Blog Compromise Guildines (for everyone)
I’ve decided to make the compromise on the blog assignment clear for everyone.
If you haven’t made the required posts, I will allow you to complete up to ten COMMENTS on other people’s posts/comments (from throughout the semester). This will allow you to get at least half of the points for that assignment. If you’ve already posted something, I’ll add those 10 new comments to whatever you have. For example, if you currently have 4 entries, you can get up to 14 points for the grade. If you have all 20 posts, I’ll add bonus points to your final score–one for each additional comment you make.
I’ll allow you to have until midnight on Thursday of next week, which is December 17. Anything posted after that, while appreciated, will not be counted towards your grade.
Here is what I expect to see. I will be VERY strict in my interpretation.
Comments must engage with the other writer’s idea. Critique them, agree & support them, etc. Use what you’ve learned over the semester.
Comments must be related to the course material, readings, assignments, papers, etc.
Comments should be approximately one full paragraph or more.
Some ideas for what you may wish to discuss may include (but are not limited to) answers to the following:
What was the outcome of your project (from that time of the semester). What would you do differently if you could? Why?
What did you learn during that project? What do you know now that you didn’t know then? Be specific.
What did you learn that applied to projects that came afterward? Be specific.
What did you take from the reading that was meaningful?
Do you approach writing any differently than you did before? If so, why? If not, why not?
As always, if you have questions, please ask.
Class for Thursday 12/3
I’m canceling class for Thursday 12/3.
We’ll meet again on Tuesday 12/8 for a peer review. Final research papers and final annotated bibs are due on the 10th.
Argument Paper and Annotated Bibliography Assignments
You can now find the guidelines for the last assignment (research paper) and the final annotated bib guidelines posted to the left. The argument paper is under its own page, while the bib update is under the Annotated Bibliography Assignment page.
Class for 11/5
As you all voted on in class, instead of turning your synthesis papers in tomorrow, you should bring them and a way to work on them during class (laptop, blank paper, etc). I will lecture briefly about incorporating sources more effectively into your writing and will give you class time to revise your draft. Final drafts of your synthesis and annotated bibliography projects will be due on Tuesday Nov. 10 (e-mail and hard copy)
Synthesis Assignment
You will now find the description for the Synthesis Assignment under the Pages section.
Calendar Update
See the calendar page (pdf file) for the updated calendar.
Critical Analysis Assignment Posted
You’ll find the guidelines for the next assignment posted under it’s own page (to the right). There is a pdf linked there as well. We will go over this in class on Tuesday Sept. 29.
Upcoming Lecture on Free Speech
A lecture will be held on hate speech versus free speech. Law Professor Alan Garfield will present in Lathem Hall on Sept 14th. You are not required to go, but this may be an excellent opportunity to hear how language can affect us all.
Here is a flyer about the event.
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