Moorpark English M02: Spring 2006 Reading List
Required Texts
Covell, Scott and Patricia Murray.
Living in America: a Popular Culture Reader.
Mountain View: Mayfield, 1998. aka LIA
Card, Orson Scott.
Ender's Shadow
. New York: Tor, 1999. aka ES
Silverman, Hughes, and Weinbroer.
Rules of Thumb
. 6th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2004. aka ROT
Recommended online manual source:
Walker, Janice.
Online MLA Citation Format
Readings from
Living in America
Personal Narratives
Jan 25: William Least Heat Moon. "West Texas."
Feb 1: Richard Wright. "The Library Card."
Feb 6: Hethur Suval. "High School Psyche-Out"
Readings for "concept" paper:
Mar 1:
02-8: Thompsen. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." (121).
02-9: McCoy. "The Vietnam War: Not Very Pretty." (56)
Mar 6:
Both Classes" McMurtry. "Kill 'Em, Crush 'Em, Eat 'Em Raw." (141).
Mar 8:
02-8: Shaheen. "The Media's Image of Arabs." (333).
02-9: Keefauver. "Those Who Die With the Most Toys Lose." (293).
Mar 13:
Both Classes: King. "I Have a Dream." (360).
Mar 15:
02-8: Baca. "So, Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans." (342)
02-9: Barry. "Parent, Children, and Music to Slaughter Cattle By." (457).
Mar 20:
Both Classes -- student choice article
Substitutions and other readings will be announced in class.
Last Revised 1 March 06
Spring 2006 Index
Eng 02-9
Eng 02-8
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