English 103: Critical Thinking and Composition Tentative Class Schedule

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  This is a “tentative” course schedule, and I reserve the right to make changes as I deem appropriate and necessary throughout the semester.
  
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  All course readings are to be read by the date listed.
  
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  All HW is due the date in which it appears; homework must be TYPED, LABELED and submitted at the beginning of class.
  
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  If you are not present for class discussion based on readings/HW, you will not receive full credit on the HW assignment.
  
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  After one warning, cell phone use, texting, and other electronic distractions will result in dismissal from the class for that entire class time. The third offense will result in appropriate administrative action.
  

1/14 Introduction to course, Review Syllabus and Tentative Schedule, BB issues

1/22 Diagnostic Essay

P. 458 – 2, 3, 6

P. 593 –2, 4, 5

Discussion
1/24 Reading & Homework in Beyond Feelings (BF):

Part 1: “The Context” (Chapters 1, 2, 5)

1. 
   Chapter 1 – 6, 8
   
2. 
   Chapter 2 – 3
   
3. 
   Chapter 5 – 5, 6
   

1/30 Pitfalls of Critical Thinking

Part 2: “The Pitfalls” Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

1. 
   Chapter 8 – 5
   
2. 
   Chapter 9 – 3, 4
   
3. 
   Chapter 10 – 4
   
4. 
   Chapter 11 – 4
   
5. 
   Chapter 12 – 1
   
6. 
   Chapter 13 – 6
   

2/5 Discuss CHR

2/7 Reading & Homework in (BF):

Part 3: Part 3 “A Strategy” Chapters 14 and 15

HW 4– Answer the Critical Inventory Questions (p. 159) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17

1. 
   Chapter 14 – 1
   
2. 
   Chapter 15 – 1 or 3
   
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   Wrap Up – Beyond Feelings: In-Class Activity/Discussion
   

In-Class Activity Recognizing the Pitfalls in Your Critical Thinking

View excerpts from the film Juno

Quiz 1 (Based on reading from BF, synthesis/analysis of CHR and Juno)

Activities and Discussion

2/11 *Late Start Continue Activities and Discussion

1. 
   Chapters 1 & 2 p. 1-47
   
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   Chapter 7 p. 239-244
   
3. 
   “Keep Within Compass” p. 244-245
   
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   (Optional*Chapters 3 & 4 Essay Review p. 39-100)
   

2/19 Reading: (CA)

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   “Hegemony, Hubris, and Overreach” p. 162 – 167
   

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   “In the Land of the Free” p. 187 – 195
   
2. 
   “There’s No Way like the American Way” p. 199 – 201
   
3. 
   “Marriage is a Fundamental Right” p. 270 – 272
   
4. 
   “Reserve Marriage for Heterosexuals” p.273 – 274
   
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“Hegemony, Hubris, and Overreach” p. 167 – 2 & 4

“In the Land of the Free” page 195 – 1 & 2

“There’s No Way like the American Way” p. 201 – 1, 2, & 4

“Marriage is a Fundamental Right” p. 272 – 1, 3, & 4

“Reserve Marriage for Heterosexuals” p. 274 – 1, 2, & 4

ESSAY ONE DUE NEXT CLASS

2–– articles on American immigration policy: 1) past policy 1) current policy.

3 – one contemporary advertisement that includes American symbols.

4– articles on same sex marriage: 1) pro 1) con

reactions) for each of the following:

“Marriage is a Fundamental Right,” and

“Reserve Marriage for Heterosexuals.
Discussion

WEEK SEVEN

2/25 *Late Start DUE Essay 1

Bring to class 2 discussion questions YOU HAVE related to whether or not we live in a post racial society.

Finish Film and Discuss /Assign Midterm essay DUE: Thursday, March 7

3/5 View Film : Crash *Study guide available on BB

3/7

Finish Film

Discuss Film and Assign Crash Essay response BEGIN IN CLASS Due 3-15

Introduce Class Debate and Assign HW 9 and 10

WEEK NINE

3/11 DUE: Midterm

Bring Laptops to class/Group Work – Preparation for Class Debate: Is a color blind/gender equal society possible?

HW 9—Bring research materials and articles for debate prep

3/13 Bring Laptops to class/Group Work – Preparation for Class Debate: Are we a post-racial society

3/15 DUE Crash Essay Film response

3/19 Discuss Debate results: In class evaluations and assign group write up

of The Road

Group Presentation Assignments

4/8 *Late Start Reading and Discussion : The second half of The Road

half of The Road

View film excerpts from The Book of Eli
Group Presentation Prep/Planning time

4/10 Group Presentation Prep/Planning time

4/12 Group Presentations Due
WEEK TWLEVE

4/16 Group Presentations Due

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  p. 245 – 252
  
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  “The Individual and the Chains of Illusion” p.329 -337
  

4/22 *Late Start Finish and discuss film/Synthesis with reading from 4/16

Freewriting – War

4/24 Reading and Discussion in CA:

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   “War and the Enemy” p. 459 – 463
   
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   “The War Prayer” p. 468 – 471
   

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   HW 14: Identify three questions or considerations about war and violence that
   
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   need to be asked based on each of the texts above.
   

4/26 Reading and Discussion in CA:

“Nurses in Vietnam” p. 481 – 492

“The Real War” p. 519 – 521

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HW 15 - Answer the following questions found in the “For Discussion”

section at the end of each piece.

“The War Prayer” p. 471 – 4 & 6

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   Saigon Execution & The Terror of War p.479 – 2 &
   
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   p. 481 – 3 & 4
   

“The Real War” p. 521 – 1, 2, & 3

4/30 Discuss Readings from 4/26 and HW 15

was assigned and three discussion points from your research.

5/2 Reading and Discussion: AWOI

p. 13 – 19

“The Qualities of a Prince” p. 37 – 52 HW 17 – p. 52 --2, 3, 5

5/6 *Late Start Review Final Exam Prep Folder in External Links – Read “AWOL in

America” and check out the other sources
Continue Activities & Discussion

5/8 Reading and Discussion: AWOI

“The Origin of Civil Society” p. 55 – 74

HW 18 – p. 74 3 and 5
View Film: We Were Soldiers
5/10 Assign Research Paper DUE May 31

Finish Film
WEEK SIXTEEN

5/14 Reading and Discussion: AWOI

“Ideal Democracy” p. 101 - 118

HW 19: p. 118 1, 2, 6

View Film Black Hawk Down
5/16 Individual Presentations

Due: Extra Credit
WEEK SEVENTEEN

5/20 Individual Presentations

5/29 Continue Activities and Discussion