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Course Information
Syllabus ‘08
Grading ‘08
Blackboard
Course Blog
Additional
Information
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Erin Brockvich
Norma Rae
Mississippi
Burning
Time to Kill
Shawshank Redemption
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Course Schedule for Fall 2008
Any changes to the schedule
will be announced in advance. Check online for updates and added
hyperlinks. All underlined texts are hyperlinks. If you link to pages with
information from prior years, be sure return to this page to access the 2008
versions of assignments and other information. Please note that a
majority of the work for the course is completed during the first 6 weeks,
easing students’ schedules to focus on other courses at the end of the
semester. The schedule is deliberately “front-loaded.” Once initial concepts
are learned in the first 6 weeks, the rest of the course will fall into
place rather readily.
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Weeks and Dates
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Topics Covered
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Assignments for Next Class
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Week 1
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Introduction and Erin
Brockovich
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Tues.
Aug. 26
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Introduction, course
overview
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Barsam notes: Chapter 1,
pages 2-29
Preparation for
Assignment 1 on A Thousand Splendid
Suns
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Thurs.
Aug. 28
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Begin Erin Brockovich (EB)
Film Guide 1
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Notes on EB Film
Guide 1
Barsam
notes: Chapter 1, pages 29-42
Barsam
notes: Chapter 2, pages 54-70
Preparation for
Assignment 1 on A Thousand Splendid
Suns
College will follow
Monday schedule for Tues., Sept. 2. However, work on above assignments
throughout the week to pace yourself accordingly.
Check the class
Blackboard site and post two messages.
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Week 2
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Erin
Brockovich continued
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Thurs.
Sept. 4
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Erin Brockovich
Film Guide 2
Link for information
on Erin Brockovich
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Notes on EB Film
Guide 2
Barsam notes: Chapter 2,
pages 70-79.
Submit EB
and textbook notes Sept. 11. If we don’t finish EB in class, notes we will finish it Sept. 11 and the film
notes will be due Sept. 11
Check the class
Blackboard site and blog, and post two messages.
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Week 3
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Norma
Rae
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Tues.
Sept. 9
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Final discussion of Erin Brockovich
In-Class Assignment
on A Thousand Splendid Suns
Begin Norma Rae (NR)
Film Guide 1
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Notes on NR Film
Guide 1
Barsam notes: Chapter 3, pages
92-108
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Thurs.
Sept. 11
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Norma Rae
Film Guide 2
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Notes on NR Film
Guide 2
Barsam notes: Chapter 3, pages
108-122
Check the class
Blackboard site and blog, and post two messages.
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Week 4
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Norma
Rae
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Tues.,
Sept. 16
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Conclude Norma Rae
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Conclude Notes on NR
Barsam: Chapter 3, pages
122-134.
Submit NR and
textbook notes at our next class.
Quiz on Barsam
Chapters 1-3 in-class Sept. 18
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Thurs.
Sept. 18
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Quiz on Barsam,
Chapters 1-3
Additional
information on Norma Rae
Paper 1 Explanation
Paper is due Oct. 2:
follow steps listed in homework column to complete in stages
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Begin Paper 1: notes,
draft, outline
Check the class Blackboard
site and blog, and post two messages.
Course contract for
grade is due Sept. 23
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Week 5
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Mississippi Burning
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Tues.
Sept. 23
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Begin Mississippi Burning
Film Guide 1
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Notes on MB Film Guide 1
Continue Paper 1
Sex Signals Workshop
at 7 pm in Hoffman Auditorium
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Thurs.
Sept. 25
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Mississippi
Burning
Film
Guide 2
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Note on MB Film Guide 2
Continue Paper 1
Bring 3 copies of the paper to Sept. 30 class
for a peer reviews and schedule in-person or online writing tutorial; one
tutorial for the paper is required.
Blackboard site and
blog, and post two messages.
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Week 6
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Mississippi Burning
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Tues.
Sept. 30
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Peer reviews of paper 1; attendance at this
class counts double!
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Finish Paper 1, which
is due Oct. 2
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Thurs.
Oct. 2
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Finish Mississippi Burning
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Conclude notes on MB
Submit MB
notes at our next class Oct. 7
See Blackboard site
and blog, and post two messages.
A Blackboard forum on Mississippi Burning will be available upon concluding watching
the film.
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Week 7
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Time to
Kill
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Tues.
Oct. 7
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Begin Time to Kill
Learn about group presentations
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Barsam notes: Chapter 4,
pages 140-155
Preparation for group
presentations
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Thurs.
Oct. 9
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Time to Kill
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Barsam
notes: Chapter 4, 155-176. Barsam notes: Chapter 4, pages 176-192
Chapter 4 notes due Tues., Oct. 14, Bring them
to class.
Preparation for group
presentations
See Blackboard site
and blog, and post two messages.
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Week 8
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Time to
Kill
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Tues.,
Oct. 14
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Review of Chapter 4
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Barsam notes: Chapter
5, pages 196-228
Barsam notes for Chapters 4 and 5 will be
collected Oct. 16.
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Thurs.,
Oct. 16
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Quiz on Barsam
Chapters 4 and 5
Group presentation
preparation time
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Barsam notes: Chapter
6, pages 238-270. Please post these notes in the Blackboard forum.
See Blackboard site
and blog, and post two messages.
Preparation for group
presentations
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Week 9
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Presentations
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Tues.,
Oct. 21
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Group presentations
Paper 2 overview
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See Paper 2 and Schedule
Preparation for group
presentations
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Thurs.,
Oct. 23
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Group presentations
Diversity Workshop
pending
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See Paper 2 and Schedule
One in-person or one
online writing tutorial is required this week or next.
Preparation for group
presentations
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Week 10
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Presentations
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Tues.
Oct. 28
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Group presentations
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See Paper 2 and its
Schedule
Peer Review of Paper 2. Bring three copies of
paper to class.
One in-person or one
online writing tutorial is required.
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Thurs.,
Oct. 30
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Peer review of papers: attendance counts
double!
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Paper 2 due Nov. 4
One in-person or one
online writing tutorial is required.
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Week 11
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Shawshank
Redemption
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Tues.,
Nov. 4
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Shawshank Redemption
Explanation of Final
Projects
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Assignment 2 on A Thousand Splendid Suns
is due Nov. 11
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Thurs.
Nov. 6
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Shawshank Redemption
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Assignment 2 on A Thousand Splendid Suns
is due Nov. 11
Blackboard site and blog,
and post two messages.
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Week 12
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Shawshank and Class Presentations
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Tues.,
Nov. 11
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Shawshank Redemption
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Final Projects preparation
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Thurs.,
Nov. 13
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Class Presentations
or Conflict Mediation Workshop in Crystal
Room (if we hold class instead of the workshop), we will not need to meet
on Nov. 20 as class; we will decide as a class
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Final Projects preparation
Blackboard site and
blog, and post two messages.
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Week 13
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Shawshank and Class Presentations
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Tues.,
Nov. 18
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Class Presentations
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Group presentations
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Thurs., Nov. 20
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Class Presentations
Begin One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Blackboard site and
blog, and post two messages.
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Week 14
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One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Tues.,
Nov. 25
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OFOCN
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OFOCN
Film Guide 1
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Thurs.
Nov. 27
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Happy Thanksgiving
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None but
attend class and use Blackboard
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Week 15
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One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Course Finale
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Tues.,
Dec. 2
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OFOCN
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Film Guide 2
Submit OFCOCN notes
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Thurs.,
Dec. 4
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Course Finale and
Course Evaluations
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Syllabus ’08 | Grading ‘08
Email jarzt@sjc.edu
| @ Judy Arzt, 2005-2007 | Last revised 8/14/08
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