1. EWRT-001B Reading, Writing, and
Monday/
Research Homework
Wednesday
Week One Introduction Identity: Essay #1 The
April 8-11 Narrative
Establish: Your Webpage or Username
Presentation: Green Sheet; Syllabus; Explore: The class webpage
Website Buy or Order: Your books
Lecture: Identity and social expectation Post:#1 Finish in-class writing and post it.
Discussion: What is Identity? When do Post #2: Write a paragraph or two describing a
Class 1 we "pass" as someone different from time when you were unfairly judged on concrete
ourselves? identity characteristics. OR
In-class writing: How do we express our Write a paragraph or two describing a time when
own identities? How much do we reveal you passed as someone or something you were not.
about ourselves? How do we decide? The passing can be either purposeful or
inadvertent.
Presentation: Terms
Discussion: Personal Passing Experience
and Being judged by Concrete Identifiers
Lecture: Essay #1: writing Strategies for Post: #3 Finish in-class writing and post it.
Class 2
in-class essay #1: The Personal Narrative Studying: Terms
In-class writing: Basic Features:
dialogue, description, anecdote, framing,
outlining, significance
Week Two
April 15-19
Presentation: Terms Reading: Hughes: "Passing" and "Passing."
Class 3 Introduction to the QHQ Studying: Terms
In-class writing exam 1: Narrative Post #4: QHQ: Either the poem or the short story.
Racial Passing: Essay #2 The Argument
Reading: Kennedy "Racial Passing" Posted under
Presentation: Terms
"Secondary Sources."
Author Lecture: Langston Hughes
Post #5: Post directed summary of "Passing" and
QHQ Discussion: Racial Passing:
paraphrase of "Passing."
Class 4 "Passing" and "Passing"
Studying: Terms
Lecture: Writing a Directed Summary;
Post #6: Discuss one story from Kennedy's article
Paraphrasing Poetry
that particularly spoke to you. How did it influence
In-class writing: Directed Summary;
you in your thinking about passing?
paraphrase

2. Week Three
April 22-26
Reading: Chesnutt "The Passing of Grandison"
Film Screeening: Racial Passing TBA Post #7: QHQ film
Class 5
Author Lecture: Charles Chesnutt Post #8: QHQ "Grandison"
Studying: Terms
Exam 1: Vocab and Terms Reading: Hughes: "Who's Passing for Who?"
QHQ Discussion: Kennedy, "The Post #9 QHQ "Who's Passing for Who?"
Passing of Grandison," Film Think about Pickens’s statement and whether you
Class 6
Presentation: Introduction to Essay 2: agree with it or not. Consider which texts you
The Argument might use to support your beliefs.
In-Class Writing: Essay 2
Brainstorming
Week Four
April 29-May 3
Reading: Morrison: “Recitatif.”
Discussion: Hughes: "Who's Passing for
Post #10: Write a paragraph defending "passing"
Who?"
with at least three reasons. Write another paragraph
Presentation: Essay 2: The Argument:
Class 7 condemning passing using another three reasons.
Brainstorming with FREECASH
Use evidence from our readings to defend your
In-Class Writing: Essay 2 Brainstorming
reasons.
Author Lecture: Toni Morrison
Post #11: QHQ "Recitatif"
Presentation: Terms List 2 Reading: Begin Stone Butch Blues (1-65)
QHQ Discussion: "Recitatif" Post #12: Post Draft: Introduction, Thesis, Three
Class 8 Lecture: Thesis statements, outlining, body paragraphs (with topic sentences, evidence,
using evidence, introductions. and explanation)
In-Class Writing: Essay #2 Studying:Vocab/Terms
Week Five
May 6-10
Presentation: Terms
Reading: Stone Butch Blues (66-130)
Lecture: Counterarguments, Conclusions,
Post #13: Finish and post complete draft. Bring
Class 9 MLA format; in-text citations; works cited
three copies to our next meeting.
page.
Studying:Vocab/Terms
In-class writing: Essay 2

3. Reading: Stone Butch Blues (131-195)
Post #14: Finish and post essay #2
Presentation: Terms
Post #15: Choose a few lines from Stone Butch
In-class writing: Global Revsion Writing
Class 10 Blues and explain how and why they stood out to
Workshop Essay 2
you. Be sure to post your quotation above your
Author Lecture: Leslie Feinberg
response
Studying:Terms
Week Six Sex/Gender/Orientation Passing: Essay #3
Finishing Essay #2
May 13-17 Reponse to literature
Edit Essay #2: Submit your essay electronically
before our next class by emailing a copy saved
Surface Revision: Essay #2 in MS word to palmorekim@fhda.edu
Discussion: QHQ: SBB Reading: Stone Butch Blues (196-End)
In-class writing: Explore a moment when Post #16: Finish in-class writing;
Jess intentionally passes. How does this Post #17: Jess interacts with medical personnel in
Class 11
experience change who ze is? How do various ways throughout the novel. Explore an
you know? Then pick one when ze experience Jess has with a medical professional.
unintentionally passes. Does this affect hir Does her gender identity influence the treatment
in the same way? How do you know? she receives or doesn’t receive? Include a
quotation.
Studying: Terms
Reading: and the Prompt for Essay #3 (find it on
the website)
Post #18: Choose ONE: Find and discuss a
Due Before Class: Essay #2 Submit moment Jess resists the larger social construct.
your essay electronically before our How and why does ze do it? How does it
next class by emailing a copy saved in contribute to the person Jess ultimately becomes?
Class 12
MS Word to palmorekim@fhda.edu Do you have evidence? or Find and write about
Presentation:Terms an instance when Jess is forced to conform to the
In-class discussion/writing: The Game dominant social paradigm. How does conforming
(or trying to conform) change hir? What is your
evidence?
Studying: Terms: Exam at next meeting
Week Seven Feb
May 20-24
Exam 2: Terms
Presentation: Introduction to Essay #3 Reading: Begin M Butterfly
How to write a response to literature. Post # 19: Finish and post in-class writing.
Class 13
Discussion: Stone Butch Blues tentative thesis, body paragraphs (topic sentences
In-class writing: thesis and outline; topic and evidence; quotations with explanations).
sentences and paragraphs.

4. Reading: M Butterfly
Presentation: Terms list 3 Finish in-class writing: Introduction,
Discussion: Essay #3 Counterargument, and Conclusion
Class 14 In-class writing: Essay #3 Directed Post #20 Finish your draft of Essay #3 and post it.
Summary, Counterargument, conclusion Bring three complete copies of your draft to our
Author Lecture: David Henry Hwang next meeting.
Week Eight
Finish Essay #3 The Trickster: Essay #4 Research Paper
May 27-31
Monday No
Holiday: Memorial Day
Class
Writing: Revise Essay 3: Submit your essay
electronically before our next class by emailing a
Presentation: Terms
copy saved in MS word to palmorekim@fhda.edu
Peer Revision: You must have three
Studying: Vocab/terms for Exam
Class 15 copies of your essay. If you do not, you
Reading: Hwang's M Butterfly
may leave now to print or copy them.
Reading: Helen Lock "Transformation of the
Trickster." A link to the article is posted on our
webpage.
Week Nine
The Trickster: Essay #4 Research Paper
June 3-7
Reading: Defining the Trickster: This is posted
under "Secondary Readings"
Essay #3 Due
Post # 22 QHQ M Butterfly: the Play
Presentation: Terms for Exam 3
Class 16 Post # 23 Choose one definition from "Defining
Film Screening: TBA
the Trickster" and apply it to one character from
our reading this quarter.
Studying: Terms

5. Reading: Review primary texts you might use in
your essay.
Post #24: Discuss one or more characters in terms
of one of the traits we discussed in class today. For
example, Jess Goldberg as a “shape shifter” or
Exam 3: Terms “cultural hero”; Grandison as “intellectually
Presentation: Introduction to Essay #4 weak”; or Song as “physically weak”; maybe even
Discussion: M Butterfly: Film the Iowans as “teachers.” Any of them might be
Class 17 "Defining the Trickster" and Locke: discussed as “agents of change.” Or discuss
"Transformation of the Trickster." “Grandison,” “Recitatif,” and “Who’s Passing as
In-class writing: Evaluating Song as a Who” as Trickster tales in the African American
Trickster Character tradition.
Studying: Terms
Next Class: We will meet in Library Lobby for a
library orientation and an opportunity to do
research for your paper. Please do not be late.
Week Ten
June 10-14
Research for Essay #4 Find two or more articles
that will likely work as support for your essay. If
you are feeling benevolent, post the citation for
your article and add a few words about it so others
can decide if it might work for them.
Class 18 Post #25: Preliminary Works Cited Page for Essay
Library workshop
#4
Post #26: Identify two characters from our
reading who share a common trait or traits. How
are they alike? How might you use them to create a
single thesis that answers the essay 4 prompt?
Vocab Exam Re-take or Make-up
Presentation: Terms List #4
Reading: Far “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio
Discussion: Trickster Characters from our
of an Eurasian”
Class 19 reading
Post #27 Outline and thesis for Essay #4
In-class writing: Essay 4: Outline and
Studying: terms
thesis
Author Lecture: Sui Sin Far

6. Week Eleven
Reverse/Refusing to Pass Essay #5
June 17-21
Reading: Research
Writing: Essay #4
Class 20 Film Screening: Reverse Passing: TBA
Post #28 QHQ: Far or Film
Studying: Terms
Reading: Research
Writing: Finish your research paper! Submit
your essay electronically before the final by
Presentation: Terms emailing a copy saved in MS word to
Discussion: QHQ Far and Film palmorekim@fhda.edu
How and why does Far resist?What are Evaluate your blogging responses. Submit your
the social implications of her doing so? evaluation electronically before our next class by
Class 21
Why do people reverse pass? emailing a copy saved in MS word to
Assessing Blogging Responses palmorekim@fhda.edu
Discussion/Writing: Essay #4 Prepare revision of essay #2 or #3 Submit your
essay electronically before our next class by
emailing a copy saved in MS word to
palmorekim@fhda.edu
Studying: Terms
Week Twelve
Finish Essay #4 Reverse/Refusing to Pass Essay #5
June 24-28
Monday Individual conferences in my office Finish your paper
Class 22: Final Exam: Terms (Comprehensive)
Regular class In-Class Essay #5 (Refusing to
starts 8:30 a.m. :: Pass/Reverse Passing)
Exam on Research Paper Essay #4 Due NO MORE HOMEWORK FOR 1B!
Wednesday, June Revision of essay 2 or 3 due
26 at 7:00-9:00 Self-evaluation of blogging responses
a.m. Due