English+2050+Summer+2014

media type="custom" key="25773946" align="right" Welcome to ENGL 2050! Instructor Email [|Purdue OWL MLA] Homepage [|Mid-Plains Homepage] [|Campus-Web Homepage] Personal Wikispaces

--- 1.You will find the course syllabus here: 2.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.**//__ 3.Your grades will still be entered into blackboard but everything else is to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces page. 4.The instructions on how to upload docs can be found here: 5.All assignments are due to the wiki Personal Wikispaces by Sunday at midnight Central Standard Time. 6. If you EVER have trouble with the wiki (Personal Wikispaces) email the assignment to me at jacobyl@mpcc.edu. 7. All Assignments should be composed using MLA format. For an MLA refresher please utilize the following link: [|Purdue OWL MLA]. 8.*YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO TWO FILMS: //ACCEPTED AND TENURE*// 9. We are going to use the twitter account ENGLISH COFFEEHOUSE for discussion purposes.
 * Course Description ** : Elements and theories of the academic novel. Before you give yourself a huge face palm, consider this: How many movies come out of Hollywood that are centered on the lives of college students and/or its faculty? There are movies like Van Wilder, Road Trip, The Graduate, Animal House (one of my all time favorites), and so on. The list is ENDLESS!!!! We will study selected novels and some film J (Why not?!). I will place a high emphasis on critical writing in relationship to your experience in the realm of higher education. By examining fiction centered on college and university life, we will be able to discuss the components, issues, struggles, tribulations, and current state of higher education. After all, you are participating in this system so you might as well attempt to think critically about your function as a student and how that role is situated within the current model of higher education. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FUN! Prerequisite: ENGL1010 or permission of the instructor.
 * LINKS TO THE AMAZON PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND HERE:**
 * //1. [|Accepted]//**
 * //2. [|Tenure]//**

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

Paulo Freire's, //Pedagogy of the Oppressed-// Ch 2 ONLY media type="custom" key="26188872"** Minus the spelling and grammatical errors, I find this a great artistic expression of Freire's concept.** media type="custom" key="26188892" //Moo// Chapters 1-38 2 page reflection to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces by midnight Sunday (Central Standard Time) Tweet out reflections on the reading (One per week) utilize the hashtag **#Jacoby2050**
 * Week One 6/9-6/15**

Watch //Accepted// //Moo// Chapters 39-End //Straight Man// Chapters 1-12 2 page reflection to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces by midnight Sunday (Central Standard Time) Tweet out reflections on the reading (One per week) utilize the hashtag **#Jacoby2050**
 * Week Two 6/16-6/22**
 * Week Three 6/23-6/29**

//Straight Man// Chapters 13-25 2 page reflection to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces by midnight Sunday (Central Standard Time) Tweet out reflections on the reading (One per week) utilize the hashtag **#Jacoby2050**
 * Week Four 6/30-7/6**

Finish //Straight Man// Watch //Tenure//
 * Week Five 7/7-7/13**


 * Week Six 7/14-7/20**

//Wonder Boys// First 1/3 of the novel since there are no chapters and we all probably have different editions. 2 page reflection to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces by midnight Sunday (Central Standard Time) Tweet out reflections on the reading (One per week) utilize the hashtag **#Jacoby2050**

//Wonder Boys// Middle 1/3 of the novel 2 page reflection to be uploaded to your Personal Wikispaces by midnight Sunday (Central Standard Time)
 * //Week Seven 7/21-7/27//**

//Finish Wonder Boys// Tweet out reflections on the reading (One per week) utilize the hashtag **#Jacoby2050** Submit Final Exam to your Personal Wikispaces page which is as follows: __//**Final Projects.**//__ You have two options: 1. 5 page paper that takes any of the readings in this course and a movie that we have NOT watched in this class in order to compose an exposition on how they are similar, different, or the like. Consider the historical context as you write. When was the book written? When did the movie release or was it initially based upon a book. Make sure there is equal discussion on the two entities. You may utilize any movie of your choosing as you see appropriate to the content of this course. 2. Utilize Youtube to find 15 different movie clips and answer the following questions for EACH clip. These movie clips must be centered on or around higher education. They cannot be random movies. Also, you may not use two clips from the same movie. I expect your papers to be //at least 15// pages long AND uploaded to the wiki WITH THE LINK ATTACHED TO EACH PAGE. I need to be able to access the link from your document. a. What is the setting of this clip and what role does it play in higher education? Why is this important (5-7 sentences)? b. Is this clip student or faculty centered (or both)? Explain (10-15 sentences). c. How would the outside world view the institution of higher education if they viewed this clip? Why (10-15 sentences) ?
 * Week Eight 7/28-8/3**