Monday, March 24th, 2014--10:45 pm

Greetings,

Just a note to remind you that I will still accept a rough draft of out of class essay #2 during this spring break week.

If possible, please do not email later than this Friday.  It is best to send as a Word attachment.

Continue to enjoy the break and be safe.

Saturday, March 15, 2014--3:30 pm

Greetings,

Spring Break is in only one more week. The semester always begins to really move quickly about this time. Please stay as focused as possible and continue to manage your time and balance all of your academic work as best as you can. For this particular course, staying current with the syllabus and the blog is mandatory for success. :)

REMINDERS...
If you have not started reading the memoir, The Unwanted, I suggest that you get started as soon as possible. It must be completed by Wednesday, April 2nd.

Rough draft of out of class essay #2 (optional) is due no later than Friday, March 21st at midnight. If this creates huge problems for you, please see me.

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014--6:30 pm

Greetings,

A few reminders and other details...

1. If you are planning on revising out of class essay #1, the first revision is due no later than next Wednesday, March 19th. Please follow the instructions on the syllabus for submitting a revision.

2. Remember to bring your Rules of Thumb text to class on Monday for use during the Rules of Thumb Quiz 3.

3. If you have not already, please consider purchasing your 3 x 5 cards and your 4 x 6 cards as soon as possible. And obviously, you will also want to determine what your topic will be and begin your research NOW.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend.

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014--1 pm

Greetings,

Since class had to be cancelled on Monday, I am moving the Rules of Thumb quiz, scheduled for tomorrow, to next Monday.

HOWEVER! Please be sure to bring your Rules of Thumb text to class tomorrow! Thanks.

See you then.

PLEASE READ ASAP! Sunday, March 9, 2014--6:10 pm

Greetings,

I have been really trying to fight off a migraine since early afternoon. However, I have not been terribly successful.

Bottom line: I am canceling class tomorrow, Monday, March 10. I apologize for the such late notice. I am unfortunately susceptible to migraines and they usually descend about every few months or so.

See you Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014--9 pm

Greetings,

Below you will find a copy of the Out of Class Essay #2 assignment, which was distributed and discussed in class today.  If you happened to miss class, you will want to contact another student to get some very pertinent notes.

Also, you will want to pick up a pack of 3 x 5 index cards and 4 x 6 index cards as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend. See you Monday!

Eng. 1A, Section 11, Spring 2014, Instructor:  C. Fraga

ASSIGNMENT:  OUT OF CLASS ESSAY #2

• Assigned: Wednesday, March 5
• Optional Rough Draft due, typed & dbl. spaced, no later than Friday, March 21, by midnight, via email as a  Word document.  You may, of course, submit it earlier, either a hard copy or via an attachment through email. If you are submitting ON Friday, the 21^st, you obviously will have to email it to me since we

do not hold class on Fridays.

NOTE: you are not required to submit bibliography cards, note cards, or a Works Cited page with your rough draft. You are also not required to include your in text citations in the rough draft. However, if you want feedback from me about the accuracy of your documentation, you may want to include the Works Cited page and/or in text citations.

•  Due:  Monday, April 7

You have approximately four and a half weeks to work on this essay. Your final draft should reflect this fact.

Please select one of the prompts below and write an interesting, informative, well

supported analysis response.

Requirements:

• Must be typed and double-spaced and have a title.
• Must follow MLA format
• Must be submitted exactly as discussed and explained in class on Wednesday, March 5. (refer to your notes at the end of this prompt.)
• This essay, unlike out of class essays 1 and 3, is worth 400 points. 200 points for content and organization and 200 points for MLA documentation.

Since the purpose of this course is to strengthen your exploratory, expository and analytical writing with an emphasis on utilizing research and reading skills…AND because the theme for this course is the significance of home…I offer you a selection of three different essay prompts that each require you to carefully and deeply examine the theme of home in a particular genre. It is my intention that you will be drawn to one of the three enough so that you are motivated and even excited to conduct your research and write the essay.

Prompt #1: 

For this essay you will research the theme of home as it is found in children’s picture books.  After perusing several picture books, you will select a minimum of six to discuss, analyze and review for their success (or failure) in presenting the theme of home, through both words and illustrations.  In your analysis, be sure to consider the intended audience.

Prompt #2:

For this essay you will research the theme of home as it is found in song lyrics.  After perusing and studying many song lyrics, you will select a minimum of six songs to discuss, analyze and review for their success (or failure) in presenting the theme of home. 

In your analysis, be sure to consider the intended audience.

Songs/Lyrics you may NOT analyze (please)! J:

“Home” (Chris Daughtry)

“Sweet Home Alabama” (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

“Home” (Michael Buble)

“Can’t Take me Home” (Pink)

Prompt #3:

For this essay you will research the theme of home as it is found in three different films (OR at least three episodes from a television series).  You will discuss, analyze and review each film (or episode) for its success (or failure) in presenting the theme of home.  In your analysis, be sure to consider the intended audience.

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IN ORDER TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE THREE PROMPTS FULLY AND ADEQUATELY, YOUR ESSAY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 5 PAGES IN LENGTH (approximately)

Phrases you may NOT use in your title or anywhere in your essay. Doing so will lower the overall grade you earn for the essay:

·       There’s no place like home.

·       Home sweet home.

·       Home is where the heart is.

·       Home means different things to different people.

NOTES FROM CLASS DISCUSSION RE: THIS ASSIGNMENT:

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2nd posting on Tuesday, March 4, 2014--6:30 pm

Greetings, again,

Good evening.

If you have a spare three minutes, take a view of this video. It is entertaining and quite applicable to both verbal AND written communication. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGAMd-tT6fQ

See you tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 4, 2014--5:45 pm

Greetings!

As was pointed out to me in class yesterday, there is an error in the syllabus. Below you will find a correction of that section of the syllabus. I have also made the correction on the original posting of the syllabus on the Sunday, January 26th blog entry. :)

SYLLABUS CORRECTION UPDATE!

Week Eight (3/17-3/21)

·      Read Chapter 8 in The House as Mirror of Self  (Mon.) Q & C #3 due today

·      Read Chapter 9 in The House as Mirror of Self (Wed.)

·      Group Work #3 (Wednesday)
    Optional: ROUGH DRAFT OF OUT OF CLASS ESSAY #2 DUE NO LATER THAN TODAY, FRIDAY, AT MIDNIGHT. DRAFT MUST BE E-MAILED TO ME AS A WORD DOCUMENT AND I WILL E-MAIL IT BACK TO YOU WITH MY COMMENTARY (Friday)

Week Nine (3/24-3/30)

SPRING BREAK—no classes—enjoy and be safe.

Week Ten:  (3/31-4/4 )

·      No class today. Campus-wide holiday. C. Chavez B/D (Monday)

·      The Unwanted MUST be read by today (Wednesday)

·      Discuss The Unwanted (Wednesday)

Saturday, March 1st, 2014--6:15 pm

Hello,

A few reminders and details.....

1..As you know, the second question & comment homework is due on Monday.
Remember, you will be writing a Q & C for Chapter 6 AND a separate Q & C for Chapter 7.

2.  Remember to bring your Rules of Thumb text on Monday. It is, as always, an open book quiz.

Have a good, safe weekend.