Tues and Wed nite classes.... HW to get started on the last essay assignment.

HW to get started on the last essay assignment. 

As you know this essay assignment has 4 questions. For next Tues, pls bring Q1 and Q2 finished. (Many of you have already done Q1. You may just want to go back and revise it, bring in quotes, etc.--make the para longer.)

The goal is to bring 6 paras to class on the 10th for the Tues class, and on the 11th for the Wed class....

In addition, you should watch this short video about the guy from India who helps the homeless in his community. It can give you some quotes you can pull for the paper. ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiC_9RHTvsA

Here is a link to the SIC website... the tab that has a LOT of info related to our work with Tennyson Initiative. I encourage you to read through the different documents. It will give you lots of ideas for the 4 questions that you are doing for the essay. 
https://sicchabot.wixsite.com/thesic/tennyson-thrives

Last essay assignment for English---

For this last paper you will be answering these questions. For sure you should do Rule of 3 for each question.

1. Why don't people get more involved in the issues that impact their lives?
2. Why don’t cities more effectively engage their citizens?
3. What can a city do to more effectively engage their citizens?
4. What has been your feelings/attitudes about doing Projects that impact community (such as the garden project, or the (cancelled) culture fest project.)

In order to support your points, you need to use ideas found in the essays and other materials I provide you, your own research, interviews you can do, and in any other handouts, books, etc. that you have access to.

You should  average a minimum of 2 short quotes per paragraph. Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines. s

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

Paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts. Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, taken from the essay assignment questions.

The paper is due via email on Dec 2​3--Monday.

Draft day will be the day of you final.

HW for the Wed nite English class... one thing is due by the 27th, the rest is due on Dec 4th...

You have 5 different things to do for HW ...some of the work is practical (like planning for the Culture Fest) and some of the work is theoretical, to give you some background about why we are doing this work in Hayward. 

1. We are starting to plan what we would like to do for the Longwood Culture Fest.
Here are possible categories of activities/events that could take place:

1. Fun activities/ events for Kids
2. Holiday Related activities/ events
3. Food (this can have a cultural feel, or a holiday feel, or a "make it at the Fest" feel)
4. Your Community Garden projects 
5. Community Projects  (these can be projects that previous students have done, or they could be new project that you  come up with)
6. Plastic Pollution (deWit class)
7. Longwood Parents projects (we dont know yet what these will be)

Your HW that is due on Wednesday, the 27th is to pick one  possible thing you would like to do at the Culture Fest. Pls write up a 2-3 paragraph summary of what you think you want to do. Try to be as specific as you can about what you want to do. Include materials you think you might need, and directions about how you would DO the activity.  You will be emailing this to me by Wed the 27th.... I will get back to you about the project... it is likely I will say "great, do this!" ---but I might also offer some revisions to the project, or even perhaps ask you to consider doing something different.

The rest of this HW below is due on  Dec 4th when we come back to class. 

2. This is a link to a great article about this thing called Placemaking. Please read the article and answer these 2 questions:  In your own words, What is Placemaking? What do you think about it as a way to build community?
https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking

3. What song comes to mind when you think of Hayward ? Why? Write 1-2 paras about Why...

4.  This is the link to the Asset Maps that Chabot students created. Browse through all 4 categories. (Stories / Histories / Assets / Aspiriations What is a trend that you see in each category? (A trend is an idea or concept that you see occurring in more than one place)
https://hayward.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=b2aecf95c3bd443ba2122a4ee825cd1a

5. Please read this short article about social capital (which simply means assets or strengths that a society has...) ... there are 6 types of capitals discussed. Once you read this, rank the 6 types in order of importance. There is no right answer, but you should write up your reasons for why you rank them in the order that you do.
Yasso article about Capital

HW for Tues nite Eng 1 class.. you have 4 different assignments to do ... this is due next Tues the 26th

You have 4 different things to do for HW this week...some of the work is practical (like planning for the Culture Fest) and some of the work is theoretical, to give you some background about why we are doing this work in Hayward. 

1. We are starting to plan what we would like to do for the Longwood Culture Fest.
Here are possible categories of activities/events that could take place:

1. Fun activities/ events for Kids
2. Holiday Related activities/ events
3. Food (this can have a cultural feel, or a holiday feel, or a "make it at the Fest" feel)
4. Your Community Garden projects 
5. Community Projects  (these can be projects that previous students have done, or they could be new project that you  come up with)
6. Plastic Pollution (deWit class)
7. Longwood Parents projects (we dont know yet what these will be)

Your HW that is due on Tuesday, the 26th is to pick TWO possible things you would like to do at the Culture Fest. For each one, pls write up a 2-3 paragraph summary of what you think you want to do. Try to be as specific as you can about what you want to do. Include materials you think you might need, and directions about how you would DO the activity. 

2. This is a link to a great article about this thing called Placemaking. Please read the article and answer these 2 questions:  In your own words, What is Placemaking? What do you think about it as a way to build community?
https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking

3. What song comes to mind when you think of Hayward ? Why? Write 1-2 paras about Why...

4.  This is the link to the Asset Maps that Chabot students created. Browse through all 4 categories. (Stories / Histories / Assets / Aspiriations What is a trend that you see in each category? (A trend is an idea or concept that you see occurring in more than one place)

https://hayward.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=b2aecf95c3bd443ba2122a4ee825cd1a

HW for M/W English classes... this is due on Wed the 20th.

We are starting to plan what we would like to do for the Longwood Culture Fest.
Here are possible categories of activities/events that could take place:

1. Fun activities/ events for Kids
2. Holiday Related activities/ events
3. Food (this can have a cultural feel, or a holiday feel, or a "make it at the Fest" feel)
4. Your Community Garden projects 
5. Community Projects  (these can be projects that previous students have done, or they could be new project that you  come up with)
6. Plastic Pollution (deWit class)
7. Longwood Parents projects (we dont know yet what these will be)

Your HW that is due on Wednseday, the 20th is to write up a 2-3 paragraph tentative summary of what you think you want to do. Try to be as specific as you can about what you want to do. 

HW for Tues nite English 1 class.... this is due on the 19th.....

To get started thinking about community, you have 5 things you are doing....

1.  Why do  you think people don't get more involved in the issues that are around them, esp. issues that are related to cities?    Pick the best 3 reasons that you came up with that you think you want to write about...

Keep in mind that you should try to avoid picking reasons that are similar to each other. Once you pick the 3 best that you like, write up 3-4-5 sentences for each one, expanding the discussion of each. (You are essentially creating the topics sentences for each reason.)

2 Pls watch this cool video about this concept called "Participatory Budgeting."

https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/what-is-pb/

Once you watch it, go back to the reasons you came up with for why people don't get more involved 

For each of the reasons you came up with, ask yourself  "Does this movie address (and maybe even solve) the reason?  I think you will find that a LOT of the issues you came up with for why people don't get involved are addressed by this movie.... 

3. Pls read this essay: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/community_engagement_matters_now_more_than_ever

A. . What are 2 things about the article that you find interesting?
B.  What is meant by "Patient Urgency?" (in the article) (write a para on this)

4. For this next article, here is the question  to write about:

What are 3 ideas (out of the 101) that you really like? what do you like about them?
here is the link.....
https://www.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13019420/urban-design-community-building-placemaking?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-LC-HOMFAM-101916-F3-SmallWays_ImproveYourCity-Text-CTRL-1528727&encparam=F1d6zC4gm6sBLcKgHz+50YoMW1wLj+hWteEl3FLoLVQ%3D

5. Finally,  Pls read this article: 
https://icma.org/articles/pm-magazine/management-empowering-needles-haystack

here is the question to write:  What are 2 things about the article that you find interesting?

HW for M/W English classes (12 to 2 class, and 2 to 4 class)

As we said in class, the final project is due on Nov 6 for the Mon/Wed day classes

however, you should pretend it is due on Monday, so that you get as much done as possible.

You should bring laptops with your work on it on Monday so we can see how things are looking...
Contents of your project:

Cover
Table of Contents
Team page
3 concepts per team member (probably 2 pages per concept)
Q2 what you will grow
Q6 where the garden will be situated
Q9 community members in support of project (one per team member)
Q10 budget

Tues and Wed nite classes... HW for next week....

As we said in class, the final project is due on Nov 13 for the Wed class....
and Nov 12 for the Tues class
however, you should pretend it is due next week, so that you get as much done as possible.

You should bring laptops with your work on it so we can see how things are looking...
Contents of your project:

Cover
Table of Contents
Team page
3 concepts per team member (probably 2 pages per concept)
Q2 what you will grow
Q6 where the garden will be situated
Q9 community members in support of project (one per team member)
Q10 budget

HW for Tues nite English 1 class... due on the 22nd

Hey all, first of all, it is really important to keep working closely with your partners, as you do your individual work....

For next week, we are doing these questions:

7. How will people interact with your Community Garden?
8. What materials will you need to do create your project? Be specific about type of materials and quantity of each.

For these 2 questions, you will answer them in relation to the 3 main concepts that you are writing about in Q #1. SO, that will make 3 paras for each of these Q's

In addition, you will each answer this question:

9. What community members do you know who might be value added to your project? Please give a biography of each person. 

Here is a link to the video we watched about the guy in Florida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5s0ps9rAQ

HW for Tues nite English 1 class--due on Oct 15

hey all,  as we said in class, one key to this project is for each of you to come up with 3 main features of your garden. That will make 9 main features for the garden. You should work with your team to decide who will be writing about which feature--so you dont have repetition.

SO, once you have decided on your 3 features, you should revise and re-do Q1..... When doing Q1 you should be very specific and detailed about the feature you are writing about. You dont want to talk about what need is being met, or why the feature is cool or innovative. You will do that later in Q4 and Q5.

Once you revise Q1, now you will indeed do Q4 and Q5. For these questions you should refer back to the 3 features that you wrote about in Q1....

That will make you have 9 total paras for next week. ......as a TEAM, that will make 27 paras.. which is totally bad ass.

HW due for M/W English 1 classes... this is due WEDNESDAY, Oct 9. ...

Hey all,

here is the HW that is due tomorrow, WEDNESDAY, Oct 9. ...

you have one Q to do ...Q5 from the essay assignment...pls do rule of 3 on it.... (making 3 paras)

What needs are being filled, or what problems are being addressed by your garden?

HW for ALL English 1 classes, AND English 7....

Hey all, first off, pls note that the community garden project assignment is posted on this website below. You should all be in groups now, and you should plan to have frequent contact with your team over the next weeks. 

Here is the HW that you will EACH do. (everybody on the team will do their own work for this HW.)

to give you some background on the Hayward work we have been doing, pls read this article:

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/news/2019-09-01-how-hayward-engaged-a-diverse-community.php

Once you read it, pls answer this question: What is your opinion about doing this kind of community outreach? (do rule of 3, to make 3 paragraph response.)

Your next HW involves getting started on the actual questions from the assignment. You are doing these 3 questions.

1. Please describe in detail, what exactly is your community garden project? 
2. What will you be growing? You should include WINTER crops. Why did you decide on the plants that you picked? (You should give a rationale for each thing you you are growing.) (you dont need to talk about spring crops at this time.....)
3. What are the main visual and interactive features of your garden? 

for each Q you need to do AT LEAST Rule of 3....you need to write a LOT....

also, please remember that THIS FRIDAY, Oct 4....there is a special workshop being held in our garden. You will learn a lot of stuff that can help you with Q2....(along with other stuff too! ) Bagels from 930 to 10..then the workshop from 10 to 12....you need to be there ! ....if you cant make it, someone from your team needs to be there.... 

Community Garden Group Project Proposal for English 1 and 7

For this 2nd essay assignment, you have a Design Challenge. The broad challenge is that you are being asked to design a community garden that will be situated somewhere in Hayward.

You should write this essay as if it is a proposal. Your audience for the proposal is the City of Hayward, and local community members who live near where you want to situate your garden.

 Actual business/design proposals have a number of different features. We will be talking about what these are. You should include some of these business proposal features in this proposal, in addition to answering the questions below. 

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 can pull quotes from our 2 books, as well as from outside sources, videos, and from the Hayward City website materials.)   

Make the garden project be WOW! In other words, surprise yourself. Surprise your audience. NO idea is too weird. Your goal is to make this the coolest community garden possible.

You have a $7,000 to $10,000 budget, but you are encouraged as much as possible to use repurposed/reused/recycled materials. 

Each proposal question below should be answered in great detail. Please don’t just give a one word or one sentence answer.   You should include pictures, maps,  and design layouts to help with each question as much as possible. When possible, you should for sure do Rule of 3  in answering the questions. 

1. Please describe in detail, what exactly is your community garden project? 
2. What will you be growing? You should include WINTER and SPRING/SUMMER crops. Why did you decide on the plants that you picked? (You should give a rationale for each thing you you are growing.)
3. What are the main visual and interactive features of your garden? 
4. What makes your community garden innovative?
5. What needs are being filled, or what problems are being addressed by your garden?
6. Where in Hayward do you imagine your project will be situated? Why did you pick this spot?
7. How will people interact with your Community Garden?
8. What materials will you need to do create your project? Be specific about type of materials and quantity of each.
9. What community members do you know  who might be value added to your project? Please give a biography of each person. 
10. What is your budget for your project? (Please be specific and detailed about what will need to be purchased. You will need to do research to determine costs, and amounts. For example, how much irrigation you will need.)
11. Please include drawings, pictures, or plans for your project. 
12. Anything else you would like to add or say about your project?

Your proposal should include a cover letter, budget page, resume of you and your other team members-- along with the info in the questions above.

The Page minimum is 15-18 pages of writing. (The pics, etc. will make it longer of course.)    

 When the project is done being written, you will print a hard copy of the proposal. It will cost some money to make it look professional. You will need to decide how you will bind it, and what kind of paper you will use, etc. For Sure it must be in full color. You will also be emailing me a PDF of your community garden project proposal.

I will talk with each class about due dates for the project.... 

M/W English 1 class... HW that is due this Wed, Oct 2

hey all, first off, congrats for getting paper #1 turned in! .
As we said in class, we are moving to a new project on Wed that invites you to work with a team to design a community garden.
To get started on this, I would like you to go through your Urban Gardening book and identify 5 ideas or concepts or examples that you think could be applied to your garden project. For each of the 5, mark the page number in the book, and write up a sentence or two about the idea.
Pls bring this to class on Wed. thx!

M/W Eng 1 class--info for next week...

hey all,  if you were not in class today, I need you to email me your draft ASAP...like now... I will get back to you with advice etc...

If you were in class today and your draft was short or needed work, pls do the revisions, and email it to me by Friday or Sat so I can get back to you with advice.

Meanwhile, the final essay is of course due next week... You need to bring a paper copy to class on Wednesday.

Your essay needs to have a 3 paragraph introduction. Here is a link to some advice how to do that.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-paragraph-intro.html

You need to also bring your Urban Farming book to class  next week. ...

Wed English 7 nite class ---info etc for next week. ...

hey all,  if you were not in class tonight, I need you to email me your draft ASAP...like now... I will get back to you with advice etc...

If you were in class tonight and your draft was short or needed work, pls do the revisions, and email it to me by Friday or Sat so I can get back to you with advice.

Meanwhile, the final essay is of course due next week... You need to bring a paper copy to class on Wednesday.

Your essay needs to have a 3 paragraph introduction. Here is a link to some advice how to do that.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-paragraph-intro.html

You need to also bring your Urban Farming book to class  next week. ...

Tues nite English class ...what is due next week, OCt 1

hey all,  if you were not in class tonight, I need you to email me your draft ASAP...like now... I will get back to you with advice etc...

If you were in class tonight and your draft was short or needed work, pls do the revisions, and email it to me by Thurs or Friday so I can get back to you with advice.

Meanwhile, the final essay is of course due next week... You need to bring a paper copy to class on Tuesday.

Your essay needs to have a 3 paragraph introduction. Here is a link to some advice how to do that.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-paragraph-intro.html

You need to also bring your Urban Farming book to class  next week. ...

Links to Scholarly Research in support of FRESH/ KNOWLEDGE GARDEN PBL PROJECT

This post includes supporting research for the FRESH/ KNOWLEDGE GARDEN PBL PROJECT. It is organized under 3 areas: Impact of Food Insecurity on Student Success, Garden/Nature Based Learning, Project Based Learning.

Impact of Food Insecurity on Student Success:

https://sicchabot.wixsite.com/thesic/current-initiatives

This links to a PDF that offers an overview of  FRESH Food and Life Pantry--the nature of their work, their successes, and more

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0890117117719620

This study examines how food insecurity among college students  is a public heath crisis that has implications for academic performance, retention, and graduation rates. 

https://hope4college.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RealCollege-CCCCO-Report.pdf

This California Community College's Survey highlights how many students are food insecure at the community college level. 50% of students were food insecure out of the  40,000 students who participated in the survey.

Garden/Nature Based Learning:

https://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/school-garden-resources/research-publications/academic-performance.html#top

A metastudy on the research conducted on the benefits of Garden-Based Learning.  Studies demonstrate garden-based learning positively increases students’ grades, behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes.  

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00958964.2013.786669

This study demonstrates the impact garden-based learning has on at-risk students.  Results of the study demonstrate that a two-year garden-based learning program can increase an at-risk student’s academic performance, improve student behavior, and significantly increase retention rates of at-risk students. 

https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cuag.12037

This essay argues that garden-based learning increases academic and social equity through culturally responsive teaching.

https://oxfordre.com/education/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264093-e-188

This paper demonstrates how a garden-based learning curriculum where students are working on a daily basis in school gardens can be effective for improving academic success and can improve students’ scores on standardized tests and accountability measures. 

Project-Based Learning Literature Review by Colleen McHugh

      The development of critical consciousness in students increases achievement, especially in basic-skills students (Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018). When students have a stake in a co-creative process and design their own learning, their motivation—and engagement—increase (Toshalis & Nakkula, 2012; Hethrington, 2015). The student learns to make meaning of their own place in a global context and finds new frameworks to understand an increasingly heterogenous society (Taylor, 2017; Miller & Schwartz, 2016; Rittel & Weber, 1973). Taylor describes three types of barriers to critical practice in the college classroom: developmental, social, and pedagogical (2017). Developmental barriers might include achieving a degree of self-regulated learning when students may not have previously developed these skills (Toshalis & Nakkula, 2012). When students engage with real-world problems, which are naturally more complex than academic problems, students develop skills around social inquiry and community responsibility (Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018; Miller & Schwartz, 2016). Tactile learning, through problem-solving, failure, and iteration, is successful in building deep knowledge and is generally preferred by students who were able to design their own learning environments (Hethrington, 2015). Social barriers include developing the dynamic interpersonal relationships necessary for learning in group learning context (Taylor, 2018).

      The instructor becomes a facilitator and co-creator of the student-driven curriculum, necessarily challenging the teacher/student power differential (Taylor, 2017; Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018). This requires that the instructor understands the social and political structure of the institution and further, they must reject their commonly perceived role as information provider (Scales, 2009). The curriculum, and the instructor, need to be dynamic and adaptable to the students’ experience 

(Hethrington, 2018) and, unlike traditional programmatic curriculum will not produce identical results across different classes and may occasionally include some “blunders” that are difficult to anticipate 

(Thelin, 2005). Further complicating the instructor experience, evaluation and grading become less clear-cut and the facilitation and feedback necessary to do so are time- and resource-intensive (Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018). Teachers that engage in this critical pedagogy find the experience transformative to their teaching experience (Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018). When instructors believe that the students could fail, that perception is passed on to the students in their class (Thelin, 2005).

      Institutional policy can support critical consciousness by encouraging educational dialogue around the “wicked problems” implicit in social policy (Taylor, 2017; Rittel & Weber, 1973; Miller & Schwartz, 2016). One approach to a critical pedagogy is to build empowered “temporal” spaces that give students the mental and emotional space to make connections between the present and history through the study of literature (Scales, 2009; Miller & Schwartz, 2016). In this process, the educator plays a key role as the designer, facilitator, and supporter of critical consciousness among the students (Taylor, 2017; Hethrington, 2015; Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018). Because the short timeframes of a semester-based university calendar are prohibitively short and interrupt deep engagement, a multi-disciplinary approach that facilitates a project that may extend over several classes and semesters could be a key to engaging students in that deep learning necessary for critical consciousness (Hethrington, 2015). Further, the rooms that support this collaborative learning style are fundamentally different, with students describing traditional classrooms as “wholly inadequate” in supporting their learning (Serrano, O’Brien, Roberts & White, 2018, p. 16). Our research supports not only building a new environment to facilitate this critical pedagogy but also significant institutional support for instructors in the form of consultants to help guide their pedagogical transition, programming across disciplines and departments, and instructional classroom aides to fully support students with feedback throughout the process.

HW for M/W Eng 1 classes

If you havent emailed your draft to me, please do so ASAP....

For next MONDAY, here is the HW:

first off you should revise Questions 1, 3, and 4--based on my advice or fellow students advice.

In addition you should do Q#2. (Please do Rule of 3 for the question... so that makes 3 paras for Q2.)

On MONDAY, this means you will be bringing in 12 body paras.... ! 
(9 revised paras, and 3 new paras....) 

HW for TUES NIGHT eng 1 class...

Hey all, next week is Draft day (nite) . You need to bring 2 copies of your essay. It can be digital on a computer or paper.

The goal is to have 15 body paras. (Dont worry about an introduction. We will deal with that in classs next week.) The  body paras need to have 2 quotes whenever possible. For sure you want keyword phrases (taken from the essay  questions) at the start of each para.

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see you next week!​

HW for Wed night Eng 7 Class--- this is due next Wed the 25th...

Hey all, next week is Draft day. You need to bring 2 copies of your essay. It can be digital on a computer or paper.

The goal is to have 15 body paras. (Dont worry about an introduction. We will deal with that in classs next week.) The  body paras need to have 2 quotes whenever possible. For sure you want keyword phrases (taken from the essay  questions) at the start of each para.

If you didnt have a pre-draft in class on the 18th, I think you need to send me 4-5 body paras by Fri or Sat so we can see if you are on the right track. If you DID have some paras, you can still send revised paras on Fri or Sat if you like as well.


see you next week!

HW for Mon /Wed Eng 1 classes---due on Monday...

Hey Mon /Wed Eng 1 classes! so we have some HW to do...

here is what you are doing:

 pls read Chapter 2 from Urban Farming. ---after you read it, your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts in the chapter that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

Now check out Chris Jordan's website.   ---after you check it out (go through  the ARTWORKS tab), your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

Next please review this blog post about how to write LONG paragraphs.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html

Now you are ready to answer question 1 from the essay.
HOW did Oil make modern life possible? (do Rule of 3... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

Next, lets do Q#3 Why do we allow these consequences to happen? (do Rule of 3... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

Next, please REVISE Q#4: What is your own relationship to energy use? (do Rule of 3 for each question... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

As we said in class, question #4  is pretty general....SO, you are welcome to think about more specific questions ...you can address how you save energy, how you use energy, how you think about energy (if at all) etc...also, what is your relationship to consumption....

On next Monday you will be bringing 9 total paras to class. 

HW for Eng 7... this is due next Wed the 18th. ....

Hey Wed nite 7 class! so we have some HW to do...

here is what you are doing:

Please watch this amazing 20  minute long movie "The Story of Stuff"
---after you watch it, your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts in the movie that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

NEXT, pls read Chapter 2 from Urban Farming. ---after you read it, your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts in the chapter that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

Next please review this blog post about how to write LONG paragraphs.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html

Now you are ready to answer question 1 from the essay.
HOW did Oil make modern life possible? (do Rule of 3... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

Next, lets do Q#3 Why do we allow these consequences to happen?
 and Q#4: What is your own relationship to energy use? (do Rule of 3 for each question... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

As we said in class, question #4  is pretty general....SO, you are welcome to think about more specific questions ...you can address how you save energy, how you use energy, how you think about energy (if at all) etc...also, what is your relationship to consumption....

On next Wed you will be bringing 9 total paras to class. 

Tues nite English 1 class .. .HW...

Hey Tues nite class! so we have some HW to do... --I would like you to email this  all in to me by this Friday or Saturday at the latest. I want to see if you are on the right track. I will get back to you with comments.

here is what you are doing:

Please watch this amazing 20  minute long movie "The Story of Stuff"
---after you watch it, your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts in the movie that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

Next please review this blog post about how to write LONG paragraphs.
http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html

Now you are ready to answer question 1 from the essay.

HOW did Oil make modern life possible? (do Rule of 3... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

Next, .lets do Q#4: What is your own relationship to energy use? (do Rule of 3... which means, do 3 paragraphs.)

As we said in class, question #4  is pretty general....SO, you are welcome to think about more specific questions ...you can address how you save energy, how you use energy, how you think about energy (if at all) etc...
 Please email all this to me by Friday or Saturday at the latest.

HW for M/W Eng 1 classes.... this is due on Wed... the 11th...

hey all, so we want to get started on the essay #1....lets do Q#4: What is your own relationship to energy use? 

As we said in class, this question is pretty general....SO, you are welcome to think about more specific questions ...you can address how you save energy, how you use energy, how you think about energy (if at all) etc...

ALSO, pls watch this amazing 20  minute long movie "The Story of Stuff"
---after you watch it, your assignment is to identify and write down 3-5 concepts in the movie that you think could perhaps be used to answer the questions on the essay assignment #1.

See you on wed....

Essay #1 --Fall 2019

For this essay we will be investigating issues related to our book, Urban Farming, and to the movies, Crude Awakening and Before the Flood. One of the intriguing arguments that gets built into both the book and the movies 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. And of course this same Oil, which has made modern life possible, is also seriously threatening life on this planet. 

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. 

1.     HOW did Oil make modern life possible?

2.     What are 3 negative consequences of burning so much Oil on this planet?

3.     Why do we allow these consequences to happen?

4.     What is your own relationship to energy use?

6.    What are 3 possible solutions to this problem? (You should include at least one idea from Urban Farming in this question.) 

In order to support your points, you need to use the ideas found in the book, the movies, 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. EVERY body para needs at least one quote. 

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

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do a 3 paragraph Introduction.
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-paragraph-intro.html

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

The paper is due Sept 30 for the M/W English 1 classes ...First draft is due Sept 25. 
The paper is due Oct 1 for the Tues nite 1A  class ...First draft is due Sept 24. 
The paper is due Oct 2  for the Wed nite Eng 7  class ...First draft is due Sept 25. 

Of course we will also be doing pre-drafts along the way as well. 

Best of Luck!!

HW due for the Eng 7 class... due next wed....

hey all, 

sorry I had to cancel class last Wed...

here is the HW that is due next week -Sept 11

 ...you are going to be watching  2 documentaries that offer big picture insights. into climate. change and the. impact of fossil fuels. on the planet 

for each movie you will answer this question:

What are 3 things that surprise you or that you did not know before watching this movie? (do a para for each thing)

That means you will have 6 paras total bc you are watching 2 movies... here is the link to them. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odCZpBPfFQk

A CRUDE AWAKENING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZfP517E2c​

BEFORE THE FLOOD​

HW due for the English 1 classes...

hey all, 

here is the HW that is due next week --due on Monday for the M/W classes, and due on Tues. nite for the Tues nite class

 ...you are going to be watching  2 documentaries that offer big picture insights. into climate. change and the. impact of fossil fuels. on the planet 

for each movie you will answer this question:

What are 3 things that surprise you or that you did not know before watching this movie? (do a para for each thing)

That means you will have 6 paras total bc you are watching 2 movies... here is the link to them. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odCZpBPfFQk

A CRUDE AWAKENING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZfP517E2c​

BEFORE THE FLOOD​

HW for Wed Nite Eng 7 class-- this is due on Wed Sept 4th.

Hey all, you have several things to do... here goes.. this is all due next Wed nite, Sept 4th

Before you do the HW below, you need to read these 2 blog posts:

https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-of-3.html
this post talks about the value of coming up with 3 (THREE) or more ideas/concepts/answers when you are answering a question.

http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html
this post talks about how to build BIG BIG paragraphs.. you should read this before writing paras below and you should try to incorporate the techniques that this post talks about into your paras below.

Here are the questions for you to do. These are research questions, really, so, be sure when you use a source that you tell us the source and that you avoid plagiarism.... (read the source a few times, then shut the source, wait 30 seconds, then ask yourself, "What did I just read.?" .... write down what you remember... it will end up in your voice...

Garden Questions
1. What is Compost? What is Manure? What is Fertilizer?  What are Amendments? (para for each)
2. What are the uses of each of these? (short para for each)
3. What are the pros/cons of each? (short para for each)
4.  What is "bolting?" How do you delay plants from doing it?  (para for each)

Pls read Chapter 1 in Urban Farming (pages 16 to 49). Once you read it, you have 2 questions:
1. What are 3 reasons that the author gives for why it is now a good time for us to consider Urban farming/agriculture.  (para for each--3 paras total)
2. What are 3 difficulties or challenges that the author raises about making Urban farming/agriculture work effectively?  (para for each--3 paras total)

HW for M/W Eng 1 classes (12-2pm and 2-4pm) -due Wed Sept 4

Hey all, you have several things to do... here goes.. this is all due next Wed, Sept 4 (no school monday)

Before you do the HW below, you need to read these 2 blog posts:

https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-of-3.html
this post talks about the value of coming up with 3 (THREE) or more ideas/concepts/answers when you are answering a question.

http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html
this post talks about how to build BIG BIG paragraphs.. you should read this before writing paras below and you should try to incorporate the techniques that this post talks about into your paras below.

Pls read Chapter 1 in Urban Farming (pages 16 to 49). Once you read it, you have 2 questions:
1. What are 3 reasons that the author gives for why it is now a good time for us to consider Urban farming/agriculture.  (para for each--3 paras total)
2. What are 3 difficulties or challenges that the author raises about making Urban farming/agriculture work effectively?  (para for each--3 paras total)

HW for Tues nite English 1 class (6 to 10 Pm )

Hey all, you have several things to do... here goes.. this is all due next Tues nite, Sept 3

Before you do the HW below, you need to read these 2 blog posts:

https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-of-3.html
this post talks about the value of coming up with 3 (THREE) or more ideas/concepts/answers when you are answering a question.

http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html
this post talks about how to build BIG BIG paragraphs.. you should read this before writing paras below and you should try to incorporate the techniques that this post talks about into your paras below.

Garden Questions
1. What is Compost? What is Manure? What is Fertilizer?  What are Amendments? (para for each)
2. What are the uses of each of these? (short para for each)
3. What are the pros/cons of each? (short para for each)
4.  What is "bolting?" How do you delay plants from doing it?  (para for each)

Pls read Chapter 1 in Urban Farming (pages 16 to 49). Once you read it, you have 2 questions:
1. What are 3 reasons that the author gives for why it is now a good time for us to consider Urban farming/agriculture.  (para for each--3 paras total)
2. What are 3 difficulties or challenges that the author raises about making Urban farming/agriculture work effectively?  (para for each--3 paras total)

HW for Eng 1 M/W 12-2 AND 2-4 ---this is due on Wed the 28th

Hey all,

Here are the questions for you to do. These are research questions, really, so, be sure when you use a source that you tell us the source and that you avoid plagiarism.... (read the source a few times, then shut the source, wait 30 seconds, then ask yourself, "What did I jjust read.?" .... write down what you remember... it will end up in your voice...

1. What is Compost? What is Manure? What is Fertilizer?  What are Amendments? (para for each)
2. What are the uses of each of these? (short para for each)
3. What are the pros/cons of each? (short para for each)
4.  What is "bolting?" How do you delay plants from doing it?  (para for each)

Home Work for English 1--M/W 12 to 2 and M/W 2 to 4

Hey all!

so lets get rolling here. Once you do this HW, which is due next Mon, the 26th, you should print out a copy to bring to class... you have several things to do:

1. Pls write 3-4 paragraphs that talk about your impressions of the Chabot Knowledge Garden. Use your 5 senses, and give us details.

2. What are 3 Questions that you have about the Garden? If you can ANSWER the questions, then do so. If you arent sure about the answer, then we will try to answer them in class on next Tues.

3. Below are 6 different links....2 are videos and 4 are websites. They are all about SOIL. (we are starting at the bottom, lol) For this HW, you should first go through the 6 links. Some of them are very short and simple, and some are more complex and detailed. Once you have gone through these links, you have  questions to answer. For each question, you should write at least one paragraph. (Dont do short one/two sentence answers.) 

It is CRUCIAL that you answer these questions in your own words. (you CAN put short quotes in your paras.) To avoid plagiarism, read or watch the source 2-3 times, so that you REALLY understand it---then simply write your para without LOOKING at the original source. It works every time. Here are the questions:

1. What IS soil?
2. How does it get created?
3. Why is important for gardeners to know what kind of soil is in their garden?
4. What are the things that we test for when we test soil?
5. Which soil test do you like the most, and why?
6. What else do you want to say about soil?

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm
https://preparednessmama.com/testing-your-soil-ph-without-a-kit/
https://www.finegardening.com/article/soil-testing-is-worth-the-effort
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/school/design-install/how-to-determine-your-soil-type-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUhOBxVFcFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7XSjcnZQM

Home Work for ENGLISH 7-- due on 8/28

Hey all!

so lets get rolling here. Once you do this HW, which is due next Wed, the 28th, you should print out a copy to bring to class... you have several things to do:

1. Pls write 3-4 paragraphs that talk about your impressions of the Chabot Knowledge Garden. Use your 5 senses, and give us details.

2. What are 3 Questions that you have about the Garden? If you can ANSWER the questions, then do so. If you arent sure about the answer, then we will try to answer them in class on next Tues.

3. Below are 6 different links....2 are videos and 4 are websites. They are all about SOIL. (we are starting at the bottom, lol) For this HW, you should first go through the 6 links. Some of them are very short and simple, and some are more complex and detailed. Once you have gone through these links, you have  questions to answer. For each question, you should write at least one paragraph. (Dont do short one/two sentence answers.) 

It is CRUCIAL that you answer these questions in your own words. (you CAN put short quotes in your paras.) To avoid plagiarism, read or watch the source 2-3 times, so that you REALLY understand it---then simply write your para without LOOKING at the original source. It works every time. Here are the questions:

1. What IS soil?
2. How does it get created?
3. Why is important for gardeners to know what kind of soil is in their garden?
4. What are the things that we test for when we test soil?
5. Which soil test do you like the most, and why?
6. What else do you want to say about soil?

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm
https://preparednessmama.com/testing-your-soil-ph-without-a-kit/
https://www.finegardening.com/article/soil-testing-is-worth-the-effort
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/school/design-install/how-to-determine-your-soil-type-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUhOBxVFcFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7XSjcnZQM

First Home Work... for the TUES nite English 1 class...this is due on the 27th..

Hey all!

so lets get rolling here. Once you do this HW, which is due next Tues, the 27th, you should print out a copy to bring to class... you have several things to do:

1. Pls write 3-4 paragraphs that talk about your impressions of the Chabot Knowledge Garden. Use your 5 senses, and give us details.

2. What are 3 Questions that you have about the Garden? If you can ANSWER the questions, then do so. If you arent sure about the answer, then we will try to answer them in class on next Tues.

3. Below are 6 different links....2 are videos and 4 are websites. They are all about SOIL. (we are starting at the bottom, lol) For this HW, you should first go through the 6 links. Some of them are very short and simple, and some are more complex and detailed. Once you have gone through these links, you have  questions to answer. For each question, you should write at least one paragraph. (Dont do short one/two sentence answers.) 

It is CRUCIAL that you answer these questions in your own words. (you CAN put short quotes in your paras.) To avoid plagiarism, read or watch the source 2-3 times, so that you REALLY understand it---then simply write your para without LOOKING at the original source. It works every time. Here are the questions:

1. What IS soil?
2. How does it get created?
3. Why is important for gardeners to know what kind of soil is in their garden?
4. What are the things that we test for when we test soil?
5. Which soil test do you like the most, and why?
6. What else do you want to say about soil?

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm
https://preparednessmama.com/testing-your-soil-ph-without-a-kit/
https://www.finegardening.com/article/soil-testing-is-worth-the-effort
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/school/design-install/how-to-determine-your-soil-type-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUhOBxVFcFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7XSjcnZQM