EWRT1A-61: paragraph development and transitions

I have pdfs of the things I went over in class tonight. First, here's one about rhetorical modes and types of examples. Second, here's one about transitions.

Also, remember that grammar review 3 will be due Thursday, November 3rd. I'll post it later.

alleged assault on campus

So yes, there was an alleged assault this morning on campus. There's some information on the De Anza homepage. If you can, try to walk in pairs or groups and don't go into unpopulated areas with anyone you don't know. And don't turn a blind eye if you see anything suspicious happening.

EWRT1A-61: essay 2

In case you didn't get it or you lost it, here are the prompts for essay 2.

EWRT1A-61: reading response 5

Reading Response 5
Bernard Cooper “A Clack of Tiny Sparks…”
Choose one or come up with your own focus.

• The piece begins and ends with Theresa Sanchez. Why is Theresa so important for Bernard Cooper? What does she represent for him?

• Bernard Cooper was a teenager in the 1960s. Do you think things have changed much for homosexual teenagers in the years since? Please refer to specific parts of Cooper’s memoir in your response.

• Connect the ways Cooper’s true identity is repressed to the ways Jackson Katz says boys’ identities are repressed in the Tough Guise video. Look for similar causes.

• Compare and/or contrast Cooper’s experience with what Anzaldúa or Walker writes about. Look especially at assets. Does Cooper have the kind of help to find his true identity that Anzaldúa or Walker describes? Explain.

Just because no-one had heard of Fugazi…

EWRT1A-61: Tough Guise

Please watch the following video for Tuesday. As you watch it, keep certain questions in mind.

• According to Jackson Katz, what are the obstacles young men face to being true to their own identities? Where do these obstacles come from?
  
• Katz says that concepts of masculinity and violence are connected. Is he convincing in this claim? Do you think that this is culturally reinforced, as Katz argues, or do you think this is a result of nature? Both?
  
• What are the effects on young men who "take on the tough guise," according to Katz? Do you agree with him?
• How does Katz think young men are going to be able to be "better men"?
  
• Does Katz offer enough evidence of to support his claims?
  
• Do your own experiences confirm or deny Katz's claims?

Keep in mind that this is a seven-minute version of an hour long video.

EWRT1A-61: grammar review 2

Here it is. Print it out or write your answers on another sheet of paper.

EWRT1A-61: reading response 3

Reading Response 3
Alice Walker “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens”
Choose one or come up with your own focus.

• According to what Walker shows in this essay, what are some of the forces that hinder people from being true to their own identities? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.

• What does Walker’s essay show us about how people are able to find their own identities? What do people need? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.

• This essay is full of artists. Using some of these artists as examples, what does Walker’s essay show you about the possible function(s) of art? In other words, what does this essay teach us about the purpose of art?

pronouns

They actually used to try to teach kids things between their Saturday morning cartoons.

EWRT1A-61: office hours

Office hours are from 4:15 to 5:15 on Thursdays in the part-time faculty offices. These are located in the Baldwin Winery building, behind financial aid and next door to the printing services. Go down the stairs and dial 8834 on the intercom. This will ring the phone on my desk and I can buzz you in.

Malcolm X

If you've never heard Malcolm X speak before, then you need to.

Here he answers questions that many of you might have for him. Also, notice how often he is interrupted and not allowed to finish a complete thought, yet how calm he remains.


And here is one of his famous speeches. Remember that this is a man with an eighth grade education speaking at Oxford University.

EWRT1A-61: grammar review 1

Here is the handout for Grammar Review 1: Fragments and Run-ons. Either print it out or write your revised sentences on another piece of paper. The exercise is due Tuesday.

EWRT1A-61: essay 1

In case you've lost your copy, here is the handout about essay 1.

I know a few of you still don't have the reader. Make sure you've told the bookstore to order one for you. Even then, it may take awhile. In the meantime, consider borrowing someone else's book. You could photocopy the next few essays. If this doesn't work for you, please e-mail me. After today, saying that you don't have the book will not be an acceptable excuse.