Greetings Students:
Welcome to English 5/211!
Course materials for all Sabir courses Spring 2012. Find your class:
1. English 5: Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow; Walter Mosley's The Tempest Tales, Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri, and Writing Logically, Thinking Critically 6th Edition. Recommended: Diana Hacker Rules for Writers, American Heritage Dictionary.
2. English 1B: The Dance Boots, Girl in Translation, The Complete Persepolis, Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian Poetry, Writing about Literature: A Portable Guide. Second Edition, Janet E. Gardner. Recommended: Diana Hacker Rules for Writers, American Heritage Dictionary.
3. English 1A: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee, Diana Hacker Rules for Writers, American Heritage Dictionary. They Say, I Say, SE by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birenstein.
Recommended for students who have not taken my classes before: Stewart Pidd Hates English.
4. English 201A: Stewart Pidd Hates English*, Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Always Running: Gang Days in LA by Luis Rodriguez. American Heritage Dictionary.
English 201B: for Pidd Alumni: Diana Hacker Rules for Writers and They Say, I Say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birenstein. If a student has not had me for English 201A then Pidd is recommended.
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Tiffanya Richardson
ReplyDeleteProfessor Sabir
English 5
January, 24, 2012
Upon first reading the syllabus, I must admit I was a bit overwhelmed. It’s a lot of information to process, so if one is to stay on point, it seems to be a lot to follow. After giving my brain a moment to process everything, I was relieved to find that although it is very detailed, I believe the initial anxiety was more because this is such a new process for me. I’ve never turned in assignments via blog, so it helped to actually sit down and give it a try. Another thing that stuck out for me was the portfolio due towards the end of the semester. I’ve never done a portfolio, usually I hand the papers into the professor and I’m done! So although it is very different for me, I’m excited about obtaining that experience.
The readings seem very captivating. The concept of Walter Mosley’s the tempest Tales seems really interesting, that should make for good group discussion. I also appreciate the peer reviews that will be done prior to submitting final essays. It will be nice to know if we’re on the right track and hitting the mark as far as grades are concerned. 6,000 written words does seem like a lot of writing, but I’m up for the challenge. It’s also nice that all of the assignments and concurrent weeks are mapped out. The syllabus overall was a great guide, and sense this style of completing assignments is so new to me I will be sticking closely to it!