FYS 100-46A Dr. John F. Olson
First-Year Symposium: Local or Global Fall 2007
Globalization: Making Sense of a World of Change Unit # 2 – Assignments
This is a schedule of the assignments and activities for the second unit of the semester.
DATES ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES
Oct. 4 Th (2) Read: Friedman (The Lexus and the Olive Tree), Chaps. 10 & 11
In-class: discussions of reading (Chaps. 8-11)
writing exercises
8 M (4) Read: Friedman, Chaps. 12, 13, & 14
In-class: discussions of reading
writing exercises
10 W (6) Read: Stewart, Prayer and Community, Introduction & Chap. 1
In-class: discussion of reading
writing exercises
Oct. 11 & 12 – CSB/SJU Free Days (long fall weekend)
16 Tu (2) Consult/review: Hacker, pp. 1-42
Write: begin draft of 2nd essay (see below for assignment)
Read: Stewart, Chaps. 2 & 3
In-class: discussion of reading
18 Th (4) Write: complete a draft of 2nd essay; bring two copies to class
Read: Stewart, Chap. 4
In-class: peer readings of rough drafts
discussion of reading
22 M (6) Consult/review: Hacker, pp. 42-75 & 76-99
Write: revise draft of 2nd essay
In-class: CSB Clemens Library Session #1 with Tom Nichol
24 W (2) Read: Hacker, Chaps. 16, 17, 18; Stewart, Chap. 5
Write: revise draft of 2nd essay; bring two copies to class
In-class: peer readings of drafts
discussion of readings
26 F (4) Read: Hacker, Chaps. 19 & 20; Stewart, Chap. 6 & Conclusion
Write: revise draft of 2nd essay
In-class: evaluated small-group discussions of reading
(note: bring at least two good discussion questions based on the Stewart book)
October 29th, Monday – 2007 Clemens Lecture – “How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class” by Robert Frank of Cornell University, 8pm, SJU Humphrey Auditorium
30 Tu (6) Write: continue revisions of 2nd essay; bring two copies to class
In-class: discussion of Clemens Lecture
peer readings of revised drafts
Nov. 1 Th (2) Write: complete final draft of 2nd essay; prepare essay cover sheet
In-class: Mary-Harlander-Locke on the MBTI results
read and hand-in 2nd essay
Unit # 3 writing and discussion assignments
The 2nd unit essay assignment is to prepare a descriptive essay. You may write on one of two topics – 1) some specific aspect of globalization or 2) what is a community?
There are a number of ways you might approach the task of this descriptive essay. In the case of the first topic area, you might describe an aspect or feature of globalization as presented in the first two parts of Friedman’s book. For example, he introduces a number of terms or phrases to describe particular aspects or phenomena of globalization – you might pick-up his lead and describe one of those in your own words. Another approach would be to describe: a) an event or process that has created the globalization phenomena, b) how globalization appears and manifests its presence in your contemporary world, or c) an effect and consequence of globalization on others. In the case of the second topic area, you might take an approach using an example of one or more of the communities of which you are a part. Or you might define and describe a community in terms of particular values and/or relationships. In either case, the readers of your essay should have through your description a concrete (solid) sense of what you are describing.