Hello, for any students who missed class on Monday (there are just a few of you) please complete the evaluation form below and bring it to class in order to participate in Group Work 4 tomorrow.
It is not necessary for you to put your name on this feedback form.
ENGLISH 20, FALL 2011
Since this is only the 4th semester I have tried a different approach to teaching English 20, I highly value your honest and very specific feedback.
1. What did you find of value in watching the first season of Breaking Bad? If you found nothing of value, I would like to know as well. Be as articulate as possible.
2. Is there any other television series that you know of that you feel might be an interesting one to examine closely and extract themes to discuss and write about in this course?
3. What are you opinions about the three out of class essays?
• Essay 1 (voices against conformity):
• Essay 2 (a family’s adjustment to a challenging situation):
• Essay 3 (in depth character analysis):
4. What is the best thing about this semester’s course?
5. What is your least favorite thing about this semester’s course?
6. Other comments/suggestions on any aspects of the class.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011--7 pm
Greetings...
A few things:
1. If you decided that out of class essay #2 is the essay you will revise, the first revision is due on the Monday after Thanksgiving week, November 28th. Be sure to submit the original essay with my comments along with the revision.
2. In case you have not heard already, we will not be holding class at all next week. Please realize that may not be the case for your other classes. The university is officially closed only on Thanksgiving day and the day afterwards.
See you Wednesday.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sunday, November 13th...2 pm
Hello again,
I WILL be in class on Wednesday.
But I am switching around a few things for this week.
We will actually have group work on Wednesday, not Monday.
(But Musings on Immigration is still due on Monday)
We will have the Writing Response on Monday. The packet to be read will be given to you in class on Monday, before you respond in writing.
Also, a reminder that there will not be any class held during the Thanksgiving week.
I WILL be in class on Wednesday.
But I am switching around a few things for this week.
We will actually have group work on Wednesday, not Monday.
(But Musings on Immigration is still due on Monday)
We will have the Writing Response on Monday. The packet to be read will be given to you in class on Monday, before you respond in writing.
Also, a reminder that there will not be any class held during the Thanksgiving week.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Greetings,
Just a reminder about the assignment due Monday, which is not on the syllabus, and which I assigned in class on Wednesday.
Please type "Musings on Immigration" at the top of your paper, and then respond to the term, immigration. Type your thoughts and feelings. No minimum or maximum length requirements. It also does not have to be written in complete, grammatically correct sentences. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THIS ASSIGNMENT.
See you Monday. Have a wonderful and safe weekend.
Also, there is a small possibility that I will have to cancel class on Wednesday. I will know more about that this weekend. Please keep current with the blog over the weekend for an update.
Just a reminder about the assignment due Monday, which is not on the syllabus, and which I assigned in class on Wednesday.
Please type "Musings on Immigration" at the top of your paper, and then respond to the term, immigration. Type your thoughts and feelings. No minimum or maximum length requirements. It also does not have to be written in complete, grammatically correct sentences. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THIS ASSIGNMENT.
See you Monday. Have a wonderful and safe weekend.
Also, there is a small possibility that I will have to cancel class on Wednesday. I will know more about that this weekend. Please keep current with the blog over the weekend for an update.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011--330 pm
Greetings, below you will find a copy of the Out of Class Essay 3 assignment that we discussed in class today.
English 20, Fall 2011—Sections 14 and 16—Instructor: C. Fraga
Out of Class Essay Assignment #3 (200 points)
Assigned: Monday, Nov. 7
Optional Rough Draft Due: no later than Monday, November 14
Due: Monday, November 28
Requirements:
• MLA format
• If you utilize any outside sources (not required) you must follow MLA format for in- text citations, Works Cited page, etc.
• Attach Character Study Journal (all 7 entries) to essay when submitting
Before we began viewing the first season of Breaking Bad, I assigned a Character Study Journal. You were to select a character to focus on more carefully than others and to record observations of him or her as the episodes unfolded.
This Character Study Journal will now be a valuable source as you write your last out of class essay for this course.
Assignment:
Write an in-depth character analysis of one of the characters in the first season of Breaking Bad.
Your essay must include the following:
• An introduction/description/background of your character
• Assertions about your character
• Evidence from the episodes that support your assertions (how did you come to the conclusions you did regarding your character?)
Your supportive evidence might include but is not limited to:
• what others observe/say (or don’t observe/say) about your character—either directly or in private
• the actions of your character in particular situations
• the reactions/responses of your character in particular situations
• what drives this character
• what terrifies this character
• what pleases this character
• what does this character long for
• what does this character need
Your thesis must be assertive…it is YOUR opinion as a viewer of these episodes.
Whether or not you LIKE or DISLIKE this character is not an issue in this essay.
Whether you LIKE or DISLIKE the series is also not an issue in this essay.
Proving to the reader that this character has the attributes (good, bad, layered, shallow) that you assert he or she has is your goal.
Your thesis might read something like this:
Once Walter learns of his terminal cancer, he seems very unstable and irresponsible; however, his behavior truly represents a very determined, focused and highly intelligent and moral father and husband.
or…
Marie is a very insecure and lonely woman who is unhappy and uncomfortable living in the shadows of her power-driven DEA husband and her happily married and very bright sister, Skylar.
English 20, Fall 2011—Sections 14 and 16—Instructor: C. Fraga
Out of Class Essay Assignment #3 (200 points)
Assigned: Monday, Nov. 7
Optional Rough Draft Due: no later than Monday, November 14
Due: Monday, November 28
Requirements:
• MLA format
• If you utilize any outside sources (not required) you must follow MLA format for in- text citations, Works Cited page, etc.
• Attach Character Study Journal (all 7 entries) to essay when submitting
Before we began viewing the first season of Breaking Bad, I assigned a Character Study Journal. You were to select a character to focus on more carefully than others and to record observations of him or her as the episodes unfolded.
This Character Study Journal will now be a valuable source as you write your last out of class essay for this course.
Assignment:
Write an in-depth character analysis of one of the characters in the first season of Breaking Bad.
Your essay must include the following:
• An introduction/description/background of your character
• Assertions about your character
• Evidence from the episodes that support your assertions (how did you come to the conclusions you did regarding your character?)
Your supportive evidence might include but is not limited to:
• what others observe/say (or don’t observe/say) about your character—either directly or in private
• the actions of your character in particular situations
• the reactions/responses of your character in particular situations
• what drives this character
• what terrifies this character
• what pleases this character
• what does this character long for
• what does this character need
Your thesis must be assertive…it is YOUR opinion as a viewer of these episodes.
Whether or not you LIKE or DISLIKE this character is not an issue in this essay.
Whether you LIKE or DISLIKE the series is also not an issue in this essay.
Proving to the reader that this character has the attributes (good, bad, layered, shallow) that you assert he or she has is your goal.
Your thesis might read something like this:
Once Walter learns of his terminal cancer, he seems very unstable and irresponsible; however, his behavior truly represents a very determined, focused and highly intelligent and moral father and husband.
or…
Marie is a very insecure and lonely woman who is unhappy and uncomfortable living in the shadows of her power-driven DEA husband and her happily married and very bright sister, Skylar.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Packet 7--due to be read by Wednesday, November 9th:
"Immigration Problem could be Solving Itself"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-07-14-Immigration-problem-could-be-solving-itself_n.htm
"States' Immigration Laws Work"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-07-14-States-immigration-laws-work_n.htm
"Immigration Problem could be Solving Itself"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-07-14-Immigration-problem-could-be-solving-itself_n.htm
"States' Immigration Laws Work"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-07-14-States-immigration-laws-work_n.htm
Saturday, November 5, 2011
November 5, 2011, Saturday, 2:15 pm
Good afternoon, happy weekend.
I just noticed that I MEANT to assign Packet 7 to be read by Wednesday, not by Monday.
I will be posting that assignment later this weekend.
I just noticed that I MEANT to assign Packet 7 to be read by Wednesday, not by Monday.
I will be posting that assignment later this weekend.
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