Day 29 of 30

• Final discussion
• Speech info
• given during final (DO NOT MISS)
• 5-8 minutes (failure to meet minimum results in 40% deduction of final grade--same for going over)
• Must submit an outline to Bb the day before
• Must have a visual aid during the speech (and submit it to Bb)
• Have the speech prepared and slightly memorized.  You can bring note cards to help, but don't make it up the day of or read from a paper
• Speech is to be over one of your papers (pretend you are presenting your findings at a conference that focuses on your topic) or your multi-modal (pretend you are pitching your idea for your movie or book to a studio/publishing company
• Evaluation

No class Thursday!  

If you would like to meet over your paper, let me know and we can schedule something.

http://www.lindahall.org/exhibitions/

Day 28 of 30

Working day!

Library room 121--get feedback over you multi-modal project and work on it in class

Homework:

Final class discussion: children's stories--look for PDF (both emailed and on Bb) later today

5 points per printed story

Day 27 of 30

• Quiz
• Second to last class discussion
• Peer-Review
• Number the paragraphs
• Read paper and identify Point, Example, Explanaton
• Keep a lookout for paragraphs that are missing one or more elements and for paragraphs that have more than one idea in a paragraph.
• Create an outline based on your findings
• Answer the following questions: (use the paragraph numbers to point to areas that are good or need improvement)
1. Was the paper easy to understand?
2. Was the paper easy to follow?
3. Were there too many, too few, or just enough examples and details?
4.  Did the thesis cover the same information that the paper covered?
5. What improvements would you suggest to the author?
• Group back with the author and discus the paper starting with "As I understand you paper..." and tell the author how you felt while reading it and what you thought.  Give more in depth feedback of the questions.

Class Thursday will be in MNL room 121 


Homework: Work on paper and multi-modal project

Day 25 of 30

• Reading Discussion
• Shitty First Draft discussion
• 1 or 2 primary sources (the sources you are analyzing) are best
• Multimodal Examples and Discussion

Class Thursday will be (if everything goes according to plan) in the Library, room 121.

Day 24 of 30

NO CLASS

Day 23 of 30

• Reading Discussion
• Thesis

What does a good thesis need to contain?

Write a thesis using the following prompt:

1. Should the person cast as the president in Designated Survivor have been cast by someone not representing the default character?  
2. Does it matter that few superhero movies have major roles for women and/or people of color?
3. Is it a problem that Disney princesses are unbelievably thin?
4. Is the representation of men in superhero movies a problem?
5. Why are Michael Bay movies so popular (Transformers, Armageddon)?  

Write a thesis for the paper you are planning on writing.

Homework:

Shitty first draft due Saturday, Nov 13.

Day 22 of 30

See previous post.