Good Luck!!

Today is the last day for revisions and submissions.  If you did not attend class you will have to wait until your grade is posted on 12/17 (I will no longer be taking electronic submissions).

It was a pleasure having you for class.  Good luck on your future en-devours. Here are some words of encouragement from the great Maya Angelou:

  

Final Class Date 12/8 Update

We will be meeting in Room J 2-406 (8:00AM - 11:15AM)

• We will be using the computer lab to do our final edits, revisions, and rewrites.
• If you have your essays stored in a pin drive, make sure to bring it with you

Final Due Date & Schedule

Final Essay Due: 11/24/18

• Send by electronic submission
• Send to: jreyna_4342@southtexascollege.edu

No class meeting: 12/1/18

• I will be attending graduation ceremonies 
• Make the most of your time and work on revision during the break

I will see everyone on 12/8/18

Note: please continue to check blogger for any updates

Final Essay Prompt

Final Research Paper Options

1.       Write a 3-4 page paper on any subject related to PEDAGOGY. The essay can be off an academic article you find on JSTOR or EBSCOhost. Subjects can be related to the following:

·         Education

·         ESL

·         Critical Pedagogy

·         Art

2.       Write a 3-4 paper on one short story, or essay that we have read this semester.  Don’t just summarize; Provide your own insight and response to each work. Choose from the following:

·         Never Marry A Mexican – Sandra Cisneros

·         Eleven – Sandra Cisneros

·         Indian Camp – Ernest Hemingway

·         Three Day Blow – Ernest Hemingway

·         The End of Something – Ernest Hemingway

·         Movimientos de rebeldía y las culturas que traicionan – Gloria Anzaldúa

·         How to Tame a Wild Tongue – Gloria Anzaldúa

3.       Using a film studies approach, write a 3-4 page feminist critique on The Little Mermaid.

Essay Instructions:

-          3-4 pages

-          APA Style

-          Works Cited

-          12 pt. font

-          Times Roman

-          1 Sources (Must be from JSTOR or EBSCOhost)

MLA/APA LAB 1

Question 1:

JSTOR

Key Word: film studies

Find: Introducing Film Studies

p. 94

Cite the following APA:

“They get an introduction to film history from a point of view reflective of and grounded in my published research”

Question 2:

EBSCOhost

Key Word: film studies an introduction

Find: Irish Film and Media Studies Publication. Introduction

Cite the following in APA:

“Irish cinema has tended to be read this way too – as reflecting and reflecting on national and social concerns”

Question 3:

Book, pg. 81

Borderland / La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa

Cite the following in APA:

“Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself. Until I can accept as legitimate Chicano Texas Spanish, Tex-Mex and all the other languages I speak, I cannot accept the legitimacy of myself”

In the above passage, Anzaldúa questions her legitimacy as a person through her language and culture.

In the above passage, the author questions her legitimacy as a person through her language and culture.

JSTOR LAB 1

JSTOR & EBSCO LAB 2

Using JSTOR

Keywords: Cisneros, colonialism, Malinche

·         How many search results do you get?

·         Locate the article: “Los Milagros de la Virgen de Guadalupe: Transcion al Nuevo/Nuevo Mundos

·         Who wrote the article?

·         What journal does it appear?

·         What hear was it published

Using JSTOR

Keywords: Hemingway, Michigan, The End of Something

·         How many search results do you get?

·         Who wrote “Ernest Hemingway’s West”?

·         What journal does it appear?

·         What volume and issue?

·         How many pages is it?

Using EBSCO

Keywords: Hemingway, Michigan

·         How many search results appear?

·         Locate “Hemingway’s Michigan Landscapes” journal article

·         Who wrote it?

·         What year was it published?

·         What is the article about?

·         Where did you get the information?

Using EBSCO

Keywords: Anzaldua, Language

·         How many search results appear

·         What is “Collapsing the Binary in Gloria Anzaldua’s “Borderlands” about?

·         Who wrote it?

UPDATE

Please check previous BLOG POST.  I will see you next week.

11/3 Update

Class is cancelled tomorrow.  11/3/18

Unfortunately I have some department responsibilities I need to attend to tomorrow.  I will still be meeting with you with regards to your grades next week.  Here is your prompt for Essay 2. 

Click Here For Essay 2 Prompt
DUE  11/10/18

Individual grade evaluations the 1st half of class

• I will be going over a lesson on APA/MLA citations the second half of class on Saturday
• Please do not be absent otherwise you will not be able to fulfill the FINAL essay requirements 

Note: Last week's Scavenger Hunt was not a required assignment but I will give you credit for a response paper if you turn it in

10/27

Please review Anzaldua's essay's for Saturday: Movimientos de rebeldia... and How to Tame a Wild Tongue

• I feel like I didn't dedicate enough time to her work
• Bring print outs of the readings so I can cover some important info

With the film and Anzaldua: We will have plenty to discuss.  Thank you

10/27

We will discuss the film next time we meet. 

Please make sure to attend lecture. 

Second essay will be based on the film.

Watch the film: Chasing Amy

Click Here For Movie

Click Here For Link

If there is any issue with the movie links please let me know ASAP!!

Do Scavenger Hunt before you watch the FILM:

Scavenger Hunt Assignment

Film Studies: Chasing Amy

Search for the following terms and items on google and give me a short answer to each:

·         Lando Calrissian

·         Star Wars

·         Return of the Jedi

·         Anakin Skywalker

·         Darth Vader

·         Hee Haw

·         Larry Flint

·         Cheech and Chong

·         Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

·         Spanish Fly

·         Sega Genesis

·         Dyke

·         Magic 8 Ball

·         Angela Lansbury (most famous role)

·         "Fight The Power"

·         Jay & Silent Bob

·         Ostracized

·         Cathartic
- Holden Caufield
- "Uncle Tom"

10/20

Gender Studies Lesson

Objective:

This lesson provides a brief outline and discussion of issues related to topics in gender and or equality

Read:

• Never Marry A Mexican - Sandra Cisneros
• Eleven - Sandra Cisneros
• Movimientos de rebeldia y las culturas que traicionan - Gloria Anzaldúa
• How to Tame a Wild Tongue - Gloria Anzaldúa

Write: 

• 1 Response on a Cisneros Story (Due 10/20)
• 1 Response on an Anzaldúa Essay (Due 10/20)

I EXPECT EVERYONE TO HAVE READ, HAVE THE READINGS, AND BE READY TO DISCUSS

10/13

Compare Contrast Essay Due

Since we did not finish the lecture on "Soldier's Home", here is the online lecture:

Part 1

Part 2

Read: 

• "Never Marry A Mexican"- Sandra Cisneros (last weeks readings)
• "Eleven" - Sandra Cisneros (last weeks readings)
• "Movimientos de rebeldia y las culturas que traicionan" - Gloria Anzaldúa
• "How To Tame A Wild Tongue" - Gloria Anzaldúa

Write:

• 1 page response on an Anzaldúa reading

Essay 1

Essay 1 Prompt: Click Here

Please Watch Ernest Hemingway Bio:
Click Here For Video

Compare & Contrast Essay (Check Essay Prompt for Writing Options)
Length: 5 pgs.
Format:

• MLA
• 12 pt font
• Double Spaced
• No outside sources required

Due: 10/13

10/06

A family friend passed over the weekend

• Class cancelled 9/29
• We will resume class on 10/06

Read the following: 

• Indian Camp - Ernest Hemingway (Finca Vigia Edition)
• The End of Something - Ernest Hemingway
• Soldier's Home - Ernest Hemingway
• Never Marry A Mexican - Sandra Cisneros
• Eleven - Sandra Cisneros

Write:

• 2 response papers (1 on a Hemingway story, 1 on a Cisneros story)

Note: All the readings can be found under Assigned Readings/Short Stories & Plays.  I think  you will enjoy the stories. We will have plenty to discuss next time we meet. 

Good Morning 9/22

Just picking up some coffee. I will be there shortly.

9/22

Change of plans:
Read: School As Inquiry by Steven Wolk
Write: 1 pg Response

Note: Two Last Group Will Be Presenting
Ladies that chose to present later: you will present on Wolk article

9/15

Group Assignment:  Read "Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching" - Martin Haberman

Presentation: 5-10 min max 

Begin to critically analyze the text (construct/build meaning). 

You are not summarizing the essay to present. 

Pick something specific within the article that you wish to discuss as a group.  

You have the autonomy of presenting anyway you want

Medium:

• If you are using multi-media, please bring device to use in class that can be used with projector(ex. laptop computer)
• If using power point, save in USB drive
• If using YouTube, keep to minimal (1-2 min tops)
• If handing out material, please make sufficient copies

Rubric:

• Everyone must participate
• I will be providing FEEDBACK for each individual group
• ORIGINALITY of presentation will be taken into account
• Style and effective rhetorical  and oral presentation will be taken into account.
• Use your grammar and vocabulary skills effectively. Don't be embarrassed to sound smart!
• Looking for thoughtful ANALYSIS and interpretations of the TEXT (Article) 

9/8

Read:

• Kelsey Diaz's Seven Ways High School Prepares You For Failure (Write 1 pg response) 
• Martin Haberman's Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching (Write 1 pg response)

* All readings can be found under Assigned Readings/Articles

Welcome

I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to our class forum. I will be integrating our readings, announcements, workshops, assignments, and discussions on here.  It would be wise if you begin to familiarize yourselves with the page. I look forward to meeting everyone. Look for more updates soon.