For Tuesday, read and annotate to p. 14 in Conrad's Heart of Darkness (stop when you get to the paragraph that ends with "hidden out of sight"). While reading, pay attention to each mention of the following words (and variations on them): heart, dark, civilized, primitive, black, white, and native.
Keep in mind that the first three-to-four pages of the research paper and the outline of the research paper are due on Thursday, March 3. You will have time to work on them in class on Tuesday, and you will not have to read Heart of Darkness for Thursday.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Assignment for Friday, Feb. 26
Prepare for the in-class essays on Civilization and Its Discontents. You will write an argumentative essay and a rhetorical analysis essay. For the argumentative essay, you should think about your perspective on the potential topics suggested in class today. For the rhetorical analysis essay, look at the passages suggested in class and think about the effects of Freud's rhetorical strategies in those passages and how those rhetorical strategies achieve a particular purpose in those passages. (You do not have to read to the middle of p, 14 in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.)
Monday, February 22, 2016
Summarizing and Paraphrasing and Homework
Sorry I can't be in class today, but I hope everyone had a restful break (I did) and is refreshed for this long stretch of school we have ahead of us. Summarizing and paraphrasing are two essential skills you will need for writing the research paper. Today, you will practice them with Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents. First, some definitions.
A summary is a text that has significantly reduced in length another text, using your own words while preserving its essential content and meaning. You use a summary when you need to convey the content and meaning of a text to an audience that isn't familiar with it. A paraphrase is a text that you have rewritten in languate appropriate for an audience that might not understand the discourse of the original text because of its jargon or technicalities. It is usually, but not always, slightly shorter than the orignal text. Typically, you paraphrase a passage or sentence that is difficult for your itnended audience to understand.
When you summarize or paraphrase, you must cite the original source, including any page numbers. If you don't, then you will have plagiarized the original text.
So, here's what you're doing today: First, summarize a chapter of Civilization and Its Discontents. Be sure to identify the chapter you are summarizing. Second, paraphrase a passage from Civilization and Its Discontents. Be sure to indicate the page number(s) of the passage you are paraphrasing. Email these to me (fmontas@mph.net) or write them by hand and leave them with the coverage teacher.
When you finish these, if you have time, prepare two potential essay topics for the essays on Civilization and Its Discontents. You will write the essays in class on Friday.
You homework for Wednesday is to write one paragraph (any paragraph) of your research paper and begin reading Heart of Darkness. (Read the first four pages or so. Stop when you get to "He paused.") In Wednesday's class, we will talk about the research paper, prepare for Friday's essays, and introduce Heart of Darkness.
A summary is a text that has significantly reduced in length another text, using your own words while preserving its essential content and meaning. You use a summary when you need to convey the content and meaning of a text to an audience that isn't familiar with it. A paraphrase is a text that you have rewritten in languate appropriate for an audience that might not understand the discourse of the original text because of its jargon or technicalities. It is usually, but not always, slightly shorter than the orignal text. Typically, you paraphrase a passage or sentence that is difficult for your itnended audience to understand.
When you summarize or paraphrase, you must cite the original source, including any page numbers. If you don't, then you will have plagiarized the original text.
So, here's what you're doing today: First, summarize a chapter of Civilization and Its Discontents. Be sure to identify the chapter you are summarizing. Second, paraphrase a passage from Civilization and Its Discontents. Be sure to indicate the page number(s) of the passage you are paraphrasing. Email these to me (fmontas@mph.net) or write them by hand and leave them with the coverage teacher.
When you finish these, if you have time, prepare two potential essay topics for the essays on Civilization and Its Discontents. You will write the essays in class on Friday.
You homework for Wednesday is to write one paragraph (any paragraph) of your research paper and begin reading Heart of Darkness. (Read the first four pages or so. Stop when you get to "He paused.") In Wednesday's class, we will talk about the research paper, prepare for Friday's essays, and introduce Heart of Darkness.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Assignment over the Break
You don't really have one, but if you're looking for something to do, keep in mind that on Wednesday, February 24, you will write the argumentative and rhetorical analysis essays in response to Civilization and Its Discontents. Also, on Monday, February 29, the first two-to-three pages of the research paper will be due.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Assignment for Thursday, Feb. 11
Read chs. 6 and 7 in Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents. In the blue edition, this reading goes from pp. 75-96; in the black and white edition, it goes from pp. 103-129.
Also, click here to see some FAQ's about Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature, with answers by Pinker. He covers a wide range of topics and answers them in some detail.
Also, click here to see some FAQ's about Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature, with answers by Pinker. He covers a wide range of topics and answers them in some detail.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Assignment for Tuesday, Feb.9
In Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents, read chs. 4 and 5. In the blue edition, this reading goes from pp. 53-74; in the black and white edition, it goes from pp. 77-101. You will have an in-class writing exercise with this reading (you'll have to write a well-developed paragraph), but you will be able to use your book.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Assignment for Friday, Feb. 5
In Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents, read ch. 3. In the blue edition, this reading goes from pp. 37-53; in the black and white book, it goes from pp. 57-75.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Assignment for Wednesday, Feb. 3
Read Ch. 2 of Civilization and Its Discontents. In the blue edition, this reading goes from pp. 22-36; in the black and white edition, from pp. 39-56. Also, in class you will have to write about the following prompt: What is the relationship between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2? How does Chapter 1 set up Chapter 2? How does Chapter 2 build on Chapter 1?
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