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FYS Schedule Winter 2016
FYS Schedule Winter 2016
Weekly Schedule
Consult this calendar for daily assignments and expectations, keeping in mind that what you see here is not
set in stone. In other words, this course calendar deserves the freedom to go where it needs to go. You should
expect adjustments and amendments to what followsand you can even suggest changes!
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Key
TSIS----------They Say, I Say
TSCY--------------The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Week 1
Prior to first class:
M 1/11
In Class:
Week 3
M 1/25
SWA #3
Discuss Kings argument and plan the Summary-Analysis Essay
Finish and submit draft of Summary-Analysis Essay in Google Drive folder
Complete written peer reviews before small writing group (SWG) session
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W 1/27
In Class:
No class Small writing group peer-review sessions
Th 1/28
Small writing group peer-review sessions
Homework:
DiAngelo White Fragility (handout)
Edberg Culture, Diversity, and Health (handout)
SWA #4 Summarize and Respond to MH + Post your revision plan for the
Summary-Analysis Essay
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F 1/29
Due:
SWA #4
In Class:
Discuss revision plans and assigned reading
Homework:
Edberg Starting Point: Defining Culture, Defining Health (handout)
Week 4
M 2/1
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
In Class:
Homework:
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
SWA #5
Discuss assigned readings and SWA #5
Crawford Acculturation and Health (handout)
NPR: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/10/27/358055673/inthe-hospital-a-bad-translation-can-destroy-a-life
TSCY Chapters 1-2 (pp. 1-19)
SWA #6 Connecting Health and Identity + Critiquing and Responding
(with handouts)
F 2/12
Week 6
M 2/15
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
SWA #7
Discuss assigned reading and how to analyze appeals and fallacies
TSIS Yes/No/Okay, But (pp. 55-67)
SWA # 8 Responding to Mukherjee, Song, and Brooks + Response
(handout)
SWA #8
Discuss how to respond to Mukherjee, Song, and Brooks
Prasadarao Understanding International Perspectives: Implication for U.S.
Health and Wellness (pp. 1-34)
Ritter and Hoffman Multicultural Health (MH) (pp. 40-59)
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W 2/17
In Class:
Discuss assigned reading
Homework:
TSCY Chapters 3-6 (pp. 20-59)
SWA #9 Outline of Argument-Critique Essay
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F 2/19
Due:
SWA #9
In Class:
Discuss Argument-Critique Essay outlines and assigned reading
Homework:
TSIS So What Who Cares? (pp. 92-101, including Exercises 1 and 2) and
But Dont Get Me Wrong (pp. 129-139, including Exercises 1 and 2)
SWA #10 Completed working introduction/thesis statement and first
section of Argument-Critique Essay
Week 7
M 2/22
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
SWA #10
Discuss introductions/thesis statements and first sections of A-C Essay
Finish and submit draft of Argument-Critique Essay in Google Drive folder
Complete written peer reviews before small writing group (SWG) session
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T 2/24
In Class:
No class Small writing group peer-review sessions
W 2/25
Small writing group peer-review sessions
Homework:
Avoiding Plagiarism (handout)
Harvard Guide to Using Sources Avoiding Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/HarvardPlag (read all sections)
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
Week 8
M 2/29
SWA #11
Discuss reading
Plagiarism quiz
Q & A on Argument-Critique revision process
SWA #12 3-5 questions you would like to explore in Argument Essay
Read and annotate Argument Essay Assignment
Argument as Inquiry (handout)
SWA #12
Discuss Argument Essay assignment and questions
TSCY Chapters 6 (pp. 60-77)
The Split Horn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLJMJ3lBac&list=PL7F7EBA12F474
ACC3
Generation One (Warning: Some scenes may be a little disturbing):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYFMp-yGEE
Still a Secret War:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mi68GYu64k&list=PL7F7EBA12F47
4ACC3&index=3
Ban Vinai Refugee Camp (Thailand):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbdmcGp9xY&list=PL7F7EBA12F474ACC3&index=40
Generation Two: Hmong Shamanism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrSZBsGn-4M
NOTE: Most of the videos are under 10 minutes, except for the last one,
which is 30 minutes long.
SWA #13: Prewriting Your Argument + Finding a Topic (handout)
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W 3/2
DUE:
Argument-Critique Essay
In Class:
Discuss films/clips and assigned reading
Homework:
VonDras Religion and Health: Ideological Contexts and Their Influences
on Health-Associated Behaviors (pp. 137-154)
Ritter and Hoffman Multicultural Health (pp. 104-132)
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F 3/4
Due:
SWA #13
In Class:
Discuss Argument Essay prewriting and assigned readings
Homework:
Using Evidence Effectively (handout)
Booth Claims and Evidence (handout)
SWA #14 3-5 claims you plan to make in your argument essay, followed
by evidence with which you plan to support these claims
Week 9
M 3/7
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
SWA #14
Discuss Booth and other assigned reading, as well as SWA #14
SWA #15 Outlining Your Argument + Developing a Working Thesis
TSCY Chapters 7-8 (pp. 78-105)
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W 3/9
In Class:
Discuss assigned reading
Homework:
Micozzi Translation from Conventional Medicine (handout)
Ritter and Hoffman Complementary and Alternative Medicine (pp. 72101)
In Class:
Homework:
In Class:
Th 3/31
*** Community Engagement Event Campus Community Corner Session
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F 4/1
Due:
SWA #17
In Class:
Discuss revision of Argument Essay and assigned reading
Homework:
TSCY Chapters 13 (pp. 171-180)
Micozzi and Bodeker Southeast Asia (handout)
Sufism and Healing in the Middle East (handout)
Yoga (handout)
Week 13
M 4/4F 4/8
In Class:
Homework:
Due:
In Class:
Homework:
SWA #18
Discuss SWA #18 and assigned readings
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/04/403075022/sepsis-a-wily-killerstymies-doctors-efforts-to-tame-it
Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/basic/qa.html
TSCY Chapter 19 and Afterward (pp. 278-303)
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W 4/13
In Class:
Discuss assigned readings
Homework:
NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/us/life-went-on-around-herredefining-care-by-bridging-a-divide.html?_r=0
LA Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/20/local/la-me-lia-lee20120920
Epilepsy.com: http://www.epilepsy.com/article/2014/3/when-epilepsy-goesanother-name
Mercy Community Medical Center (now called Mercy Medical Center
Merced): http://www.dignityhealth.org/mercymedical-merced/
Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/story/262588-bitter-end/
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F 4/15
In Class:
Discuss assigned readings
Evaluations
Argument Essay Due by April 18 at 8am