Sunday, December 3, 2017

Week 15 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, December 4th
  • Rosa Tapia: Lone Star & Adams, “Forget the Alamo”
  • Breakfast Potluck
  • Homework

Wednesday, December 6th

  • WRITING DAY [NO CLASS]
  • Homework
    • continue working on your Final Personal Narrative
      • FINAL PERSONAL NARRATIVE DUE ON BLACKBOARD BY MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, 12/11.

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Reading Response #21: "Lone Star" & Adams, “Forget the Alamo”

Post your reading response to all of the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 8pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 14 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, November 27th

Wednesday, November 29th
  • CONFERENCES [NO CLASS]
  • Homework
    • continue working on your Final Personal Narrative
    • view/print/read/bring the following for discussion to class on Monday, 12/4
      • Lone Star [On Reserve@ UTRGV Library]
      • Adams, “Forget the Alamo” (Blackboard)
    • post Reading Response #21 on our course blog by 8pm on Sunday, 12/3

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Reading Response #20: Anzaldúa, Ch. 7 & "Señorita Extraviada"

Post your reading response to all of the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 8pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, November 20th
  • Giselle Sanchez: New World Border & Livingston “Murder in Juarez”
  • Homework
    • view/print/read/bring the following for discussion to class on Wednesday
      • Anzaldúa, Ch. 7
      • Señorita Extraviada (Blackboard)
    • post Reading Response #20 on our course blog by 8pm on Tuesday, 11/21

Wednesday, November 22nd

  • Quiz #12
  • Celine Salas & Luis Reyna: Anzaldúa, Ch. 7 & Señorita Extraviada
  • Homework

Monday, November 13, 2017

Reading Response #19: "New World Border" & Livingston “Murder in Juarez”

Post your reading response to all of the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 8pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.

Reading Response #18: "Zoot Suit" & Barrios, “A Conversation With Luis Valdez”

Post your reading response to all of the readings below. 

Here are the guidelines:
  1. Reading responses must be AT LEAST 200 words.
  2. Include your full name at the end of your comments. Unnamed comments will be deleted.
  3. From the "Comment As" drop-down menu, choose Anonymous, then click "Publish."
  4. Reading responses are due by 8pm on the day PRIOR to our discussion of the required reading.