TAKE HOME FINAL for English 102 and English 1A ---Fall semester 2016

CHABOT COLLEGE—Fall 2016—Take home written exam—ENGLISH

In this class we investigated ideas about a dream school and about what matters to you when it comes to education; we learned about what is going on with the planet (Last Hours); we designed plans for a Sustainability Center; We met (briefly) Chris McCandless from Into the Wild. For this final assignment you will be bringing together these different elements of the semester to address this larger question:

1.     How do you see these different elements of the semester relating to each other? (this question asks you to synthesize, bring together the different things we did this semester. You don’t need to bring together ALL at one time, you can compare 2 things for example.)

2.     What does it mean to be educated in the 21^st Century? (another way to think about this question is to ask yourself what you think we need to teach to students as we move into the future.)

3.     What did you take away from this semester?

These questions should have Rule of 3 applied. The goal is 7 to 9 paragraphs. You don’t need to do an intro. Think of this more like a final exam, that you can do at home.

You have a number of different sources you will be using to build this discussion.

Into the Wild, of course, is one. Another is Last Hours. Also keep in mind the different movies we watched.

Here is a partial list: High Tech High, World’s best Kindergarten, Jeff Bliss, Earthships, Story of Stuff, I teach my Neighbors’s kids, Crude Awakening,

Another source is Recycling the Gift. It has all sorts of ideas related to question 2.

https://vimeo.com/104907956

You also have The Passion Project, a movie.

https://vimeo.com/64410009

You need to integrate quotes from Into the Wild. You need to average 1-2 quotes per paragraph of the paper.  (Keep the “Rule of 3” in mind as a way to push your discussion.)

The page minimum is 4-5. Doing more is cool too.

The first draft is due on ____________________

The final draft is due on ___________________

Ways to make the CONFERENCE into a WOW event

HEY there, below are brainstorms from 3 English classes... the question you brainstormed around was "what are ways to make the conference into a WOW event?"

By now, you should all be in groups...you have 2 questions to address over this weekend with your group:

1. What content / concepts will we present related to our topic?
2. HOW will present our topic?

You can use the brainstorms below to address Q2. 

HERE ARE THE BRAINSTORMS>>>

need budget -----
music playing--live music on sustainable instruments...
mannequin challenge
poster boards, power points, flyers, handouts
actual examples/ models / materials
fly drones around to take pics
miley song, animal sounds
rabbits and chickens , hay bales
George sketches
idea wall--
SWAG--give away stuff
use the 5 senses
projectors for every wall
PR for this event
tour the event , with docents
PR with teachers.
Bike that makes light work
Games! to make it so we don't lecture...
snack food candy
P. A. system--speakers
action figures puppet play
have people fill out exit form..take aways as you leave,. get a mailing list...
grand mother corner

 video ---make it... with questions after...

pictures ,  and plans, and posters
3-d models...pour water to show how it works
dark room... --
way for attendees to share...
food... garden food... footprint on the food--which food has the biggest footprint...the carbon price is right...

the benefits of a center...
short term and long term...

brochure ....
at each station , there is a docent... tour guide...
bring in the community....
compare and contrast types of buildings...
bring in people who have done this kind of building.
people who know the building materials.... actual materials..
organic gardeners... talk to Jahan
steps to make this all happen....timeline
plans for the building .... who could help build it..
barn raising... have students be part of the labor, make it a class, have community experts come in

have people respond to the ideas on a list... prioritize what they would want...

old school black and white movie...student using center and student not...
power points, displays, models,
open forum approach,
music, entertainment, musical,
MTV it...
name tags....
butterfly garden....
baby chicken ... give away ... rubber ducks eco friendly...
if you cant be there...
plants in the place...

2 diff plants,,, what happens if you strangle a plant with your bare hands...

jokes as a way to teach... comedy show...

hands on activity ,,,no sitting dammit.
marshmallow challenge...
kitchen: cooking class, home ed, portable kitchen, attendees make something...

rain forest , thunder, strobe light , rain forest café...bring some birds....

portable circus...

get them comfortably uncomfortable....

magic  show... we volunteer to do stuff, ask attendees to do stuff,

we are the servants...

haiku
free style
rap ecology

magic school bus....

could we dress in costumes.,..

captain planet  --

the old ways things were done... aquaduct

game: family feud, jeopardy, game show. ...
sustainability twister,

INTO THE WILD....HW for the WEDNESDAY NITE 1A CLASS

Hey there ,  this is HW for the wednesday nite class...

so we are starting on INTO THE WILD

Here is the HW:

1. pls read chapters 1-9 in the book
2. write 3 paras on this question: What kind of person does Chris seem to be? (do a rule of 3 on this)
3. What is the longest time you have ever been alone? (you can write about being totally alone, or in a situation where there may have been people around but you didnt know them.)
What was the situation? (one para)
How did you feel?   (one Para)

INTO THE WILD.....HW for MONDAY nite 1A and for the 102 classes

Hey there ,

so we are starting on INTO THE WILD

Here is the HW:

1. pls read chapters 1-5 in the book
2. write 3 paras on this question: What kind of person does Chris seem to be? (do a rule of 3 on this)
3. What is the longest time you have ever been alone? (you can write about being totally alone, or in a situation where there may have been people around but you didnt know them.)
What was the situation? (one para)
How did you feel?   (one Para)

MONDAY ENGLISH 1A class, update on Paper #3

hey all, because I had to leave campus last Monday, we are making THIS monday --November  7--draft night...and the paper will be due the following week. Nov 14

It is crucial for you to come to class tomorrow, even (or especially) if you aren't happy about the status of your draft...

see you !

pls bring 2 COPIES OF YOUR draft...

thx! 

SEan 

Check this website out for ideas about alternative building materials...

http://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/

SOme advice on doing the Sustainablity Center proposal...

hey there,

so the advice here can work for both Q#1 and Q#3.

Basically, we are suggesting that you move from general to specific in your paras...

GENERAL: in this para (or 2 paras) you would talk about the general shape, size, structure of the building. Don't just say "it will be a circle"--give us more detail about size, number of floors, special shape, etc.

MIDDLE: in these 2-3 paras you would talk about the specific spaces--what happens in the different rooms or spaces in your center


SPECIFIC: in these 2-3 paras you would talk about specific building features....such as solar, or water, art installations, etc...


Of course you will also want to talk about building materials that you are using, and that kind of thing... that kind kind of stuff can go  in the "SPECIFIC" or the GENERAL paras....


For the QA#3, instead of "building" you would substitute "garden" in the advice above...

Halloween and Registration Readiness event is moved to CAFETERIA.-- (102 classes, 1A classes, and passion classes)

HEY ALL,  (102 classes, 1A classes, and passion classes)

the Halloween and Registration Readiness event is moved to CAFETERIA.

The time remains the same, 11-2 pm.... today, thursday the 27th...


stop by and we can help you check if you are ready to register for spring classes....

then stick around and have some Halloween fun! ...

Home work for 102 and 1A classes for the new Essay #3…(this is due next Monday, the 24th…)

So in the post below you will see the new essay assignment…


here is your HW that you need to have done for MOnday if you are in 102 class or in the Monday nite 1A. (If you are in the Wed nite 1A, then of course this HW will be due on the 26th)



1. Do a good deal of research about the Sustainability, and Sustainabilty Center, as well as other ideas related to this assignment (many of which we have talked about in class)… and be prepared to share what you found out in your Research in class. …

2. Do a detailed outline of what you think you will be writing about in your proposal… be sure to do Rule of 3 whenever possible… bring the outline to class.

3. Write 3 paras from your proposal and bring to class (in other words, start writing the paper… )


see you

Paper #3 essay assignment… for 102 and for 1A...

Hey there, here is the new essay assignment for paper #3.

The Sustainability Center

For this 3rd essay assignment, you have a Design Challenge. The broad challenge is that you are being asked to design the Chabot Sustainability Center.

We are organizing this design effort around 3 major questions. (For sure you can raise other questions and areas of discussion, in addition to these 3 questions.)

1.    How would you design it?

2.    How do you imagine the Center being used?

3.    How would you imagine the Sustainability Center interacting with the Knowledge Garden and the nature around the Center?

You should write this essay as if it is a proposal. Your audience for the proposal is Chabot administration.  Actual business proposals have a number of different features. You should do some research and see what these features are. You should include some of these business proposal features in this proposal, in addition to answering the questions.

·      You should devote some time to talking about the environmental problems that students face that the Sustainability Center will help address.

·      Really nail why it is that the Sustainability Center is crucial for students and teachers.

·      You should for sure do Rule of 3 (or 4 or 5 , lol)  in answering the questions.

·      You should integrate how other disciplines fit into the Center, so that it is not just a place where Environmental Studies students go.

·      You should include pictures, and building design layouts.

Even though you might not use quotes in a real proposal, for this essay you will be using quotes in your body paragraphs. (They actually will probably help the persuasiveness of the proposal.) You will want to incorporate Design concepts into the proposal. We will be talking about Design principals….

Make the project be WOW!

In other words, surprise yourself. Surprise your audience. NO idea is too weird. Your goal is to make this the coolest building on campus, truly world class.

The Page minimum is 7 pages writing. (The pics, etc. are in addition to the 7 pages of writing.)

The paper is due _______________.....the Draft day is_________________

HW for English 102 classes--due On Monday, Oct 10

Hey there,

You have 2 things to do before Monday...

1. Pls watch this 20 minute movie "The Story of Stuff"
it will give you great concepts to use for questions 2, 3, and 4.... (and 6 as well)

2. on Monday we will be doing a draft day for paper #2 ...

so, you need to do questions 1, 2, 3, and 4....Do Rule of 3 for each...that means 12 body paras
pls bring 2 copies typed of your draft...


Keep reading in your BOOK! ----remember you want 2 quotes per paragraph, and the book will offer you lots of possible quotes...

Essay #2 for English 1A and 102

hey there, if you can't find your hard copy, here is the essay #2…..

English —2^nd   Formal Essay —McFarland--Fall—2016

For this essay we will be investigating issues related to our book, Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, and to the movie, Crude Awakening. One of the intriguing arguments that gets built in both the book and the movie is that this contemporary life that many of us take for granted, is actually the result of specific events in history, especially including the discovery and rise of Oil.

For this paper you will be examining this claim and taking a stand about whether or not you think this is true.  The following questions are intended to offer some guidance to you as you build your paper. It is OK to argue more than one side of a question if that is how you feel. There are a lot of questions here. You can skip one or two of them if you like.  And you can explore other questions that you come up with yourself, but be sure to run them by me first.

1.     How do you explain the amazing population growth from 1860 up to today? that we see in the chart in the book on page 15 ?

2.     What are some consequences of adding this additional 5 billion people to the planet, from 1860 up to today?

3.     Why do we allow these consequences _to happen?

4.     What is your own relationship to energy use?

5.     Hartmann argues that we are modern day Slaves; what is your opinion of this metaphor as a way to explain our situation?

6.     How do we gain freedom from this slavery?

In order to support your points, you need to use the ideas found in the book, the movie, your research, and in any other handouts, books, etc. that we have access to.

You should try to include more than one quote per paragraph whenever possible, two is good! Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines.

The essay’s page minimum is 6 full pages…(BNDJTM…) Be sure you do Rule of 3 for each question that you pick. That will help you reach the page minimum.

Be careful that you don’t simply retell the history of the how humans have used energy over the years. Use these moments in history to SUPPORT the analytic points you want to make. Paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts. Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the essay assignments tasks.

The paper is due_________________First draft is due_________________

Best of Luck!!

HW for Monday nite English 1A class

hey there,

So next week is draft day... so here is what we need to do for that:

You need to bring 12 body paras to class. (Bring 2 typed copies). To get the 12 paras you should do Q's 1,2, 3, and 4---and do Rule of 3 for each question.

If you did the HW that was due on Oct 3, but didn't bring it to class, you should email it, so I can look at it. This would be question 1 and 4.

Meanwhile, you should also keep reading. You should read up thru Part 2 of the book. That will take you to page 226.

Important info for the Monday night English 1A class

Hey there, 

Some of you were not in class on Monday night, so I want to let you know what is going on. There are 2 things to know. 

1. The due date for the paper has been moved to next Monday.  Please bring one paper copy of the paper at that time. If you want to have me look at a draft of the paper before then over  email you can send it to me. You should send it soon so I have time to reply. 

2. You need to get started on our first book, Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. Please read from pages 1 to 41. You also have a Home Work question to answer:​What are 3 things in the reading that surprise you, or that you didnt know about? pls write a paragraph for each, (making 3 paras.)

See you next week !

sean 

2 articles for Essay 1

here is the link to the Fielding Article on Patterns of Partnership


here is the link to Lockharts Lament


both of these are really worth your time...

Essay # 1 for English 1A AND FOR English 102

some of you told me that you didnt have the hard copy of the essay that we handed out last week... so, here it is below. The Home work Questions you are being asked to do refer to the 6 questions below.... 

Essay #1--Your Dream School—McFarland—Chabot Fall 2016

For this first Essay assignment, you are going to dream. You are being asked to dream about creating a different vision for how a college might function. Below are some questions to consider. You should plan to answer all the questions, and it is REALLY important that you do RULE of 3 for each question. (All that really means is that for each question, you should try to come up with 3 separate concepts. Each concept should be developed inside its OWN paragraph.) (If you skip one question, that is OK, and if you do only 2 paras for one or two of the questions, that is OK too. The goal should be at least 12 body paras for this paper.)

1.     When you analyze all the different schools you have attended, what would you say are 3 major problems that you notice?

2.     If you were going to design a school that did the best job of bringing the most out of its students, and uncovering and unleashing student passion, what might be some features of this educational setting?

3.     When a student graduates from your school, what would you want them to Be, or Feel, or Think, or Know?

4.     How might teachers be different?

5.     What role might Student Voice play in your dream school?

6.     What role might Nature play in the school?

You must average a minimum of 1-2 short quotes per paragraph.  Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines. Remember that the video prompts you have watched are a great source of quote support.

The essay’s page minimum is 6 full pages…(BNDJTM…)

Paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts. Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the questions/prompts that you have been exploring.

The paper is due ­­­­­­­­________________________First draft is due _______________

(Of course, before the "first draft" date, you will be bringing in and sharing paragraphs from your paper....)