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CLASS #  IN-CLASS ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENTS
1 "Introduction." In Signs of Life in the USA. Edited by Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000. Pp. 1-19.
Twitchell, James B. "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz." In Signs of Life. Pp. 202-209.
Writing and Reading Profiles due.
Sign up for dates for submitting essays.
2 Kingsolver, Barbara. "Flying." In Small Wonder. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Pp. 1-21. (Handout)
Reader's Notebook entries on "Flying."
Sign up for oral presentations on online magazines.
3 Tsing Loh, Sandra. "The Return of Doris Day." In Signs of Life. Pp. 357-365.
Berridge, Edward. "Hope I Die Before Marcia Gets Old." In Signs of Life. Pp. 428-429.
4 Oral presentations on online magazines.
Douglas, Susan. "A Look at Terror with My Daughter." The Progressive 63, 6 (June 1999): 17. (Handout)
Gibson, James Wilson. "Warrior Dreams." In Signs of Life. Pp. 496-504.
5 Oral presentations on online magazines.
Taylor, Paul C. "Funky White Boys and Honorary Soul Sisters." In Signs of Life. Pp. 549-561.
First essay submission day
6 Oral presentations on online magazines.
Nell, Bernstein. "Goin' Gangsta, Choosin' Cholita." In Signs of Life. Pp. 562-567.
Kelley, Robin D. G. "The People in Me." The Utne Reader 95 (September 1999): 79-81. (Handout)
Cose, Ellis. "The Colors of Race." Newsweek (1 January 2000): 28-30. (Handout)
7 Workshop of essays submitted on class 5. Second essay submission day
8 Oral presentations on online magazines.
Kilbourne, Jean. Slim Hopes. Film.
Wolf, Naomi. "The Beauty Myth." In Signs of Life. Pp. 481-489.
9 Workshop of essays submitted on class 7.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 7.
Third essay submission day
10 Library session: TBA
11 Workshop of essays submitted on class 9.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 9.
12 Oral presentations on online magazines.
Sign up for teams to produce and publicize Culture Shock!
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 11.
Fourth essay submission day
13 Discussion of assigned reading.
14 Workshop of essays submitted on class 12.
15 Discussion of assigned reading.
16 Discussion of assigned reading.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 14.
Fifth essay submission day: researched essays
17 Team reports on Culture Shock!
18 Workshop of essays submitted on class 16. Sixth essay submission day: researched essays
19 Discussion of assigned reading.
Submissions to Culture Shock! submitted to editorial boards.
20 Workshop of essays submitted on class 18.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 18.
Seventh essay submission day
21 Progress reports from teams on Culture Shock!
22 Workshop of essays submitted on class 20.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class 20.
23 Discussion of assigned reading.
Culture Shock! up and running. Class demonstration.
Revisions due of essays workshopped on class class 21.
24 Course summary and evaluations.
25 Last class. Portfolios due