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Humanities 1110 with Richard Jewell - Inver Hills Community College
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Fall 2009 - General Schedule in Brief
To Park Square Theater To MIA (Minneapolis Institute of Arts) (To Mn. Science Museum) |
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How To Use This Page
Your first time here, look carefully at the "General Schedule in Brief" to the left so you have a feel for the stages of history that we will examine, from ancient through the renaissance. Next, skim a little through the week by week assignments. Finally, come back each week and check out what is due. Assignments are always due in the week assigned. So, for example, if the assignment is listed in Week 3, then those assignments are actually due by Thursday of Week 3. Just click on the week number of subject for the week to go quickly down the page to that week's assignments. --------
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Tips 2. "Dealing with All the Assignments"
In the first week or two, all the information in this web site can seem rather overwhelming. However, most people figure it out by the third or fourth week and then are able to take advantage of it.
The key to it is that this web site actually does not require more than other teachers do, but rather it offers a lot more about how to do it than you usually get. Much of the guesswork is gone because you can find answers to your questions in so many ways.
So, use this web site as a many-faceted information source. It can be a great help to you. And in the end, if neither these web pages nor the FAQs page help you, you definitely should email or call me. :-) --Richard
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ASSIGNMENTS
DUE THURS. OF WEEK 1 (or, for night
or fully-online classes, immediately after the first class):
Method of Delivery of Assignments for Fully-Online-Only (FOL) Section: All assignments (except as otherwise noted) may be delivered by the following methods:
Method of Delivery of Assignments for Face-to-Face (F2F) Section:
Assignments Due for the First Week:
(a) Buy the textbook materials. They listed online, here, in the "Syllabus," and again in the "Homework" page.
(d) Write a "Hello-Richard" Journal (300+ w.): tell me about your experience with and/or interest in the humanities: ancient, Greek, Roman, medieval, and renaissance culture, civilizations, religions, art, etc.. Also, have you have a composition course, yet? In addition, if you haven't yet used up your 300+ w., it would be fun to hear about your education so far, your life right now, etc.
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES: In the F2F (face-to-face), on-campus section, we'll get started by going to a computer lab and also do some other introductory talk. In the FOL (fully-online) section, we will meet physically (required for this first meeting) in a computer lab: see the home page's "Welcome" note.
ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to get started and to see what online class activities are due. (Please remember that online classes are classes requiring attendance; they are not homework.)
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 2 (Assignments are due Thurs. of each week without exception for daytime and FOL sections--or the night of class for night classes. See above for delivery methods.):
Note #1: You may deliver the assignments in person or by mail (see above). If you deliver by email, please write the subject title of the email as follows:
Note #2: Also, please write your assignment in the text of an email, and not as an attachment. This is because it takes me longer to process attachments. You also can write your weekly paper in MSWord first, then copy and paste it into your email message.)
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 3 (Assignments are due THURS. of each week without exception--see above for delivery methods):
You may deliver the assignments in person or by mail (see above). If you deliver by email, please START ALL "SUBJECT" TITLES OF EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WITH THE WORD "HUM," THE WEEK #, AND THE TYPE OF PAPER (as in "Hum Week 10 Comments" or "Hum Week 9 Practice Activity"). (Also, please write your assignment as--or copy and paste them into--the text of an email message; please do not send attachments, as they take me much longer to process.)
Field Trip--Attend Museum or Play: (Th., Mpls. Institute of Arts, 6-9 pm. Meet 5:35-5:45 pm in lobby. Directions)
PHYSICAL MEETING: We will meet at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for the first time this semester around 5:40-5:45 pm for two tours. Please take both official tours without going off on your own--you will have a chance to spend some time on your own later this term when we take our second trip to this museum. Bring paper and pencil (no pens allowed) for taking notes. These tours will be worth 3-4 X's of attendance. Meet in the lobby of the MIA by the information desk. Entrance is free. Parking, the lobby, and the regular entrance are on the 3rd St. side. Please do bring as many guests as you'd like: relatives, friends, etc. (However, the time will be too long for young children; if you plan to bring more than two guests, let me know several weeks ahead of time.) The way to MIA can be difficult because of a nearby freeway and one-way streets, so by all means, if you want, use directions and a map such as at www.mapquest.com, but PLEASE BE SURE TO USE MY DIRECTIONS: click on Directions. (If you absolutely must be late, let me know ahead of time what time you will show up. Then I can come and find you in the lobby at that time, and guide you to our tour.)
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 4: ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 5:
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 6:
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
Write Comments and Practice Activity. (No Field Trip.)
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS
DUE THURS. OF WEEK 8:
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS
DUE THURS. OF WEEK 9: Field Trip--Attend Museum or Play: (Th., Mpls. Institute of Arts, 6-9 pm. Meet 5:35-5:45 pm in lobby. Directions)
PHYSICAL MEETING: We will meet for the second time this term at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts around 5:40-5:45 pm for two tours. Please be there especially for the first official tour without going off on your own. You will have a chance to spend some time on your own during the second tour of the evening. Bring paper and pencil (no pens allowed) for taking notes. These tours will be worth 3-4 X's of attendance. Meet in the lobby of the MIA by the information desk. Entrance is free. Parking, the lobby, and the regular entrance are on the 3rd St. side. Please do bring as many guests as you'd like: relatives, friends, etc. (However, the time will be too long for young children; if you plan to bring more than two guests, let me know several weeks ahead of time.) The way to MIA can be difficult because of a nearby freeway and one-way streets, so by all means, if you want, use directions and a map such as at www.mapquest.com, but PLEASE BE SURE TO USE MY DIRECTIONS: click on Directions. (If you absolutely must be late, let me know ahead of time what time you will show up. Then I can come and find you in the lobby at that time, and guide you to our tour.)
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 10:
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 11:
Field Trip--Attend Museum or Play: Attend the famous Shakespeare tragedy Othello at the Park Square Theater in St. Paul Th., Nov. 5. Pay me (Richard) $12 for group tickets well in advance (see below). Write 300+ w. about it and send it by email to receive credit. See below.)
ONLINE
ACTIVITIES: Please go to
the "Bulletin Boards" page to see
what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible
breaking class news.
PHYSICAL MEETING:
We will meet at the
Park Square
Theater in St. Paul on Thurs., Nov. 5
at 7:30 pm to see Shakespeare's very famous tragedy Othello. Well
known Twin Cities actress Stacia Rice will be one of the stars. In the
play, Othello, a general in Venice, elopes with the lovely Desdemona, but a past
admirer of her plots jealously against Othello, and Othello himself becomes
jealous and suspicious of Desdemona. His and others' feelings and doubts
lead to a multiple tragedy. Please arrive early to pick up your tickets
and find a good seat.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 12:
Write Comments and Practice
Activity.
ONLINE
ACTIVITIES: Please go to
the "Bulletin Boards" page to see
what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible
breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS
DUE THURS. OF WEEK 13:
(In ch. 18, if you have the large book, read only pp. 429-436. If you have the thin book, I don't have page numbers, so read about 8 pp.--(a) the beginning of "Part 2," "A Brave New World," which includes a 1 page intro and a 1-page chart, and then (b) 6 pages in "Ch. 18: Africa, the Americas, and Cross-Cultural Encounter." Stop at the beginning of (just before) "Reading 3.14, from 'Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali.'" ).
(If you have the old 4th ed. of Fiero, read chapter 17
only.)
Also read Experiencing chapter "7. Rise of Reason."
Write Comments and Practice Activity. Write the 1st draft of your term paper, 1000 w. min.--due without exception next week--no lateness allowed without penalties. Field Trip--Attend Museum or Play: (Nov. 13, 14, 20, or 21, 7:30 or 8 pm, attend Shakespeare's famous comedy Twelfth Night at Inver Hills Community College in the Fine Arts Theater, on your own. Write 300+ w. about it and send it by email to receive credit. See below.)
PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE: The IHCC Theater Department is staging this Shakespeare comedy. Typically, with good directors (like we have at Inver), school plays are productions that promise a mix of excellent acting and so-so acting, usually with at least one or two parts being played so well that the entire play is well worth it, especially if you are seeing the play for the first time. The play will start at 7:30 or 8 pm (time to be announced) in the Fine Arts Theater. The Fine Arts building is the northernmost building, at the "top" of the mall at IHCC, nearest 80th Street. The best parking will be in or near the parking lot just north of the building. There is one parking lot right by the building, and another one just up the hill 50 yards or so. You will be attending the play on your own, so you may pick any one of the four nights. Bring anyone you want; you can get in free with your IHCC ID, but non-IHCC people may have to pay a small admission fee (a few dollars, not much). I'll post or email you more info when it becomes available.
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
TERM PAPER--1ST DRAFT DUE THIS WEEK! Read this assignment carefully several times: Write 1000-w. typed (but unedited) Rough-Draft I of your final project (from a Practice Activity, if you wish). Be sure to get the RD I in on time: it is absolutely due to me (physically or electronically in my hands) by the Thurs. due date, no exceptions. You will lose 1/3 of a letter grade on your Final Project if the RD I is late, & 2/3 if you don't do it at all before the RD II is due next week. So be sure to do it, even if it is late. And be sure that your project is within the parameters of our course geography and time: Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from ancient times through about 1500 or 1550 (end of the renaissance).
ONLINE ACTIVITIES: Please go to the "Bulletin Boards" page to see what online activities are due. Also check your email every week for possible breaking class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 15: Read this assignment carefully several times: Write 2000-w. typed (but unedited) Rough-Draft II (from your Rough-Draft I) of your Final Project. Be sure to get it in on time: you'll lose 1/3 of a letter grade if it's late, and 2/3 if it's not done at all before the Final Project. Also, be sure it is a full 2000 words, or you'll lose some of your credit for it. (It must be 2000 w. total--or 1000 w. added to the previous 1000-word RD I. You may have quotations/paraphrases in your RD II, but they are not yet required.)
IF YOU'RE DOING A COMBINED WRITTEN AND ORAL/ONLINE VISUAL REPORT: There are no physical presentation times available this year because there is no physical evening section this year. Any combined written and visual reports must be online/electronic reports. See the requirements in our Web site's "Final Project" section.
CLASS = INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS (optional): There is no regular class BB activity this week: instead, there are optional individual consultations in Richard's office. Bring your RD-I AND RD-II to your consult., if you have a consultation. You get required class credit for coming; if you do not attend a consultation, then the other option is to do an alternative activity: do the same that you would if you needed to make up or do extra credit for one 75-minute class. Label it "Consultation Replacement" and get it to me by Friday afternoon of Week 16, no later. On attendance, your consultation (or replacement papers) will count as one X (or one 0's if you miss it).
BULLETIN BOARDS: Check the "Bulletin Boards" to see if anything is due.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURS. OF WEEK 16/17:
BULLETIN BOARD ACTIVITIES: Check the "Bulletin Boards" to see if anything is due.
ONLINE ACTIVITIES:
No
"Bulletin Boards" are due. F2F class: there are final
projects to see and on which to comment as a class. FOL class: check your
email this week for final class news.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE EXAM WEEK:
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Submitting weekly papers by email? (1) Please make them in-text--in the text of your email itself--not attached. That means you should simply write them as an email message or, if you already have them on a word processing file, you should use your mouse and your "Edit" function to mark, then "Copy," and then "Paste" them into a regular email message. (2) To help me keep your paper separate from my regular email, use this subject title: Course # & section #, the Week Due, Assignment Type, and Name+Initial: e.g., "1111-99 Wk. 5 Comments Sue J.," (3) Always keep a copy until after the end of the course when you've received your course grade. (4) If you send me an email message (other than homework), please write "Question" in the subject line so I'll open it right away. Be sure your full name is somewhere in the email, too. And in the first several weeks, please remind me which course and section you're in. I ask this because I receive several dozen homework assignments each week by email, and I only open homework once or twice per week. (5-04)
The consultations schedule is at the bottom of the home page. Please click here to go to it.
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Most recent revision: 18 Oct. 2009
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Contents and page design: Copyright (©) 2001-2008 by Richard Jewell. Images courtesy of Barry's Clip Art, Clip Art Warehouse, The Clip Art Universe, Clipart Collection, Microsoft Clip Art Gallery and Design Gallery Live, School Discovery, and/or Web Clip Art First
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[OLD FALL 2008 Info for seeing a paly or going to MIA]
Th. at 5:45 pm: Meet at Minneapolis Institute of Arts until 9 pm for guided tours. Directions
[OLD FALL 2007 Info for seeing a play or going to MIA]
Week 5: Golden Age of Greece, Sept. 23-29 (Th.,
9/27, Mpls. Institute of Arts, 6-9 pm. Meet 5:35-5:45 pm in
lobby. DIRECTIONS)
Week 6: Greek Influences, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 (Student
Success Day at IHCC instead of classes Wed.)
Week 7: Greek Art, Oct. 7-13 (Th.,
10/11, Minn. Science Museum, 6-9 pm. Meet 6:00 pm in
lobby. Directions: http://www.smm.org)
Week 8: Rome. Oct. 14-20 (no classes at IHCC
Thurs.-Sat.: Education Minnesota union mtgs.)
Week 9: Jews, Early Christians, and Muslims. Oct. 21-27
Week 10: Medieval Ages, Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
Week 11: Medieval Arts & Music, Nov. 4-10
Week 12: Renaissance, Nov. 11-17. (No
classes at IHCC Monday: holiday)
(Th., Nov. 15: play Lysistrata,
time & place TBA. DIRECTIONS)
Week 13: Renaissance, Nov. 18-24
(no classes at IHCC
Thurs.-Sat.: Thanksgiving)
Week 14: Renaissance, Nov. 25-Dec. 1
(Th., Nov. 29: Mpls. Institute of Arts, 6-9
pm. Meet at 5:40-5:50 pm. DIRECTIONS)
Attend Play:
Th., Month date--SEEING THE FIRST PLAY:
To get the group discount, I need to have your check for the first play in the next two weeks--by Month date. We need to have at least 10 people going to get the discount rate. So, please gather together as many people as you'd like to bring--family, friends, and anyone else--and send me a check for all of them together (or several separate checks). The price is the same for everyone, no matter their age, and they do not have to be students. Here are the prices both with and without the discount:- with discount:
Th., Month date
$00.00 per person (made out to "Richard Jewell").
Drop them off at my office at school, B-136, or
mail them to me at 410 Groveland Ave., #401, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
- Go on your own and pay on your own:
Th. with no discount: $0.
Fr. with no discount: $0.
Other days: possibly even higher prices.
Call theater ph. # or check Web site to see times & costs and arrange payment.
DESCRIPTION:
The play T---
Attend Play:
Th., Oct. 30--SEEING THE FIRST PLAY:
To get the group discount, I need to have your check for the first play in the next two weeks--by Oct. 15. We need to have at least 15 people going to get the discount rate. So, please gather together as many people as you'd like to bring--family, friends, and anyone else--and send me a check for all of them together (or several separate checks). The price is the same for everyone, no matter their age, and they do not have to be students. Here are the prices both with and without the discount:- with discount:
play: Th., Oct. 30, 7:30 pm
$15.00 per person (made out to "Richard Jewell").
Drop them off at my office at school, B-136, or
mail them to me at 410 Groveland Ave., #401, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
- Go on your own and pay on your own:
Th. with no discount: $20.
Other days with no discount: $20.
Call theater ph. # or check Web site to see times & costs and arrange payment.
DESCRIPTION:
The review in the STAR TRIBUNE for this play was very positive, especially for the two lead actors playing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The lead actor, playing the murderous king Macbeth, has appeared on TV a number of times in such shows as “Law & Order”; and the lead actress, playing Macbeth’s equally dangerous wife, is also the leader of the whole acting company that is performing the play. Both are well accomplished professionals and have appeared together at the Guthrie in a couple of recent well-received plays there. According to the “Star Tribune” paragraph about it, “Stacia Rice and Sean Haberle—principals in the Guthrie’s “’Jane Eyre’ marathon last year—are Mr. and Mrs. Naked Ambition in Torch Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s play. This is one of those rare opportunities to watch prominent actors work well in a small theater. The proximity to stage and actor is a real treat. David Mann directs.”
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PHYSICAL MEETING: We will meet at the Science Museum of Minnesota, in downtown St. Paul, at about 6 pm for a tour that begins about 6:15. This will be a self-guided, individual-recording voice tour using a listening device as you go through the travelling Pompeii Exhibit at the museum. You will see a number of artifacts that actually were frozen in time, so to speak, when Mt. Vesuvius erupted unexpectedly and covered the nearby well-to-do merchant city of Pompeii in tens of feet of ash. This travelling exhibit is visiting the Twin Cities for only a few months. Please do not wander off by yourself, or walk through the exhibit without actively using the listening device. You will need to use the listening device step by step to get credit for your time in the exhibit, and very little else outside of the exhibit applies to our humanities class, as this is a modern science museum. Also, please be sure to return to the designated meeting place at the designated time for instructions on how to do "Part II" of the evening--there are one or two additional exhibits in the museum that we will visit as a group and discuss as a group while we view them. Directions: http://www.smm.org (If you absolutely must be late, let me know ahead of time what time you will show up. Then I can come and find you in the lobby at that time, and guide you to our tour.)
PHYSICAL MEETING: We will meet at an area private college to attend the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata by the first great comedic playwright Aristophanes. I have taken student groups to this play in the past, and students usually love it. It is wildly funny and surprisingly germane to current issues, even though it was written well over 2000 years ago. The play will be in the evening, and the cost will probably be in the $5-10 range. I am investigating details and will report them when I know more.