ENGL 2: The World at Your Doorstep—On America and Global Issues

DH De La O, The Department of English and Comparative Literature @ SJSU, Spring 2016

Thursday, April 14, 2016

World News 4.14.16


GREENLAND: Mid-April ice melt stuns scientists (Washington Post)
COLOMBIA: Caribbean town sees rare 1,000 pound leatherback turtle (The CityPaperofBogota) 
UNITED STATES: Report claims America's largest 50 biggest companies are stashing up to $1.3 trillion offshore (Independent)
ISRAEL: Half of country's high schoolers polled say Arabs should not be allowed to vote (TimesofIsael) 
NETHERLANDS: Government hopes to ban all gas, diesel car sales by 2025 (Globe and Mail)
THAILAND: Authorities devise morbid punishment fro drunk drivers (Breaking911)

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Week 12: Thailand

Erawan Falls, Erawan National Park

Week 12: Thailand
Tu 4.12/Th 4.14
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Research Writing: A How-To”
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

Upcoming:

Week 13: Cuba
Tu 4.19/Th 4.21
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (FINAL DRAFT 1; EMAIL BY 5 PM)
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DH De La O,
The Department of English & Comparative Literature
@ San José State University

Office Hours: Tu 10:30 - 11: 30 AM, FOB 111
Phone: 408.924.5019
Email: dhdelao@gmail.com

ENGL 2, Sec. 4—Tu/Th 7:30 – 8:45 AM, SH 348

ENGL 2, Sec. 8—Tu/Th 9:00 – 10:15 AM, SH 348

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eReader

  • "Are You an Insular American?" (DailyKos)
  • "Getting to Know the World Around Us" (Chicago Tribune)
  • "Leaving Empire: The Risks of American Insularity" (Religion Dispatches)
  • "Major Parts of World Ignored by U.S. TV News in 2013" (IPS)
  • "Why is America so Culturally Isolated and Insular Compared to the Average Country?" (Reddit)
  • "Young Americans Geographically Illiterate, Survey Suggests" (National Geographic)

Dropbox

  • Annotated Multimedia Presentation (Sasquatch)
  • Finding Middle Ground - The Rogerian Argument
  • Infographics 101
  • Inside the Toulmin Model
  • Research Paper Tipsheet - EQs and EUs
  • Research Paper Tipsheet - Finding Peer Reviewed Sources
  • Research Paper Tipsheet - Research Paper Outlines
  • Sample Multimedia Presentation (Wonder Woman)
  • Understanding the Modes of Persuasion

World News

  • ABC News (Australia)
  • Al Jazeera (Qatar; English)
  • AllAfrica (South Africa; English)
  • BBC News (UK)
  • CBC News (Canada)
  • Hankook Ilbo (South Korea; Korean)
  • Le Figaro (France; French)
  • NKH News (Japan; English)
  • New York Times (United States)
  • Reddit/r/worldnews (United States)
  • Telemundo Noticias (Mexico; Spanish)
  • Times of India (India; English)
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