English M01C Reading List
Required Texts
Lunsford, Andrea and John Ruszkiewicz. The Presence of Others:
Voices and Images that Call for Response. 5th ed. New York: St.
Martin's, 2008.
Silverman, Hughes and Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb. 8th ed.
Boston: McGraw Hill.
Please choose one of the books from the Whole
text booklist. These novels are readily available in most bookstores
or online. They have not been ordered for the class through Moorpark's
bookstore.
Education: the Idea of a University
- Newman, John. "The Idea of a University" (51).
- Spayde, Jon. "Learning in the Key of Life" (65).
- Student Choice.
American Cultural Myths: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The following selections were chosen by the class last spring. This class will
choose four readings from this section.
- Douglass: "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July" (497).
- LeGrain: "Cultural Globalization is not Americanization" (514).
- Udovich: "A Secret Society of Starving" (556).
- Coontz: "The Way We Wish We Were" (568).
Science: O Brave New World
- Bishop. "Enemies of Promise" (304).
- TBA
- Grady, Denice. "Struggling Back from War's Once-Deadly Wounds" (331).
Techno-Rhetoric: Writing Goes Digital: resources for online
research and format
Others readings may be assigned in class.