SummerTIME

Curriculum

June 6 and 13, 2009

Pre-Assignment (2 pp.): Close Reading of The Bluest Eye (1970, 2007) by Toni Morrison.

Due on July 1, 2009.

Jose goes through this assignment with students during orientation and also models close reading through brief exercises that simulate tracking repeated words. Students learn how to connect a concrete object with an idea. Students are also debriefed about keynote speaker and are asked to prepare a question to ask her during the Q & A.

Week 1 to 1.5: July 1-3 and July 6-10

Developing Assignment 1

Rough Drafts of A1 due on Friday 7/10.

Instructors develop an assignment about a theme of their choosing related to the novel and distribute the assignment sheet to students on July 1. The assignment should require that students generate a 5-7 pp. thesis-driven essay that uses sources from the first half of the Seminar Reader. Students should also learn how to quote effectively from the text using MLA style and document the primary text in a work cited page.

*The pre-assignment may or may not be used for Assignment 1. Instructors may decide whether the pre-assignment should serve as a rough draft of Assignment 1.

Week 2: July 13-17

Revising Assignment 1

Paper due on July 17, 2008

Instructors discuss revision strategies with students and prepare them to submit their final assignments on July 17. Instructors should grade these assignments over the weekend.

Week 3: July 20-24

Developing Assignment 2

Rough Drafts of A2 due July 24^th

Call for Papers: Student Symposium

Instructors create Assignment 2 with selected excerpts from the SummerTIME Course Reader.  Assignment 2 should take up some issue related to our theme: Writing the Unspoken: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Violence.  It should also provide students with the opportunity to write a 5-7 pp. thesis-driven essay that incorporates at least two sources from the second half of the Seminar Reader. Students should learn how to quote extensively from a text using a variety of styles such as block quoting, embedding and paraphrasing.  They should also learn how to document sources using a works cited page. 

Students will have the opportunity to submit blind drafts of their symposium papers to the SummerTIME Program administration that will select four papers for the student symposium. Students who are selected will each receive a prize (probably a gift card). Instructors whose students are chosen to participate will need to help the student to prepare to deliver her/his paper within a 10-12 minute timeframe. In addition, the student participant should write a 3-4 sentence description of the essay for inclusion in a symposium program.

Week 4: July 27-July 31

Revising Assignment 2 and Preparing the Portfolio

Assignment 2 and the Portfolio due on July 31, 2009.

Instructors will help students to finalize their second assignments for submission and inclusion in their portfolios. Please see Portfolio Guidelines for more information about the latter piece.

Students turn in their portfolios on the last day of class, August 1.

Instructors will need to submit grades and portfolios to the SummerTIME Program by Friday, August 7, 2009.

Theme:  Writing Yourself Into History: Youth, Identity and Power

June 7, 14, and 21 2008

Pre-Assignment (2 pp.): Close Reading of Flight by Sherman Alexie

Due on July 3, 2008.

Jose goes through this assignment with students during orientation and also models close reading through brief exercises that simulate tracking repeated words. Students learn how to connect a concrete object with an idea. Students are also debriefed about keynote speaker and are asked to prepare a question to ask her during the Q & A.

Week 1: July 3-July 11

Developing Assignment 1

Rough Drafts of A1 due on Friday 7/11.

Instructors develop an assignment about a theme of their choosing related to the novel and distribute the assignment sheet to students on July 3. The assignment should require that students generate a thesis-driven essay that uses sources from the first half of the Seminar Reader. Students should also learn how to quote effectively from the text using MLA style and document the primary text in a work cited page. Seniors should write 5-6 pp., and juniors should write 4-5 pp. for this assignment.

*The pre-assignment may or may not be used for Assignment 1. Instructors may decide whether the pre-assignment should serve as a rough draft of Assignment 1.

*Students should also write a 2 pp. response paper to the Gene Autry Museum visit due Monday, July 14.  This should be framed as a practice of one of their invention techniques (e.g. Fact/Idea list, Pentad, etc).

Week 2: July 14-18

Revising Assignment 1

Paper due on July 18, 2008

Instructors discuss revision strategies with students and prepare them to submit their final assignments on July 18. Instructors should grade these assignments over the weekend.

Week 3: July 21-25

Developing Assignment 2

Rough Drafts of A2 due July 25^th

Call for Papers: Student Symposium

Instructors create Assignment 2 with selected excerpts from the SummerTIME Course Reader.  Assignment 2 should take up some issue related to urban youth and our theme: Writing Yourself Into History: Youth, Identity and Power.  It should also provide students with the opportunity to write a thesis-driven essay that incorporates at least two sources from the second half of the Seminar Reader. Students should learn how to quote extensively from a text using a variety of styles such as block quoting, embedding and paraphrasing.  They should also learn how to document sources using a works cited page.  Seniors will write a 5-6 pp. paper and juniors will write a 4-5 pp. paper.

Students will have the opportunity to submit blind drafts of their second assignment to the SummerTIME Program administration that will select four papers for the student symposium. Students who are selected will each receive a prize (probably a gift card). Instructors whose students are chosen to participate will need to help the student to prepare to deliver her/his paper within a 10-12 minute timeframe. In addition, the student participant should write a 3-4 sentence description of the essay for inclusion in a symposium program.

Week 4: July 28-August 1

Revising Assignment 2 and Preparing the Portfolio

Assignment 2 and the Portfolio due on August 1, 2008.

Instructors will help students to finalize their second assignments for submission and inclusion in their portfolios. Please see Portfolio Guidelines for more information about the latter piece.

Students turn in their portfolios on the last day of class, August 1.

Instructors will need to submit grades and portfolios to the SummerTIME Program by Monday, August 6, 2007.

Please note: Each final Assignment MUST be accompanied by all pre-writing material.  Encourage your students to submit final drafts of A1 and A2 in two-pocket folders with pre-writing materials on one side and final drafts on the other side.

June 9, 15, and 16 2007

Pre-Assignment: Close Reading of Across a Hundred Mountains

Due on June 29, 2007

Jennifer goes through this assignment with students during orientation and also models close reading through brief exercises that simulate tracking repeated words. Students learn how to connect a concrete object with an idea. Students are also debriefed about keynote speaker, Reyna Grande, and are asked to prepare a question to ask her during the author Q & A.

Week 1: July 2-6

Developing Assignment 1

Drafts due per instructor discretion

Instructors develop am assignment about a theme of their choosing related to the novel and distribute the assignment sheet to students on July 2. The assignment should require that students generate a thesis-driven essay that does not use outside sources. Students should also learn how to quote effectively from the text, using MLA style, and document the primary text in a work cited page. Seniors should write 4-5 pp., and juniors should write 2-3 pp.

*The pre-assignment may or may not be linked to Assignment 1. Instructors may decide whether the pre-assignment serves as a rough draft of Assignment 1.

Week 2: July 9-13

Revising Assignment 1

Paper due on July 13, 2007

Instructors discuss revision strategies with students and prepare them to submit their final assignments on July 13. Instructors should grade these assignments over the weekend.

Week 3: July 16-20

Developing Assignment 2

Call for Papers: Student Symposium with Discussant Dr. Gil Conches

Instructors create Assignment 2 with selected excerpts from the SummerTIME Course Reader.  Assignment 2 should take up some issue related to urban youth and provide students with the opportunity to write a thesis-driven essay that incorporates at least two outside sources. Students should learn how to quote extensively from a text using a variety of styles such as blocking and embedding and how to document sources using a works cited page.

Students will have the opportunity to submit blind drafts of their second assignment to the SummerTIME Program administration, which will select four papers for the student symposium. Students who are selected will each receive a prize (probably a gift card). Instructors whose students are chosen to participate will need to help the student to prepare to deliver her/his paper within a 10-12 minute timeframe. In addition, the student participant should write a 3-4 sentence description of the essay for inclusion in a symposium program.

Week 4: July 23-27

Revising Assignment 2 and Preparing the Portfolio

Paper and Portfolio due on July 27

Instructors will help students to finalize their second assignments for submission and inclusion in their portfolios. Please see Portfolio Guidelines for more information about the latter piece.

Students turn in their portfolios on the last day of class, July 27.

Instructors will need to submit grades and portfolios to the SummerTIME Program by Monday, August 6, 2007.