Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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.