HOMEWORK

NEW! VISUAL ARGUMENT ASSIGNMENT

For Thursday Nov.16-- Please read: Christy, p.350; Angier, p.413;  Samuelson, p.496. Jot down (in your book, if you like) your impressions of each, agreeing, disagreeing, questioning, as you read. Your final assignment is a choice of a visual argument in one  of the forms (evaluation, speculation about a cause, proposal to solve a problem).  Think about what you might write about, or at least which form. In the lab we will address the following contextualizing questions

Tuesday Nov.21:   Have contextualizing questions done. Read Burr, p.358.  Kozol, p.453 Long , p.553. We will be examining their contexts in class.AND make sure you have your own topic selected and that you are ready to plan the visual argument you will make.

Happy Thanksgiving Thursday Nov.23

Tuesday, Nov 28--No class--individual portfolio conferences (if you have one, it's in my office: 3129b)

Thursday, Nov.30--No class--individual portfolio conferences (if you have one, it's in my office: 3129b)

Tuesday Dec. 5_-- a Draft (mockup or storyboard) of your visual argument is due. Here is a useful link for you .Link to chapter on Conducting Visual Argument

Thursday Dec.7: No class--individual portfolio conferences (if you have one, it's in my office: 3129b)

Tuesday Dec. 12  Visual Arguments due, as well as portfolios with all materials.

Final: Thursday Dec. 14 at 9:00 am: presentation of visual arguments.

For Tuesday August 29 :  Read pp.13-15 to gain an overview of your first writing assignment. Read Dillard and commentary,  pp16-26 and write a brief response to the "Write" section on p. 23-24 . Read Rodrigez, p. 33 and Edmundson, p. 40.  and think about the techniques of autobiography so that you can discuss how these writers have used them. Look at all the "analyze" and "write" questions and think about how you might answer them for discussion. Think about possible events of our own life as an essay subject, and pick one that you will work with.

For Thursday August 31   Write out complete answers to the "Developing your subject" and "reflecting on your subject" instructions (pp.72-75). Bring your work to class.

Tuesday Sept. 5 : Bring a written draft to class.  This should be a strong attempt to tell a compelling story, to achieve a sense of setting, character, a significance.We will be doing peer critiques. Read the revising suggestions, pp.66-68. Strongly consider which ones you will use. Begin Revising. Your paper, drafts, homework, and any work done  is due in a folder on Tuesday Sept. 12.

Thursday Sept. 7   READ "Calling Home" p. 65 and the handout of Brandt's draft you received in class Tuesday.Bring to class your draft (possibly revised since Tuesday.)

Tuesday Sept. 12:  Paper is due, in folder, with all drafts, homework, assignments.

Thursday Sept. 14 Read "Their First Patient" p. 104 and "I'm Not Leaving Until I Eat this Thing," (p.96)  Be prepared to discuss features of the "observational essay" (or profile.)  WRITE OUT a paragraph or two answering ONE of the compare/contrast questions on p. 95. Think about a topic for your own observational essay.

Sept 19-teacher inservice--no class  You could work fast and use this time to conduct observations and interviews!

For Thursday Sept. 21 :  Read "Black Men and Public Space" p.162  and  "Are Families Dangerous"  p. 187 .Write a response to any or some or all of the readings that includes the following information:

What do "observational" and "reflective" essays have in common? (Use examples from the reading(s)). How does the writer get the information for the essay(s)? What was obtained through personal experience, through observation, through interview, through outside research?  What might you like to observe/reflect upon for your own project?

Have your observational  subject selected. We will discuss them in class. Try very hard to  have your interviews and observations completed by Tuesday Sept. 26.

Thursday Sept. 28:  Bring in Homework: Starting to Write your Observational Essay

Tuesday Oct. 3 Bring in a draft (beginning to end) of your observational essay. 

Thursday Oct. 5: Written peer critique and revision

CHANGE IN SCHEDULE BELOW!

Tuesday Oct. 10: Bring your draft along with at least one issue you need to resolve in revising your paper.

Thursday Oct. 12 paper is due, with all drafts, critiques, notes from interview/observation, and written assignments.

Tuesday Oct. 17  Bring to class group exercise from last Thursday . If you were absent you cannot make this up.  Have read  p. 227 "Is Sex Necessary? Virgin Birth and Opportunism in the Garden." Do the exercises "Using Appropriate explanatory strategies--Analyze" (234-5)  Also read "Parthogenesis" pp.238-239. Thursday we'll be meeting in the library, so have some test concepts prepared to use for research examples.

Thursday Oct. 19: library visit. we will meet in  the library.room 2638.

Tuesday Oct. 24  Read "Marked Women" p. 241 and "Dating" p. 268.  Now you've got many examples of written concept papers! What is  your topic?

Thursday Oct.26   How to use sources, briefly-- pp 725-750. BE SURE TO READ pp.725-734. It's not exciting, but it's important information you need to know for ALL papers using outside sources. In the lab we'll begin the writing prompts in your definition handout, also available here.

Tuesday Oct. 31. Definition handout due. Topical Invention : explaining a concept   or Purdue Writing Lab's invention questions to figure out some interesting ways to discuss your topic

Thursday  Nov.2: .Putting together a draft: finding a thesis and making a plan.

Tuesday: Nov. 7 Arts and crafts  day  : bring a complete draft of your concept explanation to class.

Thursday Nov 9 Peer review: Bring a draft of your concept explanation to class

Tuesday Nov. 14  Explaining Concept Paper due, with all drafts, critiques, written work included in folder

 Due