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On English and Writing: Leon Lanzbom |
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 instructor: Leon Lanzbom (Nostalgic tonight for Lakewood) email: lanzbom@yahoo.com  Mesa College: English 56 Class time: 6:35-9:40 Required Text:  The Art of Critical Reading: Brushing up on Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills. 2cnd ed. Eds. Peter Mather and Rita McCarthy. McGraw Hill, Boston, Massachusetts 2005. Night , Elie Wiesel The House on Mango Street , Sandra Cisneros Short story handout: Lanzbom (free) Other Required Materials: notebook for writing exercises and journal writing access to a computer (available at the Computer Lab) dictionary Weekly menu: fall 2008 To get the most out of this class, we depend on social dynamics and preparation. That means you must do all readings and review exercises that are listed ON THE DAY OF THE CLASS. In other words, when on 9/12 you see “read 370-392 “ you will read these pages by 9/12 and be prepared to discuss all readings, answer questions, and do the exercises in class. You must also bring your journals of five new vocabulary words with you to each class.  Disclaimer: You may find the language, or the sexual or violent content of some of the material submitted or assigned in this class offensive. I generally do not censor class reading material. Please see me if you feel offended. I will offer alternatives for any assignment. ______________________________ Week one: Th 8/28 introduction to Engl. 56; discussion of requirements and expectations; vocab, journals, and exams. Read and Know: p 32: "Underligning, Highlighting, Annotating." Read and Know p 55: SQ3 Method In class: read: 1-30, Introduction, do exercises in your journals Begin word journals: five new words  Download your Journal helper here: Puppet Strings Monday Sept. 1 Labor day no school Week two: Th 9/4 analyzing and evaluating arguments -logical fallacies -identifying arguments read: CH 11: pp475-527 and exercises Vocab. 524-26 Class Word Journals: Emigration -noun. to leave one country or region to settle in another. Despotism noun. a ruler with absolute power; tyrant Acquiesces intr.v. To consent or comply passively or without protest. Rambunctious adj. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous Adept adj. very skilled; expert Inundated verb. To cover or overwhelm Disparaged verb. To speak of in a slighting way; belittle Partisan noun. A strong supporter of a party, cause, faction, person or idea. Ubiquitous adj. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent. Demean verb. To debase in dignity or social standing. Bellicose: adj. warlike in a manner; pugnacious; belligerent Vivacious: adj. full of animation and spirit; lively Maleficence: n. the doing of evil or harm; mischief. 2. harmful or evil nature or quality Avocation: n. an activity taken up in addition to one's regular work, for enjoyment; hobby Concurrent: adj. to agree; to act together; to occur at the same time Allocate: v. to set apart; designate 2. to distribute; allot
Allusion: n. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication Conspicuous: adj. obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention; marked by a noticeable violation of good taste Penury: n. extreme want or poverty; destitution Congenial: adj. having the same nature, disposition, or tastes; existing or associated together harmoniously unicameral: adj. of or having a single legislative chamber Monosyllabic: Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. Quintessence: The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. decimate: to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague. to select by lot and kill every tenth person of. Dichotomy: Division into two parts; subdivision into halves or pairs. Premonitory: serving to warn beforehand
Languidly: lacking in spirit or
interest; listless; indifferent.
Indelible: that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the
like.
Transposition: to change the relative position, order, or sequence
of; cause to change places; interchange
Jollity: jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity;
gaiety INCREDULOUS: unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true RUEFUL: exciting pity or sympathy SOLICITOUS: manifesting or expressing ASTRINGENT: causing contraction of soft organic tissues EVASIVE: tending or intended to evade Resolute:firm or determined Euphemism: the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered blunt or offensive Equitable: just and fair Salient: projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface carnal: relating to the physical and esp. sexual appetites paradox: a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true foreshadow: to present an indication or hint or beforehand 9.5 Last day to withdraw without receiving a W 9.5 Last day to add a class 9.8drop with a refund ________________________ Week three: Th 9/11 discussion: evaluating the evidence evaluating persuasive writing -emotionally loaded language; tear-jerking stories; figurative analogies; manipulation of tone; propaganda techniques; psychological appeals; moral appeals; appeals to authority -deductive and inductive reasoning read: CH12: pp. 531-569 & exercises 15 words in your journals: see word list above Final Paper: Go to our book and choose any one of the paintings or illustrations. Find one work that has meaning to you. Consider this quote by the great writer Elie Wiesel: "Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain." You will need to do research on the both the picture that you’ve chosen and the artist. At least three works cited will be required. Look at the who, what, why, and where of each medium. What is art? Why is a picture different? Compare to similar paintings of the time? What aesthetic do you find within this work? This paper is all about reading. You must use at least three books. No Wikipedia. No Encyclopedias. When you find your three books, you may than use other sources such as internet sites. Side Note: You will use MLA style to cite your work. Please see the links section on our English 56 class website for a list of MLA formatting--try Hacker. Also, the Writing Center could prove a great help here. Remember, I'll be an email away to help you walk you through this thing if you feel stuck. Week four: Th 9/18 Class: discussion: topics, main ideas, and details read: CH.2: pp. 72-117and excercises Night: first 3 sections (to page 45) word journals: 20 words by this week Week five: Th 9.25 discussion: author’s purpose and the rhetorical modes read: CH3: pp.119-157 (skip 150 “The Art of Writing” and “Internet Activities.”) Night: Next two sections to 81 word journals: 20 words by this week. 9.25 Last day to file petition for credit/no credit Week six: Th 10.2 discussion: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization read: pp. 159-203 with exercises Night: Finish word journals: 25 words by this week. Week seven: Th 10/9 discussion: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization discussion: Inference read: CH5 pp.206-261, Drawing Inferences; with exercises Sandra Cisneros: Read up to “The First Job.” word journals: 30 words by this week. Week eight: Th 10/10 Midterm Review Catch up on all loose ends Download your updated English 56 MENU HERE Week nine: Th 10/17: Midterm Week ten: Th 10/24 discussion: Figurative Language discussion: Tone and Voice read: 263-301 with exercises Cisneros: Up to Rafaela Who Drinks. . . Vocab words: 40 by this class Week eleven: Th 10/30 discussion: Tone and Voice discussion: Facts and Opinions read: pp.303-39 vocab words:45 by this class Cisneros: to the end 10.31 Last day to withdraw from full semester courses and receive a “W” grade Week eleven: Th 11/6 discussion: Facts and Opinions; Point of View "Once More to the Lake" by EB White (from our short story handout) Ch 8: 342-383 final workshop for papers vocab words: 50 by this class Week twelve: Th 11/13 "The Storm" by Kate Chopin Ch 9: 385-433 11/11: No school. Veteran’s Day Week thirteen: Th 11/20 "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" Flannery O'Connor Ch 10: Bias 435-76 Word journals: 55 by this class Week fourteen: Th 11/27:No School: Thanksgiving Week fifteen: Th 12/4 CH 13: 572-591 “Cathedral” Raymond Carver Final Essay due. Papers must be on my desk at the beginning of class. Week Sixteen 12/11 Individual meetings Review for final |
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