Peer Review

1)Take turns reading your outline/ paragraphs out loud.

2)As peer reads, other group members write down one question about paper.

3)When reader finishes he/ she must answer your question aloud and you must record his/ her response for them to take home( for FINAL PORTFOLIO).

Homework

4+ of 6 pages due Friday print one copy.

ENGLISH 102 11/08/2010

Today we got into our peer groups to share our theses and give feedback to one another. When you come to class Wednesday, sit with your group.

Homework: Work on draft that's due Friday the 12th (Final paper is due Friday the 19th)

English 102 10-25-10

Today in class we went over the "They Say/I Say" in practice handout which is an examination of the article, "Creating and Comparing Myth in Twentieth-Century Science Fiction..." In this handout tips and examples are given on how to properly state a thesis, summarize, paraphrase, and quote in your annotation. Key words such as indeed and describes, and words similiar to these should be used carefully because they offer a Rhetorical "yes" or definition of what may be going on within that statement/paragraph of your paper. An antecdote was given toward the end of the handout to problemize the conclusion that goes back to the white myth of Western Culture. Giving the author more support for his argument which concludes that cultural myth and Star Trek are both revised.
Homework:
Continue to work on Annotated Bibliography (IT'S DUE a WEEK from TODAY!!!)

• 300 word INTRO
• 8-10 annotations

Each annotation should have: 1. Quotations, summary, paraphrase of some material pertinent to your thesis, 2. Rhetorical Analysis, and 3. How you will use source material in your argument.

Review Strategies for Organizing on Pgs. 14-16 in the JAC to help you alternate prominence from they say to you say arguments. *Avoid the Writers Guide Activity on the following page, it is not valid to what we've discussed in class.

To anyone who missed class...I hope this helps.

HW Due Monday:
1.)Respond thoughtfully and critically to the questions in the JAC on page 50.
2.)Read the handout up to section II and prepare for discussion on Monday.

We turned in our first annotation today. Lindsey handed out a paper comparing Star Trek to Star Wars and how these stories are modern day mythology.

We spent most of the class talking about how to read through a source paper and how to decide whether or not the source should be used for your paper. There were several steps in a useful method for doing this:

1.) Recall your knowledge

• A.)What do you know about the topic before reading?
• B.)What can you tell about the source just by looking at it?
  

2.) Spot Reading

• A.) Read the opening and closing paragraphs and compare them.
• B.) Find the topic sentences of each paragraph. How do these support the opening and closing paragraphs?
• C.) Circle key words that stand out to you. (And always have a pen handy when reading)
  

3.) Organization

• A.) Headings - The headings can tell you about the topic
• B.) Outlines - How is the paper organized and how does it progress?
• C.) Transitions - Transitional phrases can set the tone of the paper. These can clue you in to the author's bias. The phrases include but are not limited to: however, consequently, therefore, like, also, similarly, in contrast, on the other hand, despite, thus, as a result, etc.
  

4.) Points of Difficulty

• A.) Do you disagree with the author at any point? How can you use this for your paper?
• B.) What do you not understand? If you don't understand a significant amount of the source material, it may not be useful for your paper.

October 20, 2010

Audience

Can't be everyone

Can't be all Americans

You have to be specific

3 Types of Audience:

1) Lay- casual audience, they don't know more than basic human interest about the topic, no advanced terms, but don't talk down to them

2)Managerial- they have some prior knowledge about the topic and know some terms. They may need back up information and theories reexplained. This group has access to make change.

3)Expert-They know arguments and terms inside and out. They are most difficult to persuade and are well equipped to fight back.

Audience Invoked- conscious decision in argument to write to an audience. Audience you are trying to write to

Audience Addressed- This is the audience that actually reads the argument. Professors and peers are "audience addressed" in this paper, but they shouldn't be the "audience invoked"

Typical Lay audiences can engage on a managerial level.

Audience Invoked tells reader who you want them to be.

We will be writing this paper at the Managerial Level unless your argument is to inform.

We split up in groups and read two similar books in different categories. We drew pictures representing what each reader would look like, being very stereotypical.

Homework:

1)Short Write E-Complete annotation of one source by Friday

A-Quote/paraphrase/summarize info necessary to assignment

B-Analysis of source

C-How you will use this data in your paper

2)Bring in two other sources Friday

*Page 50 in JAC-Constructing Audience Analysis- Will probably be homework for this weekend, you can get a head start but it's not due Friday.

Blog for 10/15/10

Hi everybody, on Friday we focused on our writing process and how we should concentrate on how we are using our sources. We went over Annotated Bibliographies, which explain how our sources are beneficial to our paper. Even though we went over Annotated Bibliographies, we learned that we write this only after we know exactly what sources we are going to be using. When writing this, you have to focus on what content you are going to use, what the content explains, and how you are going to use that content. We were told to Annotate as we find our sources, and to keep continuing to research. The final paper isn't due until the Friday that precedes Thanksgiving break. The Annotated Bibliography isn't due until November 1st. The proposals that we wrote so far are our roguh drafts, and the final proposals are due Wednesday and they will count as one of our five major assignments. At the end of class we recieved our Midterm grades, and we don't have class tomorow because of conferences. Have a great rest of the weekend Ladies and Gents!

Monday Oct. 4

We went over plagerism. The basic stuff, like making sure you always cite your sources.

Also there was an activity on plagerism. We were asked to explain the similarities and differences between plagerism and the illegally downloading music. Over a fairly laid back class for the day.

She also reminded everyone that the mid-term portfolio is due this coming Friday. Which should contain your New Analysis, Editorial Analysis, Memo, and probably a one or two other things that you probably should go to class to see about.