PART 1:

Learning and Teaching

Week 1:

Start The Things They Carried. Introduction to class

8/23

Introduction to class: Syllabus, Schedule. Buy books.

Week 2:

Research L.A. Times article on troops in Iraq

8/28

Read (Before Class): New Voices (NV): Letters 3-7.

Read (Before Class): Digging In (DI) 1-14.

*Write: Mark/highlight most important points. Note: Possible pop quiz on this reading

Research L.A. Times article on troops in Iraq

8/30

Read (Before Class): "You Go to School to Learn" Lux in DI 100.

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 101-approx.1 page-and POST IN JOURNAL(Before Class) **

Read (Before Class): "Yuba City School" Divakaruni in DI 102

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 104-approx. 1 page-and POST IN JOURNAL (Before Class)**

Bring paper for shortwrite in class

Pop quiz on The Things They Carried

Week 3:

Post to HyperNews open forum by Friday

9/4

Read (Before Class): "The Lesson" Bambara 130

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 139-approx. 1 page-and POST IN JOURNAL (Before Class) **

Read (Before Class) New Voices (N.V.): "Fitting In" Rivera 48. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Writing mini-lesson: Paraphrasing, Summarizing. Bring The Least to class.

POST to HyperNews Open Forum on by Friday

9/6

L.A. Times article due: Read, annotate and write 1 page response

Read (Before Class): "The Sanctuary of School" Barry in DI 107.

Write (Before Class): Annotate text; POST IN JOURNAL half-page summary of essay, half-page response to it.

Read (Before Class): "Office Hour" Lem in DI 112.

Write (Before Class): Annotate text; POST IN JOURNAL answer "To Understand" 113.

Pop quiz on The Things They Carried

Week 4:

9/11

Read: "The Struggle..." Wong in DI 114.

Write: POST IN JOURNAL answers to all questions in "To Understand" 117.

Read: N.V. "Stop Being So Scared" McCloud 40. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Paragraph mini-lesson. Bring The Least to class.

In-class essay strategies.

9/13

Short Reading Response #1: First draft due. Bring 4 copies

Week 5:

Post to HyperNews open forum by Friday

9/18

Short Reading Response #1: Second draft due. Bring 4 copies.

9/20

Read: N. V. "Beyond the Barrio" Lopez 11. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

L.A. Times article due: Read, annotate and write 1 page response

Part Two:

The Things They Carried

Week 6

Short Reading Response Essay #1 due Tuesday.

Post to HyperNews open forum by Friday

Reading Journals #1 and #2 due this week.

9/25

Short Reading Response Essay #1 due in Folder with rough drafts, workshop sheets, LRC sheets, annotated copy of the essay, and all freewrites, pop quizzes, and writing exercises from Part 1.

Read: Re-read to page 66 of The Things They Carried. Be prepared to discuss in class

Write: Reading Journal #1 for The Things They Carried due

9/27

Read: Re-read page 67-130 of The Things They Carried. Be prepared to discuss in class

Write: Reading Journal #2 for The Things They Carried due

Discussion of themes, characters, organization, etc.

Week 7

Reading Journals #3 and #4 due this week.

10/2

Read: Re-read page 131-188 of The Things They Carried. Be prepared to discuss in class

Write: Reading Journal #3 Due

10/4

Read: Reread page 189 to end of The Things They Carried.. Be prepared to discuss

Write: Reading Journal #4 Due

Write: List 5 major themes found in The Things They Carried. Be prepared to discuss

Blog Assignment due

Week 8

First Draft of Book Analysis for The Things They Carried due for Workshop Tuesday.

Post to HyperNews open forum by Friday

10/9

First Draft of Book Analysis due for Workshop. Bring 4 copies for group.

10/11

Read: New Voices "The Hidden Society" Tran 42. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

Week 9

Book Analysis Workshop Tuesday

10/16

Second Draft of Book Analysis due for Workshop. Bring 4 copies.

10/18

Read: "The Witness" Porter D.I. 190

Write: POST IN JOURNAL one page response to #1 "To Write" 194

Read: New Voices "Lost and Found" Villareal 45. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Part Three:

Issues/Positions

Week 10

Book Analysis due Thursday.

10/23

Read: "The Eye of the Beholder" Suh D.I. 246

Write: Annotate Text; POST IN JOURNAL response to "To Write" 251

Read: New Voices: "True Beauty" Tran 37

10/25

Book Analysis due in folder with rough drafts, workshop sheets, Reading Journals, LRC sheets, freewrites, pop quizzes, and writing exercises from Part 2.

Read: "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" Sanders 220 D.I.

Write: POST IN JOURNAL One page #1 "To Write" 225.

Week 11

Readings to prepare for third essay

10/30

Read: "Immigrants" Mora 252 D.I. and "Mother Tongue" Tan 254 D.I..

Write: POST IN JOURNAL response to #1 in To Write 253 OR #1 on page 262

Read: N.V. "The Junk in Junk Foods" Marcelo 75. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

11/1

Read: "The Circuit" Jiminez 199 D.I.

Write: POST IN JOURNAL one page Response to #1 "To Write" 206

Read: N.V. "Obesity Circle" Morales 79. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Week 12

First Draft of Short Reading Response #2 Thursday.

11/6

Read: "What Work Is" Levine in DI 185 and "Work" Zimmer 188 D.I.

Write: POST IN JOURNAL one page response to #1 "To Write" page 187

11/8

First Draft of Short Reading Response #2 for workshop. Bring Group Copies

Week 13

*****IN-CLASS ESSAY FOR PORTFOLIO ON THURSDAY*****

11/13

Second Draft of Short Reading Response #2 for workshop. Bring copies.

11/15

Short Reading Response #2 due in folder with rough drafts, workshop sheets, annotated copy of the essay, LRC sheets, freewrites, pop quizzes, and writing exercises from Part 3.

In-class Essay #2 FOR PORTFOLIO. BRING BLUEBOOK AND NEW VOICES

Week 14

Bring in Portfolio Cover Letter for Workshop on Tuesday

11/20

11/22

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Part Four:

Portfolio Preparation

Week 15

Bring in Revised Essays for Portfolio Workshops

11/27

Portfolio Workshop 1: Revised Book Analysis and Cover Letter. Bring copies

11/29

Portfolio Workshop 2: Revised Short Reading Response and Cover Letter. Bring copies

Week 16

Portfolio Due

12/04

Portfolio Due in class. NO LATE PORTFOLIOS!

12/06

Class Wrap-up: Mandatory Meeting to Return Portfolios and Grades

Week 17

Finals Week.