Okay, I'm going to re-vamp what I did last week to move from a very FYC course to something more appropriate for Developmental Writing at SJCC. We will still work with the theme of "Place and Identity."
Unit one: Personal Narrative Essay (a place that has some significance for you)
Unit two: Analysis/Personal Response (analyze The House on Mango Street for the role of place AND respond using your own experience of a place that impacted you)
Unit three: Book Club (group presentation of a group-chosen novel, memoir or story collection--approximate length 250 pp--that includes themes of place and identity AND a synthesis essay on the role of place in the chosen book and other readings from class)
Unit four: Proposal (argument assignment involving some research: propose a revitalization project or other new use of a space in your community; support your proposal with research about the space, the community, and readings from class about community spaces)
Unit five: Definition/Semester Synthesis (Synthesize semester readings and your own deep thinking about place and identity. What is your understanding of the role of place in the formation of your own identity? Can this be extended into a universal understanding or definition of the significance of place?)
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