1A Text: Acting Out Culture, Third Edition
Unit One: Chapter 4 with four lessons and in-class essay
One. 238-250; 280-287
Two. 301-314; 316-327
Three. 252-279
Four. 287-301
Unit Two: Chapters 3 and 5 with six lessons and typed essay
One. 172-175; 178-180
Two. 181-187, 188-202
Three. 203-207, 210-222
Four. 342-367
Five. 368-387
Six. 394-417
Unit Three. Chapters 1 and 2 with four lessons and in-class essay
One. 31-49, 52-55
Two. 62-76
Three. 90-93, 96-112
Four. 134-149, 113-116 (Is Google Making Us Stupid? Or The Shallows?)
Unit Four. Chapter 6 for four lessons
One. 444-452 (show Alone Together material and video from Ted talk)
Two. 453-461 (go over outline and annotated bibliography)
Three. 464-483
Four. 484-503 (go over introduction and thesis templates)
Argumentative Research Paper from Chapter 6:
Addressing at least one essay from Chapter 6, defend, refute, or complicate the assertion that the Internet and social media are resulting in the degradation of the intellect, empathy, attention span, and meaningful connections.
English 1A Word Count and Grading
Four in-class essays: 500 words, 2,000-word total; 75 points; 300 points total
Two 1,500-word manuscripts: 3,000-word total; 100 points; 200 points total
Final Essay Draft: annotated bibliography, outline, and tentative thesis; 1,500 words; 75 points
Final 1,500-word essay; 150 points
8,000 words total
725 points total
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