Links: | Welcome to English 203! Below is the schedule so you can see what we did in class and what the homework is if you missed something or need a reminder. (yes, I know, I missed a few classes, but this will be up to date from now on!) Tuesday 21 October Discussion of Postman and Powers article, in-class journal writing on television and guilty pleasures. hw: pick up journal from Scott in office on Wednesday and keep it up to date with new entries Thursday 23 October Listening to This American Life episode What I Learned from Television hw:
write a journal entry that connects at least two of the texts on media
(the texts include the articles from your book and the radio program in
class). Have journals ready to turn in. Tuesday 28 October Read and respond to journals first 10 minutes of class. Talking about portfolio expectations. Discussion of journals in groups. Writing a short, what I learned today letter in the journal. hw:look at this blog and write about what you saw and what you thought of what you saw in your journal. I encourage you to spend some time looking around the nielsen site, don't limit yourself to just this blog in your browsing; and write about anything on the nielsen site that interests you. For example, here, here, here, or here. Thursday 30 October talk about responses to Nielsen Blog. We talked about expectations for the coming essay, and spent a couple minutes trying to get ideas. hw:write a draft (at least 4 pages) in your journal of an essay. This counts as two entries. Surprise me. Say something you believe in that others might disagree with. You will share what you have written with others in your group on Tuesday. Tuesday 4 November (US presidential election day) peer review in class in your groups (sheet available here) hw: revise and type essay. Bring it to group conference (schedule here). In your journal, make a plan for what you would like to talk about that relates to improving your essay. Read "The Maker's Eye by Murray" pp 11-15 in your book. If you need a journal entry this article might help. Thursday 6 November no regular classes, group conferences instead in my office (Fisk 221). Tuesday 11 November no regular classes, group conferences instead in my office (Fisk 221).hw for Thursday: read material on web page about portfolio. Keep writing in your journal Thursday 13 November drafting reflective cover letter and preparing portfolio hw: prepare portfolio 1 Tuesday 18 November no class -- use the time to read and write Portfolio 1 is due in my office no later than noon Wednesday 19 November. I will take it early, but not late. Late equals zero. Late equals zero. Late equals zero. Thursday 20 November introduction to unit 2. In class quiz on Kohls' American Values essay. hw: read Hall pp 118-125 in your text and write a journal reaction on it. Be ready to turn in your journal on Tuesday. Tuesday November 25 Discussion of Hall hw: read this web page and respond in your journal Thursday 27 November (thanksgiving) listening to and discussing Bayoumi's How Does It Feel to Be a Problem hw: make sure journal is ready to be turned in Tuesday Tuesday 2 Dec Talking about how to write about difficult ideas. Discussing how we can improve the class and get people to be more willing to share their ideas. In-class writing: the uniqueness of my community hw: keep writing in journal Thursday 4 December pair work -- reading each other's journals. We went outside for this and came back and had some people read their partner's journals inside to the whole class. hw: read Lee pp 321-327and write a response in your journal Tuesday December 9 holiday?? Thursday 11 December discussion of Lee hw: read Sedaris' The Smoking Section (part 1); journals due Tuesday Tuesday 16 December journal reflection and thinking about ideas for portfolio 2 essay; discussion of Sedaris hw: read The Smoking Section (part 2); respond in journal. Consider a visit to the writing center Thursday 18 December discussion of The Smoking Section (part 2) hw: draft a start for your culture and identity essay (in your journal). Write at least 4 pages. Consider a visit to the writing center now Tuesday December 23 to be determined Christmas break! Have fun! Thursday 8 January 2009 peer review of culture and identity draft essay hw: Revise and type your essay. Prepare for group conference in your journal. Consider a visit to the writing center Tuesday 13 January Wednesday 14 January and Thursday 15 January group conferences in Scott's office. hw: revise culture and identity essay using advice from group conference. Consider a visit to the writing center Tuesday 20 January drafting portfolio cover letter; drafting journal introduction and value of journal entries. Someone will come to class to administer course evaluations. hw: prepare portfolio 2 and write journal introduction and value of journal entries Thursday 22 January portfolio and journal due in my office no later than 1500. Late equals zero, late equals zero, late equals zero. The End pick up journal and portfolio in my office. You will earn 40 bonus points if you pick up your journal from my office on Wednesday 28 January between 10 and 12 or between 1500 and 1600. |