HUM 2020 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Prof Ericka Ghersi

HUM 2020 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Prof. Ericka Ghersi

Today’s agenda • Introduction to Class Attendance • Course Housekeeping o Syllabus o Gradable Work o Opening Web Presentation CANVAS •

Introduction to class Professor Ghersi ericka. ghersi@sfcollege. edu CANVAS e-mail Office: B-032 Technological tools: whatsapp (for informal communication)

Professor Ghersi • EDUCATION 1. Peru (B. A. ) a. Archeology b. Mass Communications 2. Ohio (M. A. ) – Spain – Mexico a. Medieval Literature and Arts in Spain (LIT) b. Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 3. Florida (M. A. and Ph. D. ) – Ecuador – Chile –Peru – Argentina a. Linguistics (LING) b. Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies (LIT & MALAS)

Professor Ghersi • WORK EXPERIENCE 1. Bowling Green State University 2. University of Florida 3. Stetson University 4. Santa Fe College Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Foreign Languages Faculty for ESOL

Attendance

Pop quiz #1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Your name and current e-mail. Your heritage. Why are you taking this class? What do you expect to learn in this class? Have you ever taken a Humanities course before? If YES (5) Name Course and Professor.

syllabus HUM 2020 Introduction to the Humanities Attendance & Participation Essay in class Field research Quizzes Individual blog

syllabus HUM 2020. 018 INTRO TO HUM Days: M. W. F. Time: 8: 00 AM-8: 50 AM Bldg/Room: P-262 Final Exam Date: 12/05/2016 Time: 8: 00 AM to 10: 00 AM Bldg/Room: P-262

syllabus HUM 2020. 019 INTRO TO HUM Days: T. H. Time: 2: 00 PM-3: 15 PM Bldg/Room: L-228 Final Exam Date: 12/08/2016 Time: 1: 00 PM to 3: 00 PM Bldg/Room: L-228

syllabus SANTA FE course web site: CANVAS My webpage: http: //HUM 2020. wordpress. com

Gradable work BASIS FOR THE GRADE: • Attendance and participation: 30% • Essay in Class: 10% • Quizzes: 10% • Individual Blog: 45% (wordpress. com) • Field Research: 5%

Pop quiz #2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Your name. What is your major? What do like to do in your free time? What is your hobby? How many years have you been at Santa Fe? Do you speak a second language? If (6) is yes, which one?

Detours (extra credit) ² 5% HOW DO I GET EXTRA CREDIT?

Detours (extra credit) Saint Augustine Trip (TBC) International lectures (Santa Fe campus) International films Art exhibitions

Grade calculation A 90 -100 B+ 85 -90 B 80 -84 C+ 75 -79 C 70 -74 D+ 65 -69 D 60 -64 F Below 60

Pop quiz #3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Your name. Name three of your favorite paintings. Name three of your favorite movies. Name three of your favorite books. Name three of your favorite TV shows.

Pop quiz #3 (2 nd part) Chose 6 topics, and write next to it the century you would like to explore: 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. The musical stage Opera Musical The Broadway musical Literature Poetry Novel Short story 5. Art 6. Dance a. Early history of dance b. Ballet c. Modern dance 7. Film a. Major film genres b. American classics films: Citizen Kane c. International filmmakers Painting Photography Digital art architecture a. b. c. d. e. Music Basic elements of music Avant-Garde Folk music Jazz Contemporary world music a. b. c. d. e. Theater Drama and tragedy Modern tragedy Comedy The rise of realism The theater of ideas 8. 9. a. b. c. a. b. Television Contemporary television Television drama Nature 1. Early views f nature 2. Nature and the Romantic movement

textbook The Art of Being Human, 10 th -12 th Edition. Pearson, 2010 - 2016. By Janaro, Richard P. and Altshuler, Thelma C.

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