Readings & Assignments for October 17th – 27th

For Friday, October 17th, you should be coming to class with your revised annotated bibliography and three quotes from each reading that you believe will be useful to your argument.

Essay # 2 Drafts are due on Monday, October 20th IN CLASS! Please see Essay # 2 page (you can also click on link at top of this blog page) for details. You must bring in three copies of your draft to class on Monday.

For Wednesday, October 22nd, come to class with comments for peers on drafts; though you will discuss your thoughts with your peers, you need to have several thoughtful responses written on each draft. Rather than meeting in Innovation Hall, we will meet in our regular classroom.

For Friday, October 24th, please read the following:

• “Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked”
  
• “Video Games: A Cause of Violence and Aggression”

Be prepared to discuss (and even write about) these readings in class. You should always be sure to print out the readings and bring them to class to refer to during conversations and any in-class writing responses you might be asked to do.

FINAL ESSAYS DUE ON Monday, October 27th!

Week of October 6-10

For Monday, October 6th: Read Intro to Chapter on Technology, “Breaking Down Borders” and “Cyberhood vs. Neighborhood” (pp 337-351) in Common Culture. Respond to any one set of questions in “Examining the Text” at the back of one of the two chapters (here on blog – responses must be posted by 7 a.m.); come in prepared to discuss a question from the other chapter.

For Wednesday, October 8th: Meet in Innovation Hall, Room 327; bring in a paragraph that describes your argument in response to one of the two texts we discussed last week, as well as your intended approach for your next essay. Also, come prepared to begin your research for Essay # 2 (we will begin research in class).

For Friday, October 10th: Locate and bring in one scholarly article or data set that supports your essay argument (and be prepared to discuss how and why).

Monday, 9/29 – 10/3

Your final essay is due on Monday, September 29th. We’ll begin to discuss essay # 2 and do an in-class writing exercise. No reading or blog assignment due on Monday.

For Wednesday, October 1st, please read: “Stoooopid …. why the Google generation isn’t as smart as it thinks” and write, on this blog, your thoughts in response to this article. You agree or disagree with the author? Why or why not? You should have posted your blog response by Wednesday morning, before class starts.

For Friday, October 3rd, / Please check blog again Friday afternoon to see what to do for next week (including reading for Friday). So for next week, please have this article read: “Is Google Making us Stupid?” and come into class with your proposed argument (for or against the two above articles) and be prepared to explain what approach you intend to take. You don’t need to know yet HOW you will argue, but rather what you hope to argue and how you plan to do your research and what evidence you hope to offer.

Week of September 22nd – 26th

By Friday, 9/19 class: please read: “Keeping it Real: Why We Like to Watch Reality Dating Television Shows”  (pp 193-200) in Common Culture.

We will NOT have class on Monday, Sept 22nd. Please use that time to continue working on your essays and/or attend one of the Fall for the Book festival events (throughout the week). Anyone who blogs about one of the Fall for the Book events/readings by Friday will receive extra credit.

Here’s the schedule of readings for Wednesday, 22nd and Friday, 26th:

Wednesday, 9/24: Read A Writer’s Reference Chapter: Punctuation, P1 & P2; Class Meets in Innovation Hall, Room 327 – we will go over some of the common issues I identify within your first sets of drafts.

Also, go to the Writer’s Reference website, sign in, click on “Grammar Exercises” to the left, then click on “Punctuation” and do the following exercises (accessible via links on right of page): E-ex P1-3: All uses of the comma / please complete these exercises before class on Wednesday

Friday, 9/26: Read: “Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals” (pp 73-91) in Common Culture. Bring in a link to an advertisement (i.e. on You Tube) that you think fits three or more of the elements described in the article and be prepared to discuss your example.

Your FINAL ESSAYS, along with your first draft, as well as peer and instructor comments will be due the following Monday, September 29th.

Week of September 15th – 19th

Hi folks — no blog response due this week, but here’s the schedule (below). Of course, as you all already know, your drafts for your first essay are due on Monday. Please be sure to bring enough copies for your peer review group members (and one for me).

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: For those who go to any of the Fall for the Book festival events next week and write a thoughtful response to the reading or event (here on blog), I’ll give extra credit to you (equal to one blog response).

Monday	9/15: Essay #1 Draft DUE / Peer Review Workshop (please come with enough copies of your essay to give a copy to each of your peer reviewers and one for me).
Wednesday	9/17:  Read “The Tribe Has Spoken” (pp 182-193) in Common Culture
Friday	9/19: “Keeping it Real: Why We Like to Watch Reality Dating Television Shows” (pp 193-200) in Common Culture.