5/1

Make sure you have finished your Immigration/Reform Essay

• Bring your play and you compare and contrast essays
• Tomorrow will be a workshop class period used to finish any revisions needed

4/30

Not a mandatory class
Finish you essay: Due 5/1/18
If you have any questions I will be in class available to help you.

2nd Essay Prompt

Illustration Essay Assignment:

The Purpose of Illustration in Writing. To illustrate means to show or demonstrate something clearly. An effective illustration essay clearly demonstrates and supports a point through the use of evidence. The controlling idea of an essay is called a thesis.

Using Cherríe Moraga’s play titled: “Heroes and Saints” as well as the videos discussed this week (Harvest of Loneliness documentary, Vice Video), discuss issues related to immigration, and or reform, or the current state of policies related to immigration. 

·         Use details and facts

·         Personal experiences

·         Family testimonials

·         Use information discussed in your readings and sources (Heroes and Saints Notes can be found in Assigned Readings)

Write:

·         3-4 pages

·         1 Source JSTOR/EBSCO

·         APA Style
       Due     Tues: 5/1/2018

4/24

Short Play Assignment Listed Under: Assigned Readings/Files

• Also posted Decomposition: A very short play sample under Assigned Readings
• Due Next Week

WATCH: Harvest of Loneliness Click Link

Write: 1 page response

Heroes and Saints Lab

In groups summarize the events in the following scenes

Discuss scenes of religion or money

Tell me about key events in the scene

Post on blog

We will read final scenes:

Group 1:

·         ACT I:  Scene Nine & Ten (p. 109 - p. 115)

Group 2:

·         ACT I:  Scene 11 (p. 115 - p. 120)

Group 3:

·         ACT I: Scene 12 (p. 120) & 13 (p. 126)

Group 4:

·         ACT II:  Scene 1 (p. 127) – Scene 3 (p. 133)

Group 5

·         ACT II: Scene 4 (p. 133) – Scene 7 (p. 142) 

4/10 Update !!

I need to go to Kingsville on a personal matter.
We will not be meeting. I will be traveling to Rio just in case but will not be available very long.

Read: Heroes and Saints by Cherríe Moraga

• Make sure you have read the whole play

MAKE SURE TO READDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

4/9

COMPARE/CONTRAST Essay Due

Compare and contrast two short stories:  Here are your options

• Compare/Contrast directions can be found under Assigned Readings / Files

Ernest Hemingway's:  The End of Something & Three Day Blow
Kate Chopin's: The Story of an Hour & The Storm

• 3-4 Pages
• MLA Style
• Works Cited Page
• 1 Source (EBSCO/JSTOR)

Attendance

Attendance is becoming a concern:

• You will now be accountable for your attendance as per STC attendance policy
• Start showing up for class EVERYONE

4/3

Hemingway Short Stories Lab Assignment

OBJECTIVE:

Gather information using online resources to demonstrate research methods. Using Hemingway’s short stories read this week we will demonstrate ability to research and approach readings with context discovered through our research. 

Prewriting:

Journal Response on both short stories

Preliminary Research:

·         Start gathering information by preforming normal Google searches

·         Locate secondary research online

·         Take notes, print, save information for discussion later.

Research Assignment:

• ·         Using EBSCOhost & JSTOR locate 1 article related to each short story. Also use Discovery Search located in Library/Computer Lab page in the STC website
• ·         Read article/s or important information related to the short story for discussion tomorrow
• ·         Demonstrate research ability, highlight, take notes, find specific material related to the readings and discussion
• ·         Print 1 article