CCAS 10B
Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies: Social Structure and Contemporary Conditions
Description: (Formerly numbered Chicana and Chicano Studies 10B.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Multidisciplinary examination of representation, ideologies, and material conditions of Chicanas/Chicanos, including colonialism, race, labor, immigration, poverty, assimilation, and patriarchy. Emphasis on critical reading and writing skills. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Summer 2023 - So for CCAS 10B I had Paula Ayala during the summer course. She's super nice and seems pretty lenient. Overall the class is boring but worth taking. It's an easy A since there are literally only 2 assignments which are two essays both 5 pages and they're based on a topic of your choice by using the readings she provides for you to create an argument and write about. The class is super easy. It's 10% participation and 10% attendance while the essays are worth both 40%. Seeing as I'm writing this while on week 5, I don't know exactly how she grades on the essays since she hasn't submitted any grades. But seeing as she also didn't provide much information or rubric on how to write the essays we should be fine. I also got by without readings some of the texts she provides since in class she talks about it but her lectures are kind of all over the place. Overall take the class for an easy A.
Summer 2023 - So for CCAS 10B I had Paula Ayala during the summer course. She's super nice and seems pretty lenient. Overall the class is boring but worth taking. It's an easy A since there are literally only 2 assignments which are two essays both 5 pages and they're based on a topic of your choice by using the readings she provides for you to create an argument and write about. The class is super easy. It's 10% participation and 10% attendance while the essays are worth both 40%. Seeing as I'm writing this while on week 5, I don't know exactly how she grades on the essays since she hasn't submitted any grades. But seeing as she also didn't provide much information or rubric on how to write the essays we should be fine. I also got by without readings some of the texts she provides since in class she talks about it but her lectures are kind of all over the place. Overall take the class for an easy A.
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Winter 2023 - i took this class completely online so i'm not sure how different it would be now, I also took it about a year ago so I kind of forgot most of it but since there's no reviews I thought this might be slightly helpful. we had small 1-2 page reflections every week based on the readings, which were graded on completion. then, we had three longer papers (4-5 pages) in which we had to create an argument based off of the readings. in short, all you had to do was have a general understanding of the readings in order to do well in this class, since all the assignments were based on the readings. my ta omar was great, would 100% recommend taking him if you can. you'll do fine as long as you try your best. the material was pretty interesting.
Winter 2023 - i took this class completely online so i'm not sure how different it would be now, I also took it about a year ago so I kind of forgot most of it but since there's no reviews I thought this might be slightly helpful. we had small 1-2 page reflections every week based on the readings, which were graded on completion. then, we had three longer papers (4-5 pages) in which we had to create an argument based off of the readings. in short, all you had to do was have a general understanding of the readings in order to do well in this class, since all the assignments were based on the readings. my ta omar was great, would 100% recommend taking him if you can. you'll do fine as long as you try your best. the material was pretty interesting.
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Winter 2024 - tldr: hate the professor so much but still recommend because EASYYYYYYYYY VERY FUCKING EASYYYYY GE Grades: Participation during discussion Midterm Essay Final Essay I really fucking hate her. The way the classes were structured was so weird. The first week both lectures in person, second week Tuesday in person and Thursday online, weeks 3-9 tuesaday online and thursday in person, and week 10 both classes in person. Basically each lecture you have a guest lecturer come and talk about the article you read that they wrote. They answer questions that the discussion sections submited. What I find was so INSANELY STUPID was that pretty much all the guest lecturers talked to us through zoom SO WHY DID WE EVEN HAVE IN PERSON CLASSES WHY COULDNT WE HAVE ALL THE CLASSES THROUGH ZOOM. She also DIDNT RECORD LECTURES LIKE WHYYYYY. Its so easy to record stupid bitch. The midterm and final essays required you to mention the lectures so it was so stupid and kinda difficult since the lectures weren't recorded. To gain participation points during discussion you must answer the discussion post with 2 questions for the authors of the 2 articles you read that week and comment at least one thing about the readings during discussion. Its very important you do this since there is not much that is graded. You are given two free passes to use if you will have to miss discussion. If you do not use them each pass will bump you a letter grade. So if you have a B and don't use the passes your final grade becomes an A-. WHICH IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE CLASS. You can very easily pass the class with an A+. Idk if my TA was just nice af or I actually misjudged my writing but I got an A on both the essays somehow I swear they were shitty. I also never went to like any of the in person lectures, i felt like most the lectures were a complete waste of time. I did go to like one or two but once the guest lecture ended and she started talking I left because whatever she had to say was a waste of my time. ALOTTTT of people would leave mid lecture too LMAOOOO. I kinda felt bad that like 25% of the class kept leaving but whatever. The class is very very easy trust me. As much as I hate the professor the class was easy af so take it.
Winter 2024 - tldr: hate the professor so much but still recommend because EASYYYYYYYYY VERY FUCKING EASYYYYY GE Grades: Participation during discussion Midterm Essay Final Essay I really fucking hate her. The way the classes were structured was so weird. The first week both lectures in person, second week Tuesday in person and Thursday online, weeks 3-9 tuesaday online and thursday in person, and week 10 both classes in person. Basically each lecture you have a guest lecturer come and talk about the article you read that they wrote. They answer questions that the discussion sections submited. What I find was so INSANELY STUPID was that pretty much all the guest lecturers talked to us through zoom SO WHY DID WE EVEN HAVE IN PERSON CLASSES WHY COULDNT WE HAVE ALL THE CLASSES THROUGH ZOOM. She also DIDNT RECORD LECTURES LIKE WHYYYYY. Its so easy to record stupid bitch. The midterm and final essays required you to mention the lectures so it was so stupid and kinda difficult since the lectures weren't recorded. To gain participation points during discussion you must answer the discussion post with 2 questions for the authors of the 2 articles you read that week and comment at least one thing about the readings during discussion. Its very important you do this since there is not much that is graded. You are given two free passes to use if you will have to miss discussion. If you do not use them each pass will bump you a letter grade. So if you have a B and don't use the passes your final grade becomes an A-. WHICH IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE CLASS. You can very easily pass the class with an A+. Idk if my TA was just nice af or I actually misjudged my writing but I got an A on both the essays somehow I swear they were shitty. I also never went to like any of the in person lectures, i felt like most the lectures were a complete waste of time. I did go to like one or two but once the guest lecture ended and she started talking I left because whatever she had to say was a waste of my time. ALOTTTT of people would leave mid lecture too LMAOOOO. I kinda felt bad that like 25% of the class kept leaving but whatever. The class is very very easy trust me. As much as I hate the professor the class was easy af so take it.
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