Day 7

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 7

1. Tomorrow: Meet in lab. Be sure you can log on. Bring something to save your work with (or email it to yourself).
   
2. Homework for Tomorrow: Read A1 and A2 in Hacker, "Constructing reasonable arguments" (57-76).
   
3. What did you think of the articles? What surprised you? What could you use in your essay?
   
4. The Writing Process—C1
   
   1. Planning
      
      1. Assess the situation.
         
         1. Topic: Victor Joseph's Hero's Journey
            
         2. Audience: Instructor, classmates, others in college
            
         3. Purpose: To explain the transformation of Victor using the Hero's Journey archetype
            
         4. Deadlines: July 7^th/July 12^th
            
         5. Length: 3-5 pages, double spaced, MLA format.
            
         6. Sources of information: Film, web, handouts, short story.
            
      2. Exploring ideas
         
         1. Talking and Listening
            
         2. Annotating Texts
            
         3. Listing
            
         4. Clustering
            
         5. Freewriting
            
         6. Asking Journalist's Questions
            
         7. Read/Research
            
      3. Formulating a tentative thesis (10)
         
         1. Is it too obvious?
            
         2. Can you support your thesis with the evidence available?
            
         3. Does the thesis require an essay's worth of development or will you run out of points too quickly?
            
         4. Can you explain why readers will want to read an essay with this thesis?
            
            1. Powerpoint.
               
      4. Sketching a plan.
         
         1. Powerpoint.
            
   2. Drafting
      
      1. Powerpoint
         
      1. Introduction.
         
      2. Body
         
         1. Headings?
            
         2. Visuals?
            
      3. Conclusion
         
   3. Revising
      
   4. Presenting
      

 

Day 6

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 6

1. Essay One
   
   1. Rough Draft Due July 7th
      
   2. Final Draft Due July 12th
      
2. From yesterday:
   
   1. Where is Victor in the Hero's Journey?
      
   2. What is the picture of Victor before he begins his transformation?
      
   3. What is his quest?
      
   4. What is missing? What has been taken?
      
   5. What has happened so far to help in his transformation, though we may not see it yet?
      
      1. Denny's story.
         
      2. Basketball story.
         
      3. Mom's advice.
         
      4. Thomas's advice—face, humor, stop walking, nobody here to save us.
         
      5. Mom's example—fry bread.
         
      6. Susy Song?
         
3. Support
   
   1. Summary of action.
      
   2. Finding quotes.
      
      1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120321/quotes
         
      2. You should be trying to get them as we go.
         
      3. You can ask me for pages from the screenplay, too. Be specific.
         
   3. Expert opinion.
      
      1. Here's the Wikipedia page with links to others.
         
      2. Here's his page with links to others.
         
   4. From the HJ text. (I'll get you a citation for this).
      
4. Finish Film: Smoke Signals
   
5. Hand in Questions and Hero's Journey Plot Log
   
6. Homework: read these two articles. One. Two.
   

Questions for Smoke Signals

Questions for the movie, Smoke Signals

 

1. The first time we see Arnold Joseph, he says he's magic. What kind of magic is he talking about?
   

 

1. Why does Arlene Joseph make Victor promise he'll come back?
   

 

1. What are Victor's 3 conditions for accepting Thomas's money for the trip?
   

 

1. Thomas tells a story about Arnold Joseph as a way of payment to Velma and Lucy. What does the story tell us about Arnold?
   

 

1. Victor tells Thomas, Just remember…You can't trust anybody. Why does he say this?
   

 

1. Thomas tells Victor a story about a dream that told him to go to Spokane Falls. He says he was waiting for a vision. What was that vision and what does it tell us about Arnold Joseph?
   

 

1. Why does Arnold Joseph go?
   

 

1. Why doesn't he explain this to Victor?
   

 

1. Arlene Joseph says Arnold is magic, too. What does she mean by this?
   

 

1. According to Victor, what does it mean to be a "real Indian"?
   

 

1. What does Thomas's monologue about traveling have to do with the lesson Victor needs to learn?
   

 

1. What is the significance of Victor's refusal to take his father's ashes from Susy when they arrive.
   

 

1. Thomas says Arlene was magic, too. What biblical story is adapted by Thomas to demonstrate her magic? What kind of magic does Arlene have?
   

 

1. Why did Susy Song come to Arizona?
   

 

1. Why did Arnold come to Arizona?
   

 

1. What's the most evil thing Arnold Joseph ever done?
   

 

1. What does Arnold's basketball story tell us about him?
   

 

1. Susy says Arnold was a magician. What does she mean?
   

 

1. What attracted Susy to Arnold?
   

 

1. What secrets does Susy keep?
   

 

1. Why does Victor cut his hair?
   

 

1. What are the two kinds of people in the world, according to Susy Song?
   

 

1. What evidence do we see of Victor's transformation after the photo is found?
   

 

1. What evidence do we see that he has not completed his transformation?
   

 

1. Who's fault is the accident?
   

 

1. During his race for help, Victor has a vision. Describe that vision:
   

 

1. What were the "two wrecks last night"?
   

 

1. What was Thomas right about?
   

 

1. What is his mother's reaction?
   

 

 

1. Is the ceremony at the river like a salmon or like cleaning out the attic?
   

 

1. What does it mean to say Phoenix, Arizona?
   

Little Buddha

Day 4

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 4

1. Log in.
   
2. Open student email.
   
3. Bonus Points/Absences
   
   1. www.yvccenglish101.blogspot.com
      
   2. comments must be 12 words or more (at least a sentence or two), and must be related to the post.
      
   3. One point for each comment. Limit of one point per post—but you can continue to comment.
      
   4. If it gets ugly, somebody tell me.
      
   5. You will collect them at the end of weeks 3, 5, and 7.
      
   6. You need a google account to sign in.
      
4. Names Quiz
   
5. Gawain's Journey Key Concepts:
   
   1. We may not know our real goal when we start our Journey, or our goal may change along the way.
      
   2. The challenges we face in our Journey always reflect our own needs, fears and weaknesses.
      
   3. We will face our greatest fear or weakness in the Abyss.
      
   4. Objects can become symbols of concepts.
      
6. The End of the Eternal Spring.
   
   1. Answer "Food for Thought" questions on page 86.
      
7. The Legend of the Buddha
   
   1. "Interpreting the Buddha Legend and the Buddha's Journey" on your own.
      
   2. Class discussion.
      
8. Essay One
   
   1. Rough Draft Due July 7th
      
   2. Final Draft Due July 12th
      
9. The Writing Process—C1
   
   1. Planning
      
      1. Assess the situation.
         
      2. Exploring ideas
         
      3. Formulating a tentative thesis
         
      4. Sketching a plan
         
   2. Drafting
      
      1. Introductions and thesis
         
      2. Body
         
      3. Conclusion
         
   3. Revising
      
      1. Global
         
      2. Revising and editing sentences
         
      3. Proofreading
         
   4. Presenting
      
      1. Layout and format.
         
      2. Headings.
         
      3. Lists
         
      4. Visuals
         
      5. Academic formatting
         
10. Warming Up: Exploring Ideas
    
    1. Talking and Listening
       
    2. Annotating Texts
       
    3. Listing
       
    4. Clustering
       
    5. Freewriting
       
    6. Asking Journalist's Questions
       
    7. Read/Research
       
11. Think of a movie that fits this archetype. Try to fill in as many of the steps for that movie as possible.
    
12. Homework: "This is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona"—Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.
    

Look up "Sherman Alexie" on bing, google, Wikipedia, Youtube.

Animated Gawain

Gawain and the Green Knight

Day 3

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 3

1. Create Your Own Rituals—1030 Tribe.
   
2. The Hero's Journey
   
   1. A pattern of all human experience—reflected in all literature and film.
      
   2. Like the Rite of Passage, the Hero's Journey involves a separation, initiation and a return.
      
   3. The stages of the Hero's Journey usually—but not always—follow a standard sequence.
      
   4. We all go through many Journeys in our lives as we grow and learn.
      
3. Hero's Journey Overview, review.
   
4. Read aloud second half of 70 to end.
   
5. On your own: "Understanding Gawain's Journey"
   
6. Discussion as a class.
   
7. Key Concepts:
   
   1. We may not know our real goal when we start our Journey, or our goal may change along the way.
      
   2. The challenges we face in our Journey always reflect our own needs, fears and weaknesses.
      
   3. We will face our greatest fear or weakness in the Abyss.
      
   4. Objects can become symbols of concepts.
      
8. Origin of Our Image of Satan, the Devil—Read aloud.
   
9. Read The End of the Eternal Spring.
   
   1. Answer "Food for Thought" questions on page 86.
      

Homework: The Legend of the Buddha and "Interpreting the Buddha Legend and the Buddha's Journey"

Path to Adulthood Longer

Here's an article about what we were talking about yesterday.

Day 2

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 2

1. Rituals
   
   1. Any regular activity done in a set pattern can be ritualistic
      
   2. Rituals and ritualizing tell us how to relate to and give meaning to experience.
      
   3. We all ritualize, though we may not recognize it.
      
   4. Many rituals aid or guide life's transitions.
      
   5. The Rite of Passage is an essential step for growth for individuals and communities.
      
   6. The Rite of Passage has three stages: Separation, Initiation and Return.
      
2. Photographs, part two.
   
   1. Quiz Thursday
      
3. Overview of the class.
   
4. What makes a hero?
   
5. Star Wars or Avatar or Lion King or Harold and Kumar?
   
6. Hero's Journey Overview
   
7. Hero's Journey, step by step.
   
8. Read The Heroic Journey—as a class? Homework?
   
9. Homework, read 56-72 in packet
   

Create Your Own Rituals—in groups of four. Try one. As a class?

Day 1

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 1

1. What is your morning ritual?
   
   1. Why do you do things this way?
      
2. Fairbanks, Alaska.
3. Stonehenge, today.
   
   1. Traditional/"Primitive" v. Modern rituals
      
   2. What's missing from modern rituals?
      
4. What is the meaning of an experience?
   
   1. For example, First Day of Class or Summer Solstice?
      
      1. Polysemous.
         
      2. How does a culture stick together this way?
         
5. Rituals and Rites of Passage
   
   1. What is a ritual?
      
      1. Any regular activity done in a set pattern can be ritualistic.
         
         1. Other examples? Greeting friends, performance, dress, athletics, getting ready to go out, writing.
            
         2. How do rituals help?
            
   2. Why do we ritualize?--They are the glue. They bestow a common meaning on an experience.
      
      1. Tell us how to relate to and give meaning to experience.
         
      2. We all ritualize, some may not recognize it.
         
      3. Aid or guide life's transitions.
         
         1. What should a funeral do? For the family? For the friends? For the community?
            
         2. What about funerals you've attended? Were they effective or ineffective?
            
         3. What about different cultural traditions in funerals?
            
6. Rites of Passage
   
   1. Modern? 21ers/Driver's Licence/Teams/Graduations/Gangs/Religious/
      
7. Read Rituals and Rites of Passage.
   
8. Specifically, Rites of Passage
   
   1. growth of individuals and communities.
      
   2. Examples of traditional and modern rites or passage.
      
9. Review.
   
10. Photographs.
    
11. Syllabus.
    
12. For tomorrow: Create Your Own Ritual for the "First Day of Class"—it has to be "doable" at YVCC.
    
    1. Typed or Handwritten Ok. (Step Two, Three, Four on paper, Step Five on back?)
       
    2. If you need to bring props, bring props.
       

Buy To Kill a Mockingbird and A Writer's Reference.