Week Five – Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing: The Paradigm

 

21. Monday, August 4^th

                                             Lecture: "The Argumentative Mode of Discourse: The Eight Fallacies"

                                             Lecture: "The Function Paragraph"

                                           Final PAS 098 “Documenting Sources” Collaborative Group Presentation Assignments: Group #1 – “Parenthetical Reference,” pgs. 169-172; Group #2 – “Works Cited List : #1-30, pgs. 172-177; Group #3 – “Works Cited List: #31-60, pgs. 177-181; Group #4 – “Columbia Online Style,” pgs. 182-183; Group #5 – Content Notes: MLA Manuscript Guidelines,” pgs. 183-185. (All presentations based upon information contained in The Pocket Handbook/Second Edition)

                                           Homework #17: Aurora Levins Morales, “Immigrants” from A Bridge Reader (Key Concepts and Discussion Questions)

                                           Journal Entry #23: "Reflection: My Midterm Progress Report and the Goals I Have Now Set for Finishing Summer Bridge"

                                           Journal Entry #24: “Has PAS 098 Fulfilled My Concerns About My Writing Skills?”

 

22. Tuesday, August 5^th – Homework #17 Due (Via email as of 3:00pm)

                                             PAS 098 Midterm Progress Report with Results from Midterm Objective Examination

                                                Lecture: "Writing the Preface, Table of Contents and Final Remarks on the Writer's Journal"

                                                Lecture: "The Term Paper: If You Want to Succeed in College, Here's What You Have to Do!"

                                            Homework #18: Patricia Raybon, “Letting in Light,” from A Bridge Reader (Key Concepts and Discussion Questions)

                           The 1^st Wisdom Tree Chat: "Reflections on The Morals Shown in 'The Land of Opportunity" As Described in The Lies My Teacher Told Me" (Note: 1:30pm-2:30pm, Covering pgs. 200-213 of The Lies My Teacher Told Me)

 

                                            Journal Entry #25: “No Deposit, No Return: Has the Bridge Program Been Worth the Investment of Time and Concern that I’ve Put In This Summer (and Why, or Why Not)?”

 

23. Wednesday, August 6^th – Homework #18 Due (Via email as of 3:00pm)

                                                Lecture: "The Modes of Discourse: Of Critical Thinking and the Evaluative Essay"

                                           Screening: Murder On A Sunday Morning

                                          Writing Assignment #2: To do Cubing Technique + 750-word Evaluative Essay on Murder On A Sunday Morning.

                                                Post-Bridge Diagnostic Tests in Sentence Structure and Vocabulary (Scan-Tron Form 882 Required)

                                                Homework #19: Felicia Lee, “Model Minority,” from A Bridge Reader (Key Concepts and Discussion Questions)

                              The 2^nd Wisdom Tree Chat: "Reflections: Those Relationships Described in "Down the Memory Hole: The Disappearance of the Recent Past" from Lies My Teacher Told Me" (Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm, Covering pgs. 238-253 from Lies My Teacher Told Me)

                                                Reading: “post-memoir: Finding Fish,” pgs. 327-340 from finding fish: a memoir.

                                                The PAS 098 Term Paper: To do Looping and Cubing + 1,500-word Analytical Essay on finding fish: a memoir with at least 15 citations, three (3) outside references, “Works Cited” and Annotated Bibliography.

                                             Write Time Forum #3 Closes (As of 4:00pm)

                                             Final Write Time Forum #4 Opens (As of 9:00pm)

                                                Journal Entry #26: “One Student in Bridge (Other Than Myself) Whose Study Skills and Determination to Succeed I Respect and Admire”

 

24. Thursday, August 7^th – Homework #19 Due (Via email as of 3:00pm)

                                             Final Homework #20: Lynell George, “Conversations with a Voice Aching of Experience” and Editorial, “The Life Made the Music,” from A Bridge Reader (Key Concepts and Discussion Questions)

                                             Prepare Cover Page, Preface, Table of Contents and Final Journal Entry #27: “A Letter to My Bridge 2003 Classmates: ‘Now that We’ve Crossed the Bridge, Where Do We Go From Here?”

                               The 3^rd Wisdom Tree Chat: "Reflections on the Values Discussed in 'Progress Is Our Most Important Product' from The Lies My Teacher Told Me" (Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm, Covering pgs. 254-270 from The Lies My Teacher Told Me)

 

25. Friday, August 8^th – Final Homework #20 Due (Via email as of 3:00pm)

                                           Writing Assignment #2 Due (At the start of class with Cubing Technique attached)

                                            Writing Assignment #3 (i.e., The Annotated Bibliography Collaborative Paper) Due (In PAS Main Office, Faculty Office Building Room 221, by or before 4:00pm -- No "Late"Papers will be accepted! )

                                        PAS 098 Journal Due (As of 4:00pm in PAS Main Office, Faculty Office Building Room 221 – No “Late” Journals will be accepted)

                                       Final PAS 098 “Documenting Sources” Collaborative Presentations: Groups 1-6 (Each group has 25 minutes in which to make PowerPoint presentation with original handouts for the class, Time Certain -- 8:45am-12:00pm)

                           The 4^th Wisdom Tree Chat: "What Is the Result of Teaching History Like This?" or What Makes Lies My Teacher Told Me Such an Important Book?" (Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm, Covering pgs. 298-311 from Lies My Teacher Told Me)

                                             Final Write Time Forum #4 Closes (As of 9:00pm,Sunday, August 10th)