ENGLISH+101+MW

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1.Get to know this wikispace platform because this is what we are going to use. __ //**YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR YOUR OWN WIKISPACE ACCOUNT AND REQUEST MEMBERSHIP TO EDIT THIS PAGE.**// __ 2.Your grades will still be entered into the portal but everything else is to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces page. //Papers will be handed in on paper but many of your other assignments CAN be uploaded.// 3.The instructions on how to upload docs can be found here:
 * Things you must learn how to do first:**

__ //**Course Schedule:**// __



= “You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, not look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books. You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, you shall listen to all sides and filter them from yourself.” = media type="youtube" key="z4jeREy7Pbc" width="560" height="315"

//**"The Offensive Movie Cliche That Won't Die" p. 407 SOL**//
 * Week 16**
 * December 8**
 * "Race Relations LIght Years From Earth" p. 412 SOL**
 * December 10**
 * "The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts" p. 580 SOL**

//**"In Living Color: Race and American Culture" p. 625 SOL**// //**"Acting White" by Buck p. 637 SOL**//
 * Week 15**
 * December 1**
 * [|Annotated Sample]**

//**December 3**//
 * //Laird's "The Boondocks: Carrying On the Tradition of Subversive Black Comedy" p. 359 SOL//**

//**Singer's "On Campus, It's One Big Commercial" p. 837 NORTON**//
 * Week 14**
 * November 24**

//**November 26**// //**NO CLASS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY**//

//**Garrett's "Why We Love Tv's Anti-heroes" p. 318 SOL**//
 * Week 13**
 * November 17**
 * FREE WRITE: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE TV/MOVIE HERO OR HEROINE? WHY?**

//**November 19**// //**Weinman's "Fox News Attempts to Get Funny" p. 347 SOL**// media type="youtube" key="6o_3UIhK-Pw" width="420" height="315" media type="youtube" key="_1t8toPJNyE" width="420" height="315" media type="youtube" key="5YzROHkUZ5s" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="D3Lv6tINW8I" width="560" height="315"

//**Carl Matheson's "The Simpsons, Hyper-Irony, and the Meaning of Life" p. 305 SOL**//
 * Week 12**
 * November 10**

//**November 12**// //**Consumer Report p. 779 in Norton**// //**p.364-376 SOL**//


 * November 3**
 * ROUGH DRAFT DUE**
 * PEER REVIEW SESSION**

"A Ballpark Louder Than It's Fans" by Kimmelman Norton p. 979 "Born this Way" by Rosen Norton p. 765

media type="youtube" key="9HB_JLXD_Q4" width="420" height="315" media type="youtube" key="qjsrdcbbPBU" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="BoyioIdhAmg" width="560" height="315" 'Changing the Face of Poverty" p. 667
 * November 5**
 * 1. Define Poverty**
 * 2. How can we identify Poverty in America if a "poor" person does not consider themselves "poor."**

"Guys vs. Men" by Dave Barry Norton p. 915 "Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol Norton p. 705
 * October 27**
 * 1. Define the term "manly" in your own words.**
 * 2. What does Barry mean by the following:**
 * a. "Guys Like Neat Stuff"**
 * b. "Guys Like a Really Pointless Challenge" and**
 * c. "Guys Do Not Have a Rigid and Well-Defined Moral Code?"**
 * 1. What is the problem with Fremont High School. Make a list of at least 12 bullet points.**
 * 2. How does your high school education measure up with Fremont's?**

"A Ballpark Louder Than It's Fans" by Kimmelman Norton p. 979 "Born this Way" by Rosen Norton p. 765
 * October 29**
 * GO to library tomorrow to complete assignment. Library will have Lab work. Complete on Library computer.**

Week 8 Read "Making Geek Chic" (159) and "Commodify Your Dissent" (163) media type="youtube" key="YqBIgCb7dv0" width="420" height="315"
 * October 20**
 * Free Write: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "Only by breaking the rules do we discover who we are." Why or Why not?**

"'We are the 99 Percent' Joins the Cultural and Political Lexicon" Norton p. 679 "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%" Norton p. 746 media type="youtube" key="u-p3zt8hP-g" width="420" height="315" media type="youtube" key="vwfoK3yfZGM" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="FAECyLvSCHg" width="560" height="315"
 * October 22**

__//**(Free Write 8-10 min) Use this space to make a random sketch of one of the rooms in your home that you find the most decorated. What items would we find furnishing this room? How do these possessions act as signs of your identity?**//__ Bring Final Draft to Class and Upload it to the Wiki In Class Activity TBA Read: "The Semiotics of Home Decor" by Joan Kron [|Image 1] [|Image 2] [|Image 3] [|Image 4] [|Image 5]
 * October 13**

Read: S. Craig Watkins, " Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World" In Class Worksheet to Begin: Reading In Text Questions in Groups End of Class Essay: Reading the Signs #1
 * October 15 **

Week 7 October ** 6 ** "What's In a Package" by Thomas Hine Paper Work


 * October 8**

Papers Due Week 6 Read Malcolm Gladwell's piece in SOL 97-104
 * September 29**

Dawn of the Dead Mall in SOL 111-116 In Class Active Learning Exercise? Assign Paper- Compare/Contrast Notes P. 348-355 in the Norton = Big Brother, Big Business: The Data-Mining and Surveillance Industries =
 * October 1**

Week 5 Read 90-96 in Signs of Life in the USA
 * September 24**

Meet in Library Computer Lab for Research Seminar
 * September 22**

Week 4 Finish MLA Crash Course Begin Chapter 1. READ 81-89.
 * September 17**

Jaschik's "A Stand Against Wikipedia" ( 65-68) and Gabriel's "For Students in Internet Age, No Shame in Copy and Paste" (71-74) Begin MLA Crash Course
 * September 15**
 * Read:**

Week 3 Finish Intro Notes Read: Signs //of Life in the USA 23-64.// Final Draft Due
 * September 10**

Rough Drafts Due Peer Review Continue Discussion on Introduction of //Signs of Life in the USA.// media type="youtube" key="OMZQkBjyknk" width="420" height="315"
 * September 8**

No Class-Labor Day
 * September 1**

Week One __//**Read**//:__Introduction of //Signs of Life in the USA.// media type="youtube" key="RLgI-qbrWVo" width="420" height="315"
 * September 3**

Bring in a literacy narrative of someone that interests you. This could be a family member or a famous person. I choose [|Tupac Shakur] Work on Descriptions in class: 1. Describe one person that will appear in your narrative at great detail. 2. Exchange description with partner and we will use [|Bitstrips] 3. [|Funny boy] 4. [|With Honors] 5. [|Higher learning]

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 * August 27**

Free Writing Assignment (10 minutes): Do you remember when you first began to learn how to read and write? Talk about your experiences growing up where reading and/or writing was challenging. Also, take note of the people that may have helped you. Be prepared to take notes on Chapter 7 p. 42-51