Assignments Handout
English 1A Fall 2010
Reading/Writing Assignments
A Different Mirror
Foundations Quiz (Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 freewrite. Students turned into me.)
1. What is a foundation and why does Takaki title his first chapter thus?
2. List three things you learned about the founding of this country and race relationships in Foundations?
3. Talk about Takaki’s writing style: how does the writer make traditional history texts assessable to lay audiences? Be specific.
Homework
Start reading Contradictions: chapters 4-7. As you read, develop a series of questions for each chapter to share in groups daily. Make sure you can answer your questions.
Presentation:
American Culture Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 14-15
Each student is to bring in an object that represents American Culture. The oral presentation is to be about 2-3 minutes long. Students will post a narrative on the blog after the presentation. Each student is also responsible for responding to at least one post by Thursday, Sept. 16 before 11 AM.
Homework
Homework for Sept. 20-23 is to begin thinking about an essay topic for Takaki’s book and to start annotating selectively.
We will complete The Tempest by Sept. 24 hopefully, as well. There will be an in-class writing assignment next week connected to the play.
Readings week Sept. 20-23 in Takaki: Weekend homework, read chapter 8 or finish Contradictions.
Sept. 21: Library orientation. We will meet there. Readings in Takaki: Transitions 209-291.
Keep reading logs for the book where you summarize key ideas and note vocabulary, questions, etc.
English 1A Fall 2010
Reading/Writing Assignments
A Different Mirror
Foundations Quiz (Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 freewrite. Students turned into me.)
1. What is a foundation and why does Takaki title his first chapter thus?
2. List three things you learned about the founding of this country and race relationships in Foundations?
3. Talk about Takaki’s writing style: how does the writer make traditional history texts assessable to lay audiences? Be specific.
Homework
Start reading Contradictions: chapters 4-7. As you read, develop a series of questions for each chapter to share in groups daily. Make sure you can answer your questions.
Presentation:
American Culture Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 14-15
Each student is to bring in an object that represents American Culture. The oral presentation is to be about 2-3 minutes long. Students will post a narrative on the blog after the presentation. Each student is also responsible for responding to at least one post by Thursday, Sept. 16 before 11 AM.
Homework
Homework for Sept. 20-23 is to begin thinking about an essay topic for Takaki’s book and to start annotating selectively.
We will complete The Tempest by Sept. 24 hopefully, as well. There will be an in-class writing assignment next week connected to the play.
Readings week Sept. 20-23 in Takaki: Weekend homework, read chapter 8 or finish Contradictions.
Sept. 21: Library orientation. We will meet there. Readings in Takaki: Transitions 209-291.
Keep reading logs for the book where you summarize key ideas and note vocabulary, questions, etc.
posted by Professor Wanda's Posse at 4:02 PM
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The story I read was called 'Due Diligence, How I Lost Ten Pounds.' In this short story the author was telling the readers about her first Book tour. The author shared some experiences about being a Choctaw Native American.She shared an story about one day when she gave a speech and there was an elder white ladie there who was related to General St. Clair. During this speech the white ladie obviously had personal problems with Native Americans because she keep blurting things out. In this story i learned that black people isn't the only people who suffers from racism.
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