Day 29

Day 29 English 101 Fall 2009

1. Narrative Rubric.
   
2. Volunteers for grading.
   

Homework, Read Chapter 24 and 25 for Monday. This is a slight change.

Chapter 16

All we got is the family unbroken. Like a bunch of cows, when the lobos are ranging stick all together.
--Ma Joad

page 169-170

Day 28

Day 28 English 101 Fall 2009

1. Dialogue
   
   1. Punctuating quotations.
      
2. The Hero's Journey.
   
3. Typing time.
   
4. Tomorrow: Volunteer for grading experiment?
   

Homework, Read Chapter 23.

Day 27

Day 27 English 101 Fall 2009

1. Who's off the truck now?
   
2. Bonus Points-Hand in.
   
   1. Tuesday Day, 1130-1220 same room
      
   2. Tuesday Night 7pm.
      
3. Quiz over 12-20.
   
   1. Don't do page 4.
      
4. Peer Review Review
   
5. Check for Third Person.
   
6. I DO want labels for each chapter: Departure, Journey, Arrival.
   
7. Characters
   
   1. Describe the main character physically.
      
   2. The kind of person who.
      
   3. Describe the next most important character physically.
      
   4. The kind of person who.
      
8. Dialogue
   
   1. Some tips
      
      1. Use it to draw us in and tell the story.
         
      2. Listen to how people talk
         
      3. Good dialogue sounds like real speech but isn't.
         
      4. Avoid dialect
         
      5. Avoid slang and profanity, but…
         
   2. Punctuating quotations
      

Homework, Read Chapter 22.

Run-Aways

And the Economy.
Say hello to Noah, 2009.

Day 25

Day 25 English 101 Fall 2009

1. Bonus Points,
   
   1. Tuesday Day, 1130-1220 same room
      
   2. Tuesday Night 7pm.
      
2. Groups of three.
   
3. Thick skin
   
4. Kind Honesty—especially this time.
   
5. Homework: Essay from other class.
   
6. Read Chapter 20 GoW.
   

Quiz over 12-22 on Wednesday.

The Plow the Broke the Plains

Bam White's a Movie Star

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Day 24

English 101 Day 24

1. Getting Essays Back—I'll explain this better Monday when I hand back essays for the 930 class.
   
   1. 1030 Average (with Bonus Points) 82%
      
   2. We're best at Organization—paragraphs, and intros/conclusions.
      
   3. Biggest issues, by far, Evidence to support your points.
      
   4. Second biggest issue, MLA
      
   5. Still work to do with thesis
      
   6. Grades so far
      

 

1. Prewriting, Essay 2 continued—Five senses for "Departure", Five Senses for "Journey", Five Senses for "Arrival"—pay special attention to sight, then sounds, then smell, then touch, then taste.
   

 

1. Steinbeck's bulletin board:
   
   1. Chapter 14: Read aloud
      
   2. Paine, Marx, Jefferson—Briefly
      
   3. Find a quote to put on Steinbeck's bulletin board—
      
      1. say why it's there—maybe even point to it in the book
         
   4. Chapter 15: Explain how the scene in the diner is a microcosm of the whole book.
      
   5. How is Ma changing?
      
   6. Is anyone else changing?
      

 

H/W:     GoW read 17, 18 and 19 for Monday. (Quiz over 12-21 on Wednesday).

Ten most expensive colleges

http://consumerist.com/5385336/what-are-the-most-expensive-colleges-in-america

Holy moly.

Day 23

English 101 Day 23

Bonus Points last night and next Tuesday.

1. Three chapters—Departure, Journey, Arrival.
   
2. They do not have to be equal length. You've got 3-6 pages.
   
3. Limit time and characters.
   
4. Third person.
   
5. Try a graphic organizer.
   
6. Rough Draft Due Monday.
   

Start working on it now.

Day 22

English 101 Day 22

Steinbeck in his own words.

Bill Ransom tonight 7 pm Writing Center. +5 BP or -1Abs
Bill Ransom TODAY 1130-1220 in this room. Same deal.

Essays back by Monday.
Quiz back now.

From Yesterday:
10—Leaving the Land 90-97; 98-105; 106-114

Who's off the truck by Chapter 13?
Who's on it now?

Agrarianism handout.

Prewriting, Essay 2

We've made a list. We've answered the journalist questions.

Let's try freewriting:

Departure (5 minutes)

Journey (5 minutes)

Arrival (5 minutes)

H/W: Read Chapter 14-15

Reed says 14 is THE BIG CHAPTER.

See Steinbeck's Bulletin Board handout.

I say 15 is A BIGGER CHAPTER.

Day 21

English 101 Day 21

Tomorrow Night—bonus points. 7pm in the Writing Center. Bill Ransom.

1030 class: Pick one option for essay two (one journey) and write who, what, when, where, why and how (7 minutes)

Take Quiz 1-12
Correct Quiz

From last week:
Themes: One Big Soul, Unity in Family (Nuclear and of Man), Big guy v. Little Guy, Agrarianism, The evils of Capitalism

8—Meet the Joads 67-74; 75-80; 81-85
9—Selling your life's work
10—Leaving the Land 90-97; 98-105; 106-114

Each group: A passage to read aloud—pick parts if you have them.

H/W: Read Chapter 13

Foreclosure Alley

http://kcet.org/socal/2008/09/foreclosure-alley.html

And it's not over. 1 in 10 seeking shelter for Homelessness have been foreclosed on.

Day 20

English 101 Day 20

Essay 2: Journey Essay Prewriting--

Pick one and write Who, What, Where, When, Why and How.

Five minutes.

Jim Casey

Reborn, Doubter/Seeker, Honest, Man of Thought,
Philosopher—Oversoul, Holy Spirit is One Human Spirit

Togetherness and cooperation over practicality

Is this Christianity? Is part of it Christianity?

Chapter 5: The Monster

Yakima Pallet and Bin and the tape measures

Any fruit packing line, mill, etc

Tenant farmers

Tractor driver muzzled and goggled by…

Who is taking it?

Why?

What happens to the small farmer once it's gone

Jefferson Agrarianism :Farmers are the backbone of the country because of the connection to the land. Dignity, self-respect, humility, life come from the land and the cycles we are connected to.

From last week:

Themes: One Big Soul, Unity in Family (Nuclear and of Man), Big guy v. Little Guy, Agrarianism, The evils of Capitalism

7—Car salesman—and a story.
8—Meet the Joads 67-74; 75-80; 81-85

9—Selling your life's work

10—Leaving the Land 90-97; 98-105; 106-114

Six Groups

Each group: A passage to read aloud—pick parts if you have them.

An essay question to ask the class about the passage.

Some of this conversation will be continued Tuesday.

H/W: Read Chapter 11 and 12

Quiz Ch. 1-12 Tuesday

The Transparent Eye Ball

In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life - no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground - my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing! I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God. [Nature, 1836].

A leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole. Each particle is a microcosm, and faithfully renders the likeness of the world. . . . So intimate is this Unity, that, it is easily seen, it lies under the undermost garment of nature, and betrays its source in the Universal Spirit. . . It is like a great circle on a sphere, comprising all possible circles; which, however, may be drawn, and comprise it, in like manner. [Nature, 1836].

Dow 10000

Here's an answer to the question, 930 class.

Day 19

English 101 Day 19 Fall 09

Some videos and links for the weekend.

Homework Chapters 7-10 by Monday. 11 and 12 by Tuesday and Quiz over 1-12 on Tuesday. The quiz will test your knowledge of the characters, setting and plot.

In groups of two.

1. Tom Joad's appearance and actions.
   
2. Tom Joad's thoughts and speech.
   
3. The reaction of others to Tom Joad—what they say and think about him.
   
4. Jim Casey's appearance and actions.
   
5. Jim Casey's thoughts and speech.
   
6. The reaction of others to Jim Casey—what they say and think about him.
   
7. Chapter 1 Notes: The Dust Storms
   
   1. Setting
      
      1. Apocalyptic
         
      2. Reverse lifecycle
         
   2. Unity and Human dignity
      
   3. Survival
      
   4. Interchapter
      
8. Chapter 2 Notes: Tom Get's a Ride
   
   1. Character
      
      1. Tom Joad
         
         1. Quick to anger, independent, solitary, smart
            
   2. Plot
      
   3. Tension between haves and have nots with Trucker/Owners
      
   4. Setting
      
      1. Roadside Diner
         
9. Chapter 3 Notes: The Turtle
   
   1. Symbolic in every sentence.
      
10. Chapter 4 Notes: Tom Meets Casey
    
1. Character
   
1. Jim Casey
2. Reborn, Seeker, Man of Thought, Philosopher—Oversoul, Holy Spirit is Human Spirit

Obama Visits NO

Praise and Criticism follow

Why Do People Hate You?

Living with Less

Today's Recession

The New Hard Times

Videos of those who lived through then and now

How do you view your life

Most say, a journey. But there are other ways.

Egan in Yakima and Hollywood

Egan in Yakima

Egan in Hollywood

Ta Da

Grapes of Wrath Trailer

Steinbeck in his own words

Who Do We Shoot?

On Steinbeck and GoW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqaTv8cCWeg

Worst Three Months of All Time

In housing.

Day 18

English 101 Day 18 Fall 09

For second essay

1. Experience
   
   1. Moves, roadtrips, psychological?
      
2. Observation
   
   1. Your parents/grandparents coming to the valley, state, country
      
   2. Other
      
3. Imagination
   
   1. Muley, Willy Feely, Ivy Wilson, Connie, Noah, One Eyed Man,
      
   2. Now?
      
   3. Future? What if GW plays out like Gore says? I'd like to keep it on Earth, and without wizards, I'd say.
      

 

Characterization is the method used by a writer to develop a character.

The method includes

(1) showing the character's appearance,

 

(2) displaying the character's actions,

 

(3) revealing the character's thoughts,

 

(4) letting the character speak, and

 

(5) getting the reactions of others

 

(6) their names

 

 

In groups of two.

 

1. Tom Joad's appearance and actions.
   
2. Tom Joad's thoughts and speech.
   
3. The reaction of others to Tom Joad—what they say and think about him.
   

 

1. Jim Casey's appearance and actions.
   
2. Jim Casey's thoughts and speech.
   
3. The reaction of others to Jim Casey—what they say and think about him.
   

   
    

 

1. Chapter 1: Setting
   
2. Chapter 2: Character of Tom Joad + Setting
   
3. Chapter 3:??
   
4. Chapter 4: Character of Jim Casey + Tom Joad
   
5. Homework: GoW Ch 6
   

   
    

6. Chapter 1 Notes: The Dust Storms
   
   1. Setting
      
      1. Apocalyptic
         
      2. Reverse lifecycle
         
   2. Unity and Human dignity
      
   3. Survival
      
   4. Interchapter
      

      
       

7. Chapter 2 Notes: Tom Get's a Ride
   
   1. Character
      
      1. Tom Joad
         
         1. Quick to anger, independent, solitary, smart
            
   2. Plot
      
   3. Tension between haves and have nots with Trucker/Owners
      
   4. Setting
      
      1. Roadside Diner
         
8. Chapter 3 Notes: The Turtle
   
   1. Symbolic in every sentence.
      
9. Chapter 4 Notes: Tom Meets Casey
   
   1. Character
      
      1. Jim Casey
         
         1. Reborn, Seeker, Man of Thought, Philosopher—Oversoul, Holy Spirit is Human Spirit
            

Day 17

English 101 Day 17 Fall 09

1. Bonus point opportunities
   
   1. Tonight,. Larson Gallery, Open Mic Poetry Reading, 7pm
      
   2. Next Wednesday, Bill Ransom, Poetry Reading, 7pm, Writing Center.
      
   3. Library workshops last until the end of this month.
      
2. Hand in one copy of your essay.
   
3. Yes/No
   
4. Yes= +5 bp; No= -5
   
5. Yes= Intro and Conclusion; No= silence
   

Homework: GoW Chapter 5

Day 16

English 101 Day 16 Fall 09

1. Sample essay: Tanner/Tricia
   
2. Read aloud in class.
   
3. Score for the four traits.
   
4. Scratch outline.
   
5. Grapes of Wrath essay topics
   
   1. Homework: Read Chapters 2, 3 and 4
      
6. For second essay
   
   1. Experience
      
      1. Moves, roadtrips, psychological?
         
   2. Observation
      
      1. Your parents/grandparents coming to the valley, state, country
         
      2. Other
         
   3. Imagination
      
      1. Muley, Willy Feely, Ivy Wilson, Connie, Noah, One Eyed Man,
         
      2. Now?
         

Future? What if GW plays out like Gore says? I'd like to keep it on Earth, and without wizards, I'd say.

Egan on Yakima

Egan just wrote this piece last week.

Uh, no.

Day 15

Day 15 English 101 Fall 09

1. Introductions and Conclusions
   

2. A story about plagiarism.
   

3. Integrating sources.
   

   1. Four Parts to every quote
      

      1. Signal phrase: As Egan notes, "they's a storm a brewin'" (MLA-3b)
         

      2. The quote, set off in quotation marks
         

      3. Parenthetical citation. (Egan 53). (MLA-4a)
         

         1. No pg. pp. etc
            

         2. If not stable page numbers (internet, for example), only author's name is needed.
            

      4. Make use of the quote by explaining how it fits the topic of the paragraph, or the overall thesis. Period goes at the end of the citation
         

4. A couple of tricky bits
   

   1. If you are taking words out of a single sentence, use …
      

   2. If you are taking words out between sentences, use ….
      

   3. If you need to include a word not in the original quote, use brackets [ ]
      

   4. If you are quoting someone else, who is quoted someplace else, use "qtd. in"
      

   5. Do not use … at the beginning of end of quotes (considered redundant).
      

   6. When the author is unknown, use the title of the article. You may abbreviate the title.
      

   7. When the page numbers are unknown, use only the author's name if there is one.
      

5. What to avoid:
   

   1. Quotes that just lay there.
      

   2. Dropped quotes.
      

   3. Not using quotation marks correctly.
      

   4. Not quoting accurately. (MLA-2b)
      

   5. Paraphrased material that is uncited. (MLA-2c)
      

6. Works cited (MLA-4b) see especially page 383, 388, 392, 396.
   

7. Sample essay MLA-5b especially page 412 for works cited.
   

8. How should we score this?
   

Sample Essay?

Intros and Conclusions Powerpoint

DOWNLOAD FILE

Day 14

English 101 Day 14

Schedule change—Essays Due TUESDAY (not Monday).

For Monday—bring completed essays with Works Cited pages for an exercise.

For Monday—A guinea pig for working with the rubric.

For Monday—No reading from Grapes of Wrath, but it's going to come fast so if you have time, get started.

1. Complete Peer Review.
   

2. Get your essays back from other classes
   

   1. Let me know if you were overly abused
      

3. Complete Peer Review Review.
   

4. Document design.

5. Introductions and conclusions (C2-a; C2-c)
   

6. A story about plagiarism.
   

7. Integrating sources.
   

   1. Four Parts to every quote
      

      1. Signal phrase: As Egan notes, "alsdkfja;lsdj" (MLA-3b)
         

      2. The quote, set off in quotation marks
         

      3. Parenthetical citation. (Egan 53). (MLA-4a)
         

         1. No pg. pp. etc
            

         2. If not stable page numbers (internet, for example), only author's name is needed.
            

      4. Make use of the quote by explaining how it fits the topic of the paragraph, or the overall thesis. Period goes at the end of the citation
         

8. A couple of tricky bits
   

   1. If you are taking words out of a single sentence, use …
      

   2. If you are taking words out between sentences, use ….
      

   3. If you need to include a word not in the original quote, use brackets [ ]
      

   4. If you are quoting someone else, who is quoted someplace else, use "qtd. in"
      

   5. Do not use … at the beginning of end of quotes (considered redundant).
      

   6. When the author is unknown, use the title of the article. You may abbreviate the title.
      

   7. When the page numbers are unknown, use only the author's name if there is one.
      

9. What to avoid:
   

   1. Quotes that just lay there.
      

   2. Dropped quotes.
      

   3. Not using quotation marks correctly.
      

   4. Not quoting accurately. (MLA-2b)
      

   5. Paraphrased material that is uncited. (MLA-2c)
      

10. Works cited (MLA-4b) see especially page 383, 388, 392, 396.
    

11. Sample essay MLA-5b especially page 412 for works cited.
    

Bad News in China

Cashmere bubble bursts

Is this good for the air?

Day 12

English 101 Day 12

1. Hand in one copy of your essay to me. This goes to the next class.
   
2. Groups of 3
   
3. Some notes on how this works
   
   1. Pretend you are at a job. That you are pros getting paid for this because you are (20 points for helping each other) and you will—this is a skill your employers are looking for.
      
   2. Readers: Kind Honesty
      
      1. "You have my permission to rip my paper to pieces."
         
      2. Don't, but…
         
   3. Writers: Thick Skin
      
      1. You are not your rough draft.
         
      2. You are here to improve your writing. To learn a skill.
         
   4. Write down 2-3 questions you have about your rough draft.
      
   5. Number the paragraphs on your essay.
      
   6. Hand out your essay.
      
      1. Traditionally, this is when you apologize to your group.
         
   7. Pen in hand, read the essay aloud.
      
      1. Not the author. They read it too well.
         
   8. Mark it as you go.
      
      1. Listen for stumbles.
         
      2. Listen for nice sounds, too.
         
   9. Fill in the Worksheet
      
      1. One for your own, too.
         
   10. Discuss the worksheet with the author.
       
       1. Author is QUIET, taking notes, not explaining.
          
   11. Author asks their questions.
       
   12. Author thanks their peers.
       

Repeat with next essay.

Dust Storm on I 90

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010001458_apwafreewayclosed2ndld.html

Day 11

English 101 Day 11

1. BP?
   
2. Thesis Statements—write them on the board.
   
3. Groups of six
   
4. Warnings
   
5. Exodus
   
6. Recovery
   
   1. Narrow, arguable, roadmap.
      
   2. Mine:
      
      1. Why are we interested in the Dust Bowl now? The most direct reason is so we can understand the events surrounding the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Like the Dust Bowl, Katrina was a natural disaster made worse by our failure to heed warnings. Secondly, as a result of the disaster, hundreds of thousands of people were uprooted from their homes. Finally, both areas have been undergoing extensive restoration in order to bring it back to where it was.
         
7. Thesis statements
   

Rough Draft Due Wednesday.

Bring 4 copies.

WHT Sample Outline

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PBS on the Dust Bowl

Thanks to Tony for the tip:
Dust Bowl and PBS

Maps and Snarky comments from your teacher

Google maps Dalhart. Pick up the little man and put him anywhere. Welcome to Dalhart.

BREAKING NEWS: Dalhart Chamber of Commerece is NOT supporting Obama's Healthcare plan.

Google maps Boise City.

Boise City News:
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
To compel a man to subsidize
with his taxes the propagation
of ideas which he disbelieves
and abhors is sinful and
tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

Wait, go back to the map. What was that you said about subsidies, Mr. Corn Farmer?

Day 10

English 101 Day 10

Bonus Points?

1. 1. How have these been so far?
      
2. Quiz WHT
   
3. Outlines WHT
   
4. Thesis Statements
   
5. For Tuesday: A thesis statement for your first essay.
   
6. No Class Monday.
   
   

Rough Draft Due Wednesday.

Bring 4 copies.

Two Charts

Chart of the Day
or
Chart of the Day

A left wing Nobel Prize winning economist knocks the banking reforms.

Day 9

English 101 Day 9

1. Welcome to October
   
2. Quiz WHT-tomorrow
   
3. Today—from Chapter 12 and 16
   
   1. 2 Best Stats
      
   2. 2 Best Dialogue (Spoken word)
      
   3. Similarities to New Orleans
      
   4. Similarities to Banking Crisis
      
4. Rubric
   
1. High/Low ends
   
2. Sample Essay?
   

Reading: Thursday 17-18; Friday 21; Saturday 23; Sunday Epilogue

Rough Draft Due Next Wednesday.

No class Monday.

Homeless Set Up Camp on Mayor's Yard

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009961274_homeless29m.html

Links-a-plenty

Links for Katrina, Climate Change, China, Credit Crisis.
Enough to write a paper about each topic.


Climate Change and Dust Bowls, from TODAY'S PAPER

Complete coverage at NYTimes of Credit Crisis

A One Year Anniversary Report on the Bank Crisis from NYTimes

ABC News: Dust Bowl and Katrina


Teaching Tolerance Lesson Plan


NPR Katrina and Dust Bowl

NPR WHT and Dust Bowl

NYTimes on comparing the exodus

New Dust Bowl in AZ? Washington Post, also

New Dust Bowl in South Dakota? Big Time Drought.

From GW Bush's Katrina Speech:

In the life of this nation, we have often been reminded that nature is an awesome force and that all life is fragile. We're the heirs of men and women who lived through those first terrible winters at Jamestown and Plymouth, who rebuilt Chicago after a great fire and San Francisco after a great earthquake, who reclaimed the prairie from the dust bowl of the 1930's. Every time, the people of this land have come back from fire, flood and storm to build anew, and to build better than what we had before. Americans have never left our destiny to the whims of nature and we will not start now.

Chinese dust over LA (and of course in China)

The Cost of Cashmere

Pine Beetle & Grasshopper plague

Amazon.com search inside feature

Katrina on Wikipedia

Dust Bowl on Wikipedia

Don't use Wikipedia for academic research?

Whole entry here.