The Pew Research Center website has some interesting articles dealing with current trends and issues. This site might be a good resource as you think about your next essay.
By the end of the class period you must upload (to groups) a proposal for Essay 3.
Your proposal should:
* Explain the option you are choosing: 1) Joining the Conversation or 2) Trend Analysis. Discuss what issue you will be going into and why you feel this essay option is the best option.
* Let me know what your thoughts are on this issue. If you are joining the conversation, where do you think you will head? Do you have a clear grasp of the original article - will you be able to write a strong summary before deepening the critique/analysis? If you are discussing a trend, how will you be able to not only prove a trend exists but that there is something more important happening (either in causes, effects or implications).
* What other outside research and sources can you cull from? What types of information do you think would be helpful to your argument? What keywords can you search under in an effort to have a broader understanding of the topic?
* Answer the so what question. Why does this issue, trend, article matter to a larger audience? How can you make this significant and important to people of completely different demographics?
* Provide citations and links to articles you are thinking of using, especially the catalyst article if you are choosing option 1.
You will have the class period to work on this proposal, work on your research, nail down your stance and plan for writing the paper.
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 30 - Essay 3 proposal uploaded to BB groups by the end of the day.
Monday, November 4 - Write a paragraph response/reaction to each of your group members' essay 3 proposals. Bring these writings to class.
Read:
"Why Women Aren't Funny"
"Who Says Women Aren't Funny"
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Week 10 - October 28
Library Day - Meet in Lab 1
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 30 - come to class with your collection of Topic Tracking sheets. You will be writing your Essay 3 Proposal during lab time.
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 30 - come to class with your collection of Topic Tracking sheets. You will be writing your Essay 3 Proposal during lab time.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Week 9 - October 23
Topic Tracking ideas for Essay 3 - class discussion.
Essay 2 in-class work
Insider tip about outside research
Insider tip about outside research
Looking Forward:
Friday, October 25 - Essay 2 Instructor Draft uploaded to BB Assignment Dropbox
Monday, October 28 - Library Day! Meet in Lab 001 (lower floor).
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Week 9 - October 21
Peer Workshop for Essay 2.
*Write a paragraph or two to each peer that begins with this type of prompt: As an outsider to this person/group this is what I think is important about your essay...
Conclude your paragraph with ideas for how this essay could be rounded out...
Write:
* What are you proudest about in this second draft, or as Lamott would prefer, the 'up draft'? Why?
* What aspects do you think are working well? Why?
* What parts do you think you can enhance or improve upon? Why?
* What is the most important concept/idea (insert own word) that you have learned in either their writing experience or in the interview/discovery experience? What can you take forward personally?
*Write a paragraph or two to each peer that begins with this type of prompt: As an outsider to this person/group this is what I think is important about your essay...
Conclude your paragraph with ideas for how this essay could be rounded out...
Focus on the story aspect and emotional connection.
Showing and telling.
Write:
* What are you proudest about in this second draft, or as Lamott would prefer, the 'up draft'? Why?
* What aspects do you think are working well? Why?
* What parts do you think you can enhance or improve upon? Why?
* What is the most important concept/idea (insert own word) that you have learned in either their writing experience or in the interview/discovery experience? What can you take forward personally?
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 23 - come prepared to spend class time working on the paper. Let me know if you would care for feedback.
*Topic Tracking for Essay 3
*Topic Tracking for Essay 3
Friday, October 25 - Instructor Copy of Essay 2 uploaded to Assignment section in D2L.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Rule 8
* Think about things in a different way than you normally would.
* Everyone can write. Every person is capable of writing, but not everyone puts in the effort. Every person has their own style of writing and if you work hard at writing you can make people want to read your writing.
* Find a place where you feel comfortable to write and have things that will help you, like music, food, drinks or even friends.
* Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Hang out with people who are different than those you normally interact with. Maybe their perspectives can influence and inspire you to begin writing.
* You must find some way to care about your topic. We find interest to be a basic need in writing well.
* Have a designated writing location. A place where you are comfortable, free of distractions, quiet. A place where you can just sit and write.
* The 8th rule is whatever you want it to be. Write in an atmosphere you find comfortable or that will inspire your writing.
* Don't make excuses: actually differentiate between procrastination and writers block. Make sure you have all materials on hand so there is no excuse not to write.
* Don't be distracted.
* Everyone can write. Every person is capable of writing, but not everyone puts in the effort. Every person has their own style of writing and if you work hard at writing you can make people want to read your writing.
* Find a place where you feel comfortable to write and have things that will help you, like music, food, drinks or even friends.
* Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Hang out with people who are different than those you normally interact with. Maybe their perspectives can influence and inspire you to begin writing.
* You must find some way to care about your topic. We find interest to be a basic need in writing well.
* Have a designated writing location. A place where you are comfortable, free of distractions, quiet. A place where you can just sit and write.
* The 8th rule is whatever you want it to be. Write in an atmosphere you find comfortable or that will inspire your writing.
* Don't make excuses: actually differentiate between procrastination and writers block. Make sure you have all materials on hand so there is no excuse not to write.
* Don't be distracted.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Week 8 - October 16
Work on Essay 2
Looking Forward:
Option 2 won out by a fairly wide margin!
So...
* Friday, October 18 - upload Essay 2 Draft to BB Groups. Read your peers's papers and write them peer letters (these can still follow the format of the original reverse outline peer letter).
* Monday, October 21 - bring marked up peer draft and 2 copies of the peer letter (I want to collect one).
* Monday, October 28 - Instructor's Draft of Essay 2 will be uploaded to BB Assignments by Midnight.
Looking Forward:
Option 2 won out by a fairly wide margin!
So...
* Friday, October 18 - upload Essay 2 Draft to BB Groups. Read your peers's papers and write them peer letters (these can still follow the format of the original reverse outline peer letter).
* Monday, October 21 - bring marked up peer draft and 2 copies of the peer letter (I want to collect one).
* Monday, October 28 - Instructor's Draft of Essay 2 will be uploaded to BB Assignments by Midnight.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Week 8 - Monday, October 14
"What Writing Is" - Steven King
Class discussion
Expectations
"How to Write" - Colson Whitehead
What is Rule No. 8?
Essay 2:
Revision Plan. Focus on how exactly you would like to transform your paper.
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 16 - Essay 2 revising
Friday, October 18 - Essay 2 revision posted to Bb groups
Class discussion
Expectations
"How to Write" - Colson Whitehead
What is Rule No. 8?
Essay 2:
Revision Plan. Focus on how exactly you would like to transform your paper.
- Focus first on the big goal and what you want your audience to get from the reading - clear specific perspective, day-in-the-life, the crazy awesome shocking aspect that outsiders don't know, something else...
- What is the big picture? How can this be bigger that one person? How can something learned or gained by the person be applied to a larger context? Basically, why is this important?
- Why will an audience who doesn't know you want to care and keep reading? What can they gain from this story?
- How will you draw your reader in and keep them engaged?
Looking Forward:
Wednesday, October 16 - Essay 2 revising
Friday, October 18 - Essay 2 revision posted to Bb groups
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Week 7 - Wednesday, October 10
Best lines.
Lackluster lines.
Peer Review. Discuss one peer member at a time. What worked well in the paper. What did you notice could be improved? Elaborate on the issues you noticed in your peer letter. Discuss the specific perspective - was it clear what was actually being discussed and why?
Revision Plan - emailed to Prof. Hartridge by the end of class.
Looking Forward:
Monday, October 14
*Review A-2 (DH)
*Write Topic Tracking for Essay 3: Response. Joining the Conversation
*Come to class with any last minute questions about Essay 2
*Essay 2 Instructor Copy posted to BB assignments dropbox by midnight
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Week 7 - Monday, October 7
Email Norms
Peer Groups
Peer Group Expectations and Letters
Peer Group - Workshop Essay 2 Introduction Paragraphs.
*Each person must read their paragraph out loud without any commentary or initial judgement (This is so bad. I wrote it really fast and it is awful. This is the best paragraph ever.).
*Discuss the paragraph. Do you connect emotionally? Would you like to read more? Why yes, or no? What could make it stronger?
*Pick the best introduction from the group to share with the class.
MLA - Why do we use it? In-text citations vs Works Cited
MLA Challenge
"Race: A Social Construct" - Reverse Outline and Rhetorical Analysis
Looking Forward:
Upload Essay 2 Rough Draft to BB groups by this evening (Monday, October 7)
Upload Essay 1 Instructor's Draft to BB DropBox as soon as you can.
Wednesday, October 9: Bring marked up drafts of your peers' papers and 1 copy of each peer letter.
Peer Groups
Peer Group Expectations and Letters
Peer Group - Workshop Essay 2 Introduction Paragraphs.
*Each person must read their paragraph out loud without any commentary or initial judgement (This is so bad. I wrote it really fast and it is awful. This is the best paragraph ever.).
*Discuss the paragraph. Do you connect emotionally? Would you like to read more? Why yes, or no? What could make it stronger?
*Pick the best introduction from the group to share with the class.
MLA - Why do we use it? In-text citations vs Works Cited
MLA Challenge
"Race: A Social Construct" - Reverse Outline and Rhetorical Analysis
Looking Forward:
Upload Essay 2 Rough Draft to BB groups by this evening (Monday, October 7)
Upload Essay 1 Instructor's Draft to BB DropBox as soon as you can.
Wednesday, October 9: Bring marked up drafts of your peers' papers and 1 copy of each peer letter.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Help Me Help You
Who I am.
Who are you?
Catch me up to speed on what you have been working on and what you have been writing.
Write me an email (hartridh@gvsu.edu) that tells me:
*a little bit about your background (where are you from, why did you choose GVSU, what do you hope to do when you graduate)
*your comfort with writing
*your goals for the class
*what you are struggling with the most right now
*what I can focus on (especially when reading your work) to help you improve in meaningful ways.
Also, let me know if you have any specific questions or concerns at this moment.
If you have a photo of yourself, it would be amazing if you could attach that to your email, so that I can work on attaching names to faces.
Ken Robinson, "Changing Education Paradigms".
Respond to this presentation. What are your immediate reactions? Does this relate to anything you have experienced academically? If you see the current situation as a problem, what are possible solutions? If you do not see this as a problem, why?
Who are you?
Catch me up to speed on what you have been working on and what you have been writing.
Write me an email (hartridh@gvsu.edu) that tells me:
*a little bit about your background (where are you from, why did you choose GVSU, what do you hope to do when you graduate)
*your comfort with writing
*your goals for the class
*what you are struggling with the most right now
*what I can focus on (especially when reading your work) to help you improve in meaningful ways.
Also, let me know if you have any specific questions or concerns at this moment.
If you have a photo of yourself, it would be amazing if you could attach that to your email, so that I can work on attaching names to faces.
Ken Robinson, "Changing Education Paradigms".
Respond to this presentation. What are your immediate reactions? Does this relate to anything you have experienced academically? If you see the current situation as a problem, what are possible solutions? If you do not see this as a problem, why?
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