We are where we come from – Origin Stories
Orientation Saturday:
Meet the Class – A Name Exercise and Photos of Students
Make appointments
Assignments for Week 1.
1. Leave a note on my office door before first class meeting. (New Science Bldg. 1166)
2. Read the “Virtues” pamphlet before class on Tuesday (See assignment sheet.)
3. Read
Sproul, pp. 1-5, 36-37 (
Class meets Tuesday and Thursday
Week 1
August 26 The Virtues and First Year Seminar (Bing and Bong and the Five Virtues)
Assignments for Week 2
Read
Sproul, pp. 5–14, Hopi Story (
August 28 Discuss first reading assignment: Sproul, Yao Story (
Week 2
September 2 How to study -- Professor Cronkite plays the violin for the very first time
and diagrams a paragraph. What are your secrets of good studying?
Library certificates due in class today!
Assignments for Week 3
Read Hopi Story II, pp. 275 – 284
September 4 Discuss reading assignment: Sproul, Hopi Story I [2 leadership opp.
As a team]
Week 3
September 9 Preparation for group paper on Thursday: How to revise and criticize.
Assignments for Week 4
The Origin Stories in Genesis (Sproul 14 – 20, Genesis 1 and 2,
pp. 122 – 125)
Begin the process of interviewing the professor who scares you the
most or who….
<<Drawing to decide order of presentations of personal stories in November>>
September 11 In-class revisions of a paper on the Hopi Story I and II (Writing
Assignment #1)
Week 4 X
September 16 The Origin Stories in Genesis 1 [2 leadership opps. as a team]
Assignments for Week 5
Hindu Origin Stories (Sproul pp. 21 – 25, Rig Veda, pp. 179 – 181,
Vishnu Purana, pp. 189 – 192;) and a Jain Myth of non-Creation, pp. 192-194)
September 18 The Origin Stories in Genesis II [2 leadership opportunities as a team]
Week 5
September 23 Report on interview with the professor who scares you the most or who....
Assignments for Week 6
Stories
from
215-216 )
September
25 Some Origin Stories from
Week 6
September 30 Preparing for the Critical Issues Symposium
October 1 Critical Issues Symposium -- Attend two plenary sessions – Get Card
validated
October
2 Origin
stories of
Week 7 X
October 7 Assignments for Weeks 8 and 9
October
9 Modern
Origin Stories -- the Founding of
Week 8
October 14 Fall Break
October 16 Modern Origin Stories – the Founding of
Week 9
October 21 Working
the system at
Want
Assignments for Week 10 – African Story Festival. See Assignment
October 23 African Story Festival
Week 10
October 28 African Story Festival
Assignments for Week 11
Sign up for individual meeting for discussing your origin study and academic advising.
X Assignments for Week 12 (Joshua and Maidu: West coast native
Americans. Read pp. 232-236, 237-242)
Week 11
November 11 Five personal origin stories (10 minutes per person)
November 13 Five personal origin stories (10 minutes per person)
November 18 Now that the semester is nearly over … secrets of
time management.
Assignments for Week 14
A paper on the Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving (Writing
Assignment #3)
November 20 Joshua and Maidu-West Coast Native American stories[2
leadership opps. per story = 4]
Week 14
Thanksgiving Week
November 25 – Modern Origin Stories: Paper on The Pilgrims
Assignments for Week 15 – Maya stories: Popol Vuh and another
Maya story, pp. 287-301 [2 leadership opps. for a team.]
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day (No class)
Week 15 X
December
2 Maya stories
The X symbol on a day means that a report is due on one of your cultural events. You must go to one musical event, one lecture, one art exhibit and one athletic event during the semester, and hand in a report on the event using the form Professor Cronkite will provide. In addition to the X events, you must also attend two of the main sessions of the Critical Issues Symposium.