1. Chin, Frank.  Donald Duk.  Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House, 1991.
2. Didion, Joan. Slouching Towards Bethlehem. New York: Vintage, 1999 (1968). Excerpts.
3. Serros, Michele.  Chicana Falsa. New York: Riverhead, 1998 (1993).
4. Steinbeck, John. Cannery Row. New York: Penguin Classics, 1996 (1937).
5. Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin Classics, 1994 (1945).
6. Straight, Susan.  Aquaboogie: A Novel in Stories.  Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed, 1990.
7. Short stories by Bret Harte and Jack London.
8. Song lyrics from the Doors and the Eagles.
9. Poetry by Robinson Jeffers.
10. A movie to be announced.
11. Other selected short stories, poetry, essays, and other supplemental readings provided in photocopied handouts.
12. An accordion portfolio and two different-colored highlighters.
13. E-mail account, either a free FC Net student account or a private account through a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), or an account through Hotmail.com.

1. A good dictionary such as The American Heritage, Webster's Collegiate, or Random House.
2. A Writing Handbook: Ruszkiewicz, John, Maxine Hairston, and Daniel E. Seward, eds. SF Writer. 2nd ed.  New York: Longman, 2002.

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