, race, economic class, looks, education, location, etc. Provide suggestions for eradicating discrimination.
In your essay you must:
1. Take a stand and clearly state that stand in the introduction. (What’s your point?)
2. Illustrate your stand with examples from the articles.
3. Support your stand with evidence from at least two sources.
4. Share specific examples from personal experiences and from the news.
5. Use MLA formatting for the paper.
6. Include in-text citations.
7. Provide a Works-cited page.
Class Activity: Where to Build the Old Folks' Home
Homework
Read the remaining articles in Between Worlds.
A. " Living in Two Worlds" p. 109 (poverty and affluence)
B. "Terra Firma - A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery" p. 116
C. " Race is a Four-Letter Word" p. 120
D. "An Identity Reduced to a Burka" p. 124
E. "Hidden in Plain Sight" p. 129
F. "Mr. Z" p. 133G. "The Red Convertible" p. 135
Think about what "worlds" cross your life. What challenges do you face when those worlds cross?
Movie links you might consider watching as part of your research:
The Blind Side
Freedom Writers
Question: In what "worlds" do you live? What "worlds" cross with yours? (We are not talking about space aliens here!)
1. Complete final work on the Artifact Paper. Make sure your paper does not read like a list. It needs to flow.
Be sure you have submitted your final copy via e-mail by midnight tonight! patriciaeatonaz@yahoo.com
1. Stereotypes: Positive or Negative?
2. Appearances: Does appearance matter? If so, when? If not, why not? Should appearance matter?
3. Race: Write an essay arguing that “race” is a debilitating and often derogatory word based more on stereotypes than accurate observations.
4. Living in Two Worlds: Compare and contrast two worlds in which you live and relate your experiences to those described in “Living in Two Worlds” pp. 109+ and “Terra Firma – A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery” pp. 116+.
5. Discrimination. Write a definition paper and explore discrimination in media, history, news, and personal experience. Remember, discrimination may be based on age, race, economic class, looks, education, location, etc. Provide suggestions for eradicating discrimination.
In your essay you must:
1. Take a stand and clearly state that stand in the introduction. (What’s your point?)
2. Illustrate your stand with examples from the articles.
3. Support your stand with evidence from at least two sources.
4. Share specific examples from personal experiences and from the news.
5. Use MLA formatting for the paper.
6. Include in-text citations.
7. Provide a Works-cited page.
Class Activity: Where to Build the Old Folks' Home
Homework
Read the remaining articles in Between Worlds.
A. " Living in Two Worlds" p. 109 (poverty and affluence)
B. "Terra Firma - A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery" p. 116
C. " Race is a Four-Letter Word" p. 120
D. "An Identity Reduced to a Burka" p. 124
E. "Hidden in Plain Sight" p. 129
F. "Mr. Z" p. 133G. "The Red Convertible" p. 135
Think about what "worlds" cross your life. What challenges do you face when those worlds cross?
Movie links you might consider watching as part of your research:
The Blind Side
Freedom Writers
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Exam Notes
Our exam is scheduled for Thurs., 12/16/2010 from 10:00am - 11:50am.
You must come to class that day!
You must come to class that day!
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