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.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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.
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.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
EWRT1A-61: Tough Guise
Please watch the following video for Tuesday. As you watch it, keep certain questions in mind.
Keep in mind that this is a seven-minute version of an hour long video.
- 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.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
EWRT1A-61: grammar review 2
Here it is. Print it out or write your answers on another sheet of paper.
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