Tuesday, May 13th, 2014--noon

Greetings,

Just to re-cap what I reminded you about in class yesterday:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day of class for the semester.

Please bring to class all your graded work and your grade sheet, filled out.

If you plan to submit a revision, the deadline for that is Friday, May 23rd.

You must place it in my mailbox in Calaveras 149.

And....very important! You must email me and inform me that you have placed work in my dept. mailbox.

Thursday, May 8th, 2014--7:30 pm

Greetings,

1..As you know, next week is our last week of classes. There is no final exam in this class.
On Monday, please come prepared with your oral presentation and the accompanying paper.

2.  On Wednesday, please come to class with all your graded work and  your grade sheet.

3.  If you are planning to continue to work on a revision you have already submitted at least once to me, OR if you are planning to revise out of class essay 3, the final due date for those is
Friday, May 23rd. If you plan on submitting the revision on Wednesday, no problem.

4.  After Wednesday, you must submit the revision in my dept. mailbox AND then email me to tell me it is there. The English Dept. mailroom is located in Calaveras.

5.  For those students who have not written and submitted one or more of the out of class essays, remember! Even though the paper has clearly earned a failing grade due to lateness, you STILL  need to write and submit all three out of class essays in order to pass the course. (see syllabus)

One more thing...
I know will probably be busy studying for finals this Monday night. But just in case  you are free...

I am giving a poetry reading with three other Sacramento poets.
Monday, May 12th
7:30 pm
Sacramento Poetry Center
1719 - 25th Street (between Q and R streets)
Sacramento

Sunday, April 27th, 2014--1 pm

Greetings,

A reminder to be sure to have viewed the film, House of Sand and Fog, by tomorrow. Also, be sure to bring any notes you jotted down while viewing the film AND of course, bring the novel as well.

See you tomorrow!

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Greetings,

have a most lovely weekend, and for those who celebrate Easter, Happy Easter!

I have been asked to give a poetry reading on Wednesday, May 7th at 2 pm at Solano Valley College.
I would very much like to attend. This means that there will be no class on the 7th. I believe I can fit my entire lecture regarding How to Critically Read an Essay on Monday, the 5th.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014-- 6 pm

Greetings,

A few things...

1. If you have not revised out of class essay 1, and plan to revise out of class essay 2, your first revision is due next Wednesday, April 23rd.  Follow the instructions on your syllabus about how to submit a revised essay.

2.  Remember to bring the copy of the prose poem that was read and distributed in class on Monday.  Please read it again and record your answers to the points I listed on the board. You will not be submitting these answers but you will be using them during the group work tomorrow.

3.  Gentle reminder to stay on course during these next few weeks. The semester really speeds up now. Do not forget about your oral presentation, too!

Tuesday, April 8, 2014--8 pm

Greetings,
I apologize for the late notice.
I am now in the bay area.  My father is having some serious complications with his pacemaker. I feel I need to stay here with my mother through tomorrow.
Again, I apologize for the late notice.
There will be no class tomorrow.

Monday, April 7th, 2014--8 pm

Greetings,

Below you will find two of the three handouts from today's class. I did not include the note taking sheet on character analysis. Below are:

1. out of class essay 3 assignment

2. suggested vocabulary for character analysis

A few more things....

1. please be sure to bring your copy of The Unwanted to class on Wednesday

2. there are a few students who have excessive absences. This class meets only twice a week, as you know, and not only do you take a chance of missing an in class assignment, but even more importantly, you miss instruction. I am not addressing the students who have had to be absent and who have contacted me about the absence. With that said, use your class contact sheet to obtain any notes you miss during your absence.  For example, everything you need to be aware of is not always found in the syllabus or on a handout.

OUT OF CLASS ESSAY #3

English 1A, Spring 2014 Professor C. Fraga

200 points possible

Rough Draft due (optional) no later than midnight on Wednesday, April 23. If you are submitting a hard copy instead of e-mailing a copy, the hard copy is due no later than the 23^rd in class.

Final Draft due Wednesday, April 30

Directions: You will note that there is one essay prompt and then two prompts that are short answers. Please submit them as three separate documents, all stapled together. Each must follow MLA format.

Essay Prompt

SELECT A ‘CHARACTER’ FROM THE MEMOIR, THE UNWANTED. IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT CHARACTERISTICS ACCURATELY DESCRIBE THIS PERSON? YOUR ESSAY WILL DISCUSS AT LEAST THREE CHARACTERISTICS, AND FOR EVERY CHARACTER ASSERTION YOU MAKE ABOUT THIS PERSON, YOU MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST FOUR VERY SPECIFIC SUPPORTS FROM THE BOOK. THIS RESPONSE WILL BE EVALUATED ON YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE AN ASSERTION AND SUPPORT IT LOGICALLY AND ARTICULATELY. (125 POINTS)

Short Answer:

WHICH SCENE IN THE BOOK AFFECTED YOU MOST DEEPLY?  EXPLAIN HOW IT AFFECTED YOU AND WHY. (25 POINTS)

Short Answer:

THIS MEMOIR REFLECTS A WEALTH OF VARIOUS THEMES/TOPICS, INCLUDING OUR SEMESTER-LONG THEME OF HOME. SELECT ONE THEME THAT THE MEMOIR SUGGESTS AND OFFER EXAMPLES FROM THE BOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR ASSERTION. (50 POINTS)

 English 1A-----Suggested Vocabulary for Discussing Character

adaptable                                    daring                                           industrious                                  sensitive  

aggressive                                    deceitful                     insensitive                                    serious

aimless                       dependent                                   intelligent                   shallow

alert                                              determined                                  intolerant                   shrewd

ambitious                                     dishonest                                    jealous                        sincere

antagonistic                                 disloyal                      kind                                               sly

boastful                     disobedient                                 lazy                                               spiritual

bragging                     energetic                    loyal                                              sportsmanlike

brave                                            enthusiastic                                 mean                                             stubborn

capable                      envious                       mercenary                                    studious

careful                        extravagant                                  modest                       sympathetic

careless                      faultfinding                                  observant                                    sullen

cheerful                      fearless                      original                       tactful

clever                                            frank                                             patient                        temperate

commanding                                generous                    persistent                                    thorough

conceited                                     greedy                        petty                                             thoughtless

confident                   helpful                        practical                     thrifty

conscientious            honest                        presumptuous           tolerant

considerate                                 hopeful                      proud                                           truthful

cooperative                                 imaginative                                   punctual                     unfriendly

courageous                                  impatient                    purposeful                                   ungracious

courteous                                    impulsive                    reckless                      unjust

cowardly                    independent                                reliable                       unselfish

credulous                                     indifferent                                    rude                                              vain

cruel                                              indomitable                                 sensible                      wicked