Monday, November 7, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
1. Is the essay of sufficient length? Not just based on the assignment, but does it make the point it sets out to make? If not, how can the writer add length without adding fluff? If the writer exceeded the page length, how can the writer cut parts without losing detail or impact?
2. Has the writer formatted his or her essay correctly: Times New Roman, 12-point font; double-spacing, one-inch margins, APA or MLA-style?
3. Has the writer chosen an interesting, original, and relevant title? If not, offer one.
4. Does the writer write an effective, divisive attention-grabbing introduction that provides necessary background information and establishes the controversy surrounding the issue? Does he/she accomplish this through the use of personal anecdote? Is the introduction adequate in length (based on proportion of the entire piece)?
5. Does the writer have a specific and explicit/implicit thesis statement that evinces the main issue and the writer’s position?
6. Does the writer unify his or her essay through the use of transitional words and by beginning everybody paragraph with a topic? If not, state which paragraphs disconnected or incoherent. Why?
HW: rewrite latest essay (and Skube if you want).
Be ready to discuss "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"
2. Has the writer formatted his or her essay correctly: Times New Roman, 12-point font; double-spacing, one-inch margins, APA or MLA-style?
3. Has the writer chosen an interesting, original, and relevant title? If not, offer one.
4. Does the writer write an effective, divisive attention-grabbing introduction that provides necessary background information and establishes the controversy surrounding the issue? Does he/she accomplish this through the use of personal anecdote? Is the introduction adequate in length (based on proportion of the entire piece)?
5. Does the writer have a specific and explicit/implicit thesis statement that evinces the main issue and the writer’s position?
6. Does the writer unify his or her essay through the use of transitional words and by beginning everybody paragraph with a topic? If not, state which paragraphs disconnected or incoherent. Why?
HW: rewrite latest essay (and Skube if you want).
Be ready to discuss "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"
Monday, October 31, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
http://vimeo.com/28066212
Formal Essay #5: Critical Analysis Essay:
Choose any form of multi-media and analyze it for bias (from a gender, cultural, ethnic or soci-economic perspective). Find 3rd party, credible (maybe academic?) sources to back your analysis. Incorporate the 3rd party data into your own opinion (minimum of three pages).
Consider a strucutre in which you provide an anecdotal or experiential introduction. Followed by a paragraph that centers your thesis and main point. Then, synopsize and provide background to the multi-media piece you have chosen. Next, provide the ways in which the piece evinces your thesis. Notch up your opinion by incorporating your research. Cite. Attribute. Write an engaging, anecdotal intro. Write an argumentative, implicit thesis. And incorporate all of the tenets of good writing discussed thus far.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Keep reading, my friends...for inspiration...don't forget all of the transcendentalist artists around us...spreading the word.
This weekend...use some of the research techniques or tips (or whatever you got out of it...if anything) to sure up the research you did for the Skube paper.
Also, Journal #7 will be a reaction and response to the article available here.
This weekend...use some of the research techniques or tips (or whatever you got out of it...if anything) to sure up the research you did for the Skube paper.
Also, Journal #7 will be a reaction and response to the article available here.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011 Assignments
READ:
Read the Clarity section of Hacker...this will address many of the types of issues I have been seeing in your writing.
WRITE:
Rewrite of Essay #3
Watch the video embedded below. Journal #6 will be a reaction to it. Respond, criticize, agree or otherwise analyze. Please feel free to compare, contrast with Economy section of Walden.
Read the Clarity section of Hacker...this will address many of the types of issues I have been seeing in your writing.
WRITE:
Rewrite of Essay #3
Watch the video embedded below. Journal #6 will be a reaction to it. Respond, criticize, agree or otherwise analyze. Please feel free to compare, contrast with Economy section of Walden.
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