Week 1

Introduction to class

Start Nickel and Dimed

8/26

Introduction to class: Syllabus, Schedule. Buy books.

8/28

Read (Before Class): New Voices (NV): Letters 3-9.

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

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

Week 2:

Read and Annotate Nickel and Dimed: Intro and Serving in Florida

Work on Study Questions Introduction and Part 1

Research L.A. Times article on the working poor

9/2

Read (Before Class): "Not Skin Deep. . ." Straight in DI 36.

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 39-approx.1 page-and post in Journal (Before Class) **

Read (Before Class): "Eye of the Beholder" Suh in DI 246

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 250-51-approx. 1 page-and post in Journal (Before Class)**

9/4

Read (Before Class): "TwoTwenty Low Hurdle Race" Saroyan 120

Write: Answer all questions in "To Understand" on page 127-approx. 1 page-and post in Journal (Before Class) **

Read (Before Class) New Voices (N.V.): "To Be Loved" Cai 24. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Bring The Least to class.

Bring paper for shortwrite in class

Pop quiz on Nickel and Dimed

Week 3:

Read and Annotate Nickel and Dimed: Scrubbing in Maine.

Work on Study Questions #2.

L.A. Times article and response due on Tuesday

9/9

Read (Before Class): "The Circuit" Jiminez in DI 199.

Write(Before Class): Annotate text; Post one-page response to #1 "To Write" 206.

Read (Before Class): "Daddy Tucked the Blanket" Williams in DI 148.

Write (Before Class): Annotate text; Post one-page response to #1 in "To Write" 152.

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

9/11

In-class essay strategies.

Read: "Oranges" Soto in DI 159.

Write: Post answers to all questions in "To Understand" 161.

Read: N.V.: "Sorrowfully Beautiful" Hong 43. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Pop quiz on Nickel and Dimed

Week 4:

Read and Annotate Nickel and Dimed: Selling in Minnesota.

Work on Study Questions #3.

Research L.A. Times article on unions and working poor

ESSAY #1 Second (REVISED COPY) Workshop Thursday: Bring 4 copies of essay to each class

9/16

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

Paragraph mini-lesson. Bring The Least to class.

9/18

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

Pop quiz on Nickel and Dimed

Week 5:

Read and Annotate last part of Nickel and Dimed: Evaluation

Work on Study Questions #4.

9/23

In-class Essay #1. BRING BLUE BOOK

Read: N. V.: "The Mexican Dream" Ojeda 46. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Pop quiz on Nickel and Dimed

9/25

Read: Re-read Intro and Part 1 of Nickel and Dimed. Be prepared to discuss in class

Write: DUE-Study Questions Intro and Part 1 for Nickel and Dimed

 Week 6

Short Reading Response Essay #1 due Tuesday.

Discussion of Nickel and Dimed in preparation for essay

L.A. Times article on unions and working poor due Thursday

9/30

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

Read: Re-read Part 2 of Nickel and Dimed. Be prepared to discuss in class.

Write: DUE-Study Questions Part #2 for Nickel and Dimed

Discussion of themes, organization, issues, etc.

10/2

Read: Re-read part 3 of Nickel and Dimed. Be prepared to discuss in class

Write: DUE-Study Questions Part #3

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

Week 7

Discussion of Nickel and Dimed.

First Draft of Book Analysis for Nickel and Dimed due for Workshop on Thursday: Bring Copies

10/7

Read: Re-read Evaluation of Nickel and Dimed.. Be prepared to discuss

Write: DUE: Study Questions Part #4

Write: List 5 major themes found in Nickel and Dimed. Be prepared to discuss

10/9

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

Week 8

Book Analysis Workshop-Thursday: Bring Copies

10/14

Read: New Voices: "Life is a Chessboard" Pelaez 59. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

10/16

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

Week 9

Book Analysis due Thursday.

Start Short Readings for next SRR Essay

10/21

Read: "The Sanctuary of School" Barry D.I. 107

Write: One-page response to #1 in "To Write" 111

Read: New Voices: "Great Incentives" Mason 52. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

10/23

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

Read: "The Struggle to be an All-American. Girl" Wong D.I. 114

Write: Post one page response to #1 or #2 in "To Write" 117

Read: N.V.: "Latina Pride" Zelaya 49. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

Week 10

Read ahead for next SRR Essay

10/28

Read: "The Lesson" Bambara 130 D.I.

Write:.One page response to #2 in "To Write" on page 139

Read: "Chores" Smiley 195 D.I.

Write: Post one-page response to #1 in "To Write" 198

10/30

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

Write: One-page response to #1 in "To Write" 225

Read: N.V.: "Cell Phones: Friend or Foe?" Kromka 84. Annotate Text. Bring to class

Bring The Least to class

Week 11

First Draft of Short Reading Response #2 Tuesday

BRING COPIES BOTH DAYS

11/4

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

11/6

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

Week 12

SRR Essay #2 Due Thursday; Work on Cover Letter Thursday

11/11

HOLIDAY: VETERAN'S DAY

11/13

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

Read: N.V.: "Is MySpace My Space?" Prier 81. Annotate Text. Bring to class.

Work on Cover Letter in class. Bring New Voices

Week 13

Part Four: Portfolio Preparation

Portfolio In-class Essay Tuesday. BRING NEW VOICES AND BRING A BLUE BOOK

Bring copies of Book Analysis Thursday

11/18

In-class Essay #2 for Portfolio

BRING A BLUE BOOK

BRING NEW VOICES

DO NOT MISS THIS ESSAY!

11/20

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

Week 14

Workshop for Portfolio Short Reading Response: Bring copies

11/25

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

11/27

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Week 15

Portfolio Due Tuesday

12/2

Portfolio Due in class. NO LATE PORTFOLIOS!

12/4

Class Wrap-up

Week 16 and Week 17: Finals. Note special Final Exam times.

Note: NO CLASS

Dec 11:

NO CLASS