Moorpark English M02: Spring 2009 Reading List

Required Texts

• Joy, Anna. We Are America: a Thematic Reader and Guide to Writing. Thomson, 2005. aka WAA

• Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Shadow. New York: Tor, 1999. aka ES

• Silverman, Hughes and Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill.

Readings from We Are America (WAA) and Handouts (HO)

• Personal Narratives
  • HO: William Least Heat Moon. "West Texas."
  • WAA : Godwin, Gale. "The Watcher at the Gates."

• Tentative Readings for "concept" paper:
  • Oct 5: Linnea Saukko. "How to Poison Earth." HO
  • Oct 7: "MySpace Nation." (222). WAA
  • Oct 12: Choose article from "Getting an Education." Chap 11. WAA
  • Oct 14: Everyone reads Heilbroner and Choose article from "Examining Stereotypes."
  • Oct 19 Chap 14. WAA Stereoptyping and Culture and Identity sections)
    
  • Oct 221: Choose article from "Men and Women." Chap 12. WAA

  Substitutions and other readings will be announced in class.

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