HUM 211 *Tentative* Course Plan - Winter 2010
 Culture & Literature of Africa
 CRN # 11367 - 4 Credits
Mon & Wed 12:45 - 2:25 p.m., Deschutes 1
Instructor:  Cora Agatucci
URL of this web page: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/courseplanHum211W10.htm

Revisions to *Tentative* Course Plan are being posted/updated here
as announced in advance in class and/or as needed
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Academic Calendar & Final Exam Schedule for 2009-10:
http://current.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/calendar/default.aspx

UNIT 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION
& Begin UNIT 2: TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ORAL ARTS

WK #1 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon
Jan. 4,
2010
 

 

 IN-CLASS:  Take roll, deal with Wait List, & introduce HUM 211:
Distribute & discuss HUM 211 Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts)
View Africa Maps (online): http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/AfricaMaps.htm
Preview HUM 211 Online Course Pack Index (available online):
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/index.html
Preview & Assign HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 1 Readings (online)
Assign & discuss Seminar #1 Directions (handout)
 In-Class Viewing: Clip from Amistad (USA, 1997; in English & Mende; Dir. Steven Spielberg)
Discuss barriers and facilitators for cross-cultural communication
Wed.
1/6

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE: Seminar #1 Written Prep (& please attach Seminar #1 Directions handout)
(2) UNIT 1 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --1.1 Images of Africa & African History ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/imagesofAfrica.htm
      --1.2 African Timelines Part I: Ancient Africa ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline.htm
        OR African Timelines Part II: African Empires ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline2.htm
       --1.3 Culture, Religion, and Myth: Interdisciplinary Approaches ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/culture.htm
      --1.4 Cross-Cultural Study: Some Considerations ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/crossculture.htm
IN-CLASS:  Take roll; discuss student questions re: Hum 211 Syllabus & Course Plan
In-Class Seminar #1 (discuss individual Written Prep, Unit 1 readings, & prepare Group Report)
Follow-up Class discussion of Seminar #1 Group Reports & HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 1 readings. (NOTE: Cora will collect students' Seminar #1 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #1 class discussion today.)
Introduction to HUM 211 Unit 2: Traditional African Oral Arts
Preview & Assign HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 2 Readings (online)
Assign & discuss Seminar #2 Directions (handout)
In-Class Listening: "Two Shellini" [Track 12 from Gift of the Tortoise CD], “Holotelani” [Track 2 from The Indestructible Beat of Soweto CD], "Saa Magni" [Track 3 from Africa Fête 3 CD]

Week #1 - FYI :
(1) FRI., 1/8/2010: LAST DAY TO ADD A NEW CLASS
 See COCC 2009-2010 Academic Calendar: Important Dates:
http://new.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/CalendarRef/default.aspx
(2) COCC CAP Center - Career Services, Academic Advising, Personal Counseling
Week #1 Drop-in Advising (COCC Barber Library lower level): See
CAP Center Information: http://cap.cocc.edu/ 
(3) COCC Registration - Week #1 Extended Hours in BEC (Boyle Education Center): See
COCC Registration Information: http://current.cocc.edu/Advising_Registration/default.aspx
(4) COCC Bookstore Information: http://bookstore.cocc.edu/

 

Finish UNIT 2: TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ORAL ARTS
& Begin UNIT 3: KEITA: THE HERITAGE OF THE GRIOT

WK #2 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.
1/11
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE: Seminar #2 Written Prep (& please attach Seminar #2 Directions handout)
(2) UNIT 2 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --2.1 African Storytelling ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/afrstory.htm
       --2.2 In Praise of the Word: Traditional African Oral Arts ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/praiseword.htm
      --2.3 African Praise Songs: Traditional African Oral Arts ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/praisesongs.htm
      --2.4 Example Student Praise Songs from past HUM 211 classes:
         HUM 211 Student Praise Songs - Fall 2000 & Winter 2003 ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/studentpraise.htm
          HUM 211 Student Praise Songs - Fall 2004 ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/studentpraisef04.htm
IN-CLASS:  Cora plans to return & discuss scored Seminar #1 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports, and explain Directions for accessing HUM 211 course "View Grades"  in Blackboard.
 In-Class Seminar #2 (discuss individual Written Prep, Unit 2 readings, & prepare Group Report)
Follow-up Class discussion of Seminar #2 Group Reports & HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 2 readings. (NOTE: Cora will collect students' Seminar #2 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #2 class discussion today.)
Introduction to Unit 3: Keita: Heritage of the Griot (Film)
PowerPoint Presentation: African Oral Epics  - OralEpic03.ppt (online):
  http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/OralEpic03.ppt
 Assign HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 3 Readings (online)
Assign & discuss  Keita Film Analysis Directions (handout) & In-Class Seminar #3.
In-Class Listening: "Sunjata" selections [Tracks 2, 7 from Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond  CD]
Wed.
1/13
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 3 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --3.1 Epic of Sundjata ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/sundjata.htm
      --3.2 Keita Film Notes & Viewing Guide ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/Keitafilmnotes.htm
(2) READ & Bring to class Keita Film Analysis Directions (handout)
IN-CLASS:  PLEASE COME TO CLASS ON TIME for . . .
In-Class Film Viewing: Keita: Heritage of the Griot (Burkina Faso & France, 1994; in French & Jula with English subtitles; Run time: 94 min.); Director: Dani Kouyaté (b. 4 June 1961, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso)
During this film viewing, Cora will voice occasional comments on film elements to notice, and students are encouraged to write informal notes on their responses to & questions about this film, with attention to completing relevant items of
 Keita Film Analysis Directions (handout)

COCC Barber Library Reserve Film (Re)Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
  Keita: Heritage of the Griot (videotape version - Run Time: approx. 94 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for 3-hour in-library viewing during open library hours*.
Bring your valid COCC student ID card and make your request to check out
this reserve item at the Circulation desk on the main floor of the library.
 Campus Library Reserves Information for Students:
 http://campuslibrary.cocc.edu/Library+Services/Reserves/Students/default.aspx
 Course Reserve Search page - enter instructor (Agatucci) or course (Hum 211):
http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/screens/rsrvsrch_s11.html
*COCC Barber Library (Bend campus) Open Hours during Winter 2010:
 http://campuslibrary.cocc.edu/About+the+Library/Hours/default.aspx

Week #2 - FYI:  FRI., 1/15/2010, 5:00 PM:
(1) DUE: Winter 2010 Tuition payment & (2) End of 100% Refund for full-term classes
 See also COCC 2009-2010 Academic Calendar: Important Dates:
 http://new.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/CalendarRef/default.aspx

Finish UNIT 3: KEITA: THE HERITAGE OF THE GRIOT
& Begin UNIT 4: AFRICAN HOLOCAUST & DIASPORA
& I IS A LONG MEMORIED WOMAN

WK #3 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.
1/18		 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday:
No classes & College is closed.

Week #3- FYI:  Tues. 1/19/2010: Begin LATE Payment fee & LATE Registration fee
 See also: COCC 2009-2010 Academic Calendar: Important Dates:
http://new.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/CalendarRef/default.aspx
Wed.
1/20
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE: Keita Film Analysis (& please attach Keita Film Analysis & In-Class Seminar #3 Directions handout)
 (2) UNIT 4 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --4.1 African Holocaust & Diaspora ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/diaspora.htm
      --4.2 African Timelines Part III: African Slave Trade & European Imperialism
ONLINE: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline3.htm
      --4.3  Olaudah Equiano ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/equiano.htm
IN-CLASS:  Cora plans to return & discuss scored Seminar #2 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports; & remind students to check "View Grades"  in Blackboard.
 In-Class Seminar #3 (discuss individual Keita Film Analysis assignments, Unit 3 readings, & prepare Group Report); Follow-up Class discussion of Keita Film Analysis assignments & Seminar #3 Group Reports (NOTE: Cora will collect students' individual Keita Film Analysis assignments & Seminar #3 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #3 class discussion today.)
Introduction to Unit 4: African Holocaust & Diaspora & discuss assigned HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 4 Readings (online)
Introduce I Is a Long Memoried Woman: Preview & Assign Unit 4 Required Reading 4.4
Assign & discuss Seminar #4 Directions (handout)
REVISED/NEW - Announced in class: In-Class Time will be set aside on Mon., 1/25/10, for prepared students to Make-Up one past missed In-Class Seminar
We ran out of time so Cora did not show In-Class Viewing: clip from Amistad  [ADVISORY RATED R: "Middle Passage" & courtroom segments - approx. 25 min.; 1997, dir. Steven Spielberg]

COCC Barber Library Reserve Film Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
 I Is a Long Memoried Woman (videotape version - Run Time: approx. 55 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for in-library viewing during open library hours.

Finish UNIT 4: AFRICAN HOLOCAUST & DIASPORA
& I IS A LONG MEMORIED WOMAN;
Begin UNIT 5: EUROPEAN COLONIALISM & THINGS FALL APART: Part One REVISED

WK #4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED REVISED
Mon.
1/25
REV		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 4 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --4.4 I Is a Long Memoried Woman Film Notes & Viewing Guide ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/womanfilmnotes.htm
(2) Begin Unit 5 Required Readings, starting with Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Part One, Chs. 1 - 13, pp. 2-74
 REVISED/NEW: (3) If you need to make up a past missed In-Class Seminar, come prepared to do so today.
IN-CLASS: Cora was sick and Mon. 1/25/10 class meeting had to be canceled. Posted & Email notices advised HUM 211 students that what was originally planned for Mon. 1/25/10 would be done in class on Wed., 1/27/10.
 REV (i.e. delayed): PLEASE COME TO CLASS ON TIME for . . .
In-Class Film Viewing: I Is a Long-Memoried Woman  (1990, UK; dir. Frances-Anne Soloman [b. Trinidad], based on poetry of Grace Nichols [Guyana-UK]; Run-time: approx. 55 min.)
Discuss student questions questions & responses to I Is a Long-Memoried Woman film viewing & Unit 4.4 Required Reading: Is a Long-Memoried Woman Film Notes & Viewing Guide.
 REV (i.e. delayed): Cora plans to return & discuss graded individual Seminar #2 Written Prep &  individual Keita Film Analysis assignments, to have scored In-Class Seminar #3 participation (via Group Reports), & to remind students to access "View Grades"  in Blackboard to review their course grades to date.
Introduce Unit 5: European Colonialism &Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe; Preview & Assign Unit 5 Readings
REV (i.e. delayed): In-Class Time will be set aside today for prepared students to Make-Up one past missed In-Class Seminar: Cora will collect Make-Up In-Class Seminar Group Reports (& individual written assignments discussed) at end of class for scoring (& Late/make-up penalties will be subtracted).
Wed.
1/27
 REV
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: REVISED
 REV (i.e. delayed): (1) DUE: Seminar #4 Written Prep (& please attach Seminar #4 Directions handout)
Carried forward: Readings assigned for 1/25/10:
(1) UNIT 4 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack (online):
      --4.4 I Is a Long Memoried Woman Film Notes & Viewing Guide ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/womanfilmnotes.htm
(2) Begin Unit 5 Required Readings, starting with Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Part One, Chs. 1 - 13, pp. 2-74 AND students should be completing Unit 5 Readings originally assigned for Wed. 1/27/10:
(2) (3) UNIT 5 Required Readings from Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Norton Critical Edition REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK & HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
      --5.1 Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Part One, Chs. 1 - 13, pp. 2 - 74
      --5.2 Maps . . . pp. 222-223
      --5.3 Don C. Ohadike, "Igbo Culture and History," pp. 236-257
      --5.4 African Timelines Part IV: Anti-Colonialism & Reconstruction ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline4.htm
       --5.5 Simon Gikandi, "Chinua Achebe and the Invention of African Literature," pp. 297-303
IN-CLASS:  REVISED PLEASE COME TO CLASS ON TIME for . . .
In-Class Film Viewing: I Is a Long-Memoried Woman  (1990, UK; dir. Frances-Anne Soloman [b. Trinidad], based on poetry of Grace Nichols [Guyana-UK]; Run-time: approx. 55 min.)
Discuss student questions questions & responses to I Is a Long-Memoried Woman film viewing & Unit 4.4 Required Reading: Is a Long-Memoried Woman Film Notes & Viewing Guide.
 REVISED: Cora returned & discussed scored individual Seminar #2 Written Prep & individual Keita Film Analysis assignments; scores for these assignments & In-Class Seminar #3 participation (via Group Reports) have been logged to Bb Grade Center, & students were urged to access "View Grades"  in Blackboard to review their assignment scores & course grades to date.
REVISED: In-Class Time was set aside today (Wed. 1/27/10) for prepared students to Make-Up one past missed In-Class Seminar: Cora collected Make-Up In-Class Seminar Group Reports at end of class for scoring (& Late/make-up penalties will be subtracted).
 REV (i.e. delete): Introduce Unit 5: European Colonialism &Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
 Preview & Assign Unit 5 Readings
REV (i.e. delayed): In-Class Seminar #4 (discuss individual Written Prep, Unit 4 readings, & prepare Group Report). Follow-up Class discussion of Seminar #4 Group Reports & HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 4 readings. (NOTE: Cora will collect students' Seminar #4 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #4 class discussion today.)
 REV (i.e. delayed): Discuss Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Part One, Chs. 1-13, pp. 2-74, & other assigned Unit 5 Required Readings
REV (i.e. delayed): In-Class Viewing: Bill Moyers' Interview with Chinua Achebe
REV (i.e. delayed): Assign & discuss Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (paper handout) on HUM 211 Units 1-5

REMINDER: COCC Barber Library Reserve Film Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
 I Is a Long Memoried Woman (videotape version - Run Time: approx. 55 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for in-library viewing during open library hours.

Finish UNIT 4: AFRICAN HOLOCAUST & DIASPORA
& I IS A LONG MEMORIED WOMAN;
Continue UNIT 5: EUROPEAN COLONIALISM & THINGS FALL APART: Part One,
Begin UNIT 6: THINGS FALL APART: Parts Two & Three, &
Assign TAKE-HOME MIDTERM EXAM (on Units 1-5)  REVISED

WK #5 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED REVISED
Mon.
2/1
REV		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: REVISED
REV deadline: (1) DUE: Seminar #4 Written Prep (& please attach Seminar #4 Directions handout)
REV (i.e. delete): (1) Read & bring your questions re: Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (paper handout) on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 Carried forward: Readings originally assigned for 1/27/10:
(2) UNIT 5 Required Readings from Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Norton Critical Edition REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK & HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
      --5.1 Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Part One, Chs. 1 - 13, pp. 2 - 74
      --5.2 Maps . . . pp. 222-223
      --5.3 Don C. Ohadike, "Igbo Culture and History," pp. 236-257
      --5.4 African Timelines Part IV: Anti-Colonialism & Reconstruction ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline4.htm
       --5.5 Simon Gikandi, "Chinua Achebe and the Invention of African Literature," pp. 297-303
 REV (i.e. delayed): (2) UNIT 6 Required Readings from Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Norton Critical Edition REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK & HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
      --6.1 Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart: Parts Two & Three, Chs. 14 - 25, pp. 75 -117
      --6.2 Francis Abiola Irele, "Introduction," pp. ix - xxi
      --6.3  Achebe in His Own Words ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/achebewords.htm
 REV (i.e. delete):  (3) Opportunity to Make-Up one past missed In-Class Seminar will be allowed in class today IF students come prepared (i.e. with written copy of relevant assignment) to do so. Make-Up In-Class Seminar Opportunity has been rescheduled for Mon., Jan 25 in Week #4 (see above) as announced in class on Wed. 1/20/10. 
IN-CLASS: BEING REVISED
REV In-Class Seminar #4 (discuss individual Written Prep, Unit 4 readings, & prepare Group Report). Follow-up Class discussion of Seminar #4 Group Reports & HUM 211 Online Course Pack Unit 4 readings. (NOTE: Cora will collect students' Seminar #4 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #4 class discussion today.)
 REV Assign & discuss Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (paper handout only) on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 REV Discuss Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart:  Part One, Chs. 1-13, pp. 2-74, & other assigned Unit 5 Required Readings
 REV (i.e. delayed): Cora plans to return & discuss scored Seminar #4 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports; & remind students to review course grades to date in Blackboard "View Grades"
 REV (i.e. delayed): Discuss student questions re: Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (handout) on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 REV (i.e. delayed):  Discuss Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Parts Two & Three, Chs. 14-25, pp. 75-117, & other assigned Unit 6 Required Readings
 REV (i.e. delete): Make-Up In-Class Seminar Opportunity has been rescheduled for Mon., Jan 25 in Week #4 (see above) as announced in class on Wed. 1/20/10.   In-Class Time will be set aside today for prepared students to Make-Up one past missed In-Class Seminar: Cora will collect Make-Up In-Class Seminar Group Reports (& individual written assignments discussed) at end of class for scoring (& Late/make-up penalties will be subtracted).
Wed.
2/3
 REV
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: BEING REVISED
 REV: (1) Read & bring your questions re: Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (paper handout) on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 REV (i.e. delayed):  (1) DUE: Take-Home Midterm Exam on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 Carried forward: Reading assignments originally due 2/1/10:
 (2) UNIT 6 Required Readings from Chinua Achebe,Things Fall Apart: Norton Critical Edition REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK & HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
      --6.1 Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart: Parts Two & Three, Chs. 14 - 25, pp. 75 -117
      --6.2 Francis Abiola Irele, "Introduction," pp. ix - xxi
      --6.3  Achebe in His Own Words ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/achebewords.htm
IN-CLASS: REV Cora plans to return & discuss scored Seminar #4 individual Written Prep. & Group Reports; & remind students to review assignment scores & course grades to date in Blackboard "View Grades"
 REV Discuss student questions re: Take-Home Midterm Exam Directions (paper handout only)
on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 REV (i.e. delayed): Collect Take-Home Midterm Exam (on HUM 211 Units 1-5) for grading
 REV In-Class Viewing: Bill Moyers' Interview with Chinua Achebe (Run-time: 30 min.)
 REV Continue discussion of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, including Parts Two & Three, Chs. 14-25, pp. 75-117, & other assigned Unit 6 Required Readings
 Assign Things Fall Apart Novel Analysis Directions & In-Class Seminar #5 (handout) on Achebe's Things Fall Apart & related Units 5 & 6 readings.

DUE: TAKE-HOME MIDTERM EXAM (on Units 1-5),
 Finish UNITS 5 & 6: THINGS FALL APART   REVISED
 Begin UNIT 7: POST-COLONIAL FILM & LITERATURE  REVISED

WK #6 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED REVISED

MON, 2/8/2010: Midterm Grade Reports due from all COCC instructors.
HUM 211 students should "View Grades" in our Blackboard course menu &
see Cora re: any questions/concerns about grades to date.
Mon.
2/8
 REV		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
REV deadline: (1) DUE: Take-Home Midterm Exam on HUM 211 Units 1-5
 (2) DUE: Things Fall Apart  Novel Analysis (& please attach Things Fall Apart Novel Analysis & In-Class Seminar #5 Directions handout)
 (3) From UNIT 7 Required Readings:  Begin reading Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions (REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK)
IN-CLASS:
 REV Collect Take-Home Midterm Exam (on HUM 211 Units 1-5) for grading
--In-Class Seminar #5 (discuss individual Things Fall Apart Novel Analysis assignments, Units 5 & 6 readings, & prepare Group Report); Follow-up Class discussion of Things Fall Apart  Novel Analysis assignments & Seminar #5 Group Reports (NOTE: Cora will collect students' individual Things Fall Apart Novel Analysis assignments & Seminar #5 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #5 class discussion today.)
--REV  Introduction to Unit 7: Post-Colonial African Film & Literature: Preview & Assign Unit 7 Readings  IF TIME ALLOWS:  Begin In-Class Film Viewing: Clip [Part II: The Colonial Past] from Afrique, Je Te Plumerai  [English translations: Africa, I Will Fleece You or Africa, I Will Pluck You] - (Cameroon, 1992); dir. Jean-Marie Teno [Run-Time approx. 50? min.].
Wed.
2/10
 REV
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
REV (1) UNIT 7 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE & from Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK:
      --7.1 Afrique, je te plumerai Film Guide & Resources ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/Afrique.htm
      --7.2 African Timelines Part V: Post-Independence Africa ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline5.htm
      --7.3 Tsitsi Dangarembga & Nervous Conditions Reading Guide ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/dangarembga.htm
       --7.4 Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions - Epigraph (p. vii) & Chs. 1-5 (pp. 1-102) . . . or as much as you can manage by Wed. 2/10/2010
IN-CLASS:
REV In-Class Film Viewing: Clip [Part II: The Colonial Past] from Afrique, Je Te Plumerai  [English translations: Africa, I Will Fleece You or Africa, I Will Pluck You] - (Cameroon, 1992); dir. Jean-Marie Teno [in French with English subtitles; Part II Run-Time approx. 50? min.].
--Discuss Film & "Questions to Consider" from 7.1 Afrique, je te plumerai  Film Guide & Resources
--Begin discussing Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions (novel) & 7.3 Tsitsi Dangarembga & Nervous Conditions Reading Guide
--Assign & discuss Seminar #6 Directions (handout)  - given orally in class 

REMINDER: COCC Barber Library Reserve Film Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
 Afrique: Je Te Plumerai  (videotape: watch Part 2: Colonial Past - Run Time: approx. 55 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for in-library viewing during open library hours.

Finish UNIT 7: POST-COLONIAL FILM & LITERATURE 
Begin UNIT 8: POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

WK #7 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.
2/15		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 7 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE & from Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK:
       --7.3 Tsitsi Dangarembga & Nervous Conditions Reading Guide ONLINE:
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/dangarembga.htm
      --7.4 Finish reading Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions  (i.e. Chs. 6-10, pp. 103 -204)
      --7.5 Kwame Anthony Appiah, "Forward," pp. iii-vii, IN Nervous Conditions textbook
IN-CLASS: Cora plans to return & discuss graded Take-Home Midterm Exam; graded individual Things Fall Apart Novel Analysis assignments, to have scored In-Class Seminar #5 participation (via Group Reports); students should access  "View Grades"  in Blackboard to review their course grades to date.
--Discuss Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions (novel) & 7.3 Tsitsi Dangarembga & Nervous Conditions Reading Guide
--Make sure everyone has  Seminar #6 Directions (handout)- given orally in class on 2/10/10
Wed.
2/17
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE: Seminar #6 Written Prep. (on Afrique & Nervous Conditions REV: worth 10 pts.)
 (2) Begin reading J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace . . . (novel - required course textbook)
IN-CLASS: 
In Class Seminar #6 (discuss individual Seminar #6 Written Prep. assignments, Unit 7 readings/film viewing, & prepare Group Report); Follow-up Class discussion of Things Fall Apart  Novel Analysis assignments & Seminar #6 Group Reports (NOTE: Cora will collect students' individual  Seminar #6 Written Prep assignments & Seminar #6 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #6 class discussion today.)
--Introduction to Unit 8: Post-Apartheid South Africa: J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace (novel) & Neill Blomkamp (Dir.), District 9 (film)
[Background on South Africa under Apartheid] Begin In-Class Viewing: Cry Freedom (1987, UK-Zimbabwe-Kenya; dir. Richard Attenborough; in English, with some dialogue/songs in other South African languages; total Run-Time: 159 min. RATED: PG).

FRI., 2/19/2010: Last Day to drop full-term classes with no grade on transcript
& last day to change to/from audit or to add classes.

Continue UNIT 8: POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

WK #8 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED

MON., 2/22/2010: Begin date for required instructor approval to withdraw/drop classes.
Mon.
2/22		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 8 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE & from J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK:
      --8.1 J. M. Coetzee: Biography ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/coetzee.htm
      --8.2 Disgrace (1999) Reading Guide ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/Disgrace.htm
      --8.3  J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace - Chs. 1-13 (pp. 1-112)
IN-CLASS: 
 [Background on South Africa under Apartheid] Finish In-Class Viewing: Cry Freedom (1987, UK-Zimbabwe-Kenya; dir. Richard Attenborough; in English, with some dialogue/songs in other South African languages; total Run-Time: 159 min. RATED: PG).
--Begin discussing J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace (novel) & 8.2 Disgrace (1999) Reading Guide
Wed.
2/24
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 8 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE & from J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOK:
      --8.2 Disgrace (1999) Reading Guide ONLINE:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/Disgrace.htm
      --8.3  Finish reading J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace - i.e. Chs. 14-24 (pp. 113-220)
IN-CLASS: 
 --Finish discussing J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace (novel) & 8.2 Disgrace (1999) Reading Guide
--Preview 8.4 District 9 Film Resources: Required & Recommended Online Readings
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/District9.htm
--SPOILER ALERT! You may wish wait until after you view the film in class on Mon. 3/1/10 BEFORE reading 8.4 District 9 Film Resources
--Advisory Alert: District 9 is Rated R (if that's a problem for you, contact Cora to discuss alternatives)
--Assign & discuss Seminar #7 Directions (handout)

COCC Barber Library Reserve Film Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
 District 9 (2-disc DVD version; Run Time: approx. 112 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for in-library viewing during open library hours.

 

Finish UNIT 8: POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
Assign & Begin FINAL PROJECT

WK #9 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.
3/1		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
REV Delayed til 3/3:I(1) UNIT 8 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
     --8.4 District 9 Film Resources: Required & Recommended Online Readings
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/District9.htm
SPOILER ALERT! You may wish wait until after you view the film in class today BEFORE reading 8.4 District 9 Film Resources
IN-CLASS: CORA WAS SICK AND CLASS HAD TO BE CANCELED!
 REV Delayed til 3/3:In-Class Film Viewing: District 9  (New Zealand/USA, Tristar Pictures, 2009); dir. Neill Blomkamp [b. 1979, Johannesburg, South Africa; but now living in Vancouver, Canada] Advisory Rated: R  [In South African English, w/some Nyanja, Afrikaans; Run-Time approx. 112 min.].
Wed.
3/3
 REV 		ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) UNIT 8 Required Readings from HUM 211 Online Course Pack ONLINE:
     --8.4 District 9 Film Resources: Required & Recommended Online Readings
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/District9.htm
SPOILER ALERT! You may wish wait until after you view the film in class today BEFORE reading 8.4 District 9 Film Resources
REV Delayed til 3/8/10: (1) DUE: Seminar #7 Written Prep.  on Disgrace and District 9
IN-CLASS: 
--Assign/distribute/pick up Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Directions (handout)
PLEASE COME TO CLASS ON TIME for . . .
REV In-Class Film Viewing: District 9  (New Zealand/USA, Tristar Pictures, 2009); dir. Neill Blomkamp [b. 1979, Johannesburg, South Africa; but now living in Vancouver, Canada]
Advisory Rated: R  [In South African English, w/some Nyanja, Afrikaans; Run-Time approx. 112 min.].
 REV Delayed til 3/8/10:In Class Seminar #7 (discuss individual Seminar #7 Written Prep. assignments, Unit 8 readings/film viewing, & prepare Group Report); Follow-up Class discussion of Things Fall Apart  Novel Analysis assignments & Seminar #7 Group Reports (NOTE: Cora will collect students' individual  Seminar #7 Written Prep assignments & Seminar #7 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #7 class discussion today.)

Reminder: COCC Barber Library Reserve Film Viewing Option - Winter 2010:
 District 9 (2-disc DVD version; Run Time: approx. 112 min.)
 has been placed on library reserve under C. Agatucci, HUM 211
 for in-library viewing during open library hours.

Work on FINAL PROJECT

WK #10 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.
3/8
 REV 		ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
REV (1) DUE: Seminar #7 Written Prep.  on Disgrace and District 9
(1) Read & bring your questions about Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Directions (handout)
(2) Conduct preliminary research on & come to class prepared to discuss your Topic idea/s (for Final Project)
IN-CLASS: 
 REV:In Class Seminar #7 (discuss individual Seminar #7 Written Prep. assignments, Unit 8 readings/film viewing, & prepare Group Report); Follow-up Class discussion of Things Fall Apart  Novel Analysis assignments & Seminar #7 Group Reports (NOTE: Cora will collect students' individual  Seminar #7 Written Prep assignments & Seminar #7 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #7 class discussion today.)
Discuss Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Directions (handout) & student questions
 REV Presentation:  How to prepare an Annotated Bibliography & how to cite different types of sources in MLA style - available in our Blackboard course under "Final Project"
Discuss students' preliminary research on & Topic Ideas (for Final Project)

WED., 3/10/2010: Last day to withdraw from classes & instructor approval is required.
Wed.
3/10
 

 

 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) Continue working on Final Project: Annotated Bibliography
(2) Bring relevant handouts & your questions
(3) Bring to class any sources and/or information on sources that you don't know how to cite in MLA style
IN-CLASS: Tentative REV:  Maybe David Visiko will be able to come to our class on Wed. 3/10, first part of class to do presentation/demonstration of African drumming:
 " . . . I have studied from master drummers for the past 7-8 years.  My training includes studying from 2 grand master players from Guinea and a 4 week stint in Guinea, West Africa back in 2005.  I would really enjoy coming out to your class, preferably on a Wednesday. . . .  I could easily fill up 20-30 minutes of time with playing, DVD, some demonstration, history of the djembe, talk about the rhythms and the context of why they are played in the traditional village life."
Continue discussion of Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Directions  (handout/s), & discuss student questions regarding assignment & citing sources
Assign Course Reflections Survey (handout)

FINALS WEEK (March 15 - 19, 2010)
DUE:  FINAL PROJECT: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY & COURSE REFLECTIONS SURVEY

HUM 211 Scheduled Final:
Mar. 15, 2010:
MONDAY
1:00-3:00 pm
DES 1		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE: Final Project: Annotated Bibliography
(2) DUE:  Course Reflections Survey (handout)
IN-CLASS:
--In Class Seminar #8 (read & discuss students' Final Project: Annotated Bibliography & prepare Seminar #8 Group Reports); Follow-up Class discussion of students' Final Projects: Annotated Bibliographies
--Collect students' Final Projects: Annotated Bibliographies & Seminar #8 Group Reports for grading at end of Seminar #8 class discussion today.
--Collect completed Course Reflections Survey

 

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