Humanities 205

Humanities 205

Teri Lynn Tosspon, MA, MA, TESLHeald College

Agenda

• Interviews & Introductions• Syllabus• Poetry/History Through Literature

– Maya Angelou “Africa” 995– Langston Hughes “I, Too” 958-959

• Symbolism, Analogy, Metaphor

Interviews & Introductions

• Choose a partner

• Fill out the questionnaire by speaking to your partner.

• Introduce your partner to the class, sharing their answer to 2 of the questions

SyllabusHumanities 205

Heald College, RosevilleTeri Tosspon, M.A.

Course Description• Examine selected readings of fiction, essays,

and novels by important contemporary writers with an emphasis on social and cultural issues.

• Explore culture and its origins, values, and changing status.

• Develop the skills to present sensitive and controversial topics to an audience.

• Write a minimum of 5,000 words in essays, response papers, and a final research project.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze cultural aspects of various types of literature including prose, poetry, music, film, and drama.

2. Identify analogies, metaphors, and symbols within written and visual texts.

3. Write coherent analyses of literature in academic essays.

4. Analyze issues raised in literature for both discussion and academic essays.

Instructor Information• Teri Tosspon, M.A. (History, English, TESL)

• [email protected]

• http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/HUMN205

• (949) 682-8374 (Why-682-Teri)

• Office hours: Afternoons and by appointment

Textbooks• Bundle ISBN: 1111120250• Kirszner, L. G. & Mandell, S. R. (2010).

Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, Compact, 2009 MLA Update Edition (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. ISBN 0495904554– Kirszner, L. G. (2004). Lit21: Literature in the

21st Century CD (ver. 1.5). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. ISBN 141300668

• The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Grading Policy• Exams 15%• Projects and Assignments 75%

– Journals, papers• Participation 10%

– 2-3 graded activities each meeting

Your Grade

ExamsProjectsParticipation

Course Schedule

•See Syllabus Pg 2-3 •Use a planner to record all assignments

Course Schedule

Topics to be covered on

that day

Homework: due at the

next meeting

COURSE AT A GLANCE

Topic/Chapters for Discussion

AssignmentsDue @ next class meeting& Reading Assignments

Wk 107/21

Course IntroductionPoetry. History through literature: Civil Rights, Racism, Immigration.

Buy Hunger Games (HG)Read Chapter 21 :

“Understanding Poetry” (pp. 710-720)

“Papi Working” pg 995 “We Real Cool.” pg 792 “Nani” pg 877-879

Presentations “The Hunger Games”100 points

Weekly Small-Group Presentations3 Chpts of “The Hunger Games” - Summary - Analysis - Activity - Assessment/Quiz

Submitted to [email protected] or on campus/in person @ 5pm day of

About Teri Tosspon• Raised on a farm in the middle of

Nebraska

Education• University of Nebraska- Lincoln - Masters• Oxford University, England• University of California Irvine – Masters/PhD

• Hobbies: writing, reading, painting, baking/cooking, rock climbing, playing video games, international and state-side travel

Attendance• If you miss 14 days in a row, you will be dropped.

• Studies have shown that 85% attendance is minimum for success (A or B).

• There are graded activities during class period

• If you need to miss class or if you will be tardy or leaving early, call or text TERI TOSSPON ***(949) 682-8374*** [email protected]. as soon as possible (BEFORE CLASS!!!)

Makeup Policy

• Each student has the opportunity to make up one missed major in-class graded event.

• You MAY make up one (1) quiz or exam.

Blue or White Scrubs for MEDICALLayer appropriately- White Only

NO Canvas/Fabric Shoes- It’s a hazard!

Shoes must be covered- no holes or open toed

No Piercings and/or excessive jewelry

WHITE shoes- Leather only, must have a defined heel

No Piping on Scrubs

No Externship Scrubs

WHITE Outerwear only!!!! NO HOODS

Professional Attire Example

NO HOODS

Professional Attire Example

NO HOODS

NO HATS OF ANY KIND

NO HOODIES OR SWEATSHIRTS

NO SUNGLASSES IN THE CLASSROOM

MALES & FEMALES:

PROFESSIONAL OUTERWEAR ONLY IN THE CLASSROOMS!!!

Tosspon’s PoliciesThe GOLDEN RULE(s)

• treat others as you would like to be treated.

• Respect.

Respect• Be courteous and respectful of everyone and everything• Be prepared for class and actively participate

(This includes completing assignments and having required materials)

• Raise hand to speak when others are speaking.• Electronic devices are not allowed in class unless they

are specially needed and approved by the instructor.• Food or drinks other than water in a re-sealable water

bottle are not allowed. • If you need to use the restroom, exit quietly *unless

students are presenting* and return quietly.

Late Work

• -10% for each day late. For example if an assignment is due Thursday at 6pm, and it is not submitted until Friday at 6pm, the maximum grade received will be a 90%. – If you phone/text/email, you will get a 24hr

grace period! • Late work should be submitted via email

Late Work

• Work conducted during class that is missed cannot be made up under any circumstances.

• No points will be given for a draft that is not ready before class on draft-revision days. Thus, if we are “revising a draft” and you do not have a completed draft, you will be awarded no points.

• No late assignments will be accepted after week 10, no assignments will be accepted after the last scheduled class date (even if it is 1 HOUR LATE).

If you are going to be Absent• Text (949) 682-8374 or e-mail ([email protected]) in

ADVANCE or before the end of class.

• Complete and turn in all homework PRIOR to the class meeting

• Look up the assignments for the • following week online

• contact at least one of the students• contacts to confirm assignment the day missed

Resubmission of Work

On-time work only (no late work is eligible)1. Contact the instructor via phone, text

message, email, or web post about the assignment

2. Make corrections to the assignment as suggested, instructed, or researched

3. Turn in the resubmitted work within 1 week .

Academic Integrity– copying work/ ideas/ projects from any other person/media – allowing another person to copy or borrow original work in

any form– allowing another person to copy answers on a quiz or test

or to communicate with another person during a quiz or test

– representing the work of another team member as one’s own

– stopping or delaying another student in the completion of any work

– plagiarism in any form, including failing to give credit to the source of thoughts, words, ideas, or work from any other person, printed material, or web site

TurnItIn.com – your work WILL be checked.

All major papers to be emailed to [email protected] BEFORE class on the due date.

• If you are caught plagiarizing, you will fail the assignment. You will not be able to make up the credit for the assignment.

Grammatical Corrections

MLA Format (headings)Syllabus (pg 9)

Final Benchmark Options

• Project 1: An essay analysis of 1,000 words minimum, using MLA format

• Project 2: A dramatic scene and analysis of 1,000 words minimum, using MLA format

• Project 3: Original poem or song and analysis of 750 words, using MLA format

Final Benchmark Presentations

• You will create a presentation of your Final Benchmark Project.

• Presentation due in class 09/23 (Week 10)

Computer/cell phone Usage• During lectures, presentations, and

discussion monitors should be turned off (if in a computer classroom) unless otherwise approved.

• If you need to take a call, immediately leave the room.

• Do not have an outside conversation (voice or text) in the classroom.

Helpful Links

• Heald Portal (check grades here) http://myportal.heald.edu (go to Assignments, not Grades)

• Heald CARES assistance program http://healdcares.com

• Class website: • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/HUMN205

Poetry, History, and Literature

Meeting 1

“Africa” Maya Angeloupg 995-996

Watch this videoThen (silently) read the poem on pg 995-996

Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou

1. What does the title mean?2. Summarize in your own words.3. What does the poem mean?

– Who/what is the subject of the poem? – What is the author talking about? – Why do you think the author wrote the poem? – When is the poem happening? – Where is the poem happening? – What is the poet’s attitude? – How does the poem shift from person to person

or between different times or places?


4. Poetic devices Simile – Comparing using like/as

Metaphor- a direct comparison“Mountains her breasts”

Personification – Africa seems like a woman. She has breasts, tears; she screams.

Tone – strong, could be mournful/longing


Point of View Unclear! Could be a woman, Omniscient/all knowing. Not knowing about the speaker means something as well! Unobtrusive.

Imagery Deserts her hairSugar cane sweet, white seas

Other devices used: Repetition Remember, remember. Verbs: took, sold, churched, bled

Allusion Alludes to “white seas” – the whites took Africans

overseas and perpetrated…


5. Theme - slavery, woman, the natural woman,

motherhood, loss6. Title: What does it mean now?

Africa: A person? A woman? A culture? A group of people? A larger-than-life entity, mythical. A strong, resilient people, ravaged and separated, but surviving. Strong.

7. Context Historical – author’s life experience Cultural Context – author’s life, country

poverty, political unrest, war, lack of opportunities, social constraints especially for women and minorities

“I, Too”Langston Hughes – pg 958-959

Watch this videoThen (silently) read the poem on pg 958-959

Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too”

1. What does the title mean?2. Summarize in your own words.3. What does the poem mean?

– Who/what is the subject of the poem? – What is the author talking about? – Why do you think the author wrote the poem? – When is the poem happening? – Where is the poem happening? – What is the poet’s attitude? – How does the poem shift from person to person or

between different times or places?


4. Poetic devices Simile – Comparing using like/as

Metaphor- a direct comparison“Mountains her breasts”

Personification – Africa seems like a woman. She has breasts, tears; she screams.

Tone – strong, could be mournful/longing


Point of View Imagery Other devices used


5. Theme

6. Title: What does it mean now? “I, Too”

7. Context Historical – author’s life experience Cultural Context – author’s life, country

poverty, political unrest, war, lack of opportunities, social constraints especially for women and minorities

Analysis Terminology

• See handout for reference

• Alliteration • The repetition of the same or similar sounds

at the beginning of words. Some famous examples of alliteration are tongue twisters such as Betty Botta bought some butter and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Analogy

DEFINITION: Analogies express a relationship between two pairs of

words.

“Her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer” –Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Example: Her poetry was as mysterious as the stars in the night sky

Simile

DEFINITION: A figure of speech in which two unlike things are

compared.

“So are you to my thoughts as food to life” –Shakespeare, Sonnet 75

Example: Her eyes were like diamonds on a queen.

Metaphor

DEFINITION: A statement in which one thing is compared to another to

suggest a similarity.“Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline” –Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Example: Joshua Monzon is a helpful, crazy, bass- playing, monkey.

Idiom

DEFINITION: A traditional way of saying something in a language that

often doesn’t make sense if taken literally.

At Death’s Door

To be dying in agony; about to die

Homework• Choose your group/week for Novel Presentation.

1st come/1st serve sign up @ next week’s class. • Buy Hunger Games (HG)• Read

– Chapter 21 : “Understanding Poetry” (pp. 710-720)– “Papi Working” pg 995– “We Real Cool.” pg 792– “Nani” pg 877-879– “On Being Brought from Africa to America” pg 1066-

1067

Documents

Humanities 205