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Message to SPRING 2008 Students
Hello. My name is Norm Gayford. I’m a Professor of English here at Genesee Community College, and I want to welcome you, early, to the class or classes that you’ll be taking with me in Spring 2008. Right off the bat, I want you to know that these are reading-intensive and writing-intensive courses. You will be doing the same kinds and level of writing in my classes that you would be doing in any demanding college or university.
Below you will find the booklists for my Spring 2008 classes. You will find lists for ENG101.49, ENG102.49, ENG105.49, ENG105.66, ENG106.66, and SPE108.49. Our college bookstore has these books now, but if you want to get started reading ahead of time, or if you want to support independent booksellers in your community, consider doing business with our terrific local independent bookstores too. In Batavia, you will find Present Tense Books. In Perry, you will find Burlingham Books on Main Street. In Geneseo, you will find Sundance Books on Main Street. I buy books from each of these stores; they are very responsive to students; they are cool people. As well, you can consider buying used copies of the books from online booksellers such as Amazon.com or BN.com.
By New Year’s Eve, I will have the class syllabi prepared, and I would be happy to send you a copy via e-mail if you write to ask for it. Again, that would help you get started with your reading ahead of time.
The classroom space we use online is BlackBoard in MyCourses through GENESIS. It is imperative that you check your system to make certain that it is compatible with WebCT/MyCourses. You can do so by doing a browser check. I will require each student in my classes to do this browser check before the semester begins, in order to take the class. The sooner you do it, the faster you’ll discover whether or not your home computer system works with BlackBoard. If it does not, the check—and the computer services technicians—will give you advice about how to drop your firewalls, download or change your software and so on. You should also consult the checklist for login problems if you have any login difficulties a week before classes begin. If the browser check reveals problems that you (a) cannot surmount, or (b) choose not to surmount, and if you are a distance learning student, I strongly recommend that you register for a live section of the class because I do not want you to miss deadlines, miss assignments, and plunge into great frustration. To accomplish my online classes well, you will need to be very interactive and online frequently. We will have some CHAT space meetings. You need to be able to use a Word Processor. You need to be able to save and send files in MS-Word format even if you use a different processor. You need to be able to upload and download attachments.
Peace to you!
N. Gayford’s ENG101.49 Spring 2008 Booklist
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER |
EDITION |
ISBN |
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Kohn, Alfie |
What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated?
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Beacon Press |
2004 |
0807032670 |
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Harris, Sam
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Letter to a Christian Nation |
Knopf |
2006 |
0307265773 |
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hooks, bell, and Amalia Mesa-Bains
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Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism |
South End |
2006 |
089608759X |
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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A Man Without a Country |
Random House |
Rpt. Ed. 2007 |
081297736X |
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Zinn, Howard, and Donald Macedo
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Howard Zinn on Democratic Education |
Paradigm |
2004 |
1594510555
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N. Gayford’s ENG102.49 Spring 2008 Booklist
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER |
EDITION |
ISBN |
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Ackerman, Diane |
An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
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Scribner |
2004 |
0743246721
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Dennett, Daniel |
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
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Viking |
2006 |
067003472X |
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Collins, Francis. |
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
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Free Press |
2006 |
0743286391 |
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Dawkins, Richard
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The God Delusion |
Houghton Mifflin |
2006 |
0618680004 |
N. Gayford’s ENG105.49 AND ENG105.66 Spring 2008 Booklist
ENG105.66 Spring 2008 Syllabus in MS-Word Format
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER |
EDITION |
ISBN |
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May, Rollo |
The Courage to Create. |
W.W. Norton |
1994 rpt. Ed.
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0393311066 |
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McKenzie, Nancy
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Queen of Camelot |
Del Rey |
2002 |
0345445872
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Springer, Nancy
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I Am Mordred: A Tale of Camelot |
Puffin |
2002 |
0698118413 |
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Steinbeck, John |
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. |
Farrar, Straus, and Girroux
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1993 ed. |
0374523789
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N. Gayford’s ENG106.01 Spring 2008 Booklist
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER |
EDITION |
ISBN |
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Lannon, John |
Technical Communication Ala Carte Package |
Pearson/Longman |
2006 |
9780321457332 |
N. Gayford’s SPE108.49 Booklist
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
PUBLISHER |
EDITION |
ISBN |
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Detz, Joan |
How to Write and Give a Speech
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St. Martin’s Press |
2002 |
9780312302733 |
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Torricelli, Robert, ed. |
In Our Own Words: Extraordinary Speeches of the American Century |
Kodansha |
1999 |
9781568362915 |
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Page Updated 7 January 2008