| 1/15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
1/17 Intro to the class
For Fri., print and bring course syllabus |
1/19 Syllabus overview; getting to know one another
Readings for Monday are in the course pack (available at Serve U Copy Center, 4410 Highland Rd., #A9; phone: 768-7742) |
1/22 Diversity, Introduction and Chapter 1; Sharon Begley, “Three is Not Enough” (course packet, pages 10-17)
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1/24 Course Manual, sections 2, 3, and 4 (cp, 5-8); PBS website Beyond Brown; AAA website Race: Are We So Different?
Sign up for presentations and for service times |
1/26 Morrison, Nobel Prize Speech; Walker, “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens” (cp, 18-28)
For Monday: Post a response to the blog
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1/29 Orientation to the school
Start service this week!
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1/31 Morrison, “Recitatif”; Poetry: Alexander, "Ladders"; Clifton, "Album" (cp, 29-37) |
2/2 News clipping; Chopin, “Desiree’s Baby”; McIntosh, ‘White Privilege” (cp, 38-48) |
| 2/5 Presentation: Group 1 |
2/7 Walker, Parts 1-4 |
2/9 Walker, Parts 5-8 |
2/12 Walker, Parts 9-14
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2/14 Walker 15-21 |
2/16 Anzaldúa, “The Homeland, Aztlán” (cp, 49-56); Presentation: Group 2 |
| 2/19 MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY |
2/21 MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY |
2/23 Cisneros, 1-57
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2/26 No regular class meeting; finish reading and finish your essay
Essay 1 Due by midnight |
2/28 Cisneros, 58-110; Midterm Review |
3/2 Large Group Discussion: Reflecting on our Service
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3/5 Midterm Exam Part 1.
Due Wed.: Midterm Part 2 |
3/7 Screening: Crash |
3/9 Screening: Crash |
| 3/12 Discussion: Crash; introduction to second half of the semester |
3/14 Chin, “How I Got That
Name”; Ortiz Cofer, “The Myth of the Latin Woman”;
Miya-Jervis, “My Jewish Nose” (62-69) |
3/16 Presentation: Group 3 |
3/19 Maus, chapters 1-3
TESTING AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
3/21 Maus, chapters 4-6
TESTING AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
3/23 Conference in New York: Group planning day
TESTING AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
| 3/26 Maus II, chapters 1-2 |
3/28 Maus II, chapters 3-5 |
3/30 Presentation: Group 4 |
| 4/2 SPRING BREAK |
4/4 SPRING BREAK |
4/6 SPRING BREAK |
4/9 Tan, Feathers from a Thousand Li Away
SPRING BREAK AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
4/11 Group Presentation Workshop: bring ideas for how to teach the kids; paper topic due by email
SPRING BREAK AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
4/13 Tan, through American Translation
SPRING BREAK AT POLK: NO SERVICE THIS WEEK |
4/16 Tan, Queen Mother of the Western Skies
PRESENTATIONS AT POLK (move to next week?) |
4/18 Kingston, from The Woman Warrior (cp, 70-78)
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4/20 Presentation: Group 5
Shaheen, “Hollywood Targets Arab and Muslim Americans” (cp, 79-80)
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| 4/22 Hosseini, 1-79 |
4/24 Hosseini, 79-142 (chapters 8-11) |
4/26 Hosseini, 143-202 (chapters 12-15) |
| 4/30 Hosseini, 203-292 (chapters 16-22); bring 3 possible identification prompts to class Wed. |
5/2 Hosseini, 294-371 (chapter 23-end) |
5/4 LAST DAY OF CLASS: wrapping up, review for final; essay 2 due |
