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Jim Sullivan
Temecula, CA
Teacher / Learner
Interests: composition and reading, american literature and culture, chicano / latino studies, service learning, student success / developmental education, technology and pedagogy
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Syllabus Workshop Fall 19
Some resources for syllabus work. Workshop Powerpoint The official office of instruction syllabus guidelines (remember to distinguish between required and recommended!). A few sample syllabi: Sample 1 Sample 2 English 201 Diversity and Inclusion in the Syllabus CUE Syllabus Evaluation Tool Continue reading
Posted Aug 10, 2018 at write2think
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Communities, Students, Contexts (A New Faculty Workshop)
Posted Aug 10, 2018 at write2think
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Moving Beyond "Identity Politics"
In an interesting piece about Van Jones in today's New York Times, the CNN talking head says something very perceptive: "If you only focus on the toxic crap, you're not being fair to the Trump voters...But if you deny all... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2018 at freetowrite
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Kayla's Portfolio
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Posted May 16, 2017 at write2think
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Citlalli's Portfolio
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Posted Nov 29, 2016 at write2think
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Citlalli's Portfolio
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Posted Nov 29, 2016 at write2think
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Chicano Park Mural Posts
Posted Nov 20, 2016 at write2think
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Just read a cool article on parenting by Marcia...
Posted Oct 29, 2016 at freetowrite
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How to Videos
Creating your blog account Creating your post and a link to your post Adding images Adding links (and finding useful ones!) Adding videos Blogifying with a Purpose Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2016 at write2think
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BTO Rocks My World
In “Taking Care of Business,” Bachman Turner Overdrive scornfully reject traditional rationales for work and boldly declare we should “work to do nothing all day.” Poking fun at 9-5 workers, the band asks us to embrace their hard driving party music life as the lead singer declares “look at me,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 29, 2016 at write2think
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Fall 2017 New Faculty Syllabus Workshop
Many thanks to my new faculty colleagues for a great first day together. Here are some resources related to our syllabus workshop you may find useful. The official office of instruction syllabus guidelines (remember to distinguish between required and recommended!).... Continue reading
Posted Aug 13, 2016 at freetowrite
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Humanities 250 Syllabus
This humanities course explores artifacts and texts from Early American culture through the Civil War with a particular emphasis on representations of race (Native Americans, Slavery, etc.), class, and gender. Humanities 250: American Studies frequently compares historical artifacts with more contemporary texts: the Pocahontas of 1607 Jamestown with 20th century... Continue reading
Posted Aug 12, 2016 at figuringamerica
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Great Books We Did Not Get To in American Literature
Here are some amazing American writers we did not have time to read this past semester: Leslie Marmon Silko Ceremony This is our greatest work by our greatest Native American writer -- novel -- poem -- postmodern masterpiece -- obsessed with the great questions of American life Ralph Ellison Invisible... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2016 at figuringamerica
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Conformity, Consumerism, Consensus: Critique or Embrace?
Posted Apr 10, 2016 at figuringamerica
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Jazz Poetry: African American and Beat
From an emailed announcement I recently sent my American literature students: "Sonny's Blues" ends with Sonny's dazzling piano performance, and for me the description of that performance is one of the most beautiful moments in our literature: Then they all gathered around Sonny and Sonny played. Every now and again... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2016 at figuringamerica
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From Faulkner to Baldwin
An emailed announcement I sent to my American Literature students a few days ago: For the next stage in our journey, we move from William Faulkner and the Great Depression to James Baldwin and the Modern Civil Rights era. As I was pulling together my thoughts on Baldwin and "Sonny's... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2016 at figuringamerica
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Sharing the Joy
Posted Apr 9, 2016 at freetowrite
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Project Joy
Posted Mar 11, 2016 at freetowrite
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Humanities 251 Synchronous Session
Posted Feb 17, 2016 at figuringamerica
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Kendrick Lamar: Grammy Performance
While for our class's purposes the Hamilton video I posted yesterday was most immediately relevant -- after all, we do spend one of the last weeks in the course focused on that text -- I also wanted to share the Kendrick Lamar performance from last night. I must confess that... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2016 at figuringamerica
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A Good Night for Hamilton
Hamilton won a grammy tonight, but more importantly for our purposes, the company performed the first scene of the musical live. And here it is for your artifact of the day viewing pleasure: Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at figuringamerica
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New York Times Unpublished Black History: 1967 Newark Riots
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at figuringamerica
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New York Times Unpublished Black History: Rev. Wyatt T. Walker
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at figuringamerica
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New York Times Unpublished Black History: John Lindsey and Mahalia Jackson
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at figuringamerica
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New York Times Unpublished Black History: The Day Medgar Evers Was Killed
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at figuringamerica
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