1. Teri Lynn Tosspon, MA, MA, TESL Heald College
Humanities 205
Teri Lynn Tosspon, MA, MA, TESL
Heald College

2. Agenda Interviews & Introductions Syllabus
Poetry/History Through Literature
Maya Angelou “Africa” 995
Langston Hughes “I, Too”
Symbolism, Analogy, Metaphor

3. Interviews & Introductions
Choose a partner
Fill out the questionnaire by speaking to your partner.
Introduce your partner to the class, sharing their answer to 2 of the questions

4. Heald College, Roseville Teri Tosspon, M.A.
Syllabus Humanities 205
Heald College, Roseville
Teri Tosspon, M.A.

5. Course Description
Examine selected readings of fiction, essays, and novels by important contemporary writers with an emphasis on social and cultural issues.
Explore culture and its origins, values, and changing status.
Develop the skills to present sensitive and controversial topics to an audience.
Write a minimum of 5,000 words in essays, response papers, and a final research project.

6. Student Learning Outcomes
Analyze cultural aspects of various types of literature including prose, poetry, music, film, and drama.
Identify analogies, metaphors, and symbols within written and visual texts.
Write coherent analyses of literature in academic essays.
Analyze issues raised in literature for both discussion and academic essays.

7. Instructor Information
Teri Tosspon, M.A. (History, English, TESL)
(949) (Why-682-Teri)
Office hours: Afternoons and by appointment

8. Textbooks The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins Bundle ISBN: 1111120250
Kirszner, L. G. & Mandell, S. R. (2010). Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, Compact, 2009 MLA Update Edition (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. ISBN
Kirszner, L. G. (2004). Lit21: Literature in the 21st Century CD (ver. 1.5). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. ISBN
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

9. Grading Policy Exams 15% Projects and Assignments 75%
Journals, papers
Participation %
2-3 graded activities each meeting

10. Use a planner to record all assignments
Course Schedule
See Syllabus Pg 2-3
Use a planner to record all assignments

11. Course Schedule Homework: due at the next meeting
COURSE AT A GLANCE
Topic/Chapters for Discussion
Assignments next class meeting
& Reading Assignments
Wk 1
07/21
Course Introduction Poetry. History through literature: Civil Rights, Racism, Immigration.
Buy Hunger Games (HG)
Read
Chapter 21 : “Understanding Poetry” (pp )
“Papi Working” pg 995
“We Real Cool.” pg 792
“Nani” pg
Homework: due at the next meeting
Topics to be covered on that day

12. Presentations “The Hunger Games” 100 points
Weekly Small-Group Presentations 3 Chpts of “The Hunger Games” - Summary - Analysis - Activity - Assessment/Quiz Submitted to or on campus/in 5pm day of

13. About Teri Tosspon Raised on a farm in the middle of Nebraska
Education
University of Nebraska- Lincoln - Masters
Oxford University, England
University of California Irvine – Masters/PhD
Hobbies: writing, reading, painting, baking/cooking, rock climbing, playing video games, international and state-side travel

14. Attendance If you miss 14 days in a row, you will be dropped.
Studies have shown that 85% attendance is minimum for success (A or B).
There are graded activities during class period
If you need to miss class or if you will be tardy or leaving early, call or text TERI TOSSPON ***(949) *** as soon as possible (BEFORE CLASS!!!)

15. Makeup Policy
Each student has the opportunity to make up one missed major in-class graded event.
You MAY make up one (1) quiz or exam.

17. Blue or White Scrubs for MEDICAL
Layer appropriately- White Only
NO Canvas/Fabric Shoes- It’s a hazard!
Shoes must be covered- no holes or open toed
No Piercings and/or excessive jewelry
WHITE shoes- Leather only, must have a defined heel
No Piping on Scrubs
No Externship Scrubs
WHITE Outerwear only!!!! NO HOODS

18. NO HOODS
Professional Attire Example

19. NO HOODS
Professional Attire Example

20. PROFESSIONAL OUTERWEAR ONLY IN THE CLASSROOMS!!!
MALES & FEMALES:
NO HATS OF ANY KIND
NO HOODIES OR SWEATSHIRTS
NO SUNGLASSES IN THE CLASSROOM
PROFESSIONAL OUTERWEAR ONLY IN THE CLASSROOMS!!!

24. Tosspon’s Policies The GOLDEN RULE(s)
treat others as you would like to be treated.
Respect.

25. Respect Be courteous and respectful of everyone and everything
Be prepared for class and actively participate (This includes completing assignments and having required materials)
Raise hand to speak when others are speaking.
Electronic devices are not allowed in class unless they are specially needed and approved by the instructor.
Food or drinks other than water in a re-sealable water bottle are not allowed.
If you need to use the restroom, exit quietly *unless students are presenting* and return quietly.

26. Late Work
-10% for each day late. For example if an assignment is due Thursday at 6pm, and it is not submitted until Friday at 6pm, the maximum grade received will be a 90%.
If you phone/text/ , you will get a 24hr grace period!
Late work should be submitted via

27. Late Work
Work conducted during class that is missed cannot be made up under any circumstances.
No points will be given for a draft that is not ready before class on draft-revision days. Thus, if we are “revising a draft” and you do not have a completed draft, you will be awarded no points.
No late assignments will be accepted after week 10, no assignments will be accepted after the last scheduled class date (even if it is 1 HOUR LATE).

28. If you are going to be Absent
Text (949) or in ADVANCE or before the end of class.
Complete and turn in all homework PRIOR to the class meeting
Look up the assignments for the
following week online
contact at least one of the students
contacts to confirm assignment the day missed

29. Resubmission of Work On-time work only (no late work is eligible)
Contact the instructor via phone, text message, , or web post about the assignment
Make corrections to the assignment as suggested, instructed, or researched
Turn in the resubmitted work within 1 week .

30. Academic Integrity TurnItIn.com – your work WILL be checked.
All major papers to be ed to BEFORE class on the due date.
If you are caught plagiarizing, you will fail the assignment. You will not be able to make up the credit for the assignment.
copying work/ ideas/ projects from any other person/media
allowing another person to copy or borrow original work in any form
allowing another person to copy answers on a quiz or test or to communicate with another person during a quiz or test
representing the work of another team member as one’s own
stopping or delaying another student in the completion of any work
plagiarism in any form, including failing to give credit to the source of thoughts, words, ideas, or work from any other person, printed material, or web site

31. Grammatical Corrections

32. MLA Format (headings) Syllabus (pg 9)

33. Final Benchmark Options
Project 1: An essay analysis of 1,000 words minimum, using MLA format
Project 2: A dramatic scene and analysis of 1,000 words minimum, using MLA format
Project 3: Original poem or song and analysis of 750 words, using MLA format

34. Final Benchmark Presentations
You will create a presentation of your Final Benchmark Project.
Presentation due in class 09/23 (Week 10)

35. Computer/cell phone Usage
During lectures, presentations, and discussion monitors should be turned off (if in a computer classroom) unless otherwise approved.
If you need to take a call, immediately leave the room.
Do not have an outside conversation (voice or text) in the classroom.

36. Helpful Links
Heald Portal (check grades here) (go to Assignments, not Grades)
Heald CARES assistance program
Class website:

37. Poetry, History, and Literature
Meeting 1

38. “Africa” Maya Angelou pg 995-996
Watch this video
Then (silently) read the poem on pg

39. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou
What does the title mean?
Summarize in your own words.
What does the poem mean?
Who/what is the subject of the poem?
What is the author talking about?
Why do you think the author wrote the poem?
When is the poem happening?
Where is the poem happening?
What is the poet’s attitude?
How does the poem shift from person to person or between different times or places?

40. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou
4. Poetic devices
Simile – Comparing using like/as
Metaphor- a direct comparison “Mountains her breasts”
Personification – Africa seems like a woman. She has breasts, tears; she screams.
Tone – strong, could be mournful/longing

41. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou
Point of View Unclear! Could be a woman, Omniscient/all knowing. Not knowing about the speaker means something as well! Unobtrusive.
Imagery Deserts her hair Sugar cane sweet, white seas
Other devices used: Repetition
Remember, remember. Verbs: took, sold, churched, bled
Allusion
Alludes to “white seas” – the whites took Africans overseas and perpetrated…

42. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Africa, Maya Angelou
5. Theme
- slavery, woman, the natural woman, motherhood, loss
6. Title: What does it mean now?
Africa: A person? A woman? A culture? A group of people? A larger-than-life entity, mythical. A strong, resilient people, ravaged and separated, but surviving. Strong.
7. Context
Historical – author’s life experience
Cultural Context – author’s life, country
poverty, political unrest, war, lack of opportunities, social constraints especially for women and minorities

43. “I, Too” Langston Hughes – pg 958-959
Watch this video
Then (silently) read the poem on pg

44. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
What does the title mean?
Summarize in your own words.
What does the poem mean?
Who/what is the subject of the poem?
What is the author talking about?
Why do you think the author wrote the poem?
When is the poem happening?
Where is the poem happening?
What is the poet’s attitude?
How does the poem shift from person to person or between different times or places?

45. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
4. Poetic devices
Simile – Comparing using like/as
Metaphor- a direct comparison “Mountains her breasts”
Personification – Africa seems like a woman. She has breasts, tears; she screams.
Tone – strong, could be mournful/longing

46. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
Point of View
Imagery
Other devices used

47. Poetry Analysis Worksheet: Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
5. Theme
6. Title: What does it mean now?
“I, Too”
7. Context
Historical – author’s life experience
Cultural Context – author’s life, country
poverty, political unrest, war, lack of opportunities, social constraints especially for women and minorities

48. Analysis Terminology See handout for reference Alliteration
The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words. Some famous examples of alliteration are tongue twisters such as Betty Botta bought some butter and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

49. Analogy
DEFINITION: Analogies express a relationship between two pairs of words.
“Her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer” –Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Example: Her poetry was as mysterious as the stars in the night sky

50. Simile
DEFINITION: A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared.
“So are you to my thoughts as food to life” –Shakespeare, Sonnet 75
Example: Her eyes were like diamonds on a queen.

51. Metaphor
DEFINITION: A statement in which one thing is compared to another to suggest a similarity.
“Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline” –Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Example: Joshua Monzon is a helpful, crazy, bass- playing, monkey.

52. Idiom
DEFINITION: A traditional way of saying something in a language that often doesn’t make sense if taken literally.

53. To be dying in agony; about to die
At Death’s Door
To be dying in agony; about to die

54. Homework
Choose your group/week for Novel Presentation. 1st come/1st serve sign next week’s class.
Buy Hunger Games (HG)
Read
Chapter 21 : “Understanding Poetry” (pp )
“Papi Working” pg 995
“We Real Cool.” pg 792
“Nani” pg
“On Being Brought from Africa to America” pg