The Shadow of the Enlightenment

The Shadow of the Enlightenment:Questions of French Identity in Contemporary France 

ALL-PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS: Winter Quarter, 2007

This list is organized, as you can see, by weeks and each week the theme is listed.  The thematic organization indicates the major themes each week and it will help you in thinking about your comments in the forum. Note:  All assignments are due the day and time they appear below and they include an estimate of the time necessary to complete it.  Assignments for French language are not listed here because they vary according to level.  

Week I, Jan. 8-14: Mythic French Identities:  Rural Life, Land and Food

All Program Assignments: Fall Quarter, 2006 

Faculty:

Stacey Davis, Sem II C 3104, 360.867.6761, davisst@evergreen.edu

Susan Fiksdal, Sem II C 3106, 360.867.6329,  fiksdals@evergreen.edu

Judith Gabriele, Sem II B3127, 360.867.5487, gabrielj@evergreen.edu 

 ALL-PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments for French classes are on the "French Language" page

NOTE:  Your weekly schedule of classes is on the SYLLABUS.  You have French classes Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday.

This list is organized, as you can see, by weeks and each week the theme is listed.

Note:  All assignments are due the day and time they appear below and they include an estimate of the time necessary to complete them.  Assignments for French language will be given separately for each level.  You must submit a comment to our Forum each Friday by 5:00.  See the Forum page for the assignement.

Week I, Sept. 25-28: Construction of Knowledge

 Week II, Oct. 2-5: Contemporary Issues of French Identity

 Week III, Oct. 9-12: The Ancien Régime

 Week IV, Oct. 16-19:  Gendered Identity during the Enlightenment

 Week V, Oct. 23-26:  Spreading Ideas: Salons, Writers

 Week VI, Oct. 30-Nov.2:  Do Books Make Revolutions?

 Week VII, Nov. 6-9:  The French Revolution

 Week VIII, Nov. 13-16:  Cultural Impacts of the Revolution

Nov. 20-23: Thanksgiving Break 

Week IX, Nov. 27-30:  French Identity & Socialization Processes 

 Week X, Dec. 4-7:  Multicultural France; The Revolution’s Legacy 

Evaluation Week: Dec. 11-14.  You must sign up with your seminar leader for an evaluation conference.  You should bring a faculty evaluation to that conference, or leave it with the program secretary in Sem II, A2117.  

French language assessment:  Every 2 weeks students will have 10 minute written grammar assessments.  They must achieve 70% on these, and must redo them over the weekend if they do not achieve this goal. Revisions are due Monday without fail.  Students will lose at least one credit if this work is not acceptable, and more if they do not demonstrate learning in speaking and listening.  They may lose at least one credit if they miss more than two classes, especially if their achievement in language acquisition is not strong. Too many absences (4 or more) will require a reduction in credit.  Attendance is mandatory in our covenant. 

Writing: There will be four types of writing in the program:

• Expository essays:  there will be 2 essays due fall quarter, each of which must undergo revision with help from the writing center tutors.  Both drafts must be submitted, and the final draft should be well developed in terms of ideas and the argument, and it should be carefully proof read for complete and well- crafted sentences, correct grammar,  academic vocabulary (rather than a colloquial or casual style), and evidence of learning from our texts, workshops, films, and lectures.
• Forum: each week you will submit a paragraph to the electronic forum on our web page.  This paragraph should be a synthesis of the week’s work, due every Friday by 5:00pm.  A synthesis is an attempt to make connections between concepts and ideas in the week’s readings.  You should begin by considering the theme for the week, think back to previous weeks, and then work on the connection(s) you find.
• Sociolinguistics: you will have workshops to write either collaboratively or individually on each chapter each week.  Because these are written in class, you will need to formulate your ideas carefully before writing because academic writing will be required.  In addition, there will be two small projects designed to teach the methodology of sociolinguistics and the way in which research is presented in journals using APA format.  (survey: groups on campus; interview (recorded) regarding seminars).  Reading the chapter(s) should take 2-3 hours each week. The projects should take about 3 hours.
• French essays.  Students at all levels will write a brief essay each week in order to practice thinking in French.  Students will progress from a few sentences to short essays by the end of the program.