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fall 2025 Prof L Overman's English 495

WEEKLY SCHEDULE 11-16
Class Day What We Will Do in Class Today Homework:Readings done prior to Class Writing Projects

 

Wk 11:11/4

Anahise Brooks  Kyrah Hunter-Singletary  Trisha Lopez  William Patrick Oliver  Clarisa Rodriguez

 

 

NO ZOOM TODAY

IN PERSON ATTENDANCE MANDATORY MEET IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY LAB _C_

Mustang & 4 Short Stories

 

Due prior to Class:

  1. Review World Fiction Essay prompt in Canvas Major Essays module
  2. Review Collaborative Media Literacy Presentation prompt -

  3. WARNING: any absence during this Media Lit Presentation development process will result in a partial grade reduction for that group member as this places an unfair burden on the rest of the group.  

  4. Review: They Say I Say: Chap 1(23-28), 2 (39-44), Chap 3 (47-52)
    5. In Canvas continue to work with four stories & MUSTANG
  5. "No Sweetness Here" by Ama Ata Aidoo
  6. "Nurse Cora" by Julio Cortazar
  7. "A Hand in the Grave" by Ghassan Kanafani
  8. "Nomad and Viper" by Amos Oz

    Due prior to end of class time-counts as being present for class (non-completion counts as absence & no credit):

    WARNING: any absence during this Media Lit Presentation development process will result in a partial grade reduction for that group member as this places an unfair burden on the rest of the group.  

  • Groups assign/prep/refine Media Literacy Presentations:
    Media Group 1: Anahise, Kyrah, Trisha, William, Clarisa
    Media Group 2: Sam,  Melissa,  Holly, Tina,  Sage
    Media Group 3: Mckenna, Eunice, Jeremy, Christy
    Media Group 4: Kukie, Michael, Briana, Jesella, Mousho
    Media Group 5: Viktoria, Jackie, Perla, Keiry, Magali
  • Due in Canvas outside of class 1155 FRI pm: no late work accepted & do not email to me
      • Due in Canvas outside of class SAT 1155pm:
    • Post responses (at least 250 words each) to your group members' drafts (You can respond by opening their post and clicking on the “reply” button.)
    • Use the Peer Review Guidelines handout to inform your response to each draft (in Canvas or handout #17 in Projects)
    • Warning: if you do not complete peer review for each of your assigned group members your essay grade will be lowered by ONE FULL GRADE or MORE!

     

     

    Wk 12: 11/11

    		 Veterans Day Holiday -class does not meet

    Due in TurnitIn via Canvas outside of class SAT 1155pm:no late work accepted & do not email to me

    • Revised World Fiction Essay:
      Warning: if you have NOT reviewed my comments on Poetry Essay I will not leave any on this essay! This may prove problematic when submitting to Exit Assessments for ESM or JYI/FYI in addition to final portfoio
    • Upload your REVISED World Fiction Essay in Turnitin via Canvas
    • Please use your last name as the name of the file.
    • I will respond with recorded comments suggesting revision

     

    Wk 13: 11/18

     

    Media Literacy Collaborative Presentations--

     

     

    Due in class:

    1. View David Buckingham’s Media Education video
    2. Canvas: Read/annotate David Buckingham’s Media Education: Chapters 1, 2, 4 in prep for group work due tonight in Required Readings Module -apply appropriate passages in your group planning as submission due prior to end of class time
    3. Review-Collaborative Media Literacy Presentation prompt

      Due prior to end of class time-counts as being present for class (non-completion counts as absence & no credit):

      WARNING: any absence during this Media Lit Presentation development process will result in a partial grade reduction for that group member as this places an unfair burden on the rest of the group.  

    • Groups assign/prep/refine Media Literacy Presentations:
      Media Group 1: Anahise, Kyrah, Trisha, William, Clarisa
      Media Group 2: Sam,  Melissa,  Holly, Tina,  Sage
      Media Group 3: Mckenna, Eunice, Jeremy, Christy
      Media Group 4: Kukie, Michael, Briana, Jesella, Mousho
      Media Group 5: Viktoria, Jackie, Perla, Keiry, Magali
    Post Updates by constructing the following in your Media Literacy Presentations Group in Media Literacy Presentation module
  • Choose type of medium for presentation
  • Choose & Deconstruct Buckingham passage(s)
  • Refine/Update/Add details
  • Confirm & Elaborate upon each member's tasks
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    Wk 14:

    11/25

     

    Media Literacy

    Due in prior to class:

    • Canvas: Read/annotate David Buckingham’s Media Education: Chapters 1, 2, 4 in Required Readings Module
    1. Review Final Portfolio prompt in Canvas Final Portfolio module
    2. Collaborative Media Literacy Presentation prompt
      Due in class:
    1. Groups continue to refine Media Literacy Presentations:
      Media Group 1: Anahise, Kyrah, Trisha, William, Clarisa
      Media Group 2: Sam,  Melissa,  Holly, Tina,  Sage
      Media Group 3: Mckenna, Eunice, Jeremy, Christy
      Media Group 4: Kukie, Michael, Briana, Jesella, Mousho
      Media Group 5: Viktoria, Jackie, Perla, Keiry, Magali
       
       
    2. Media Literacy Presentations-continue to refine
      Groups post updates
      Confrm/refine pick a medium for presentations - prezi, google slides, social media, etc.
      Choose Buckingham passage(s)
      Confirm members' tasks

     

     

    Wk 15:

    12/2

     

    Media Literacy

     

     

    Due prior to class:

    • Canvas: upload Individual Outlines from EACH member of group to provide a draft of outline of presentation in Media Lit module
    • Review Collaborative Media Literacy Presentation prompt
    • Review Final Portfolio prompt in Canvas Final Portfolio module

     
      Due in class:
    • Draft Collaborative Media group outline from individual group member's outlines to reflect lesson outcomes in Discussion prior to end of class and review with instructor
    • Groups assign/prep/refine Media Literacy Presentations:
      Media Group 1: Anahise, Kyrah, Trisha, William, Clarisa
      Media Group 2: Sam,  Melissa,  Holly, Tina,  Sage
      Media Group 3: Mckenna, Eunice, Jeremy, Christy
      Media Group 4: Kukie, Michael, Briana, Jesella, Mousho
      Media Group 5: Viktoria, Jackie, Perla, Keiry, Magali
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    Wk 16: Presentations-

    ROOMERS only no zoom today

    12/9

    Attendance mandatory 
      Collaborative Media Literacy Presentations
      Media Group 1: Anahise, Kyrah, Trisha, William, Clarisa
      Media Group 2: Sam,  Melissa,  Holly, Tina,  Sage
      Media Group 3: Mckenna, Eunice, Jeremy, Christy
      Media Group 4: Kukie, Michael, Briana, Jesella, Mousho
      Media Group 5: Viktoria, Jackie, Perla, Keiry, Magali

    Review Final Portfolio prompt in Canvas Final Portfolio module

    Review Extra Credit in Canvas Final Portfolio module

     

    Due in class on Canvas: an absence constitutes a full grade drop or more for your own presentation      

    • Written responses to Presentations-due prior to end of class [or your own presentation will receive a full grade drop]

    Finals Week

    12/16

     

      Class does not meet upload only!

      Due in Canvas by 10:00 pm

    1. Final E-Portfolio no late work accepted & do not email to me
    2. Extra Credit

     

    Happy & SAFE Winter Holiday