Equiano, Olaudah, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Edited by Robert J. Allison. (Bedford/St. Martins, ISBN 0-312-11127-4) (Entire book in Spring)

Olin, John C. (ed.), The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola, translated by Joseph F. O’Callaghan (Fordham University Press: NY, ISBN 0-8232-1480-X)

"Darmok" from StarTrek: The Next Generation (showings to be scheduled)

Diaz, Bernal, The Conquest of New Spain, translated by J.M. Cohen (Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-044123-9)

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, The Answer/La Respuesta, critical edition and translation by Electa Arenal and Amanda Powell (The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, ISBN 1-55861-077-4)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Castaways, edited by Enrique Pupo-Walker and translated by Frances M. Lopez-Morillas (University of California Press: Berkeley, ISBN 0-520-07063-1)

Humanities Core Course Reader, Spring Quarter Readings:

Paul's Epistles: Romans, 1& 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesian

Acts of the Apostles 14:8-15:21 and 17:16-34 (NRSV of the Bible) and Acts of the Apostles 17:22-31 (KJV of the Bible)

Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises (selections)

Biderman, Jacob, Cenodoxus

Catherine Tekakwitha: Her Life

Untitled Poem Aztec Account of the Origin of the World

The Founding of Tenochtitlan Explanation Folio 2r

Untitled Poem about Huitzilopochtli's Birth

Selections from Aztec Account of the Conquest of New Spain

Epic Description of the Besieged City

Humanities Core Course Guide and Writers Handbook

Writing A-Z (McGraw Hill, 5th Edition)

Lecture Times

All lectures are in Crystal Cove Auditorium:

MW 9:00-9:50am

MW 11:00-11:50am

T Th 9:30-10:20am

DISABILITY

Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Services Center at (949) 824-7494 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

GRADING

The Humanities Core Course Guide pp. 15-21 explains grading components. Please note that these are guidelines intended to help students plan their work in this course. The Core Course Director reserves the right to make changes in these evaluation criteria during the course of the quarter. Essay Grading Rubric

ADD/DROP AND GRADE OPTION POLICY

Add/Drops and grade option changes for Humanities Core Course must be effected by the end of the second week of classes regardless of what other schools' deadlines for add/drops and grade option changes are. Requests to add or drop after the second week will be granted only for exceptional circumstances. All add/drops beginning the first day of instruction are processed via add/drop cards and are coordinated and authorized by Enrollment Specialist Janice Gregory in the Humanities Core Course Program Office (HIB 185). Students should not ask Humanities Core Course instructors to sign add/drop cards. All All school and major requirements must be taken for letter grades.

TURN-IT-IN.COM AGREEMENT

Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Usage Policy agreement posted on the Turnitin.com site.