Tentative Moorpark English 1A: Reading List
Last Revised 12 Aug 09
Required Texts
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Holeton, Richard. Composing Cyberspace: Identity, Community, and Knowledge in the Electronic Age. Boston: McGraw Hill, 1998.
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College level writer's handbook with MLA format.
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College dictionary
- Whole text Booklist.
The following reading selections are from Composing in Cyberspace. Check the weekly schedule for due dates.
Building Community in the Electronic Age
Virtual Community
- Barlow, John Perry. "Is There a There in Cyberspace?"
- Amy S. Bruckman. "Finding One's Own in Cyberspace."
- Ramo, Joshua Cooper. "Finding God on the Web."
- Choose one article from Electronic Democracy
- Choose one article from The Global Village
Constructing Identity in the Computer Age
New Windows on the Self
- E. M. Forster. "The Air Ship."
- Shirley, John. "Wolves of the Plateau."
- William Gibson. "Johnny Mnemonic."
- Ian A. Boal. "Body, Brain, and Communication: An Interview with George Lakoff."
- Choose one article from Identity section OR Gender Online section
Seeking Knowledge in the Information Age
- Dave Barry. "Selected Web Sites: At Last, Proof That Civilization Is Doomed."
- Shymala Reddy. "The Once and Future Book."
- Brenda Laurel. "Virtual Reality: A New Opposable Thumb."
- Choose one article from Ownership and Sharing of Knowledge section
- Choose one article from Classroom of the Future section
Craig Branham. "A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW." http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/
Changes to the reading list or other substitions will be announced in class.
