College Eight Core Course Schedule — 2007
Patrick McKercher Office Rm 252 Office hours T 2:30-3:30 Th 8:30-9:30 and by appt pmmckerc@ucsc.edu
NOTE: These dates and readings may be revised slightly as the quarter proceeds. In addition to class meetings, attendance in your weekly group meeting with your writing assistant is mandatory . The revision (note: not the draft) of the paper is due 48 hours after you've discussed it with your group or tutor.
Readings are identified by the author's last name, and whether they are in the reader or on the core course wiki.
Week |
Monday |
TUESDAY |
THURSDAY |
1: 9/26-9/28 |
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NOTE: WEDNESDAY 9/26 First Plenary : Rajan |
9/27 First section meeting
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2: 10/1-10/4 |
10/1 Plenary schedule: Rajan
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10/2 Group tutoring sign-ups Readings : : Stegner essay (readerHacker Writer's Reference Section C1-2. Assignment due : Reflective Essay Assign : Integrative Essay #1 |
10/4 Readings : Skim Macy/Brown (wiki) The Organic Machine, ix–58 |
3: 10/8-10/11 |
10/8: Plenary: Richard White
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10/09 Readings : Mumford (reader), Commoner (reader) Assignment due : Integrative Essay #1 (with copies for editing groups & instructor) |
10/11 Readings : The Organic Machine, 59-88, Skim Hawken “Restoration” (reader). Skim Mann (reader) |
4: 10/15-10/18 |
10/15 Plenary: Jim Houston & Robin Somers Read Houston (wiki). |
10/16 Assignment due : Revision of Essay #1 Readings : The Organic Machine, 89-113, Steingraber (WWII on wiki) Assign : Integrative Essay #2 |
10/18 Readings : Read Hawken “Rights of Business,” Skim O'Brien (reader) |
5: 10/22-10/25 |
10/22 Plenary: Environmental Footprint
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10/23 Readings : Insatiable Appetite, Intro, Conclusion, Chapter 3 |
10/25 Readings : Skim Hertsgaard (reader) Read McDonough (reader) Assignment due : Field investigation proposal |
6: 10/29-11/1 |
10/29 Plenary: Insatiable Appetite author Richard Tucker
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10/30 Readings : Insatiable Appetites Read , Chapters 5, Skim6, Read Harden, (reader) Assignment due : Integrative Essay #2 (with copies for editing groups & instructor) |
11/1 Readings : Schlosser (reader) Assignment due : Bring 3 articles and summaries of background information for field investigation |
7: 11/5-11/8 |
11/5 Plenary: Sustainability
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11/6 Assignment due : Revision of Integrative Essay #2 |
11/8 Interview questions and article paraphrases due |
8: 11/12-11/16 |
11/12
NO CLASS |
11/13
Assignment due : |
11/15 Assignment due : Purposeful description for field project Reading : Van Jones (reader), Skim Royte (wiki) NOTE: The ELWR exam is Saturday, November 17. |
9: 11/19-11/23 |
11/19 Plenary: Environmental Justice
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11/20 Assignment due : Field Investigation, version #1 ELWR exam results available. |
11/22 NO CLASS (Thanksgiving week) |
10: 11/26-11/30 |
11/26 Plenary: Climate Change Skim Union of Concerned Scientists (reader) |
11/27 Assignment due : Sustainability project essay Read Hertsgaard (reader) "Irresistable Automobile" |
11/29 ELWR appeals packets are due 9am. Read Hawken “Restoration” (reader)
Field study presentations? |
11: 12/3-12/7 |
12/3 Plenary: Rajan
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12/4 Assignment due : Field Investigation final version (including all materials and early drafts, as well as integrative esays) |
12/6 Last section meeting Field study presentations 12/7 Wr 2 enrollment reopens |
If anything isn't clear, please let me know