Week 7: San Diego

Mission Bay

 

I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night
I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light
I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long
I never heard the melody, until I needed a song.

—Tom Waits, "San Diego Serenade"

NOTE: I made a mistake on the dates in the print syllabus and, as a result, left Wed. 3.9 and Thur. 3.10 off the schedule. Instead of moving everything up, I'm canceling this Wednesday and Thursday's classes—as well as my Wednesday office hour. Just keep in mind that there will be minor corrections in upcoming weekly agendas. Also, note potential changes in few presentation dates. Enjoy the morning off!

Week 7: San Diego
Mo 3.7 / Tu 3.8
Read: MANZ—p. 133 - 185
In-Class: Lecture—“California on Film”; Preview—Expository essay
Due: Persuasive essay (Final draft, attach draft 1 and, on a separate sheet, one paragraph rationale for your revisions)

We 3.9 / Th 3.10
Class canceled
Due: Reflection 4 (Email me your reflection to dhdelao@gmail.com by noon on the day your section meets) 

Week 8: San Jose
Mo 3.14 / Tu 3.1 

Read: eR—“California's Public Colleges Face $1.4-Billion in New Budget Cuts” by Josh Keller (The Chronicle of Higher Education), “Editorial: California Voters Seem to be Clueless about the Budget” (Oakland Tribune) “Schools Still Face Deep Spending Cuts” (KCRA TV, Sacramento)
In-Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Lecture—“Understanding Parenthetical Citation”

We 3.16 / Th 3.17
Read: eR—“Editorial: California Must Not Resort to Short-term Fixes” (The Highlander), “California Now 43rd in Per-student Spending” by John Fensterwald (Silicon Valley Education Foundation); “Education Cuts to Impact Future of Silicon Valley” (KGO TV, San Francisco)
In-Class: Watch—The Bridge (2007); Preview—Cause and effect essay
Returned: Persuasive essay