Stuff for Ivy Tech Summer '17 class
7-31 - I've graded everything I've received from both classes. Right now, the percentage shown is your final grade. I've learned I have some extra time, so I'll be forwarding the final grades to Ivy Tech early Tuesday afternoon. I'll still take major essays you might be missing until then (i.e., I'm done with journals, etc., and will only be accepting late major assignments (100 pts. or more) at this time).
For all classes:
A = 90%+
B = 80%+
C= 70%+
D= 60%+
F= 59% or below
You need a 70% or better to pass the class.
7-29 - Everyone who turned one in should have comments from me on their third essay (the Where Am I Wearing one). You can still do a revision on that one for a higher grade. ALL WORK IS DUE EARLY MONDAY, 7/31. I PLAN TO SEND IVY TECH FINAL GRADES AT NOON THAT DAY.
For all classes:
A = 90%+
B = 80%+
C= 70%+
D= 60%+
F= 59% or below
You need a 70% or better to pass the class.
7-29 - Everyone who turned one in should have comments from me on their third essay (the Where Am I Wearing one). You can still do a revision on that one for a higher grade. ALL WORK IS DUE EARLY MONDAY, 7/31. I PLAN TO SEND IVY TECH FINAL GRADES AT NOON THAT DAY.
Tuesday/Thursday class
Watch The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
- Short essay 1+ pages reviewing/interpreting Morris Lessmore - Should include at least a brief summary, but the bulk of the essay should be analysis of the film.
Here are some questions regarding Morris Lessmore that I assigned to a different class. You do not have to answer them. I'm posting them here to inspire ideas for your essay. You could look at one or more of the questions in depth or go your own direction in your essay.
1. What were the filmmakers trying to say about the old book and the "operation" scene?
2. Discuss the use of color vs. black and white.
3. Watch this short video from the old time movie Steamboat Bill Jr. starring Buster Keaton. Discuss how the Fantastic Flying Booksfilm "borrows" elements from this movie and others like The Wizard of Oz. Do you think this sort of "borrowing" is stealing or ... something else? Explain.
4. What do you think is the deal with the ending? Why does he turn young again? Why does he fly away? Who is this young girl that shows up?
5. 1.. Discuss what else this film has to say about reading and books in general.
Watch The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
- Short essay 1+ pages reviewing/interpreting Morris Lessmore - Should include at least a brief summary, but the bulk of the essay should be analysis of the film.
Here are some questions regarding Morris Lessmore that I assigned to a different class. You do not have to answer them. I'm posting them here to inspire ideas for your essay. You could look at one or more of the questions in depth or go your own direction in your essay.
1. What were the filmmakers trying to say about the old book and the "operation" scene?
2. Discuss the use of color vs. black and white.
3. Watch this short video from the old time movie Steamboat Bill Jr. starring Buster Keaton. Discuss how the Fantastic Flying Booksfilm "borrows" elements from this movie and others like The Wizard of Oz. Do you think this sort of "borrowing" is stealing or ... something else? Explain.
4. What do you think is the deal with the ending? Why does he turn young again? Why does he fly away? Who is this young girl that shows up?
5. 1.. Discuss what else this film has to say about reading and books in general.
7/.26
FINAL IN-CLASS WRITING - In essay format, please answer the following quesitons:
1. What is one strength of your writing and/or research? This might be a strength you've always known you've had or one you discovered during class.
2. What is one improvement in your writing and/or research you've seen over the course of the class?
3. All good writers seek to improve, no matter how long they've been doing it. What is a weakness of your writing and how might you continue to seek to improve on it after this class is ended?
4. Argue realistically for the grade you feel you deserve. (Note that this might be different from the grade that you want! :-)
I will accept late or make-up work for any and all assignments. I hope to be turning in final grades around noon on Monday. I'll look at whatever you can send me before that. Remember that you can revise your second (social media) and third (Where Am I Wearing) essays one time to increase the final grade.
FINAL IN-CLASS WRITING - In essay format, please answer the following quesitons:
1. What is one strength of your writing and/or research? This might be a strength you've always known you've had or one you discovered during class.
2. What is one improvement in your writing and/or research you've seen over the course of the class?
3. All good writers seek to improve, no matter how long they've been doing it. What is a weakness of your writing and how might you continue to seek to improve on it after this class is ended?
4. Argue realistically for the grade you feel you deserve. (Note that this might be different from the grade that you want! :-)
I will accept late or make-up work for any and all assignments. I hope to be turning in final grades around noon on Monday. I'll look at whatever you can send me before that. Remember that you can revise your second (social media) and third (Where Am I Wearing) essays one time to increase the final grade.
Tuesday/Thursday class only.
We still have to do a 2-page paper on DEAR ZACHARY. It can be a review like the others, but try to think about and focus on how the filmmaker had to do more research and organization than the other movies we watched. How was building this movie like building an argumentative essay?
We still have to do a 2-page paper on DEAR ZACHARY. It can be a review like the others, but try to think about and focus on how the filmmaker had to do more research and organization than the other movies we watched. How was building this movie like building an argumentative essay?
Please do three peer reviews of the third (Where Am I Wearing) essay - we will be using the same questions as we did for the second essay.
second_essay_peer_review_worksheet.doc |
Here is the email list. Please share via GoogleDocs
David Bainbridge <[email protected]>.
Jazmine S. Charleston <[email protected]>.
Josh Conley< [email protected]>.
Sonette Douglas <[email protected]>.
Araceli Esqueda <[email protected]>,
Fernanda Garcia <[email protected]>.
Brenda Gonzalez Gutierrez <[email protected]>,
Michelle Cavazuti <[email protected]>,
Chaztine Hays <[email protected]>,
Maria Hernandez <[email protected]>
Skylar Lehman <[email protected]>,
John Leichty <[email protected]>,
Kambria Moore <[email protected]>.
Karla Ortiz <[email protected]>.
Jonathan Rowley <[email protected]>.
Kristin Schmidtendorff <[email protected]>,
Jessica Stewart <[email protected]>.
Jerrod Sweeney <[email protected]>
David Bainbridge <[email protected]>.
Jazmine S. Charleston <[email protected]>.
Josh Conley< [email protected]>.
Sonette Douglas <[email protected]>.
Araceli Esqueda <[email protected]>,
Fernanda Garcia <[email protected]>.
Brenda Gonzalez Gutierrez <[email protected]>,
Michelle Cavazuti <[email protected]>,
Chaztine Hays <[email protected]>,
Maria Hernandez <[email protected]>
Skylar Lehman <[email protected]>,
John Leichty <[email protected]>,
Kambria Moore <[email protected]>.
Karla Ortiz <[email protected]>.
Jonathan Rowley <[email protected]>.
Kristin Schmidtendorff <[email protected]>,
Jessica Stewart <[email protected]>.
Jerrod Sweeney <[email protected]>
You will be receiving a full grade for your second (social media) and third (Where Am I Wearing) essays, but you can also submit a revised essay to increase that grade.
Remember your fourth essay (and anything else)is due early in the morning on 7/31.
Remember your fourth essay (and anything else)is due early in the morning on 7/31.
I am waiving the research proposal. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT.
But this is what it would look like.
For this assignment, draft a focused Research Proposal in APA or MLA format that is as detailed as possible, that contains the following specific information, and that cites at least three outside sources related to your topic:
But this is what it would look like.
For this assignment, draft a focused Research Proposal in APA or MLA format that is as detailed as possible, that contains the following specific information, and that cites at least three outside sources related to your topic:
- Statement of Purpose
- State your topic.
- Briefly state your primary reason(s) for choosing this topic.
- Discuss your intended stance as the writer. Here you articulate your purpose for conducting this research and what you impact you intend to have on the reader through your paper.
- Preliminary Findings
- Provide a list of the types of information you want to find, and a list of questions you want to answer through your research; include specific information from one or more outside source(s).
- Discuss possible approaches to the topic based on what you have found other writers to have used (e.g. historical, moral, legal, philosophical, medical, religious, political, or economic); include specific information from one or more outside source(s).
- Audience
- Discuss a possible audience (or audiences) for the results of your research. (Who would benefit from your presentation and from the results of your research? What individual or group has a particular interest in your topic?) Remember to maintain a formal professional style.
- Format: The Research Proposal should be 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages plus a References/Works Cited page listing the three outside sources cited in the proposal. Check examples that can be found in your style guide, textbook, or the Ivy Tech Library.
7/19
apa_power_point.ppt |
9-17
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
logical_fallacies.pdf |
Please do 3 peer reviews of the second (social media) essay by 7/17
7/12
Over the course of the next week we will be working on an outline and annotated bibliography for your fourth essay.
You will meanwhile also be responsible for working on essay #3, which must include Where Am I Wearing as a source. See the schedule below for due dates and specifics on the essay lengths and sources.
Sample outlines - your outline should be about as long as the MLA sample (though I don't care if you use the MLA format for this one). I won't go back and check that your essay follows the outline. I see the outline more as idea-gathering, but it should reflect that you've begun thinking about and planning for and possibly even researching your topic.
Over the course of the next week we will be working on an outline and annotated bibliography for your fourth essay.
You will meanwhile also be responsible for working on essay #3, which must include Where Am I Wearing as a source. See the schedule below for due dates and specifics on the essay lengths and sources.
Sample outlines - your outline should be about as long as the MLA sample (though I don't care if you use the MLA format for this one). I won't go back and check that your essay follows the outline. I see the outline more as idea-gathering, but it should reflect that you've begun thinking about and planning for and possibly even researching your topic.
outline_samples.pdf |
hackerlevi-mla-out.pdf |
Directions for your annotated bibliography: It's basically an extended potential works cited. Your annotated bibliography will be an extended look at five potential sources for your fourth essay. Start by doing a works cited entry for five potentials sources. Then write a paragraph about each source. Things typically analyzed in this paragraph include a short summary of the source, why the source is credible, why its author is credible, why the publication it came from is credible and how you are going to use the source in your essay. Five sentences or so about each source should do it.
Here is an example of an annotated bibliography from the Purdue OWL.
Here are some more Purdue OWL guidelines for an annotated bibliography.
Here is an example of an annotated bibliography from the Purdue OWL.
Here are some more Purdue OWL guidelines for an annotated bibliography.
. Schedule for M/W class
7/12 - peer review of second (social media) essay
7/17 - outline for fourth essay
7/19 - annotated bibliography for fourth essay
7/24 - first draft of third essay/peer review of third essay - 3-5 pages, 4 sources, one source must be WHERE AM I WEARING book; you'll also be given time in class to do a .research proposal on the fourth essay
7/26 - There will be a final in-class writing.
7/29 - final draft of third essay is due by 6 a.m.
7/31 - Final (fourth) essay is due by 6 a.m. - even though the last class meeting is 7/26. Minimum five pages with five sources from the Ivy Tech virtual library. You get to choose the topic, but it must be argumentative (i.e. you take a stand on an issue on which someone could reasonably say you're wrong) and approved by Mr. B.
7/12 - peer review of second (social media) essay
7/17 - outline for fourth essay
7/19 - annotated bibliography for fourth essay
7/24 - first draft of third essay/peer review of third essay - 3-5 pages, 4 sources, one source must be WHERE AM I WEARING book; you'll also be given time in class to do a .research proposal on the fourth essay
7/26 - There will be a final in-class writing.
7/29 - final draft of third essay is due by 6 a.m.
7/31 - Final (fourth) essay is due by 6 a.m. - even though the last class meeting is 7/26. Minimum five pages with five sources from the Ivy Tech virtual library. You get to choose the topic, but it must be argumentative (i.e. you take a stand on an issue on which someone could reasonably say you're wrong) and approved by Mr. B.
7/10
We listened to "I'd Like to Spank the Academy" from This American Life and had a liferaft debate.
Here's the "fake news" stuff I was trying to find during class.. An illustration of why you have to be careful about what you see on the internet. Double-check EVERYTHING!
1. Here is a relatively unbiased account of the actual protest. "UMich students demand no-whites-allowed space to plot ‘social justice’ activism" But even this report has a problem. Note that the accompanying picture is not of this particular protest; it's actually just the Facebook header of the group responsible for the protest. For one thing the photo is of the wrong time of year - the protest happened in February and there are fall colors in the pictured trees.. Do you think this was maybe just laziness on the reporter's part, or was there an agenda even in this fairly well respected college news organization? (I personally lean toward thinking it was just laziness, but laziness can set people up for being accused of having an agenda or worse.)
We listened to "I'd Like to Spank the Academy" from This American Life and had a liferaft debate.
Here's the "fake news" stuff I was trying to find during class.. An illustration of why you have to be careful about what you see on the internet. Double-check EVERYTHING!
1. Here is a relatively unbiased account of the actual protest. "UMich students demand no-whites-allowed space to plot ‘social justice’ activism" But even this report has a problem. Note that the accompanying picture is not of this particular protest; it's actually just the Facebook header of the group responsible for the protest. For one thing the photo is of the wrong time of year - the protest happened in February and there are fall colors in the pictured trees.. Do you think this was maybe just laziness on the reporter's part, or was there an agenda even in this fairly well respected college news organization? (I personally lean toward thinking it was just laziness, but laziness can set people up for being accused of having an agenda or worse.)
2. Here is the same news with the same headline, but from an openly politically biased site, with a specifically anti-Obama slant added to the introduction. (This is the one my cousin, a UMich grad, posted.) Note the accompanying photo of what we are to assume are "black UMich students protesting."
3. BUT!!! The picture is not from UMich at all. A google search reveals that truthuncensored.net copied and pasted that picture from this article about a gathering of college students in Papua New Guinea. You can see that truthuncensored.net even cropped out words from the bottom of the original photo. Consider why a biased web site might go to all this trouble. In what light do they want to present the protesters?
4. Here is a picture of the actual UMich protest that caused all this fuss, taken from the group's own Facebook page. (I count seven students, with maybe a couple others on the stairs going down.) Again, consider a) why the first web site chose the picture of a larger protest group and b) why the politically biased web site chose to search out and present the image it did in the way it did. Do you think my cousin would have posted the article to his Facebook if the picture below had accompanied it?
For Tuesday/Thursday class - 7/6
Exercise 11 & Exercise 12 - To, Too & Two
Interactive version for exercise 11
Interactive version for exercise 12
Exercise 11 & Exercise 12 - To, Too & Two
Interactive version for exercise 11
Interactive version for exercise 12
July 5
What goes in italics, what goes in quotes
The Three Appeals of Argumentation
Analyze Obama speech
In class writing - argument - Woman Walking in New York
1st draft of second essay is due 7/12 - 3 to 5 pages. 3 or more sources - one must be a social media article or video from class. Should be somewhat argumentative in nature - you should take a stand on an issue related to social media or internet technology. (For example, Should kids have Facebook accounts? Should Facebook police fake news? Should there be more cyberbullying laws? Should Spotify be doing more to pay artists? How do we teach people to be polite on social media - or should we? Etc.)
Final draft of 1st essay is also due 7/10 - be sure to refer specifically to a work from class and have a works cited!
Some articles that might be of interest toward your social media essay. These are not required reading - no journals required. These can also count as your source from class for your social media essay.
- Survey: 4 in 10 US adults have experienced online harassment.
- The Streaming Problem: How Spammers, Superstars, and Tech Giants Gamed the Music Industry
- 'Screen Time' Is About More Than Setting Limits
- Is Technology Making Us Dumber or Smarter? Yes
- Here's the one I was talking about with the AT&T girl. It gets political on the fourth comment AND NEVER ENDS!!!
- Libertarian John Stossel on "Fake News"
- A Guide to Arguing with a Snopes Denier
- How Facts Backfire
- 6 Stupid Tweets That Became Huge PR Nightmares for Companies
- 5 Organizations That Let Idiots Run Their Social Media
- 5 Social Networking Promotions That Backfired Spectacularly
What goes in italics, what goes in quotes
The Three Appeals of Argumentation
Analyze Obama speech
In class writing - argument - Woman Walking in New York
1st draft of second essay is due 7/12 - 3 to 5 pages. 3 or more sources - one must be a social media article or video from class. Should be somewhat argumentative in nature - you should take a stand on an issue related to social media or internet technology. (For example, Should kids have Facebook accounts? Should Facebook police fake news? Should there be more cyberbullying laws? Should Spotify be doing more to pay artists? How do we teach people to be polite on social media - or should we? Etc.)
Final draft of 1st essay is also due 7/10 - be sure to refer specifically to a work from class and have a works cited!
Some articles that might be of interest toward your social media essay. These are not required reading - no journals required. These can also count as your source from class for your social media essay.
- Survey: 4 in 10 US adults have experienced online harassment.
- The Streaming Problem: How Spammers, Superstars, and Tech Giants Gamed the Music Industry
- 'Screen Time' Is About More Than Setting Limits
- Is Technology Making Us Dumber or Smarter? Yes
- Here's the one I was talking about with the AT&T girl. It gets political on the fourth comment AND NEVER ENDS!!!
- Libertarian John Stossel on "Fake News"
- A Guide to Arguing with a Snopes Denier
- How Facts Backfire
- 6 Stupid Tweets That Became Huge PR Nightmares for Companies
- 5 Organizations That Let Idiots Run Their Social Media
- 5 Social Networking Promotions That Backfired Spectacularly
the_three_appeals.docx |
July 3
Stephen King on Revision
Powerpoint on Arguing
Online LIbrary revisited and scholarly journals
Powerpoint on Arguing
Online LIbrary revisited and scholarly journals
king_newspaper_edit.jpg |
king_1408_1.jpg |
king_1408_2.jpg |
king_1408_3.jpg |
king_1408_4.jpg |
notes_on_arguing.ppt |
Tuesday/Thursday class only
For 7/6 (No class on July 4!)
2+ page review of Short Term 12. Does NOT have to be specifically 5 paragraphs. Should include two sources - one thing you might research is how this film was developed by its writer/director. There's an interesting history there. You are welcome to use any sources you might find, but imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com and metacritic.com are good places to start with movies. Also, remember that while you can't use Wikipedia as a source, it can be a good place to start and lead you to other sources.
Here are a couple reviews of Short Term 12 you could use for inspiration:
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/short-term-12-2013
http://www.indiewire.com/2013/08/short-term-12-180202/
A list of 154 reviews of the movie: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/short_term_12_2013/
Do Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 on Their, There & Theyre
Send answers to Mr. B via GoogleDocs
Interactive online versions: Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
Here are the rules for this:
Their - shows possession
There - shows location
They're - short for "They are"
For 7/6 (No class on July 4!)
2+ page review of Short Term 12. Does NOT have to be specifically 5 paragraphs. Should include two sources - one thing you might research is how this film was developed by its writer/director. There's an interesting history there. You are welcome to use any sources you might find, but imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com and metacritic.com are good places to start with movies. Also, remember that while you can't use Wikipedia as a source, it can be a good place to start and lead you to other sources.
Here are a couple reviews of Short Term 12 you could use for inspiration:
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/short-term-12-2013
http://www.indiewire.com/2013/08/short-term-12-180202/
A list of 154 reviews of the movie: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/short_term_12_2013/
Do Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 on Their, There & Theyre
Send answers to Mr. B via GoogleDocs
Interactive online versions: Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
Here are the rules for this:
Their - shows possession
There - shows location
They're - short for "They are"
6/28 - Both classes
We wrote an in-class comparison/contrast essay
For 7-3 - NOTE: page numbers have been corrected
* Read Alex Weiss "Should Gamers Be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing?" p. 731 (or online here)
* Read Sam Anderson "Just One More Game..." p. 105 (or online here)
(The link for Anderson's story was giving me a weird error message, but it might be just an Ivy Tech problem. If you can't access it, please read it from your book.)
* Read Michaela Cullington "Does Texting Affect Writing?" p. 129 (or online here (PDF))
Let's try one longer, 500-word journal in which you at least briefly discuss all three.
We wrote an in-class comparison/contrast essay
For 7-3 - NOTE: page numbers have been corrected
* Read Alex Weiss "Should Gamers Be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing?" p. 731 (or online here)
* Read Sam Anderson "Just One More Game..." p. 105 (or online here)
(The link for Anderson's story was giving me a weird error message, but it might be just an Ivy Tech problem. If you can't access it, please read it from your book.)
* Read Michaela Cullington "Does Texting Affect Writing?" p. 129 (or online here (PDF))
Let's try one longer, 500-word journal in which you at least briefly discuss all three.
Tuesday/Thursday class only
We watched Short Term 12
We are doing a 400-word (or longer) journal on it.
Be prepared to answer quiz-like questions over the movie on Thursday.
We watched Short Term 12
We are doing a 400-word (or longer) journal on it.
Be prepared to answer quiz-like questions over the movie on Thursday.
6/26
We watched the movie Life 2.o. It's on Netflix. (It's also available pretty cheap on YouTube, Amazon, etc.)
The only homework for 6/28 is a journal on Life 2.o.
We watched the movie Life 2.o. It's on Netflix. (It's also available pretty cheap on YouTube, Amazon, etc.)
The only homework for 6/28 is a journal on Life 2.o.
For Tuesday/Thursday class only
For 6.27
1. Review of Louder than a Bomb.
This should be a five-paragraph essay. Your thesis statement should be "Louder Than a Bomb" is a good movie because ... a,b and c."
Your introductory paragraph should get our attention and include the thesis statement. Then you would do a paragraph each on reasons a, b and c. And then have a strong conclusion. (You might be able to cut and paste and revise or expand upon answers to the questions we did earlier for your a,b and c..)
2. Do Apostrophes Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
Interactive Exercise 1
Interactive Exercise 2.
For 6.27
1. Review of Louder than a Bomb.
This should be a five-paragraph essay. Your thesis statement should be "Louder Than a Bomb" is a good movie because ... a,b and c."
Your introductory paragraph should get our attention and include the thesis statement. Then you would do a paragraph each on reasons a, b and c. And then have a strong conclusion. (You might be able to cut and paste and revise or expand upon answers to the questions we did earlier for your a,b and c..)
2. Do Apostrophes Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
Interactive Exercise 1
Interactive Exercise 2.
notes_on_apostrophes.docx |
6/21
Thesis statements
In-text citation
Watch 'Generation Like'
In-text citation exercise
Reading for 6/26
Read the "Arguing a Position" chapter in our book or under "Genres" online.
Do Journals on Generation Like and for the following two articles:
Read "Whodunnit - The Media?" by Maggie Cutler
Read "How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life" by Jon Ronson
Thesis statements
In-text citation
Watch 'Generation Like'
In-text citation exercise
Reading for 6/26
Read the "Arguing a Position" chapter in our book or under "Genres" online.
Do Journals on Generation Like and for the following two articles:
Read "Whodunnit - The Media?" by Maggie Cutler
Read "How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life" by Jon Ronson
in-text_citation_notes.docx |
in-text_citation_exercise.docx |
Ivy Tilt - Collect the results for all six quizzes and send to Mr. B in a single GoogleDoc.
Peer reviews. - Share your first draft with the following emails. Everyone should also be sharing their essays with you. You are responsible for filling out three peer review worksheets. (Mr. B. shared this with you or there is a copy below.)
Cut and paste your peer review to the bottom of their essay - BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME SO YOU GET CREDIT!
Try to make sure everyone gets at least one peer review - if you see that a particular essay already has a number of peer reviews, try to find one with less.
David Bainbridge <[email protected]>.
Jazmine S. Charleston <[email protected]>.
Josh Conley< [email protected]>.
Sonette Douglas <[email protected]>.
Araceli Esqueda <[email protected]>,
Fernanda Garcia <[email protected]>.
Brenda Gonzalez Gutierrez <[email protected]>,
Michelle Cavazuti <[email protected]>,
Chaztine Hays <[email protected]>,
Maria Hernandez <[email protected]>
Skylar Lehman <[email protected]>,
John Leichty <[email protected]>,
Kambria Moore <[email protected]>.
Karla Ortiz <[email protected]>.
Jonathan Rowley <[email protected]>.
Kristin Schmidtendorff <[email protected]>,
Jessica Stewart <[email protected]>.
Jerrod Sweeney <[email protected]>
Peer reviews. - Share your first draft with the following emails. Everyone should also be sharing their essays with you. You are responsible for filling out three peer review worksheets. (Mr. B. shared this with you or there is a copy below.)
Cut and paste your peer review to the bottom of their essay - BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME SO YOU GET CREDIT!
Try to make sure everyone gets at least one peer review - if you see that a particular essay already has a number of peer reviews, try to find one with less.
David Bainbridge <[email protected]>.
Jazmine S. Charleston <[email protected]>.
Josh Conley< [email protected]>.
Sonette Douglas <[email protected]>.
Araceli Esqueda <[email protected]>,
Fernanda Garcia <[email protected]>.
Brenda Gonzalez Gutierrez <[email protected]>,
Michelle Cavazuti <[email protected]>,
Chaztine Hays <[email protected]>,
Maria Hernandez <[email protected]>
Skylar Lehman <[email protected]>,
John Leichty <[email protected]>,
Kambria Moore <[email protected]>.
Karla Ortiz <[email protected]>.
Jonathan Rowley <[email protected]>.
Kristin Schmidtendorff <[email protected]>,
Jessica Stewart <[email protected]>.
Jerrod Sweeney <[email protected]>
peer_review_worksheet_lit._narrative.doc |
6/14
Discuss readings
structure and thesis statements
illustration/example
Chimamanda Adichie - The Danger of a Single Story
Discuss readings
structure and thesis statements
illustration/example
Chimamanda Adichie - The Danger of a Single Story
notes_on_dialogue.docx |
For 6/19 - Bring an electronic copy - Three pages (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., MLA format, etc.). Write a narrative story, something that really happened to you, that is loosely connected to something we read or watched or heard in class. (Remember how loosely connected Colum McCann's story about being found in the desert was to the story he read about Antoine Day's false imprisonment.) Your opening paragraph might be something like "Amy Tan's story about xxxxxx, reminded me of the time in my life when xxxxxxx." The bulk of the essay should be your personal event. Be sure to include a works cited page for whichever story you are alluding to.(The works cited page does not count toward the required three pages of writing.)
Potential sources for this essay:
Amy Tan
Amy Purdy
Anything from the Narrative 4 videos
Malcolm X
Anything from Louder than a Bomb (if you're in the Tuesday/Thursday class)
Paul Tolme
Megan Stielstra
Chimamanda Adichie
Any of the stories we told during "Story Time"
Potential sources for this essay:
Amy Tan
Amy Purdy
Anything from the Narrative 4 videos
Malcolm X
Anything from Louder than a Bomb (if you're in the Tuesday/Thursday class)
Paul Tolme
Megan Stielstra
Chimamanda Adichie
Any of the stories we told during "Story Time"
6/12
Do a journal (200 words minimum) on the Stielstra essay we listened to (link below).
Create an MLA works cited page with the following four sources:
- Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" from our book (This will be "a work in an anthology" - in Noodletools, go to Anthology under Non-periodicals. They will ask for information about the story in the first section, then, in the second section, they will ask for information about your Norton book - for editors, just use the names on the front cover.)
- whatever the lead story is right now on USAToday.com
- Your favorite book.
- An interview with your best friend
Megan Stielstra's "A Room of One's Own in the Middle or Everything"
Purdue OWL Site Map (Use CTRL+F to find stuff)
Noodletools.com - Get a free account by clicking the Noodletools link at Ivy Tech Virtual Library
or Noodletools.com > Free Tools (at bottom left) > Noodletools Express > MLA
Do a journal (200 words minimum) on the Stielstra essay we listened to (link below).
Create an MLA works cited page with the following four sources:
- Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" from our book (This will be "a work in an anthology" - in Noodletools, go to Anthology under Non-periodicals. They will ask for information about the story in the first section, then, in the second section, they will ask for information about your Norton book - for editors, just use the names on the front cover.)
- whatever the lead story is right now on USAToday.com
- Your favorite book.
- An interview with your best friend
Megan Stielstra's "A Room of One's Own in the Middle or Everything"
Purdue OWL Site Map (Use CTRL+F to find stuff)
Noodletools.com - Get a free account by clicking the Noodletools link at Ivy Tech Virtual Library
or Noodletools.com > Free Tools (at bottom left) > Noodletools Express > MLA
works_cited_notes.docx |
For 6-12
Read Malcolm X - "Literacy Behind Bars" p. 640 or it's available online here: http://l-adam-mekler.com/malcolmx.pdf
Read "Move Over Meerkat Manor" by Paul Tolme (You can only visit Newsweek a limited number of times per month from a single computer location.)
Do 3 journal entries. - 200 words of your thoughts/reactions - one each on Malcolm X, Tolme and your pick of Amy Purdy or the Narrative 4 material. Turn in, preferably in one document, via GoogleDocs before class Monday - share with [email protected]
The videos we watched were:
Amy Purdy's TED Talk
Narrative 4 Informational Video
Selected portions of Narrative 4 video - "Sting in Chicago to Teach Us How to Be a Man"
12:11 - 14:08 - Luis Urrea: story about listening to workers in Aspen
17:21 - 19:12 - Colum McCann: "Stories go to the heart of the matter”, "Story that sums up your life"
20:24 - 21:24 - Luis Urrea: story about Isreali and Palestinian authors
26:35 - 36:58 - Colum McCann: reads Antoine Day’s essay and tells his own very loosely related story - “I was found”
52:22 - 58:55 - Luis Urrea: Girl who moved to U.S. from Mexico to avoid narcos; girl who caught on fire; ragged “angel in disguise”
1:10:22 - 1:16:13 - Sting on changing the world: Panel on being a man
Read Malcolm X - "Literacy Behind Bars" p. 640 or it's available online here: http://l-adam-mekler.com/malcolmx.pdf
Read "Move Over Meerkat Manor" by Paul Tolme (You can only visit Newsweek a limited number of times per month from a single computer location.)
Do 3 journal entries. - 200 words of your thoughts/reactions - one each on Malcolm X, Tolme and your pick of Amy Purdy or the Narrative 4 material. Turn in, preferably in one document, via GoogleDocs before class Monday - share with [email protected]
The videos we watched were:
Amy Purdy's TED Talk
Narrative 4 Informational Video
Selected portions of Narrative 4 video - "Sting in Chicago to Teach Us How to Be a Man"
12:11 - 14:08 - Luis Urrea: story about listening to workers in Aspen
17:21 - 19:12 - Colum McCann: "Stories go to the heart of the matter”, "Story that sums up your life"
20:24 - 21:24 - Luis Urrea: story about Isreali and Palestinian authors
26:35 - 36:58 - Colum McCann: reads Antoine Day’s essay and tells his own very loosely related story - “I was found”
52:22 - 58:55 - Luis Urrea: Girl who moved to U.S. from Mexico to avoid narcos; girl who caught on fire; ragged “angel in disguise”
1:10:22 - 1:16:13 - Sting on changing the world: Panel on being a man
google_docs_directions_1_.docx |
Our first day's assignments were:
Diagnostic Writing - 1-2 pages (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., tabbed paragraphs, full MLA format, with a title.) Subject: What is your current relationship to reading and writing? Why? What is your history regarding reading and writing? In what ways do you see yourself using reading and writing in the future? (This is where you get to show off your current writing toolbox. Do your best with grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.) Have an electronic copy of this ready and available for use during class on 8-24. Mr. B. will show you then how to send it to him via GoogleDocs.
Read "Rhetorical Situations" - pages 55 to 70 in the "Seagull" " book.
Read "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. Page 649 in the book or available online at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/
Diagnostic Writing - 1-2 pages (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., tabbed paragraphs, full MLA format, with a title.) Subject: What is your current relationship to reading and writing? Why? What is your history regarding reading and writing? In what ways do you see yourself using reading and writing in the future? (This is where you get to show off your current writing toolbox. Do your best with grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.) Have an electronic copy of this ready and available for use during class on 8-24. Mr. B. will show you then how to send it to him via GoogleDocs.
Read "Rhetorical Situations" - pages 55 to 70 in the "Seagull" " book.
Read "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. Page 649 in the book or available online at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/
Below this is old stuff for a previous Glen Oaks class
integrating_source_material.doc |
Things to Know for the Final Exam
This exam will be open-book and you will be able to use Noodle Tools, etc. The philosophy behind this is that you will always have these tools available when you are doing a “real” essay or research paper.
This exam will be open-book and you will be able to use Noodle Tools, etc. The philosophy behind this is that you will always have these tools available when you are doing a “real” essay or research paper.
- Be able to identify and explain plagiarism.
- Integrating Sources into text.
- In-text citation format.
- Given the basic information, be able to create a bibliographical (works cited) entry.
- Works cited page format.
- When to underline/italicize and when to add quote marks in titles.
- Quotation punctuation.
- The purposes of a works cited page (why they are required).
- There will be several multiple choice questions about works cited entries and in-text citation. You might be given several examples and have to chose the one without the error, for instance.
- The three appeals
- Primary sources.
- Telling a good source from a bad.
- Comparison/contrast.
- There will be multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer and a short argumentative essay.
APA vs. MLA
APA Tutorial
APA on Purdue OWL
Watch Louder than a Bomb
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Homework
- 2 pages - commentary on and review of Louder than a Bomb. Spend at least one of your paragraphs looking at one particular poem at least somewhat in depth. (You can also analyze more than one poem if you like.) You could analyze the poem in terms of its word use, word play, what it says, what you liked or didn't like about it, what effect it might have on listeners other than yourself, who you think the intended audience(s) might be, the performance itself (many of the performances have a lot of physical aspects - how would it be different if you just had to read it instead of watching/hearing the performance, etc.. (All the poems, plus more poems not included in the movie and some that were cut short are available here.)
- Keep working on the final paper due the last week of class. Paper is 200 pts, 5 pages minimum, 5 substantial sources minimum, plus works cited page. Must be argumentative in nature. I'll schedule some time next week - 4/25 - for the class to peer review whatever classmates have done at that point - in other words, if you have even one or two of the five pages done at that point, bring them and we'll look at them for you!
APA Tutorial
APA on Purdue OWL
Watch Louder than a Bomb
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Homework
- 2 pages - commentary on and review of Louder than a Bomb. Spend at least one of your paragraphs looking at one particular poem at least somewhat in depth. (You can also analyze more than one poem if you like.) You could analyze the poem in terms of its word use, word play, what it says, what you liked or didn't like about it, what effect it might have on listeners other than yourself, who you think the intended audience(s) might be, the performance itself (many of the performances have a lot of physical aspects - how would it be different if you just had to read it instead of watching/hearing the performance, etc.. (All the poems, plus more poems not included in the movie and some that were cut short are available here.)
- Keep working on the final paper due the last week of class. Paper is 200 pts, 5 pages minimum, 5 substantial sources minimum, plus works cited page. Must be argumentative in nature. I'll schedule some time next week - 4/25 - for the class to peer review whatever classmates have done at that point - in other words, if you have even one or two of the five pages done at that point, bring them and we'll look at them for you!
Homework - a "How-to" paper with some narrative element. It can be a step-by-step how to, or something more abstract, like "How to Go Bar Hopping" or "How to Find a Boyfriend". The main idea is to make it not boring. 1.25 - 2 pages, MLA style.
Videos to help you plan and research
Concept Maps - 6:27 (The presentation software she used is Prezi - it's free!)
Advanced Googling - 15:29
The CRAP Test - 6:57
Concept Maps - 6:27 (The presentation software she used is Prezi - it's free!)
Advanced Googling - 15:29
The CRAP Test - 6:57
3-28
logical_fallacies.pdf |
Due 4-11 (Spring break on 4-4!)
Annotated bibilography with five potential sources for the topic you'd like to do your final essay on. Put a sentence or two at the top of your bibliography telling me what topic you're thinking of doing.
Annotated bibilography with five potential sources for the topic you'd like to do your final essay on. Put a sentence or two at the top of your bibliography telling me what topic you're thinking of doing.
c9-w-mla_sample-anotbiblio.rtf |
MEL.org - the Michigan eLibrary - is a good place for sources. (This might not work for Indiana students.)
There's also the Glen Oaks Online Library. (If the link doesn't work, go to GlenOaks.edu, then go to Academics > Library
There's also the Glen Oaks Online Library. (If the link doesn't work, go to GlenOaks.edu, then go to Academics > Library
3-21
Today we have a quiz! When you are done with it, you are done! You have a break on homework this week - see last week's homework; we'll be doing the zombie debate on 3-28.
Exercise: Dave Eggers, “The Future of Words”
Please put your answers to Section 1 and all of Section 2 together in a single Word document and send via GoogleDocs. Your short essay should start on a new page (but not a new document), as should your works cited page. You may use whatever resources are available to you (internet, books, notes, call a friend, etc.) but please turn in your own document.
Section 1 – Short Answers
50 points (6 points per question)
Note that these are to be short answers. Three to five lines are probably good for most of these.
Eggers, Dave. "The Future of Words." Esquire 26 Sept. 2008: n. pag. Web. 2 Feb. 2013.
2 What is Eggers calling a “lazy and uncritical” reflex in the first paragraph? Why those specific words? Do you agree? Why or why not?
3 What does Eggers get away with in paragraph three, in terms of his sources, that we wouldn’t be able to do in our papers?
4 Explain how Eggers uses the rational appeal.
5 Explain how Eggers uses the emotional appeal.
6 Explain how Eggers uses the ethical appeal (appeal to character).
7 Explain where and how Eggers identifies and counters the opposition.
8 I’ve previously had some students argue that Eggers is “blind” to the reality of reading among the young because of his “sheltered” position in the literary world. What do you think? Explain. (You might want to do some brief research on Eggers before answering this, though there’s quite a bit of info about him in the essay itself.) Feel free to use what you write here, or expand on it, in Section II, if appropriate to your argument.
9 Two Points: Identify (copy and paste) Eggers’ thesis statement.
Section II – Short Essay
(25 points)
Write a short argumentative essay agreeing or disagreeing with Eggers. Shoot for getting a significant paragraph into the second page, though after that any length is acceptable. Use proper MLA format and include at least one source of your choice in addition to the Eggers essay. Include in-text citation and a works cited page. You may make your essay as personal or technical as you like, as long as it is argumentative in nature and you include at least Eggers and one additional source.
Today we have a quiz! When you are done with it, you are done! You have a break on homework this week - see last week's homework; we'll be doing the zombie debate on 3-28.
Exercise: Dave Eggers, “The Future of Words”
Please put your answers to Section 1 and all of Section 2 together in a single Word document and send via GoogleDocs. Your short essay should start on a new page (but not a new document), as should your works cited page. You may use whatever resources are available to you (internet, books, notes, call a friend, etc.) but please turn in your own document.
Section 1 – Short Answers
50 points (6 points per question)
Note that these are to be short answers. Three to five lines are probably good for most of these.
- Find and read the following essay. (Yes you get points for finding the essay! Just write something like “I found the essay.”)
Eggers, Dave. "The Future of Words." Esquire 26 Sept. 2008: n. pag. Web. 2 Feb. 2013.
2 What is Eggers calling a “lazy and uncritical” reflex in the first paragraph? Why those specific words? Do you agree? Why or why not?
3 What does Eggers get away with in paragraph three, in terms of his sources, that we wouldn’t be able to do in our papers?
4 Explain how Eggers uses the rational appeal.
5 Explain how Eggers uses the emotional appeal.
6 Explain how Eggers uses the ethical appeal (appeal to character).
7 Explain where and how Eggers identifies and counters the opposition.
8 I’ve previously had some students argue that Eggers is “blind” to the reality of reading among the young because of his “sheltered” position in the literary world. What do you think? Explain. (You might want to do some brief research on Eggers before answering this, though there’s quite a bit of info about him in the essay itself.) Feel free to use what you write here, or expand on it, in Section II, if appropriate to your argument.
9 Two Points: Identify (copy and paste) Eggers’ thesis statement.
Section II – Short Essay
(25 points)
Write a short argumentative essay agreeing or disagreeing with Eggers. Shoot for getting a significant paragraph into the second page, though after that any length is acceptable. Use proper MLA format and include at least one source of your choice in addition to the Eggers essay. Include in-text citation and a works cited page. You may make your essay as personal or technical as you like, as long as it is argumentative in nature and you include at least Eggers and one additional source.
Stephen King on Revision
The Three Appeals - notes posted in Class Notes
Listen to Liferaft Debate
Watch The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Introduce final essay
Homework
- Short essay 2+ pages reviewing/interpreting Morris Lessmore - Works Cited page must include movie and another source. Should include at least a brief summary, but the bulk of the essay should be analysis of the film.
- Read The Future of Words by Dave Eggers - be prepared to discuss, write about, analyze, take a quiz on this, etc., next week
- We will have our own version of the liferaft debate next class. Our twist on it will be that the zombie apocalypse has happened and you have to argue for why you deserve the last spot on the liferaft. You may bring props, but only what you might reasonably have with you. (You can say you'd have a weapon, but please don't bring any to class.) Arguments must be in the realm of actual possibility - for instance, you might be able to convince us you're a survivalist, even if you're not, but we know you have not created an anti-zombie serum in your basement. This is a 10-point assignment and will only be done out loud - no need to write anything to turn in, no real pressure. After everyone's spoken - aim for one minute, but I'll cut you off after about five - the class will vote for who gets the spot on the boat.
- Be thinking of topics for final essay
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Here are some questions regarding Morris Lessmore that I assigned to a different class. You do not have to answer them. I'm posting them here to inspire ideas for your essay. You could look at one or more of the questions in depth or go your own direction in your essay.
1. What were the filmmakers trying to say about the old book and the "operation" scene?
2. Discuss the use of color vs. black and white.
3. Watch this short video from the old time movie Steamboat Bill Jr. starring Buster Keaton. Discuss how the Fantastic Flying Booksfilm "borrows" elements from this movie and others like The Wizard of Oz. Do you think this sort of "borrowing" is stealing or ... something else? Explain.
4. What do you think is the deal with the ending? Why does he turn young again? Why does he fly away? Who is this young girl that shows up?
5. 1.. Discuss what else this film has to say about reading and books in general.
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Here are the "Stephen King on Revision" pages we looked at in class.
The Three Appeals - notes posted in Class Notes
Listen to Liferaft Debate
Watch The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Introduce final essay
Homework
- Short essay 2+ pages reviewing/interpreting Morris Lessmore - Works Cited page must include movie and another source. Should include at least a brief summary, but the bulk of the essay should be analysis of the film.
- Read The Future of Words by Dave Eggers - be prepared to discuss, write about, analyze, take a quiz on this, etc., next week
- We will have our own version of the liferaft debate next class. Our twist on it will be that the zombie apocalypse has happened and you have to argue for why you deserve the last spot on the liferaft. You may bring props, but only what you might reasonably have with you. (You can say you'd have a weapon, but please don't bring any to class.) Arguments must be in the realm of actual possibility - for instance, you might be able to convince us you're a survivalist, even if you're not, but we know you have not created an anti-zombie serum in your basement. This is a 10-point assignment and will only be done out loud - no need to write anything to turn in, no real pressure. After everyone's spoken - aim for one minute, but I'll cut you off after about five - the class will vote for who gets the spot on the boat.
- Be thinking of topics for final essay
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Here are some questions regarding Morris Lessmore that I assigned to a different class. You do not have to answer them. I'm posting them here to inspire ideas for your essay. You could look at one or more of the questions in depth or go your own direction in your essay.
1. What were the filmmakers trying to say about the old book and the "operation" scene?
2. Discuss the use of color vs. black and white.
3. Watch this short video from the old time movie Steamboat Bill Jr. starring Buster Keaton. Discuss how the Fantastic Flying Booksfilm "borrows" elements from this movie and others like The Wizard of Oz. Do you think this sort of "borrowing" is stealing or ... something else? Explain.
4. What do you think is the deal with the ending? Why does he turn young again? Why does he fly away? Who is this young girl that shows up?
5. 1.. Discuss what else this film has to say about reading and books in general.
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Here are the "Stephen King on Revision" pages we looked at in class.
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Here are a few of the ideas we discussed/took note of regarding the life raft debate
What is the value of a liberal education? (The arts.)
Can a joke be an argument?
Politics - Non-debates, pandering, flimsiness, endless stagecraft swallowing up the serious people
We expect public discourse to be horrifically debased
Crappy emotional appeals
Substance vs. the stuff above.
Simon Cowell – American Idol – is it okay to be perceived as impolite in argument?
Here are a few of the ideas we discussed/took note of regarding the life raft debate
What is the value of a liberal education? (The arts.)
Can a joke be an argument?
Politics - Non-debates, pandering, flimsiness, endless stagecraft swallowing up the serious people
We expect public discourse to be horrifically debased
Crappy emotional appeals
Substance vs. the stuff above.
Simon Cowell – American Idol – is it okay to be perceived as impolite in argument?
Turn in by 3-7
Use the items in the works cited practice sheet to create a full works cited page.
Fix the errors in the in-text citation page.
Use the items in the works cited practice sheet to create a full works cited page.
Fix the errors in the in-text citation page.
second_works_cited_practice.docx |
in-text_citation_exercise.docx |
Write 1.5 - 2 page comparison/contrast essay. Topic of your choice. Possibilities include college vs. high school, living at home vs. living on your own, living in the country vs. living in the city.
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For class session 3-7, due 3-14 - Midterm
Watch Tombstone - here is one link (I will be showing it here too.)
Write a 2.5 - 4 page essay + works cited (and in-text citation) comparing the movie to the actual events in history. No Wikipedia (but it might be a good starting point). 3-5 sources - remember one is the movie itself. http://www.imdb.com/ is a good source for cast, etc. (IMDB is probably not a good source for historical accuracy - the trivia pages and the like are provided by random users.) Remember movie titles are italicized.
2+ pages on Life 2.0 - we discussed moral, legal, psychological aspects, plus the nature of reality.
Revise and resend your narrative essay.
Reading TBA.
Revise and resend your narrative essay.
Reading TBA.
Discuss Arguments
Thesis Statements
Discuss social media
Watch Generation Like
Watch Woman Walking in New York
Share Twain responses - write two 50 word responses
In-Class Writing: Write a response to Generation Like or Woman Walking in New York of at least 200 words - send to Mr. B
Homework
Write a 200-word minimum response to share on whichever you didn't do in class, Generation Like or Woman in New York
Read "Whodunnit - The Media?"
Read "Should Video Gamers Be Prosecuted for Stealing Virtual Objects?"
Write a response of at least 200 words to one of the above. Be prepared to share.
Thesis Statements
Discuss social media
Watch Generation Like
Watch Woman Walking in New York
Share Twain responses - write two 50 word responses
In-Class Writing: Write a response to Generation Like or Woman Walking in New York of at least 200 words - send to Mr. B
Homework
Write a 200-word minimum response to share on whichever you didn't do in class, Generation Like or Woman in New York
Read "Whodunnit - The Media?"
Read "Should Video Gamers Be Prosecuted for Stealing Virtual Objects?"
Write a response of at least 200 words to one of the above. Be prepared to share.
2-1
The Writer's Desk
Definition
In class writing - Definition - In a typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., MLA style essay, 1.25 to 2 pages or so, do an extended definition of a word from your life - your group, hobby, work, etc. - that a newbie or outsider wouldn't know.
Peer reviews - do 3
Homework
- Read Section 4 of Kirszner & Mandell
- Familiarize yourself with Section 5 of Kirszner & Mandell
- Read Twain p. 194 in Sundance - "Two Ways of Seeing a River" - write a response of at least 200 words, print out, be prepared to share. This response can be informal - not as structured as a regular essay, just your thoughts on and reactions to the piece.
The Writer's Desk
Definition
In class writing - Definition - In a typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., MLA style essay, 1.25 to 2 pages or so, do an extended definition of a word from your life - your group, hobby, work, etc. - that a newbie or outsider wouldn't know.
Peer reviews - do 3
Homework
- Read Section 4 of Kirszner & Mandell
- Familiarize yourself with Section 5 of Kirszner & Mandell
- Read Twain p. 194 in Sundance - "Two Ways of Seeing a River" - write a response of at least 200 words, print out, be prepared to share. This response can be informal - not as structured as a regular essay, just your thoughts on and reactions to the piece.
peer_review_worksheet_lit._narrative.doc |
Indiana Jones Idol & Boulder Scene
Discuss Show/Don't Tell, Illustration and 5 Senses
Watch Amy Purdy video
Discuss readings if time
Discuss what stories do, why we tell them, etc.
Introduce Narrative 4 video
Watch Narrative 4 video
Homework
Read "Literacy behind Bars" by Malcolm X
Read Move Over Meerkat Manor by Paul Tolme
Read Blah, Blah, Blah by Seth Godin
1st draft of Narrative Essay - 3-5 pages of a true story that happened to you. Should focus on one or two events, not your life story. Should tie in at least loosely to something we've watched or read for this class (including the ones assigned this week). For example, your thesis might be: "The time in my life when I was stuck in the hospital for two weeks reminds me of what Malcolm X must have felt like when he was in jail." Or "My problems trying to communicate with my boss at my last job was like Amy Tan's mother's troubles communicating in America." Times New Roman, 12 pt. double space. Share one with Mr. B. via GoogleDocs. We'll also want two printed copies to share for peer review in class.
Discuss Show/Don't Tell, Illustration and 5 Senses
Watch Amy Purdy video
Discuss readings if time
Discuss what stories do, why we tell them, etc.
Introduce Narrative 4 video
Watch Narrative 4 video
Homework
Read "Literacy behind Bars" by Malcolm X
Read Move Over Meerkat Manor by Paul Tolme
Read Blah, Blah, Blah by Seth Godin
1st draft of Narrative Essay - 3-5 pages of a true story that happened to you. Should focus on one or two events, not your life story. Should tie in at least loosely to something we've watched or read for this class (including the ones assigned this week). For example, your thesis might be: "The time in my life when I was stuck in the hospital for two weeks reminds me of what Malcolm X must have felt like when he was in jail." Or "My problems trying to communicate with my boss at my last job was like Amy Tan's mother's troubles communicating in America." Times New Roman, 12 pt. double space. Share one with Mr. B. via GoogleDocs. We'll also want two printed copies to share for peer review in class.
1-11
Why are you here?
Why is Mr. B. here?
Video: Student discusses failing grade with teacher
Go over syllabus
Intro to GoogleDocs
Story Time
Overview of assignments for 1-25
Homework due 1-25
Reading/Listening - Be prepared to write about and discuss
* Read "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/
* Read pages 1-12 of this pdf: "The 7 Benefits of Keeping a Journal" by Michael Hyatt (This is a transcript of a podcast - if you'd rather, you can listen to it at http://michaelhyatt.com/039-the-7-benefits-of-keeping-a-journal-podcast.html)
* Listen to "Four Steps to Becoming a Well-Read Entrepreneur" by Omar Zenhom ($100 MBA).
Writing
Diagnostic Essay - 1 and a quarter to 2 pages explaining your current relationship to reading and writing. Also, explain why you believe you have this relationship and how you see your relationship to reading and writing progressing in the future. Submit via GoogleDocs with "Diagnostic Essay" in subject line. Try to use proper MLA format - typed and double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. An example of proper MLA heading - don't forget page number heading - is below the syllabus.
Why are you here?
Why is Mr. B. here?
Video: Student discusses failing grade with teacher
Go over syllabus
Intro to GoogleDocs
Story Time
Overview of assignments for 1-25
Homework due 1-25
Reading/Listening - Be prepared to write about and discuss
* Read "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/
* Read pages 1-12 of this pdf: "The 7 Benefits of Keeping a Journal" by Michael Hyatt (This is a transcript of a podcast - if you'd rather, you can listen to it at http://michaelhyatt.com/039-the-7-benefits-of-keeping-a-journal-podcast.html)
* Listen to "Four Steps to Becoming a Well-Read Entrepreneur" by Omar Zenhom ($100 MBA).
Writing
Diagnostic Essay - 1 and a quarter to 2 pages explaining your current relationship to reading and writing. Also, explain why you believe you have this relationship and how you see your relationship to reading and writing progressing in the future. Submit via GoogleDocs with "Diagnostic Essay" in subject line. Try to use proper MLA format - typed and double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. An example of proper MLA heading - don't forget page number heading - is below the syllabus.
syllabus_english_121-davidbainbridge.docx |
MLA HEADING - Link to an example of proper MLA heading. Notice that everything starts right at the top of the page. No extra white space or returns between heading, title and body.
Google Doc Directions
To Access and Upload to Your GoogleDrive
Sign into your gmail account. Click on the nine squares in the upper right corner. Select "Drive." To upload something, select New, then select File Upload.
To Start a New GoogleDocs File
In Drive, select New. Select GoogleDoc. This should open a new, blank document which automatically saves and updates to Drive every few seconds as you type.
To Share an Item in GoogleDrive
On the Drive page, point to and right click on an item. Click Share. Type in email - in our case, [email protected]
This can also be done from the File heading in an open document.
To Convert from Word (or Other)
Point to Document and right-click. Choose Open With. Choose GoogleDocs. Drive should automatically save GoogleDoc version alongside old version. Same can be done from open file.
To Access and Upload to Your GoogleDrive
Sign into your gmail account. Click on the nine squares in the upper right corner. Select "Drive." To upload something, select New, then select File Upload.
To Start a New GoogleDocs File
In Drive, select New. Select GoogleDoc. This should open a new, blank document which automatically saves and updates to Drive every few seconds as you type.
To Share an Item in GoogleDrive
On the Drive page, point to and right click on an item. Click Share. Type in email - in our case, [email protected]
This can also be done from the File heading in an open document.
To Convert from Word (or Other)
Point to Document and right-click. Choose Open With. Choose GoogleDocs. Drive should automatically save GoogleDoc version alongside old version. Same can be done from open file.