Humanities 1A, Section 11, Fall 2006
TR 10:30-11:45 - DMH 149B
Instructor: David Mesher

Phone: 408-924-4440 Email: mesher@email.sjsu.edu

Office: FO 220 Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:45-7:15am, 3:00-5:00pm, and by appointment

Seminar Greensheet

Figure out your own grade in the course. Download the file and open it (requires Excel). Type in your grade under the name of the assignment (A = 95; B- = 82; C+ = 78; etc.) Estimate grades you haven't received yet. For "Participation" give yourself 60 or less if you don't participate in class much, didn't give a speech, and haven't taken most of the quizzes and library tutorials. 70 to 80 if you participate in class occasionally, took most of the quizzes and library tutorials, and gave a speech. 90 to 100 if you participate in class regularly, have done well on the quizzes and library tutorials, and gave a speech.

Journal #1 (due 8/29) Journal #2 (due 9/5) Journal #3 (due 9/12) Journal #4 (due 9/19) Journal #5 (due 9/26)

Journal #6 (due 10/3) Journal #7 (due 10/17) Journal #8 (due 10/24) Journal #9 (due 10/31)

Journal #10 (due 11/7) Journal #11 (due 11/14) Journal #12 (due 11/21) Journal #13 (due 11/28) Journal #14 (due 12/5)

First Essay (due 9/28) Student Midterm Review Questions Second Essay (due 10/26, 11/9, 11/30) Arts Essay (due 12/7) Speech Assignment Calendar for Speeches: 10/24: Hausle, Reichmuth 10/31: Agmon, Crosson, Taylor, Weerpass 11/2: Gutierrez, Hom, Kennedy, Sherrin, Vineyard 11/7: Goodsell, Meschke, Scalzo, Webber 11/14: Chow, Lockhart, Prince, Thurston 11/16: Borja, Gutarra, Hofius, Ingram 11/21: Lafrinere, Maksim, Sanchez, Solano 11/28: Tiu, Bouchard Final Review Questions (5 questions due 12/5 by email): Lecture 15: Scalzo & Ingram Lecture 16: Agmon & Bouchard Lecture 17: Kennedy & Borja Lecture 18: Taylor & Hofius Lecture 19: Thurston & Vineyard Lecture 20: Hom & Hausle Lecture 21: Prince & Sherrin Lecture 22: Goodsell & Lockhart Lecture 23: Meschke & Weerpass Lecture 24: Solano & Sanchez Lecture 25: Gutierrez & LaFrinere Lecture 26: Webber & Reichmuth Lecture 28: Chow Student Review Questions for Final

Arts Essay Suggested Links:

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium Open 7 days a week. Cost: $7 with student i.d. San Jose Museum of Art Closed Mondays. Cost: $3 with student i.d. and SJSU/SJPL library card. Stanford University Cantor Arts Center Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Cost: free. Santa Clara Triton Museum of Art Open 7 days a week. Cost: free. Santa Clara University de Saisset Museum Closed until October 11; closed Mondays. Cost: free. MACLA: Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Gallery open Wednesday to Saturday; hosts 5 visual art exhibitions per year. Check for calendar and cost. And, of course, excellent museums in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Monterey, and elsewhere.