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General Information Description Format Readings

Mexican American Identity & Heritage MAMS 219 Spring 1998 T & Th 9:20-10:35 a.m. * Room: Ives 34

Other Requirements Grading Assignments Discussion Forum

General Information

Instructor: Elena D�az Bj�rkquist Office: Nichols 277 Fax & Message Phone: (707) 895-2975 Office Hours: T & Th 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. and Th e-mail: [email protected] 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Mailing Address: P.O. Box 328, Philo, CA. 95466 Phone: 664-2826 (only during office hours) MAMS Department: 664-2369

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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GOALS This survey course of the Mexican American experience in the U.S. provides analysis of the individual's role within the group and society. As you examine the experience through readings, class discussions, activities, and films, you will be challenged to analyze your own identity issues and compare them with that of Mexican Americans. Two other important goals of the course are to provide you with technology tools and an opportunity to develop and use critical thinking skills. You will use computers, e-mail, and the Internet to access your assignments. These tools and skills may be useful to you in other classes and eventually in your chosen career.� � � � Chicanos/as have strong family values and a sense of community that influences how they see and do things. This course tries to duplicate those feelings through small group interaction such as class discussion groups and group projects. Collaboration with others is also a useful skill in most careers. This course is an introduction to Mexican American Studies and satisfies the ethnic studies requirement in GE, category D1 (Individual and Society).

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COURSE FORMAT In the first class session, you receive orientation for class procedures and use of the Internet. The class is divided into two sections - Section A and Section B. After the first two class meetings, Section A attends class on Tuesdays and Section B attends on Thursdays. Check dates in the Schedule on the MAMS 219 Homepage or in the MAMS 219 Reader. Instruction is organized around 16 regular class room sessions and 14 group meetings. You meet in class for discussion, presentation of a project, in-class writing assignments, and/or group activities. On the days you aren't in class, you're required to attend meetings with your assigned group. Please sign the attendance roster in the classroom before going to group meetings. Group meetings are for viewing movies, discussing and/or sharing information from readings, working on webpages, etc. I am available in my office during office hours or by appointment and by e-mail ([email protected]) to help you with questions or problems with the course. I always respond to e-mail messages within a day or two. Out of class assignments include weekly computer discussion forums; located in MAMS 219 Web Course in a Box, two analysis papers, two group presentations, two group webpages, and on-going reading assignments, including web sites. The discussion forum groups change with each module to give you an opportunity to work with a variety of other students. Material, whether in books, on the Internet, or videos, should be read or viewed before coming to class or posting to discussion forums. There are no exams or quizzes. The Art and Literary Projects which include two analysis papers, two group presentations in class, and development of two webpages are in lieu of a midterm and final exam.

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REQUIRED READINGS Tiffany Ann L�pez: Growing Up Chicana/o, An Anthology Elena D�az Bj�rkquist: Suffer Smoke, Cuentos de Morenci Arturo Rosales: �Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement MAMS 219 Reader or Selected Readings on Reserve at Ruben Salazar Library One book from class reading list for book review (Books are for sale at Bookstore but do not buy until you know which book you've been assigned.) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

RECOMMENDED READINGS Harold Augenbraum & Ilan Stavans: Growing Up Latino, Memoirs and Stories Himilce Novas: Everything You Need to Know about Latino History

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS You must have access to a computer and the Internet. This can be either a personal computer or one at a campus computer lab. You must sign up for an e-mail account at ITT located in the Ruben Salazar Library. The computer, Internet access, and e-mail account are essential to this class.

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GRADING � �GRADING POLICY Attendance 10% Assignments turned in late will be graded one� � � � Participation 10% grade less for each week past the due date.� � � � Reaction papers 15% Attendance is mandatory! Only excused� � � � Literary Analysis 20% absences can be made up. Excused absences and � � � Group Projects 15% participation credit can be made up for one� � � � Discussion Forums 10% grade less by writing a reaction paper to one of� � � � Art Analysis 20% the readings and turning it in no later than a� � � � TOTAL 100% week after you return from the absence. � � � Reaction papers turned in after that are one � � � � � grade less per week late.

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ASSIGNMENTS Detailed descriptions of assignments can be found in individual module web pages found on the MAMS 219 Home Page or in the MAMS 219 Reader. Check them out before doing the assignment! The evaluation criteria is especially important to read so you know how you'll be graded. Art Project and Literary Project assignments include: Analysis Paper, Group Presentation in class, and a Group Web Page. �

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DISCUSSION FORUM GROUPS You are assigned to a different discussion forum group each module. There are five students in each group. The names of the groups are Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, Zapotec, and Mayan. Your responsibility is to check the forum each week and respond to the prompt which posted by the forum leader. A minimum of three postings per week are required. Each student will have a chance to be a forum leader. Check the MAMS 219 Forum InformationWeb Page to see the duties of a forum leader.

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