Welcome to De Anza!
Agenda
• Registration
• Census
• In-class Writing
Registration
• Currently the class has three students above the
cap.
• If you were not here yesterday (except for
Derian) you will not be able to add the class.
• Here is the waitlist order: Jemina, Kartik, Sonia,
Jet, Kassandra
• If anyone drops the class then I will fill the spot
with people according to the waitlist order.
Class Census
• What is your name?
• What city do you live in?
• Do you have a job (don’t say where)? Part-time or fulltime?
• What is your major or what do you want to major in?
• What is your ethnicity/what are your ethnicities?
• Where were you born?
• Where did you go to high school?
• What was your first language?
• Is this your first year at De Anza?
• Do you belong to any student clubs or organizations?
Greensheet
• The finalized greensheet is available on the course web
site.
In-class Writing
• You will have the whole class period tomorrow to answer
this question: Why do people migrate?
In-class Writing
• You will have the whole class period tomorrow to answer
this question: Why do people migrate?
• People who migrate do not necessarily cross national
borders.
• Ground your writing in reality.
• Do not make claims that require documentation (in other
words, claims that are questionable such as statistics).
Do not do research for this essay.
• Limit your claims. You will not be able to write about all
people at all times.
• It is ok if you state that you do not know an important fact,
and you might even conclude by stating that you will try
to find out about that fact.
In-class Writing
• You will have the whole class period tomorrow to answer
this question: Why do people migrate?
• Suggestion: Write five paragraphs.
I. Introduction; thesis statement at the end of the
introduction
II. Your own experience with migration
III. A group of people that shares your experience
IV. Another group that you belong to, or a group that is
similar but different
V. Conclusion
In-class Writing
• Brainstorm
• What groups do you belong to, and what does migration
mean for each group?
• Possibilities:
• Family - Parents
• Ethnic – Mexican
• Destination – San Jose
• Education – International Students
In-class Writing
• Brainstorm
• What groups do you belong to, and what does migration
mean for each group?
• Possibilities: Race, ethnicity, religion, gender (marriage),
socioeconomic class
In-class Writing
• Brainstorm
• What would be an appropriate introduction?
• What would be an appropriate conclusion?
• Possibilities:
In-class Writing
• Brainstorm
• What would be an appropriate introduction?
• What would be an appropriate conclusion?
• Possibilities:
– Brief descriptions, and especially history, of the group or groups
you belong to.
– Prospects for the future
Homework
• Prepare a thesis and an outline for your in-class
writing tomorrow.