English 1B

This is a college level tranfer course, the second in a series where we will examine the poetics of life lived on the ground...as in rough and tumble, as in America at war with herself. This is a world art alone makes sense of, an artist's work is a gift freely shared like air...sympathetic systems aligned, the the fictive or imaginary worlds of possiblity simply an inhale or exhale away. This class is an opportunity to close your eyes and believe.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Portfolio Checklist

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This checklist can serve as the table of contents. Put a check next to the items to show inclusion in the portfolio. Use as the second ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Cyber-Assignment 1 & 2

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Today we reviewed Essay 2, on Wit. The essays are due now. Homework is to read the four selections in 40 Short Stories and choose one story...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Have a great Spring Break! Complete your essays. Due: the essay on W;t. Bring your books to class when we meet again: Reading and Writing a...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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Today in class we practiced annotations. See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ and for an example https://owl.english.pu...

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Last week we reviewed student essays, had a marvelous Library Orientation which some skipped--you really missed great resources. We also spo...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Cyber-Assigment Due Thursday, April 3, 2014

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Cyber Assignment. Post here. 1. Read these questions : http://web.mnstate.edu/provost/death_dying_wit.pdf 2. Watch the film:  W;t – htt...
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English 1B Spring 2014 Essay 1 Writing about Literature (The Play) This is the first essay in a series of two on dramatic literature

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Instructions                     Write a 3-4 page essay exploring one of these topics. Use evidence from the play and Walt Whitman’s p...

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Today in class we watched the play Trifles then discussed the essay in Reading and Writing about Literature. Homework is to write an essay ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

"I and You" Cyber-Assignment

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Today in class we completed the play, I and You , by Lauren Gunderson http://laurengunderson.com/about-lauren/ Watch the clip from the Mari...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

English 1B Syllabus for Spring 2014 at the College of Alameda Professor Wanda Sabir

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Class code: 23974 Class Meetings: Tuesday-Thursday, March 20-May 22 except: April 1, May 13. Holidays: 3/31; 4/14-20; 5/16 Final Exam ...
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