Marc Coronado, PhD Office: MCC114 Phone: wk 408-864-8409 Email: coronado.marc@gmail.com Office Hours: T/Th 11:30-12:20 LEAD Latina/o Empowerment at De Anza presents EWRT1A Online – Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking Course Description EWRT 1A is designed to help you develop university-level critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course. All required online work is due before 11:00 p.m. on Fridays. We will not “meet” online, but you are welcome to contact me via email when you have questions. There are many myths about online courses: They’re self-paced. You can do all the work alone in your own time. You won’t receive much feedback on your work, so just do it, etc. For this class – NONE of these mentioned myths is true about this class. In fact, you need to know that: 1. This course is NOT self-paced. You must keep up with weekly discussion forums, and be aware of all due dates. All late work will earn reduced points. 2. You will NOT be working alone. You will be expected to interact with your classmates in the online forums 3. You can expect regular feedback from your instructor and your classmates. Our forums are designed specifically to help you learn how to interact in an academic environment, using the templates from They Say/I Say. This particular EWRT 1A supports the LEAD (Latina/o Empowerment at De Anza) leadership development community. LEAD is currently a student club as well as a series of classes designed to help develop academic, leadership, and networking skills for students who are interested in Latina/o authors, Latina/o social justice issues, and community service. LEAD was started in 2005 by De Anza students. I am currently the LEAD Community Coordinator. You are welcome to join us for meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 in the MCC. In this class, we will focus on studying the history and social impacts of migration and immigration in the United States. This is a topic that impacts everyone economically and sociologically. We will focus on reading books and articles that tell us more about the history of US immigration, those that discuss the struggles of farm laborers, the circumstances that led to their treatment by the US government, worker organizations and the people of the US. Required Course Materials Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal – by Aviva Chomsky They Say/I Say – Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein (you will need this in week 1) Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – by Seth Holmes Course Requirements You will be expected to complete the following assignments: Individual Assignments – On Catlayst Post Individual bio and photo During week one you will be required to post a photo of yourself and a short bio on the Catalyst site so we can get to know you. No photo or bio = no points on forums until you get that done. Weekly forum Posts You will be expected to read and respond to at least one question about the reading every week, starting in week 1. Each response is valued at 4 points. 40 pts The forum posts are an opportunity for you to practice academic discussion form, including how to enter an academic discussion, as well as how to paraphrase, analyze, summarize, and cite the readings and the ideas of your classmates. These forums are essential to you developing a deep understanding of the material we are covering in class, so you MUST keep up with the reading to do well in the forum discussions. The forums will also provide an opportunity for you to see what other people in our class think about the issues we are studying. You will NOT be evaluated based on your opinion (so, you don’t need to agree with the instructor or your classmates to do well). Forums will be graded based on your use of: 1) the materials we are reading in this course, (you MUST quote them!) 2) MLA format 3) the templates from They Say/I Say to form your responses and support your ideas. BTW -- It’s easy for me to see who is and who isn’t using They Say/I Say, so please buy this book right away! You will receive ZERO POINTS if you don’t use the required templates. This is the text that will be helping you with your academic writing! 4) questions that promote critical thinking – when you are engaged in the forum, you’ll be answering a question I ask, and occasionally, you will also be asking another question that will guide our discussion. Be sure to refer to the handouts at the top of the catalyst page re: how to write critical thinking questions. Essays -- You will use MLA style citation, incorporate the templates suggested in They Say/I Say and document all sources. Double space your essays, and use a standard academic heading. Essay #1 Interview and response to ideas from Undocumented. 20 pts This essay will involve interviewing someone you know about their feelings about undocumented immigration and comparing their responses to your questions to the factual material presented in Aviva Chomsky’s book, Undocumented. Essay #2 Comparison of ideas from Undocumented with experiences of Farm workers in Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies In this essay, you’ll use the writing techniques you have learned through They Say/I Say to reflect on and incorporate information from both of the books we are reading in class. 20 pts Essay #3 - Final essay - Argumentative essay incorporating material from Both of the primary texts used in this class The final essay in our class will require a bit of outside research on the topic of Healthcare, specifically as it relates to immigrants and farm workers. 20 pts Total 90-100 or more = A 89-80= B 79-70= C 69-60= D <59= F No extra credit is available in this particular class. 100 pts Course Calendar All assigned readings should be completed before you begin to work in the forums. Forum posts are due before 11:00 p.m. on Friday on catalyst. All essays are to be submitted on catalyst on the date due – no email or hard copies will be accepted. Week 1 Introductions and Expectations – Post your bio and photo, respond to the first question Buy your books Reading and Forums – respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say – Preface and Introduction Undocumented – Preface and Introduction View – assigned videos for historical context Week 2 Reading and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapters One and Two Undocumented – Chapters 1 and 2 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Week 3 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapter Three Undocumented – Chapters 3 and 4 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Prompt for Essay #1 will be posted this week, so you can begin interviewing your subjects for it. Week 4 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapters Four and Five Undocumented – Chapters 5 and 6 Essay #1 due on Catalyt on Friday BEFORE 11:00 p.m. Week 5 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapters Six and Seven Undocumented – Chapters 7 and 8 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Week 6 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapters Eight and Ninc Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Foreward and Introduction (Chapter 1) View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Week 7 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapters Ten and Eleven Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Chapters 2 and 3 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Prompt for Essay #2 will be posted this week, so you can begin to think about how their undocumented status impacts the lives of the migrants you are reading about in Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies. Week 8 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapter Twelve Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Chapter 4 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Essay #2 due on Friday before 11:00 p.m. – This essay will require you to quote from both of the major texts in this class and use the templates we have studied throughout the quarter. Week 9 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own They Say/I Say Chapter Seventeen Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Chapter 5 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Week 10 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Chapter 6 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Prompt for Essay #3 will be posted this week, so you can begin to think about an argument you would like to pose in response to the reading we have done this quarter, and begin to accumulate useful research to back up your ideas. Week 11 Readings and Forums - respond to a question and ask your own Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies – Chapter 7 View – assigned videos and websites for historical context Continue Research for Essay #3 Week 12 Essay #3 due December 4 before 11:00 p.m.