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Class #19: Monday, April 13, 2015: WRITING WORKSHOP/SCHEDULE/ASSIGNMENTS

REMAINING CLASS SCHEDULE: 

Today: Writing Workshop/Work on Lit Analysis Papers

Wednesday, April 15, 2015: 



THE HUNTING GROUND
An Expose of Sexual Assault on College Campuses, 6-8:30pm in L-112, Light Refreshments will be served, Q&A after the film, ULTRA CREDIT AVAILABLE

Monday, April 20: B003: Final paper review and assignment/Discussion: The Hunting Ground

Class #19: Monday, April 13, 2015: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Class has been moved to MCC-103. Ask someone. It's by the elevator in C Wing. 

Make sure you also have a digital copy of both your lit analysis and Skube papers available. 

Thank you. See you at 6pm!

No comments on Mets/Phils , plzzzzz : )

Class #18: IN-CLASS: Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Class #17: Monday, April 6, 2015: ASSIGNMENT POST: In-formal Writing #7

INFORMAL WRITING #7: Read the attached articles (Please consider following the links embedded within each article as these subsequent articles will only serve to heighten your understanding of this complicated issue). Then, in a structured argument, answer all or some of the following questions:


Do you agree or disagree with the rules of sexual conduct, as outlined in Salon through California State legislation, and further expounded in the editorial about Philly colleges in Philadelphia Magazine article, that are being changed by college campuses?

Do you think such changes to interpretations of law will help curb sexual crime? Are students, especially women, in need of such slanted laws in order to protect them? Is this interpretation biased, unfair and legally dangerous for men?

What role(s) do(es) drinking play in this? Are campuses ignoring the root of the problem in terms of addressing drinking/parties? How does this relate to the points raised by the blogger from The Nation? Please feel free to provide some personal evidence using Stockton as your basis.

Synthesis on these articles should culminate in a specific claim about sex, law, rape, gender and college campuses. In other words, you should take a side(s) on one of the concepts discussed and turn it into a thesis. 

Please provide exemplary moments from both works. Your paper should have a works cited page that incorporates at least two of the articles. At least one of the articles must be directly quoted. Also, feel free to integrate evidence from ANOTHER SOURCE not mentioned here to provide insight on your argument.  

Salon.com article

The Nation article

The New Rules of College Sex - Philadelphia Magazine - phillymag.com

Be prepared to discuss and review this assignment in class on Wednesday. 

Class #16: Lit Analysis Peer Workshop: Monday, March 30, 2015

Lit Analysis Workshop: Attached paper

Tiny tasty tidbits to remember: 

1. Cite AND Attribute.

2. Discuss lit in present tense.

3. Thesis stronger when specific. MUST be ARGUMENTATIVE.

4. DQ choices & DQ length = proportion.

5. Research should be integrated, not an afterthought.

REVISED LIT ANALYSIS DUE MONDAY

Class #14: Monday, March 23, 2015, Credibility & Evaluating Sources Day 3, Literary Analysis Paper Prep Day 1

CLASS: 

1. Presentation on Thesis writing (focused on literary analysis paper). 

2. Differences between primary & secondary sources (historical & research)

3. A DON'T CHOKE Activity with NO PRE-DISCUSSION...just intelligent comments on the final drilling article. 

                  The Millers: will speak to the source credibility (of the article itself, where is it from, how is it credible, or not? AND of any sources cited within the piece)

                  # Family Reunion: will speak to relevance and timliness

                  Femme Fatales: will speak to credibility of author's use and verification of facts

                  The Posse that once belonged to Pat: will speak to the difference between the author's implicit and explicit credibility

                  La Familia: will speak to the logic or illogical nature of the argument (is there fallacy?)

                  Rhetoricless: will speak to the overall quality of the source & whether it is suitable for use as a primary or secondary source in a collegiate term paper. 

You can't watch the Super Bowl just anywhere. So SI went - 02.07.05 - SI Vault

You can't watch the Super Bowl just anywhere. So SI went - 02.07.05 - SI Vault

CANCELED CLASS #2: Monday, January 26, 2015

Since we have hit the unprecedented mark of the first TWO classes of the year being canceled due to weather...here is your guide to making doubly sure you are prepared for class on WEDNESDAY: 

1. Read and prepare questions on the SYLLABUS. The syllabus is an important document for our class. Usually, I review it's most important features. But we will not be able to devote class time to this, so please be vigilant. Read the syllabus and be sure to ask questions about class if you have them. The syllabus is linked on the right-hand column of the blog under "live blog." 

2. Make sure you have answered, and recorded on paper, your answers to ALL the questions on the questionnaire. The questionnaire can be accessed right below the syllabus.

3. Expand one of the questions into Formal Writing #1. These directions are available on the previous post.

Otherwise, be safe and use good judgement.

Costal's Return to the FI...Mise en scene

"There's no place like home...There's no place like home...There's no place like home...."

For my return to the Film Institute, we will discuss one of my favorite recurring motifs from my days as chief proprietor of the 'stute...TELLING THE STORY WITH THE CAMERA!

To do so, we look at some famous and important scenes from recent cinema and discuss their significance.