Reading Response #1: Acuña, Cortés, Del Castillo, & Las Casas Readings

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.

XTRA CREDIT Reading Response: Precious Knowledge & "Mex Amer Studies & TUSD"

Post your reading response to Precious Knowledge and "Mex Amer Studies & TUSD" 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 1 Agenda [Tentative]

Monday, August 28th

• Introductions & Syllabus
• Homework
• buy/rent textbooks
• print/read course syllabus; bring a copy and any questions to class on Wednesday

Wednesday, August 30th

• Quiz #1
• Answer Syllabus Questions
• Class Screening of Precious Knowledge (2011)
• Homework
• finish watching Precious Knowledge
• post XTRA Credit Reading Response on our course blog by 8pm on Tuesday, 9/5
• print/read/bring the following for discussion in class on Wednesday, 9/
• Acuña, Chs. 1-3
• Cortés, “What greater grandeur” (Blackboard)
• Del Castillo, “Greater than Constantinople & Rome" (Blackboard)
• Las Casas, “In Defense of the Indians” (Blackboard)
• post Reading Response #1 on our course blog by 8pm on Tuesday, 9/5

Bienvenidos a MASC 2301!

The purpose of this blog is to provide an online space where all of our class materials will be available. 

On the blog itself, I will post:

• Weekly agendas & Homework
• Reading Responses

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• My contact information
• Our course syllabus
• Discussion Leader Schedule
• UTRGV Links
• Blog Archive

Essentially, if you need information about this course, you need only visit this blog and it's likely you'll find your answers. So, browse around and get to know the blog well. 

I'm looking forward to a fun and meaningful semester!