Homework:  

Week:  7
Tuesday

ESSAY #2 DUE

ESO Focus This Week:

D. Have a thorough understanding of sound grammatical principles

E. Become acquainted with writing resource tools  

Class work:

Self-Evaluation and collect Essay #2 for grading Ë Review/Discuss Funny in Farsi Chpts. 22-24 (pgs. 141-166) ËGroup work

Homework:

Read Chpts. 25-27 of Funny in Farsi (pgs. 167-198)ËComplete a Reading Journal for this selection (JOURNAL #13)Be sure to comment on the chapter titlesË Read the “Reader’s Guide” material  at the end of the book (pgs. 201-214) and choose any 10 questions from #1-24 (pgs. 211-214) to answer in complete sentences ËBe sure to bring your English Simplified (Lab text) to next class

Extra Credit Option #2: (40 pts.) DUE THURS. 10/4/07
Read “Iranian Women and Gender Relations in Los Angeles” by Nayereh Tohidi (CDAR pgs. 149-157) ËAnswer in complete sentences questions #2 and #5 in “Understanding the Text” pg. 159 and then write a brief, but well-developed multi-paragraph essay (250-500 words with a Works Cited page) making connections between this informational essay and what you learned about Iranian immigrants in Firoozeh Dumas’s memoir.

Week:  7
Thursday

 Extra Credit #1 Due

Class work:

Complete Error Sheet/Revision Ideas for Essay #2ËReview/Discuss Funny in Farsi (Whole Book)Ë Group workËGo over Midterm Exam  and Literature Target

Homework:

Complete  Literature Target and Found Poem for Funny in Farsi Ë Review for Midterm Exam and purchase a SMALL BLUE BOOK from the MC Bookstore before TuesdayËJOURNALS #1-13 COLLECTED TUESDAY 10/2/07—fill out check sheet

Class work:                 

Review/Discuss Yu selection Ë Group work Ë Preview Research Task (see Sections 507-510 in English Simplified) and choose a topic Ë

Assign Essay #3 : I-Search--Research Using Cause and Effect  (all work due on 10/30/07
Research a historical or current topic concerning immigration and/or cultural interaction in California. Your topic may be of regional (Central Valley/Northern California) or of statewide significance. Look at the causes (reasons) and effects (results) of this topic.

Homework:

Read “Maid in L.A.” by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (CDAR pgs. 116-128) ËComplete a Reading Journal for this selection (JOURNAL #14) Ë Begin Part 1 outline  for Essay #3—I-Search—Research Using Cause and Effect ËGet a current semester sticker and  library bar code on your Student I.D. card as soon as possible to expedite upcoming assignments

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You must clear your topic with your professor. This essay will be a MINIMUM 6-8 pages (1500-2000 words) using MLA format, in-text citation, and Works Cited. Five sources minimum; you may have only one Internet/website, two-three database sources, and the remaining two –three must be non-electronic/digital. NO WIKIPEDIA(If you are stuck see CDAR pgs. 172-173 # 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11 for starting topics)

Class work:

MEET IN LIBRARY ORIENTATION ROOM Ë THIS IS A REQUIRED STEP FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT (Points will be deducted for partial or no attendance) ËBegin filling out the Library Search handout in your packet

Homework:

Extra Credit Option #3: (40 pts.) DUE TUES. 10/16/07

Read “My Latino Heart” by Mario Garcia (CDAR pgs. 166-171) ËAnswer in complete sentences questions #1 and #4 in “Understanding the Text” pg. 171 and then write a brief, but well-developed multi-paragraph essay (250-500 words with a Works Cited page) answering “Exploring and Debating the Issues” #3

Class work:

Homework:

Class work:

MEET IN CLASSËResearch Status CheckËCause and Effect Chart ËReview/Discuss Langewiesche   ËGroup work ËPreparing a Works Cited List ËReview I-Search Outline

Homework:

Homework:

Read “Vietnamese Youths No Longer Look Homeward” by Nancy Wride (CDAR pgs. 160-165)Ë Complete a Reading Journal for this selection  (JOURNAL #16)

Homework:

Write the rough draft of Essay #3: I-Search—Research Using Cause and Effect (MINIMUM 6-8 pgs., 1,500-2,000 words multi-paragraph in I-Search Outline form, TYPED, MLA Format with Works Cited) Ë  Be prepared for Conference Draft Review Thursday

Extra Credit Option #4: (40 pts.) DUE TUES. 10/30/07
Read “Notes from a Native Daughter” by Joan Didion (CDAR pgs. 54-63) Ë Answer in complete sentences questions #1 and #2 in “Understanding the Text” pg. 63 and then write a brief, but well-developed multi-paragraph essay (250-500 words with a Works Cited page) answering “Exploring and Debating the Issues” #1 OR #3

Class work:

Homework:

Using feedback from conference and strategies in English Simplified text, write the revised draft of  Essay #3: I-Search —Research Using Cause and Effect, submit your work to turnitin.com, and bring all work for this essay and your envelope to next class

Class work:

Homework:

INTERNET BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR JAPANESE INTERNMENT AND ESSAY #4
Go to the Manzanar National Historic Site at www.nps.gov/manz/Expanded.htm

Follow the link to the Manzanar Historical Overview, print out, and read in preparation for reading from CDAR and beginning Essay #4

Read “Manzanar, U.S.A.” by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston (CDAR pgs. 109-113) and look at photograph “Group of Young Japanese Girls Arriving at Long Beach Railroad Station (1942)” (CDAR pgs. 115)  Ë Complete a Reading Journal for this selection  (JOURNAL #17)

Week:  12
Thursday

Class work:

Homework:

ESO Focus This Week:

B. Make the appropriate connection between reading, critical thinking , and writing   

Class work:

Review Literary TermsË Group work for Of  Mice and Men  ËSequencing Events Chpts. 1-3,  Character Chart, and Discussion Questions for Chpts. 1-3

Class work:

Argument/Opinion WritingËGroup work for  Chpts. 4-6 Of Mice and Men Ë Sequencing Events, Reviewing the title, and ThemesË Of Mice and Men Whole Book Test Ë SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCE TIMEË

Essay #5 Promise, Paradox, and the California Dream We began the semester by looking at the following reading that discussed the promise and the paradox of the California dream: “California: A Place, a People, a Dream” by James J. Rawls (CDAR 22-30) Throughout the semester, we have looked at a variety of readings, both fiction and non-fiction that have further explored those concepts.  Using all three of the assigned full-length books and at least three (only one may repeat from Essays #1 and/or #2) of the CDAR assigned readings, comment, respond, and/or debate the statement: “Promise and paradox are at the center of the California Dream.  In spite of the withering analyses of the past, the promises of California remain undiminished [. . .]” (Rawls 29).  You must support your arguments with sufficient examples and demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the key ideas from the semester. This essay will be a MINIMUM 4-5 pages (1,000-1,250 words) using MLA format, in-text citation, and Works Cited (minimum 6 sources).

Homework:

Complete detailed prewriting for Essay #5 and write the rough draft of Essay #5:  Promise, Paradox, and the California Dream (MINIMUM 4-5 pgs., 1,000-1,250 words, TYPED, MLA Format with Works Cited) Ë Be prepared for Conference Draft Review Tuesday

Class work:

Complete Take-Home Final Exam and turn in on time.  You may collect Essay #5 when you turn it in

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