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Journeys into American Life: A Year-long Learning Community |
contact |
Bill Mullaney (Chandler-Gilbert Community College) william.mullaney@cgcmail.maricopa.edu |
credits |
Alice Conkright |
college(s) |
Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
discipline(s) |
English, Humanities |
summary |
This learning community pairs ENG101 and ENH241 in the fall and ENG102 and ENH242 in the spring. In the fall semester, students use examples from pre-Civil war literature, such as essays, personal narratives and letters, as models for their own writing. In the spring semester, students read, conduct research and write papers about literature from the Civil War to the present. |
details |
In addition to experiencing the pedagogical benefits that come with learning communities (increased engagement, deeper learning, stronger sense of community), the students in "Journeys into American Life" are able to pursue their interest in literature while fulfilling their writing requirements. The learning community model also allows for exciting activities out of the classroom, such as a trip to the Boyce-Thompson arboretum for a hands-on discussion of transcendentalism and a trip to the Herberger theater to see a Eugene O'Neill play. By integrating humanities courses with composition courses, some of my colleagues and I have been able offer a greater variety of humanities courses. I have also found that the continuity of teaching this learning community as a year-long course has enabled me to engage the writing skills and critical thinking skills of the students at new, higher levels. The blending of the course competencies has been a challenge, but the addition of the American literature has rejuvenated my writing assignments and given them a stronger focus. Note! As a professional courtesy to the owner of this package, if you use some aspect of this package or have some thoughts about it, please share your feedback via the comments form below. |
web links |
http://blackboard.cgc.maricopa.edu/ |
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Last modified: Feb-26-2003 Date created: Feb-26-2003 Visitor count: 1905 Dublin Core Metadata record  |
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