Humanities 211
Culture(s) & Literature of Africa
(Oral Arts &  Film)
Prof. Cora Agatucci


6 October 1998: Learning Resources
 http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/SocSci/1998/ss-981006.html

Week #10 HUM 211 TV Meeting Notes
Tues., March 12; & Thurs., March 14, 2002

URL of this webpage:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/
classes/hum211/TVmeetings/wk10.htm

1.  Check in with College Centers

Tues., March 12, 2002

2.  ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
a.  Midterm Discussion Paper 
Grades & Response Scores
have been emailed to
Hum 211 students who
completed Midterm,
with directions for:
--Optional Revision
(Due: by Fri. 12 noon, March 22)
--WebGrade access
to check your Hum 211
overall grade to date
--Questions? Problems?
Contact Cora:
e.g. cagatucci@cocc.edu

b.  Preview of Today's Class:
-(1)- Hum 211 Evaluations
(2 forms)
-(2)-Preview Hum 211 Final
Directions
-(3)-Discuss Discussion #5 Forum 
posted Reports & Responses
re: Nervous Conditions
& Comparative Analyses
-(4)-Discuss African Short Stories:
by Gordimer, Mphahlele, Head
& another SS of your choice

c.  Cora will email
Discussion #5 evaluations
this weekend.
* If you haven't yet posted
your Reports/Responses,
do so ASAP:
some (Late) points are better
than no points!!
Discussion #5 Directions:
on Nervous Conditions
& Comparative Analysis
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/
hum211/assignments/Discussion5.htm
 Discussion #5 Forum:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/
discussions/disc5_frm.htm

Today's Class:

3.  Hum 211 Evaluations
(2 forms): 15 min.

 

4. Preview Hum 211 Final Directions
webpage under construction:

http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/
hum211/assignments/Final.htm

(so you can get started)

a.  Part I: Annotated Bibliography
to be webposted to
Hum 211 Final Discussion Forum
DUE:  Wed. March 20
by midnight

(1) Choose an African Topic
of interest to you and
relevant to our Hum 211 studies
(2) Locate & review 3 to 5 sources
relevant to your chosen topic:
(3) Summarize & evaluate
those 3-to-5 sources
(4) Write your Final Part I report - 
Annotated Bibliography
--Introduce your chosen topic
--Identify each of your 3-to-5 sources
giving full bibliographical entries
(models will be provided)
--Summarize & evaluate each
of your 3-to-5 sources
--Webpost to Final 
Discussion Forum (#6)

b.  Part 2: (Survey)
Self-Evaluation & Class Reflections
more on Thurs., March 14

Thurs., March 14, 2002

LAST TELEVISED CLASS MEETING

We discussed "TAKE-HOME" FINAL DIRECTIONS (2 parts):
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/assignments/Final.htm
Part I: Annotated Bibliography
to be webposted to the Final Discussion Forum
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/discussions/discfinal_frm.htm
...or send your Annotated Bibliography to cagatucci@cocc.edu
and I will post it for you :) Cora
Part II: Survey
Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections
(Finals Week Course Plan & Contact Cora information
are reproduced below if you have questions.)
Thank you for a magnificent learning experience this term!
And I offered this parting gift 
to all of you wonderful Hum 211 students:
*"The Sound of the Drums"*
(from the CD Fifa (1996, Island Records Ltd.)
by the African musical artist
Angelique Kidjo (b. Benin, West Africa)
--who is much more eloquent (and danceable)
than I will ever be--
"I've been away for so long that I wonder
If the sound of the drums / Still has its power . . . .
"Everybody sing and dance around the drummer.
As it was the first time in your life.
Now the voodoo priest begins to shout.
His song is so strong, so real
That no one can ever,
No one can ever,
No one can ever,
Doubt . . . .
"The sound of the drums / Still has its power . . ."
--Angelique Kidjo, liner notes from CD Fifa (1996, Island Records Ltd.)

Wk #10 Assignments Due: Televised Meetings:
Tues.
3/12
bullet Read in African Short Stories: 
--Ezekiel [Es’kia] Mphahlele’s "The Coffee-Cart Girl" (pp. 137-144)
--Bessie Head, "Snapshots from a Wedding" (pp. 145-149)
and 
 --One more short story of your choice

IN-CLASS COURSE EVALUATIONS (first 15-20 min. of televised class meeting)
Discuss Discussion #5 Reports (on Nervous Conditions & Comparative Analyses) & Responses 
Discuss selected African Short Stories: Mphahlele, Head & your other choice

Preview Directions for Take-Home Final: (Part 1. Annotated Bibliography;
Part 2. Self-Evaluation Survey & Course Reflections)
Wed., 3/13:  Last Day to Withdraw & receive "W" Grade
Note Well:  Instructor's Signature Required
Thurs.
3/14
bullet Read (online) Directions for Final & Bring your Questions

 

Discuss Final Directions & your questions:
Part 1.  Annotated Bibliography (to be posted to Final Discussion Forum)
Part 2.  Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections (to be emailed individually to Cora - cagatucci@cocc.edu )
Hum Final Directions (2 Parts):
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/assignments/Final.htm
Hum 211 Final Discussion Forum:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/discussions/discfinal_frm.htm

 

FINALS WEEK (March 18-22, 2002) & Final Grade Reports
HUM 211 Scheduled
FINAL Exam:		 Assignments Due:
(NO Televised class meeting during Finals Week)
Tues., March 19: 
bullet Electronic Office Hours: 10:15-12:15 (Cora will be online to answer your questions via email, or call office phone/voicemail: 383-7522)
Wed., March 20, by Midnight
bullet DUE:   FINAL Part I:  Annotated Bibliography - 
Post to Final Discussion Forum
Fri., March 22, by 12 Noon
bullet DUE:  FINAL Part 2: Survey: Self-Evaluation & Course Reflections 
 Email individually to Cora: cagatucci@cocc.edu
bullet Optional Revision of Midterm Discussion Paper
By Tues., March 26: Final Grade Reports will be emailed to individual Hum 211 students

" Ka  nyama  bo ! "

 

How to Contact Cora:
(See also Hum 211 Syllabus)
E-mail: cagatucci@cocc.edu
Phone/Voicemail: (541) 383-7522
Fax addressed to Cora Agatucci:
(541) 330-4396
Mail Box: Modoc 226
 (Humanities Dept. Office, Bend campus)
Office: Deschutes 14
 (Bend campus)
Office Hours during Finals Week: 
by appointment only.
E-mail: cagatucci@cocc.edu

Need help with technology?
E-mail: ocsupport@cocc.edu

 

HUM 211 Open Campus Course Information - Winter 2002
HUM 211 Home Page Syllabus Course Plan Online Course Pack TV Meetings Assignments
African Storytelling Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions
African Links African Timelines: History, Orature, Literature, & Film
African "Literary" Map African Films African Contexts: Film Afrique, Je Te Plumerai 
Printing Announcement Student Writing  Site Map

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