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AAS 216 Syllabus - F16 PDF
AAS 216 Syllabus - F16 PDF
AAS 216 Syllabus - F16 PDF
Fall 2016
Midterm Exam (20%)
This exam will consist of multiple-choice questions and short identifications based on assigned
readings and class lectures.
Angel Island Project (20%)
The first month of our semester will be devoted to studying poetry and fiction that was inspired
by the Angel Island immigration station. You will work in groups to create a lesson plan about
Angel Island poetry for Bay Area elementary school students. Some of these lesson plans may
actually be implemented in area schools, as part of a community-based partnership with the
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation.
Final Exam (30%)
This cumulative exam will consist of multiple-choice questions, identifications and a short essay
based on assigned readings and class lectures.
Grading
Participation:
Close reading essay
Midterm Exam:
Angel Island Project:
Final Exam:
Final Grade
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
100%
Late Policy: Students who arrive to class more than 5 minutes late will be marked absent. You
are permitted one absence over the course of the semester.
Fall 2016
CLASS SCHEDULE
Come
to
class
having
read
the
assigned
text
listed
next
to
each
date.
An
asterisk
(*)
indicates
readings
that
can
be
found
on
our
iLearn
course
page.
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9/1:
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9/8:
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10/4: Julie Otsuka, When the Emperor Was Divine (2003) (1-105)
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