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COURSE SYLLABUS: Chicano Drama


Course Title: CP480 – Chicano Drama
Department: Chicano Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course examines Chicano drama from its origins to the present time. It goes into the birth of Chicano drama during the Spanish conquest of the Americans and ends with current dramatic themes depicting the daily life, aspirations, love, and death of the Chicano.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Chicano Drama: Performance, Society, and Myth, by Jorge Huerta and Don Wilmeth. Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN-13: 9780521778176 ISBN:

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Introduction

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 1. Mythos or mitos.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 2. Mystery orMiracle, Part One.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 2. Mystery or Miracle, Part Two.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 3. Redemption. Part One

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 3. Redemption. Part Two

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 4. Rebelling Against Damnation.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Afterword:

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper