課曆-calendar

Week

Topics

2/19

class begins-Introduction to Critical Reading

2/26

Chapter 1 - Fashion and Flesh

"Never too buff" (pp. 45-56) 到校前測

3/5

Chapter 1 - Fashion and Flesh

"What I Think about the Fashion World"

3/12

Chapter 2 - Advertising: Wanting It, Selling It

Trademarks and Brand Logos (113); (visual image analysis)

3/19

Presentation

3/26

Chapter 2 -Advertising: Wanting It, Selling It

"Lunch Box Hegemony" (pp. 99-116)

4/2

Spring Break-No Class

4/9

Chapter 5-Humans Inc.: Cloning and Our Genetic Future

"Should Human Clong Be Permitted?"

"Yes, Human Cloning Should be Permitted"

ViewPoints (pp. 305-315)

4/16

Mid-term week

4/23

Chapter 3 - Television: For Better or for Worse

"TV's War of Words" (pp. 174-78)

4/30

Chapter 3 - Television: For Better or for Worse

"Window on Reality: American Idol and the Search for Identity" (pp. 184-89)

*12

5/7

Group Project:

5/14

Chapter 8-Race and Racism: Can We Be Color-Blind? [9^th Edition]

"Are You a Terrorist, or Do you Play One on TV"(pp. 498-503)

5/21

Chapter 9-The Immigration Debate: No More Melting Pot? [9^th Edition]

"Forging New Vision of America's Melting Pot" (pp. 539-43)

5/28

Dragon Boat Festival-No Class

*16

6/4

Group Work

6/11

Chapter 7- Climate Control? The Global Warming Debate [9^th Edition]

"Global Warming is an Immediate Crisis" (pp. 291-303)

6/18

Final Exam Week

*到校時間：Week 1, 2, 5, 9, 12, 16 and 18

* Week 2 -- pre-test; week 9--mid-term; week 18--final exam.
Week 5, 12, and 16 are scheduled classroom meetings and group presentations.

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