Instructor: Ren-yo Hwang Email: read.ren.write@gmail.com
Hello Summer Session 2 Students:
Welcome to the interactive course syllabus website!
We will be meeting for 5 weeks from July 25-August 24th 2016
Mondays and Wednesday from 4:10 PM - 7:00 PM
The Location: INTS 1130
My office hours are in INTN 4033, from Mon & Wed (3-4 pm), and by appt. Course Website: ilearn.ucr.edu
You will not need to purchase any books, they will be posted to ilearn course website.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Develop and practice critical thinking skills together.
- Learn critically engagement and close reading of a variety of texts (written and filmic).
- Grasp a foundation of key themes, texts and theories in AAS.
- Be ready to pursue more advanced courses and readings in Ethnic Studies.
- Practice collaborative learning and teaching with one another.
- Partake in a successful team-based collaborative project.
COURSE POLICIES:
Grading: Each of your written works will be graded on your progress in substantiating the arguments of the authors work, individually and together, and linking it to your own critical thought on the readings to the themes of the course. Using selected evidence directly from the text, the goal is to sharpen the skills and interests in which you will address, with clarity and conciseness, what each reading contributes.
Breakdown for grading:
Participation/Attendance: 30% Weekly Reading Notes: 25% Group Project: 25%
Final Paper: 20% Total: 100%
Attendance and Participation: Attendance is required. Much of this class learning experience will be learned through your presence, contributions and shared analysis. You may miss up to two classes. However, if you plan to miss more than two classes, your participation grade will be in jeopardy. The 30% for participation is awarded not just for showing up, but for making contributions in some way to class discussion. If you more than three classes (we only have 9 total), you will lose all participation and will receive an alternative make-up assignments. Absences beyond three classes are subject to failing the course. It is expected for students to come to class prepared and ready for discussion, with reading available as well as reading notes out to be discussed. Family and medical emergencies are excusable with documentation, however work is still due on time, unless discussed otherwise.
Work Format: All written work must be typed, double-spaced, and use a 12-point font and standard margins. All papers must have your full name (preferred or given), the date, the assignment number and/or title in the top header or a cover page. Please staple all work over 1-page in length. Plagiarism simply will not be tolerated. Just don’t do it. Cite it.
Email Policies: I will check emails before 6pm and will respond to emails the best I can within 24hrs on weekdays. Additionally, if you would like an answer same day, please send it to me before 5pm, if not, I will do my best to reply to you the following morning. You may email me if you have any questions about the readings, assignments, or course itself. If your question requires a discussion, I would recommend attending office hours or scheduling an appointment.
PLEASE title your email with the following subject heading: ETST 106: (Name, Concern)
No late work will be accepted. If you are to be absent, to avoid receiving deductions on your work due, particularly your reading notes and responses, they will need to be submitted to me by email prior to class at read.ren.write@gmail.com
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1) Weekly Reading Notes (30% of total grade, Each apx 4%) – Every week you will be asked to submit a copy of your reading notes. These notes will prepare you for completing your critical reading response papers. Your notes should consist of at least three to four pertinent questions about the larger argument of each reading, and two inquiries that specify a challenge for you in doing close reading. The idea of the reading notes is to allow you space and time to ask questions, both the provoking and mundane. You will be asked to thematically categorize your questions. We will do a mock reading note exercise together with an in-class short reading on the first day of instruction.
3) Group Project – (25% of total grade) Small groups will construct a creative presentation using minimum 5 different sources from the course, delving in further into a specific approved topic from the course. Further instructions will be give out in Week 2.
Break down of grading (10 points total):
Collaboration with Team (group evaluation) – 1pt
Report of your contributions and process – 1pt
Group Report (collaborative) 8 pages – 4pt
Final Project Presentation – 4pt
4) Final Paper – (20% of total grade) 8-10 page final paper. You will construct a final paper that argues as to how your selected readings (minimum four major texts, two articles, and two multimedia texts) support your critical understanding of the course topics, and by extension, how you are connecting these readings and your research topic to a current event(s) or specific political issue. You will practice and use one selected archive outside of the course readings. Topics must be approved no later than beginning of Week 3 where you will submit a half to full page abstract on your potential topic. If you are seeking extra credit, if having missed three or more Reading Notes, or two or more Reading Responses, your final paper must provide additional citations from specifically the weeks missed.
5) Participation (30% total) Please reread “Course Policies” for more details. In addition, as part of your class participation, you will be required to interact with the course website through posting weekly comments and questions about readings, media, class discussions and any constructive concerns about course instruction, pedagogy, shared study space and or course materials.
GENERATIVE LEARNING SPACES
Classroom time is an opportunity to work out, struggle with and share complex ideas through writing, peer and group discussion. Please remember that together we can foster a space of respect whilst acknowledging our differences. We are learning together to engage one another in a respectful and compassionate manner. All students should be able to express their thoughts, opinions, and ideas without being shut down by one another. As part of a continual effort to improve our collective educative spaces, let us not presume anyone's abilities, circumstances, chosen name, gender, race, ethnicity, education, politics or point of view.
ACCESS NEEDS
Do let me know if there are different abilities/access needs we can assist in accommodating accordingly. Also please see for more info/resources: http://specialservices.ucr.edu
Multimedia mural from:
http://sites.utexas.edu/itsallacademic/files/2015/08/AAS-pic.jpg
