HP Class 1 PPT Karen

1. EWRT 211 Class 1

2. AGENDA
• Brief Introduction
• Canvas
• Discussion questions
• Homework
• Film: Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer’s Stone

3. Dr. Karen Chow
Full time, Tenured Faculty at De Anza College
Education
Ph.D. English: University of California, Santa Barbara
MA English: University of California, Santa Barbara
BS Psychobiology : University of Southern California
With a Minor in English
650-743-8561
Email: chowkaren@fhda.edu

4. Using Canvas
We will use Canvas to communicate, see grades,
access course documents and assignments, and
submit essays and homework.
As I informed you, our class is published on Canvas. You should be
able to access this course by logging into Canvas and using your
college credentials.
Go to https://deanza.instructure.com
Use your college credentials to log in.
You will be taken to the Canvas dashboard where you should see
our course: EWRT 211
If you do not have access to this course via Canvas, please let me
know as soon as possible.

5. When you first log in to Canvas, the website will look similar
to this. Start by clicking on “pages” to enlarge the framed
picture part of the webpage.
Click Here to Enlarge

6. Notice the expansion of the screen. Here you can easily access the links to the course
presentations, discussion forums, and online reading links. Click on “Week 1” and then
“Class 1” to review todays presentation and to do your homework using the
“discussion” link.
Links to Class Presentations

7. The links on the left of this view will help you navigate the Canvas site.
You can check your grades, assignments, and announcements here. All
the way to the left, you will see your calendar, which is quick way to
check due dates.
Canvas Navigation tools

8. To enlarge the primary page even further, click on the three horizontal lines (the
hamburger) in this view. This configuration makes the primary page the easiest to
navigate.

9. HOMEWORK
Buy: Harry Potter and The
Chamber of Secrets
View: The Canvas Site
HW: Under “Week 1” and
“Class 1”: Write a paragraph
about how you would assess
the film so far. Is it great?
Good? Fair? Lousy? Why? Is
the storyline good? How is
the acting? Are the special
effects successful?

10. Director:
Chris Columbus
Writers:
J.K. Rowling (novel),
Steve Kloves (screenplay)
Stars:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert
Grint, Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone. Directed by Chris
Columbus, performance by
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint,
and Emma Watson, Warner
Brothers, 2001.