Examine random specimens in The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs. You will note, I think, that there is no "pure" literature here. Everything is "medicine." Proverbs are designed for consolation, or vengeance, for admonition or exhortation, for foretelling. Or they name typical, recurrent situations. That is, people find a certain social relationship recurring so frequently that they must "have a word for it."

Students enrolled in English 1B should have developed sufficient writing and research skills to meet the demands of college level writing. This course provides the additional opportunity for students to review, reassess, and further develop reading, writing and analytic skills.

M01B emphasizes critical thinking and writing skills in close textual analysis of issues and themes in fiction, poetry and drama as well as non-fiction literature and literary criticism. Reviews deductive and inductive reasoning, recognition and avoidance of logical fallacies, and relationships between language and meaning.

Applies to the AA degree.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Can: Engl 4; ENGL SEQ A (ENGL M01A + M01B). IGETC areas 1B,3.

1. read, write and discuss analytically, developing a critical "voice" in writing;

2. develop a repertoire of writing styles appropriate to purpose, audience, and occasion for writing; composing sentences and paragraphs in a variety of syntactic patterns and with sufficient specific details, conforming to the features of standard written English.

3. examine claims and warrants for validity and soundness of argument by reading, analyzing, and assessing longer pieces of poetry and prose (both fiction and non-fiction) by professional writers, popular press and peers;

4. examine, critique and use the classical appeals of logos, ethos and pathos; identify audience needs, developing sensitivity to the impact of language on differing readers and listeners;

5. expand the ability to use appropriate research methods and materials efficiently, clearly, and effectively; explore basic tenets of major theorical schools and apply theories to literary works.

We will be exploring all the above "traditional" areas online as well as offline. Research requirements will include online data bases as well as online educational learning environments. There is no presumption of computer or internet skills other than the ability to keyboard. Moorpark offers numerous 10 week keyboarding classes. You will be provided with guidance throughout the course as you move into new online territories. Although we will meet once a week in an internet supported computer lab, you must be prepared to spend at least 2 hours a week online, either from home, from Moorpark library's internet lab, or a local library.

• Four in-class, timed essays (20%):
  • Timed Writing (SAMPLE)
  • Timed Writing (2 CRITICAL RESPONSES TO TEXTS)
  • Timed Writing (REFLECTION)

• Revised papers (30%): TENTATIVE
  • Responding to War 4 pages
  • Case Study I-Search 8-9 pages
  • Novel Analysis 6 pages

• Group Project: Case Study "teach-in" (10%): Using specific critical approaches, students will present the respective case study material of their choice.

• Evaluations of peer presentations (5)
  

• Group Web Project (10%): Group members will work individually and collaboratively to build a webfolio of the group's case study project. Checklist

• Online Journal (15%): consists of posting summaries and responses to readings from the LIT text; reading and replying to others on the publicly readable list.

• Annotated Bibliography (5%) Students will construct annotated bibliographies documenting and evaluating their findings on their case studies, using Janice Walker's online MLA Style formating. Bibliographies will be posted to the web as part of each group's web project.

• pop quizzes or short write (5)
  

last revised 7 Jan 05

Eng 1B Spring 05 Index Fall 04 Spring 04

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