Humanities 205

1. Humanities 205 Teri Lynn Tosspon, MA, MA, TESL Heald College

2. Agenda • Interviews & Introductions • Syllabus • Poetry/History Through Literature • Maya Angelou “Africa” 995 • Langston Hughes “I, Too” 958-959 • Symbolism, Analogy, Metaphor

3. 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

4. SyllabusHumanities 205 Heald College, Roseville Teri Tosspon, M.A.

5. 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.

6. Student Learning Outcomes • Analyze cultural aspects of various types of literature including prose, poetry, music, film, and drama. • Identify analogies, metaphors, and symbols within written and visual texts. • Write coherent analyses of literature in academic essays. • Analyze issues raised in literature for both discussion and academic essays.

7. Instructor Information Teri Tosspon, M.A. (History, English, TESL) ttosspon@gmail.com http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/HUMN205 (949) 682-8374 (Why-682-Teri) Office hours: Afternoons and by appointment

8. 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

9. Grading Policy • Exams 15% • Projects and Assignments 75% • Journals, papers • Participation 10% • 2-3 graded activities each meeting

10. Course Schedule • See Syllabus Pg 2-3 • Use a planner to record all assignments

11. Course Schedule Homework: due at the next meeting Topics to be covered on that day

12. Presentations “The Hunger Games”100 points Weekly Small-Group Presentations 3 Chpts of “The Hunger Games” - Summary - Analysis - Activity - Assessment/Quiz Submitted to ttosspon@gmail.com or on campus/in person @ 5pm day of

13. 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

14. 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*** ttosspon@gmail.com. as soon as possible (BEFORE CLASS!!!)

15. 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.

17. Blue or White Scrubs for MEDICAL Layer 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

18. NO HOODS Professional Attire Example

19. NO HOODS Professional Attire Example

20. MALES & FEMALES: NO HATS OF ANY KIND NO HOODIES OR SWEATSHIRTS NO SUNGLASSES IN THE CLASSROOM PROFESSIONAL OUTERWEAR ONLY IN THE CLASSROOMS!!!

24. Tosspon’s PoliciesThe GOLDEN RULE(s) treat others as you would like to be treated. Respect.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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).

28. If you are going to be Absent • Text (949) 682-8374 or e-mail (ttosspon@gmail.com) 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

29. Resubmission of Work On-time work only (no late work is eligible) • Contact the instructor via phone, text message, email, or web post about the assignment • Make corrections to the assignment as suggested, instructed, or researched • Turn in the resubmitted work within 1 week .

30. Academic Integrity • TurnItIn.com – your work WILL be checked. • All major papers to be emailed to ttosspon@gmail.com 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. • 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

31. Grammatical Corrections

32. MLA Format (headings)Syllabus (pg 9)

33. 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

34. Final Benchmark Presentations You will create a presentation of your Final Benchmark Project. Presentation due in class 09/23 (Week 10)

35. 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.

36. 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

37. Poetry, History, and Literature Meeting 1

38. “Africa” Maya Angeloupg 995-996 Watch this video Then (silently) read the poem on pg 995-996

39. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou • What does the title mean? • Summarize in your own words. • 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?

40. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou 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

41. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou • Point of ViewUnclear! 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…

42. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou 5. Theme • - slavery, woman, the natural woman, motherhood, loss 6. 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

43. “I, Too”Langston Hughes – pg 958-959 Watch this video Then (silently) read the poem on pg 958-959

44. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too” • What does the title mean? • Summarize in your own words. • 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?

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

46. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too” • Point of View • Imagery • Other devices used

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

48. 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.

49. Analogy “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 DEFINITION: Analogies express a relationship between two pairs of words. Example: Her poetry was as mysterious as the stars in the night sky

50. Simile “So are you to my thoughts as food to life” –Shakespeare, Sonnet 75 DEFINITION: A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared. Example: Her eyes were like diamonds on a queen.