General Education 111: Chance and Choice

 
 



 Syllabus
 

Thurs. Feb. 6 Introductions 
Tues. Feb. 11 Read: Fadiman, Preface, Ch. 1-7, pp. vii - 92; 
Notes on Orthography, pp. 291-2
Reading Response #1 (Examples)
Thurs. Feb. 13 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 8-12, pp. 93-170
Hmong History and Culture I
Hmong History and Culture II
Reading Response #2
Tues. Feb. 18 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 13-16, pp. 171-249
Read: O'Connor, Intro, Part 1, pp. 1-46
Reading Response #3
Thurs. Feb. 20 Bibliographic Instruction Session, L 355
Research Essay
On Research
Using secondary sources
Read Hacker, pp. 94-104, 217-219
 

 

Tues. Feb. 25 Read: Fadiman, Ch. 17-19, pp. 251-287;
Notes on Sources, pp. 293-311
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 6-13, pp. 49-98
Reading Response #4
Thurs. Feb. 27 Group presentation: Clinical Case Meeting
Tues. March 4 Essay 1: Writing Groups
Read: O'Connor, Pt. 2, Ch. 14-19, pp. 99-137
Thurs. March 6 Read: Jin, Prologue and Part 1 (pp. 3-102)
Cultural Revolution
Reading Response #5
Tues. March 11 Essay 1 Due (graded)
Read: Jin, Part 2 (pp. 105-199)
Reading Response #6
Thurs. March 13 Read: Jin, Part 3 (pp. 203-308)
Reading Response #7
Tues. March 18 Work on Research Essay (Essay 2)
Wed., Thurs., March 19, 20 Conferences on research essays
March 22-30 Spring Break
Tues. April 1 Work on Research Essay
Thurs. April 3 Research Essay : Writing Groups
Tues. April 8 Research Essay Due
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 
Thurs. April 10 Read: Krakauer, Ch. 9-Epilogue (pp. 157-374)
Reading Response # 9
Tues. April 15 Essay 3 (in class)
Thurs. April 17 Read: Austen, Vol. I, Ch.I - IX (pp. 5-73)
Austen Life and Times
Regency Period
Reading Response # 10
April 19-21 Easter Break
Tues. April 22 Read: Austen, Vol. I, Ch. X - Vol II, Ch V (Ch. 10-17, pp. 74-144)
Reading Response # 11
Thurs. April 24 Read: Austen: Vol. II, Ch. VI-XII (Ch. 18-24, pp. 145-221)
Reading Response # 12
Tues. April 29 Persuasion
Thurs. May 1 Essay 4: Writing Groups
Tues. May 6 Essay 4 Due
Read: Guterson, pp. 1-151
Reading Response #13
Thurs. May 8 Read: Guterson, pp. 151-299 
Manzanar photos
Reading Response #14
Tues. May 13 Read: Guterson, pp. 299-460
Reading Response # 15
Thurs. Dec. 12 Reading Day
Sat. May 17, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Final Exam (Essay 5)
Mon. May 19 Portfolio Due, noon