Read to p. 65 in Press's Beautiful Souls. In class, we will begin with the exquisite corpse, you will watch and analyze Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and you will work on your annotated bibliography.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Assignment for Monday, Nov. 16
Read pp. 28-46 in Beautiful Souls. Annotate the reading or be prepared to take a quiz on it. Continue to work on the annotated bibliography.
In class, we will watch and analyze John F. Kennedy's inaugural address and continue to work on the annotated bibliography.
In class, we will watch and analyze John F. Kennedy's inaugural address and continue to work on the annotated bibliography.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Assignment for Thursday, November 12, ff.
Read pp. 3-28 in Eyal Press's Beautiful Souls. You have the choice of annotating the reading or taking a quiz on it. If you missed class, also read the first two pages of the handout on rhetorical devices.
Since you are reading Beautiful Souls independently, here are the subsequent assignments for it. Again, annotate the reading, or be prepared to take a quiz on it.
Since you are reading Beautiful Souls independently, here are the subsequent assignments for it. Again, annotate the reading, or be prepared to take a quiz on it.
Monday, Nov. 16: pp. 28-46
Wednesday, Nov. 18: pp. 47-65 (stop at the break on p. 65)
Friday, Nov. 20: pp. 65-84
Tuesday, Dec. 1: pp. 85-104 (discussion in class)
Monday, Dec. 7: pp. 104-129
Wednesday, Dec. 9: pp. 131-155
Friday, Dec. 11: pp. 155-183 (end of book; second discussion in class)
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Assignment for Monday, November 9
Your major assignment for the weekend is to enjoy it. Other than that, bring The Craft of Research to class; we will begin working on the annotated bibliography. Also, you will get a new book during Monday's class: Eyal Press's Beautiful Souls. You may watch a five-minute interview with the author here and read about the book here.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Assignments for Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 5
For Tuesday, Read ch. 5 in The Craft of Research (pp. 68-83). Also, catch up on any reading you haven't done in Griftopia. In class, we will first finish The Flaw, then we will discuss Griftopia, and we will wrap up by looking at an argumentative essay from an AP exam.
On Thursday, you will write two in-class essays about Griftopia. (Keep in mind that on the AP exam, you have about forty minutes to write each essay.) One essay will be a rhetorical analysis essay; you will receive a passage from Griftopia and a prompt that directs you to analyze its rhetorical features. The other essay will make a statement about the 2008 financial collapse and will require you to take a position to answer it.
On Thursday, you will write two in-class essays about Griftopia. (Keep in mind that on the AP exam, you have about forty minutes to write each essay.) One essay will be a rhetorical analysis essay; you will receive a passage from Griftopia and a prompt that directs you to analyze its rhetorical features. The other essay will make a statement about the 2008 financial collapse and will require you to take a position to answer it.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Assignments for Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Friday, Oct. 30
If you haven't turned in your mentor commitment letter, I need it this week.
For Wednesday, Oct. 28, finish the research prospectus. Be sure to address all of the questions in the instructions for the research prospectus. It does not have to be two full pages long; answer the questions to the best of your ability and convey your interest to the reader.
For Friday, Oct. 30, read and annotate pp. 221-250 in Griftopia.
For Wednesday, Oct. 28, finish the research prospectus. Be sure to address all of the questions in the instructions for the research prospectus. It does not have to be two full pages long; answer the questions to the best of your ability and convey your interest to the reader.
For Friday, Oct. 30, read and annotate pp. 221-250 in Griftopia.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Assignment for Monday, October 26
Work on the research prospectus that is due on Wednesday, October 28. I would like you to come to class with at least one page written, and bring an electronic copy of your research prospectus so you can continue working on it in class. Also, read pp. 206-221 in Griftopia. (Stop when you get to the first paragraph break on p. 221.)
Friday, October 16, 2015
Assignment for Tuesday, October 20
Read and annotate Ch. 3 of Taibbi's Griftopia (pp. 78-123). This chapter is very important and may be more difficult to read than the previous chapter because it is more dense with information. The tone shifts in this chapter and Taibbi employs a greater variety of rhetorical strategies than he does in the Greenspan chapter. You have nothing to write, but you will have another quiz. This one will be a mixture of short answer and multiple choice.
Also, please bring The Craft of Research again. We will start class with that book to make sure we get to it, then you'll take the quiz, then we'll get into Ch. 3.
Lastly, if you did not bring in your Mentor Commitment Letter, please bring it in.
Have a great weekend.
Also, please bring The Craft of Research again. We will start class with that book to make sure we get to it, then you'll take the quiz, then we'll get into Ch. 3.
Lastly, if you did not bring in your Mentor Commitment Letter, please bring it in.
Have a great weekend.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Assignment for Friday, October 16
Read and annotate Ch. 2 of Taibbi's Griftopia (pp. 35-77) and write one well-composed and well-developed paragraph in response to the following prompt: Does Taibbi persuade you that Alan Greenspan does indeed fulfill his description in the title of Chapter 2? Be specific about Taibbi's rhetorical strategies that succeed or fail in persuading you.
Also, bring in your copy of The Craft of Research. We will use it during class.
Lastly, bring in your signed Mentor Commitment Letter. If you misplaced the form or did not receive one in class, you can pick one up in my classroom, or you can print it out from the link on the right.
Also, bring in your copy of The Craft of Research. We will use it during class.
Lastly, bring in your signed Mentor Commitment Letter. If you misplaced the form or did not receive one in class, you can pick one up in my classroom, or you can print it out from the link on the right.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Assignment for Wednesday, October 14
Read and annotate pp. 3-34 of Matt Taibbi's Griftopia. You do not have anything to write, but you will have questions to answer in class.
Also, if you did not get the STP mentor commitment letter and guidelines, please print them out, give your mentor the guidelines, and return the signed commitment letter to me by Friday, October 16.
Also, if you did not get the STP mentor commitment letter and guidelines, please print them out, give your mentor the guidelines, and return the signed commitment letter to me by Friday, October 16.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Assignment for Monday, Oct. 5, Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Friday, Oct. 9
Monday, October 5: During most of this class, you will have time to work on the narrative essay that is due on Wednesday, so bring a flash drive, a tablet, a laptop to class. You could also email it to yourself or work on it in Google Docs; laptops from the cart will be available.
Wednesday, October 7: Re-read pp. 91-101 in Gornick's The Situation and the Story. Write a narrative about something you experienced or witnessed. It can be of any length, and it is due on Wednesday, Oct. 7. It should be double-spaced in font no bigger than 12-point Times New Roman. (You don't have to use this font, but whatever you use should be no bigger than this font.)
Friday, October 9: Student's choice. Bring something of intellectual interest to you to share with the class. It may be something to read (in which case you should give it to me to photocopy ahead of class), view, or listen to.
Wednesday, October 7: Re-read pp. 91-101 in Gornick's The Situation and the Story. Write a narrative about something you experienced or witnessed. It can be of any length, and it is due on Wednesday, Oct. 7. It should be double-spaced in font no bigger than 12-point Times New Roman. (You don't have to use this font, but whatever you use should be no bigger than this font.)
Friday, October 9: Student's choice. Bring something of intellectual interest to you to share with the class. It may be something to read (in which case you should give it to me to photocopy ahead of class), view, or listen to.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Assignment for Tuesday, September 29
Read and annotate James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" and answer one of the two questions posted below. If you did not get the essay in class, a PDF is posted below. As I mentioned in class, if you did the creative assignment for the Biss reading, I'd like you to try the analytical assignment, and vice versa.
Creative: Write two paragraphs: The first should describe, in some detail, an important person in your life. The second paragraph should explain something about our society in light of your observations about this important person.
Analytical: Write two paragraphs: The first should analyze Baldwin's narrative persona in this essay; the second should explain whether that narrative persona helps advance the argument he makes in this essay.
James Baldwin, "Notes of a Native Son"
Creative: Write two paragraphs: The first should describe, in some detail, an important person in your life. The second paragraph should explain something about our society in light of your observations about this important person.
Analytical: Write two paragraphs: The first should analyze Baldwin's narrative persona in this essay; the second should explain whether that narrative persona helps advance the argument he makes in this essay.
James Baldwin, "Notes of a Native Son"
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Assignment for Friday, September 25
Read and annotate the Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Craft of Research (pp. 3-15). Be prepared to discuss specifically the authors' understanding of research, the reasons for research, and the reasons for putting one's research in writing.
Also, read and annotate Eula Biss's "Notes from No Man's Land" (handout). Choose one of the options below to respond to this reading.
Creative: Write two paragraphs: The first should be about a book, movie, play, or some other cultural text you have experienced. The second should connect that cultural text to an experience that might seem unrelated to that cultural text.
Analytical: Write two paragraphs: The first should analyze Biss's narrative persona in this essay; the second should explain whether that narrative persona is helps advance the argument she makes in this essay.
Also, read and annotate Eula Biss's "Notes from No Man's Land" (handout). Choose one of the options below to respond to this reading.
Creative: Write two paragraphs: The first should be about a book, movie, play, or some other cultural text you have experienced. The second should connect that cultural text to an experience that might seem unrelated to that cultural text.
Analytical: Write two paragraphs: The first should analyze Biss's narrative persona in this essay; the second should explain whether that narrative persona is helps advance the argument she makes in this essay.
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