| Week 1 |
| Reading Assignment: Watch Trevor Noah’s African American Narrative Essay: Complete 3-page Narrative Essay Blog/discussion question: when was your racial puberty, what happened, and how do you feel about your racial indoctrination in hindsight? Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. ALL DISCUSSION QUESTION RESPONSES ARE DUE BEFORE CLASS STARTS THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. |
| Week 2 |
| Reading Assignments: Read the first two chapters of the Healer’s War NARRATION ESSAY DUE Friday 2-4-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox. Blog/Discussion Question: Discuss why you decided to become a nurse, explain what type of nurse you want to be, and share what work setting you want to work in. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 3 |
| Reading Assignments: Read chapter 3 of the Healer’s War. Blog/discussion question: Critique Chapter 1 or 2 of the Healer’s War through a racial equity lens. In other words, choose a race-centered point of analysis that appears in chapter 1 or 2, and use that point of analysis to discuss how race and nursing intersect. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 4 |
| Reading Assignments: Read chapter 4 of the Healer’s War. Compare and Contrast PAPER DUE Friday 2-18-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox. Blog/discussion question: Critique Chapter 3 of the Healer’s War through a criminal justice lens. In other words, choose a theme or point of analysis that appears in chapter 3, and use that theme or point of analysis to discuss how and why Scarborough addresses medical racism. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 5 |
| Reading Assignments: Read chapters 1 – 3 of the Orange Tree. Blog/discussion question: Critique Chapter 4 of the Healer’s War. Specifically, you need to explain why Scarborough operationalized the Vietnam War as a vehicle to speak against medical racism. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 6 |
| Reading Assignments: Read chapters 4 – 6 of the Orange Tree. Blog/Discussion Question: What do Ganzglass’s protagonists’ age and cultural differences reveal about past and contemporary medical (in)justice? Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. Analysis PAPER DUE Friday 3-11-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox |
| Week 7 |
| Reading assignments: Read chapters 7 – 9 of the Orange Tree. Blog/Discussion Question: what theme will you deconstruct/explore/unpack in your argument essay, and how will deconstructing/unpacking/exploring your chosen theme reveal something new or interesting to the reader of your argument essay? Write a 100 – 350 word 1-paragraph to 1-page response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 8 |
| Reading assignments: Finish reading the Orange Tree. Argument PAPER DUE Friday 3-25-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox Blog/Discussion Question: How does the theme of medical or social justice manifest in the Orange Tree, and why is it or is it not warranted? Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 9 |
| Reading assignment: Read “In Good Faith, Muslim RN’s Reflect on Challenges,” and “What It’s Like being a Muslim Nurse in America.” YOU HAVE TWO POSTS/QUESTIONS THIS WEEK. Blog/Discussion Question: 1, How does your identity serve to your benefit and detriment as a nurse? Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. Blog/Discussion Question 2, write your introduction to your research paper. In other words, frame your research topic and include an effective thesis statement or research question. Write at least a 250-word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 10 |
| YOU HAVE TWO POSTS/QUESTIONS THIS WEEK. Blog/Discussion Question: 1, write a complete outline for your 6-8 page research paper. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. Blog/Discussion Question: 2, write a 2-page historicization of your research topic that effectively introduces and frames your topic. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 11 |
| YOU HAVE TWO POSTS/QUESTIONS THIS WEEK. Blog/Discussion Question: 1, Discuss what critical lens (feminist, antiracist, Queer Theory) you chose to conduct your research through, and discuss why you chose that lens. In other words, explain how your chosen lens impacted your research and paper; write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions Blog/Discussion Question: 2, discuss how you will use your database article in your research paper. In other words, explain how the work will deepen your research and help you produce both a substantive and effective academic paper. Write a 100 – 350 word response to the question to be submitted in Blackboard under Discussion Questions. |
| Week 12 |
| RESEARCH PAPER DUE Friday 4-15-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox |
| Week 13 |
| This is a student support week where students are provided time to make up any work that may still be due in this or any other class. Students do not have to formally attend class this week. However, I will be in the classroom on Monday to provide in-person support. |
| Week 14 |
| Class review for the Final exam. |
| Week 15 |
| Final exam RESEARCH PAPERS THAT REQUIRED EDITS DUE Friday 5-6-22 by 11:59 pm in the Blackboard Collaborate Assignment Dropbox |
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