1A-spring-2017
Syllabus and Schedule
Schedule--2nd half (updated 27 April)
Pathways--Find Your GE Pathways
Three Paths to Deeper Understanding
TED Talks on the Pathways Themes
Readings
Required Readings
- “Change is Never Easy, But It’s Possible”
- “The young must lead on climate change”
- “How to Prevent ‘Climate Refugees’”
- Angelina Jolie and Ben Carson on Syrian refugee crisis
- “Regrets of an Accomplished Child”
- “Travel as a Political Act”
- Sample Student Profiles
- “Martin Curiel: Jefferson Award”
- Martin Curiel--profile from Harvard Business School, etc.
- More Sample Profiles
- Javatrekker: “The Death Train”
- “For Muslin Prom Queen, There’s No King”
- Alternative Spring Break/Study Abroad readings
- “Dark Tourism”
Supplemental Readings
- Recent op-ed on Refugee Crisis--Jolie
- Articles on Carson's Refugee Crisis commentary
- "Generation Q" by Thomas Friedman [DOCX]
- More on Alternative Spring Breaks
- Alex Lin--profile of an "environmental hero"
Major Assignments
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Proposal--overview
- ASB proposal portfolio--specifics
- ASB project review form
Multi-modal Presentation
Self-Reflection Essay (AKA Portfolio Essay)
Small Assignments
- Martin Curiel Quoting Exercise [DOCX]
- Martin Curiel Interview Questions [DOCX]
- Analyzing Your Audience(s)
- Refining your research plan
- Extra Credit Opportunities
Peer Reviews
- Peer review sheet for Profile/Site Visit Essay
- Peer review sheet for Spring Break Proposal
- Peer review sheet for Portfolio Essay
Sample Assignments
- Sample Writing History
- Sample profile: "Scott the Scot"
- Sample proposal writing-emails to guest speakers
- Sample Proposal Outline
- Sample Rhetorical Analysis of your ASB Proposal
Principles of Rhetoric and Writing
- Analyzing Arguments Basic Questions [DOC]
- The Appeals and the Modes [DOCX]
- The Top Twenty Errors: A Quick Guide to Editing
- Evaluation Criteria [DOC]
- Considering Kairos [DOCX]
- Advice on Transitions [DOCX]
- Revision Strategies [DOCX]
- Some Principles for Writing Personal Essays [DOCX]
- Advice on Introductions and Conclusions [DOCX]
- Grand Course Summary and Evaluation
- Planning Research, Judging your Sources
- Business Letters (especially requests for donations)