English 1A Fall 2012
Time: sec 33 MW noon-1:15; sec 7 TTh 7:30-8:45; sec 21 TTh 9-10:15
Location: sec 33 SH 411; sec 7 SH 444; sec 21 SH 229
Course Policies and Schedules
Documents
- Course Description and Policies for all sections [DOCX]
- TTh Course Schedule updated 10 Oct [DOCX]
- MW Course Schedule updated 10 Oct [DOCX]
Major Assignments
Documents
- Book Club Project assignment [DOCX]
- Book Club Choices [DOCX]
- Sample Diagnostic Question [DOC]
- Personal Essay: This I Believe [DOC]
- Interview Essay [DOCX]
- Revision Assignment [DOC]
- Reflective Analysis for Portfolio (revised) [DOC]
- Combined In-class Essay Assignments [DOCX]
Readings
Documents
- Your So-Called Education [DOCX]
- "Scrimping on College Has Its Own Price" by Amy Wu [DOCX]
- from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother [DOCX]
- Film Club excerpt by David Gilmour [PDF]
- Outcasts United [PDF]
- The Pact excerpt [PDF]
- "Life is a Spiritual Struggle" This I Believe Essay [DOCX]
- Working in the Shadows excerpt [PDF]
- The Translator excerpt [PDF]
- Finding My Daughter's Roots [DOCX]
- Martin Curiel Jefferson Award Profile [DOCX]
- Performance Philanthropy [PDF]
- Kristof and Clooney in Darfur [DOCX]
- American Kids, Dumber Than Dirt [DOCX]
- "Generation Q" by Thomas Friedman [DOCX]
- A Single Lucid Moment [DOCX]
- My Freshman Year: Worldliness and World View [PDF]
- Philip Berber and Wife "Capitalist Crusaders" [DOCX]
- Student Entrepreneur Profile [DOCX]
- Conor Grennan Interview [DOCX]
- Yes, Chef interview [DOCX]
- Profile of a "Mompreneur" [DOCX]
Reading Questions
Documents
- Questions for Outcasts United and The Pact [DOCX]
- Homework Questions for Working in the Shadows & The Translator [DOCX]
- Questions for "Performance Philanthropy" [DOCX]
Small Assignments
Documents
- Tell me about yourself [DOCX]
- Discussion Questions for Declining by Degrees [DOCX]
- Comments on my Comments [DOCX]
- Sample Topic Proposal [DOCX]
- Little Princes Activities [DOCX]
- Questions for "Performance Philanthropy" [DOCX]
- Questions for "Finding My Daughter's Roots" [DOCX]
- Questions for Born Into Brothels [DOCX]
- Questions for With Honors (Extra Credit) [DOC]
Grading and Other Tedious Matters
Documents
Notes and Handouts
Documents
- Analyzing Arguments Basic Questions [DOC]
- The Appeals and the Modes [DOCX]
- Evaluation Criteria [DOC]
- Considering Kairos [DOCX]
- Advice on Transitions [DOCX]
- Revision Strategies [DOCX]
- Some Principles for Writing Personal Essays [DOCX]
- Advice on Introductions and Conclusions [DOCX]
- Sample Introduction Analysis [DOCX]
- Introductions and Conclusions for Analysis [DOCX]
- Further Ideas for the Interview Essay [DOCX]
- Sample Student paper Personal Essay [DOCX]
- Martin Curiel Quoting Exercise [DOCX]
- Martin Curiel Interview Questions [DOCX]
- Martin Curiel Transcript [DOCX]
- Incorporating Sources [DOCX]
Book Club Project
Documents
- Combined book club choices [DOCX]
- Book Club Progress Report [DOCX]
- Presentation Task List--all 3 sections [DOCX]
- Book Club Reflection Assignment (Combined) [DOCX]