English 1B, Section 17, Fall 2005

Writing Assignments and Materials

• English 1B Greensheet
• Revised class calendar (beginning October 11)
• Link to Turnitin.com
  • How to use Turnitin.com
• Online Tutorials at the Library
  • SJLibrary Basics
  • SJSU InfoPower
  • Plagiarism
  • 5 Ways
• Common Correction Marks for Essays
• English 1B Final Examination Scoring Guide
• Essay 1: Thesis Statement and Opening Paragraph Assignments
  • Essay 1: Thesis Statement and Opening Paragraph Assignments
  • Essay 1: Essay Assignment
• Library Visit, Oct. 18:
  1. Complete the four tutorials (above) before Oct. 18.
  2. Meet at MLK Room 213 at 10:30 (not at the classroom).
  3. Please download the new revision of the class calendar (above):
     • The first essay revision is now due on Thursday, Oct. 20. This is a purely technical revision -- only correct the specific problems I have marked, so that I can tell you understand the problem. (You will be asked to re-do the revision if changes are more extensive.) Remember, you must turn in the graded draft of the first essay (including the thesis and paragraph assignments), along with the revision.
     • The outline for the mini-research paper is now due on Tuesday, Oct. 25. I will give out that assignment during the library visit on Oct. 18.
• Essay 2: Outline and Essay Assignment
  • Outline Due: Tuesday, Oct. 25th
  • Essay Due: Tuesday, Nov 1st
• Research Paper: Bibliography, Thesis, Opening Paragraph and Essay Assignment
  • Annotated Bibliography Due: Tuesday, Nov. 15th
  • Thesis Statement Due: Thursday, Nov. 17th
  • Opening Paragraph Due: Tuesday, Nov. 22nd
  • Essay Due: Thursday, Dec. 1st
• English 1B Final Exam: Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 10:00 am, BBC 107

Reading Assignments

With the exception of assignments from Kirszner & Mandell, all of the readings for the course will be found on the internet, either in the course reader, in one of the library's databases, or on the web. Individual links to those on the web are listed below, in the order of assignment. For more information, refer to the class greensheet.

Writers on Writing

• Kureishi, Hanif. "Something Given: Reflections on Writing."
• Boyd, William. "Notebook No. 9."
• Vonnegut, Kurt. "Despite Tough Guys, Life Is Not the Only School for Real Novelists."
• Jen, Gish. "Inventing Life Steals Time; Living Life Begs It Back."
• White, Edmund. "Selecting Music for Writing."
• Wiesel, Elie. "A Sacred Magic Can Elevate the Secular Storyteller."
• Erdrich, Louise. "Two Languages in Mind, but Just One in the Heart."
• Tharoor, Shashi. "Expanding Boundaries With a Colonial Legacy."

Intelligent Design

• Darwin, Charles. Selection from Origins of Species. (Reader)
• Pope, Alexander. Selection from An Essay on Man. (Reader)
• Stansfield, W. "Hamlet Revisited: How Evolution Really Works." Skeptic 10.4 (2004): 16-18. (Library: Expanded Academic Index)
• Cracraft, J. "The New Creationism and Its Threat to Science Literacy and Education." BioScience 54.1 (January 2004): 3. (Library: Expanded Academic Index)
• Wallis, C. "The Evolution Wars." Time 166.7 (August 15 2005): 26-30, 32, 34-5. (Library: Omnifile Full Text)

Stem Cell Research

• Martel, Yann. "We Ate the Children Last."
• Galston, W. A. "Catholics, Jews & Stem Cells." Commonweal 132.10 (May 20 2005): 13-17. (Library: Omnifile Full Text)
• Miller, R. G. "Stem Cell Research: A Teacher's Primer." The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 71.3 (Spring 2005): 17-21, 30. (Library: Omnifile Full Text)
• Callahan, D. "Promises, Promises." Commonweal 132.1 (January 14 2005): 12-14. (Library: Omnifile Full Text)
• National Institutes of Health, "Stem Cell Basics."
• Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics.

Colliding Cultures

• Evaristo, Bernardine. "ohtakemehomelord.com."
• Pierre, DBC. "The Perfect Lie."

Dangerous Dogs, Dangerous Numbers

• "The Pit Bull Problem" (slide show).
• Duffy, Carol Ann. "Toby and the Wolf."
• Kureishi, Hanif. "The Dogs."
• Anderson, Sherwood. "Death in the Woods." (Reader)
• Statistics. (Reader)
• SB 861. (Reader)
• "HSUS Statement on Dangerous Dogs and Breed-Specific Legislation."

Articles (1):

• Wisconsin State Journal. "Pit bull ban barks up wrong tree."
• Goeree, Dr. Gary, DVM. "Pit bulls get a bad rap in K-W but attacks by the breed are relevantly few."
• San Antonio Express-News. "Keep pit bulls on short leash."
• Cape Cod Times. "The menace of pit bulls."
• San Francisco Chronicle. "Dog bite reports show pit bulls likeliest culprits. Breed blamed in 27% of city's known attacks since 2003."
• SFGate.com. "Pit bulls are top breed in Oakland, third in S.F."

Articles (2):

• Wulf, Steve. "Man's best friend? Not anymore, as a sharp increase in attacks on humans by dogs brings calls for stricter controls." Time 149.25 (June 23, 1997): 58. (Library: Expanded Academic Index)
• "Dog-bite-related fatalities - United States, 1995-1996." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 46.21 (May 30, 1997): 463-7. (Library: Expanded Academic Index)

Reparations

• Masci, David. "Reparations Movement" CQ Public Affairs Collection June 22, 2001. (Library database)
• Guelzo, Allen C. "Reparations Then and Now." First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life June-July 2002: 32-6. (Library database)
• Browne, Robert S. "The Economic Case for Reparations to Black America." The American Economic Review 62.1-2 (1972): 39-46. (Library database)
• Chinkin, Christine M. "Women's International Tribunal on Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.” The American Journal of International Law 95.2 (Apr 2001): 335-41. (Library database)

Other Links of Interest

• SJSU English Department Links to Writing Resources.
• University of Toronto, Advice on Academic Writing.
• Mark Leone, Carnegie Mellon University, Advice on Research and Writing (primarily for computer scientists).
• Charles Darling, Capital Community College, Guide to Grammar and Writing.
• I. Lee, "A Research Guide for Students."
• Gauladet University, sample research paper in MLA and APA style.