General Education 111: Chance and Choice

 
 



 Syllabus
 

Thurs. Sept. 5 Introductions 
Tues. Sept. 10 Read: Fadiman, Preface, Ch. 1-7, pp. vii - 92; 
Notes on Orthography, pp. 291-2
Reading Response #1 (Examples)
Thurs. Sept. 12 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 8-12, pp. 93-170
Hmong History and Culture I
Hmong History and Culture II
Reading Response #2
Tues. Sept. 17 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 13-16, pp. 171-249
Read: O'Connor, Intro, Part 1, pp. 1-46
Reading Response #3
Thurs. Sept. 19 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 17-19, pp. 251-287;
Notes on Sources, pp. 293-311
Read: Hacker, pp. 94-104, 217-219
Reading Response #4
Tues. Sept. 24 Group presentation: Clinical Case Meeting
Thurs. Sept. 26 Bibliographic Instruction Session, L 355
Research Essay
On Research
Using secondary sources
Tues. and Wed. Oct. 1 and 2 Conference on Research Essay
Thurs. Oct. 3 Work on Research Essay
Tues. Oct. 8 Writing Groups: Research Essay
Thurs. Oct. 10 Work on Research Essay
Tues. Oct. 15 Research Essay Due (Essay 1) 
Read: Jin, Prologue and Part 1 (pp. 3-102)
Cultural Revolution
 Reading Response #5
Thurs. Oct.  17 Read: Jin, Part 2 (pp. 105-199)
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-13, pp. 49-98
Reading Response #6
Oct. 19-22 Fall Break
Thurs. Oct. 24 Read: Jin, Part 3 (pp. 203-308)
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-19, pp. 99-137
Reading Response #7
Tues. Oct. 29 Essay written in class (Essay 2)
Thurs. Oct. 31 Read: Krakauer, Intro, Ch. 1-8 (pp. 1-156)
Summitting Everest
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 3, Ch. 20-25, pp. 141-190
Reading Response #8 
Tues. Nov. 5 Read: Krakauer, Ch. 9-Epilogue (pp. 157-374)
Reading Response # 9
Thurs. Nov. 7 Essay 3
Writing Groups
Tues. Nov. 12 Read: Austen, Vol. I, Ch.I - IX (pp. 5-73)
Austen Life and Times
Regency Period
Reading Response # 10
Thurs. Nov. 14 Essay 3 Due
Read: Austen, Vol. I, Ch. X - Vol II, Ch V (Ch. 10-17, pp. 74-144)
Reading Response # 11
Tues. Nov. 19 Read: Austen: Vol. II, Ch. VI-XII (Ch. 18-24, pp. 145-221)
Reading Response # 12
Thurs. Nov. 21 Persuasion
Tues. Nov. 26 Essay 4
Writing Groups
Nov. 27-30 Thanksgiving Break
Tues. Dec. 3 Essay 4 Due
Read: Guterson, pp. 1-151
Reading Response #13
Thurs. Dec. 5 Read: Guterson, pp. 151-299 
Manzanar photos
Reading Response #14
Tues. Dec.  Read: Guterson, pp. 299-460
Reading Response # 15
Thurs. Dec. 12 Reading Day
Mon. Dec. 16 Portfolio Due, noon
Wed. Dec. 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Final Exam (Essay 5)