HW for 102 class. Due Wed, Sept 6.

1. For reading, pls read up to page 123 in the book.

2. For writing, pls revise question  #4 paras, (or do it, if you haven't done it yet). I will email you my advice to #4 if you turn it in today. You will bring 3 paras to class

In addition, for writing, pls do questions 1 and 2  from the essay assignment. Pls do 3 paras for each question, making 6 new paras that you will bring to class.

(this all makes 9 para total.)

3. Pls read/review  these 2 blog posts BEFORE you write the paras.

RULE OF 3


TYPICAL ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH



4. watch A Crude Awakening...

HW for tues nite 1A

1. For reading, pls read up to page 123 in the book.

2. For writing, pls answer questions 1 and 4 from the essay assignment. Pls do 3 paras for each question, making 6 paras that you will bring to class.

3. Pls read these 2 blog posts BEFORE you write the paras.

RULE OF 3


TYPICAL ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH
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HW for Monday nite 1A class

we wont see each other for two weeks... so we will be giving you several things to do in the interim.


1. For reading, pls read up to page 229 in the book.

2. For writing, pls answer questions 1 and 4 from the essay assignment. Pls do 3 paras for each question, making 6 paras that you will bring to class.

3. Pls read these 2 blog posts BEFORE you write the paras.

RULE OF 3


TYPICAL ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH

First Essay for English , FALL 2017

English  —1st   Formal Essay —McFarland--Fall—2017

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. 

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.

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do Rule of 3
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-of-3.html

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do Typical Academic Paragraph.
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html

Below are due dates for each class... make sure you have the right class ....

The paper is due Sept 20 for the 102 class ...First draft is due Sept 18. 

The paper is due Sept 25 for the Monday nite 1A  class ...First draft is due Sept 18. 

The paper is due Sept 26 for the Tuesday nite 1A  class ...First draft is due Sept 19. 

Best of Luck!!

First Home Work for Eng 102

 Below is the first HW to do...it is due next week, Mon the 28th

As for the Reading, we are starting with Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. 

It is a great book according to most students...though he sometimes skips around like a frog who dipped his tongue in hot sauce. Just ride with the changes, he pulls things together  nicely at the end of sections...

Reading: Pls read the Intro, and pages 7-50. (If you want to read further, that would be great!)

Writing: you have two questions, and each question is looking for two answers.
Q1. What are two things in the reading that surprise you, that maybe you had "no idea about."

Q2. What are two things that you had heard about, or kind of already knew?

You should write 4 paras total. ........you should type the HW if you can.


see u soon!

Home Work for the TUESDAY English 1A class.

 Below is the first HW to do...it is due next week, Tues the 29th

As for the Reading, we are starting with Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. 

It is a great book according to most students...though he sometimes skips around like a frog who dipped his tongue in hot sauce. Just ride with the changes, he pulls things together  nicely at the end of sections...

Reading: Pls read the Intro, and pages 7-50. (If you want to read further, that would be great!)

Writing: you have two questions, and each question is looking for two answers.
Q1. What are two things in the reading that surprise you, that maybe you had "no idea about."

Q2. What are two things that you had heard about, or kind of already knew?

You should write 4 paras total. ........you should type the HW if you can.


see u soon!

English 1A syllabus

ENGLISH 1A —Fall 2017—CHABOT—MCFARLAND

Instructor:  Sean McFarland   Office: in building 400, 453Q upstairs   Phone: 723-7427      

Email: smcfarland@chabotcollege.edu          mcsean10@hotmail.com

Office hours: Mon 5:10 to 6:30, Tues 3 to 4:30, Wed 5:10 to 7:10

Required Texts:

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, by Thom Hartmann

Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska

Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer

Some of the focus of this class:

1. The unexamined life is not worth living.

2. We are in a deep mess.

• What is your opinion of those 2 statements?
• What is the relationship between those 2 statements?
• How do you get outside yourself? 
• Why might you want to?

Course work and class goals:

1.     Write app. 4-5 formal essays. You MUST complete—and I must accept--all the essays if you hope to pass the course. Each essay must be typed.

2.     Introduction of analysis and critical thinking, and its application to essay writing. 

3.     Critical and extensive reading and discussion of essays, articles, 3 full-length works and other media. 

4.     Study of Grammar and Punctuation.

5.     Study and review of the composing process.

6.     Lead and participate in class discussion.

7.     Conferencing with the instructor. 

8.     In-class writing, presentations, field trips, quizzes, final exam.

9.     Frequent homework assignments—these should be typed if possible.

Requirements and Grades:

1.     Attendance is required and will count towards your final grade. If you miss more classes than what is allowed, I will very likely drop you. If you come in late, you risk being considered absent—there is no such thing as “Tardy” at Chabot.

2.     Participation is vital in this class and in most college courses. Please speak your mind. (Please turn off cell phones.)

3.     You are required to meet with me at least 2 times in conference.

HW for Monday nite 1A class...

 Below is the first HW to do...it is due next week, Monday the 28th

As for the Reading, we are starting with Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight.

It is a great book according to most students...though he sometimes skips around like a frog who dipped his tongue in hot sauce. Just ride with the changes, he pulls things together  nicely at the end of sections...

Reading: Pls read the Intro, and pages 7-50. (If you want to read further, that would be great!)

Writing: you have two questions, and each question is looking for two answers.
Q1. What are two things in the reading that surprise you, that maybe you had "no idea about."

Q2. What are two things that you had heard about, or kind of already knew?

You should write 4 paras total. ........you should type the HW if you can.


see u soon!