Week 8 – October 28 Introduction to the Personal Narrative

The Orange – Remember the Sweet Things in Life (Required)

This Story is about Overcoming Adversity, (Have to Listen to this Story)

http://snapjudgment.org/orange-0

What You Pawn I Shall Redeem (Required)

This story is about overcoming adversity, identity, love, death…it does a lot.

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/04/21/030421fi_fiction?printable=true

Song Analysis

8 Mile v. T.S. Eliot’s “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Eminem is a brilliant lyracists and T.S. Eliot is considered that grand daddy of modern poetry.

1. In the two works above, each artists is essentially telling the same age-old adversity story – What is it? can your figure it out? What do those two literary works have in common. What is the adversity that Rabbit and Prufrock must overcome?

You Live, You Learn

2.  Alanis Morissette is saying what about adversity in this song? Is she speaking of any specific type of adversity. Cite a lyric to back up your analysis.

Under the Bridge

3. Anthony Kiedis is saying what about adversity in this song? Is he speaking of any specific type of adversity. Cite a lyric to back up your analysis.

Clocks

What kind of adversity is the speaker in this song/poem speaking to.  Do you think they over came it? Why or why not? Cite a lyric to back up your analysis.

Never Be Daunted

Rather than adversity, I think this song/poem is about fear. How does fear relate to adversity?  Cite a lyric to back up your analysis.

 THE SOCRATIC METHOD

BE PREPARED FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK  (50 Points!)

You must have prepared this in order to participate in discussion:

1. Name:

2. Title and Author of Text (or Podcast)

3. Two sentence summary of material. If  you  will be discussing multiple texts or pieces, two sentences for a minimum of three, but more if you like (also the title and author for each).

4. A personal response for  of three to six sentences. Pick a specific moment from each piece that challenges you personally, or makes you think about your own life.

5.  Three thoughtful, open ended questions that relate to the material your covered. These questions should be a discussion starter that will lead to a good conversation.

Example:

Name: Amber Maiden

Title and Author: True Love, Excerpt from The Way Through, Lesson’s Learned on Life, Love and the Journey

Summary: This excerpt is about me (Amber Lisa) falling in love with my thug boyfriend in high school. I cover a lot of lessons that I learned from that relationship. Chapter 9:  “True Love” – Amber Lisa – Optional

Personal Response: I don’t have much of a personal response to this now, because it’s very, very old to me. Ancient history. But at the time I was writing it, it was very emotional because – although it doesn’t say so in that particular chapter, later on, Key was murdered; and that affected me very deeply. His death caused me  to really question what was going on in my life; and as a result of his death I made some definite decision about how I would change my life. When I was writing the chapter, I was actually processing a lot of stuff about that relationship that I had suppressed so it was very difficult for me. I know that I am writing about this as a writer and not a reader, but as a reader, (reading my own work) the responses are often the same.

Three thoughtful open-ended questions: Okay I find this part hard, but here we go: Why was Key an undercover thug? Why did he love me? How did he learn to become so fricking manipulative?

Writing the Narrative

Personal Narrative Checklist

 Through a Lens Darkly – (Required)

This is two adversity stories – Black and White Women in America, This Story May Surprise You

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/09/littlerock200709

 Just Get Over It! – The Preface of my very own, The Way Through, Lessons Learned on Life, Love and the Journey

http://www.amazon.com/Through-Lessons-Learned-Journey-ebook/dp/B006963MKY/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_i

More Snap Judgment Stories

Sad Love Stories

http://snapjudgment.org/aint-no-sunshine

Best of 2011 Stories

http://snapjudgment.org/look-back-2011

The Call – Stories About Who You Are

http://snapjudgment.org/The-Call

The Great Debate – Opening Statements, Closing Statements, Questions

Opening statement – remember you logos, pathos, ethos – it’s best to begin with a compelling narrative, draw your listeners in, then get into the facts – you must touch on how social media distorts or reveals the truth about the the Planned Parenthood Controversy, Black Lives Matter, and the Presidential Candidates.

Questions – consider challenging questions that you want to ask the other side. As a group, prepare ten at least for the other side.

Closing Statements – It is hard to write one without having heard the other side’s arguments, but try to think of a story your team wants to tell, facts that you want to raise, the most salient points you want to close on.

The Great Debate Checklist – Social Media Fall 2015

How has social media affected this issue?

Is social media driving this issue?

If social media is not driving the issue, who or what is?

Who are the individuals involved in each of the issues and how are they using social media to affect these issues?

What is the controversy surrounding the issues?

How are people responding to these issues on social media? Why?

What information have you come across regarding any of these issues, that you think is unreliable or distorted?

What information have you come across regarding any of these issues that you think is accurate and would not be brought to light, except for social media?

What is the Black Lives Matter Movement? How did it begin? Who is in charge? What controversial things are happening with regard to that movement? How is social media driving the controversy? Is social media adding fuel to the fire?

What is the Planned Parenthood Controversy? How did it begin? Who is in charge? What controversial things are happening with regard to that movement? How is social media driving the controversy? Is social media adding fuel to the fire?

Who is running for the 2016 Presidential Election? Are the candidates the usual suspects? What issues are coming up in this election because of social media? What issues are not coming up, and why is this dangerous to democracy, the United States, the truth?

How is social media helping people who might not ordinarily be considered viable presidential candidates? Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?

Does mainstream American media influence social media, or does social media influence mainstream American media? Which do you think provides more accurate, honest, reliable information, mainstream American media or social media?

How does social media work? (Hint: algorthyms and self-selection) Why does the way social media work keep people informed, while also managing to distort the information they receive. (Train your Facebook, Netflicks, etc)

What is “click bait”? How and why is click bait dangerous?

What is “social engineering?” How and why is social engineering dangerous?

Definition of Propaganda

prop·a·gan·da

ˌpräpəˈɡandə/

noun

1. 1.

   derogatory

   information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

   “he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda”

   synonyms:

   information, promotion, advertising, publicity, spin; More

   noun

   1.

   information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

   2.

   the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.

   3.

   the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.

   Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. It’s not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not — it’s all propaganda

Socratic Method- Evaluations Sheets

Text:                                       Student Name:

 

 

10-Superior; 8-Good; 6-Average; 4-Poor; 0-No Participation

____ Prepared for seminar by showing familiarity with text, concepts, and principles and specifically referenced texts (20 points)

____ Asked relevant questions (10 points)

____ Consistently sought to participate and work with colleagues to create a meaningful conversation (10 points)

____ Respectfully responded to and worked with peers (10 points)

____ Gave complex, thoughtful answers using rational logic and critical thinking skills (10 points)

____ Total

The Socratic Method – Evaluation Criteria

Name	Prepared 20	Specific, thoughtful 20	relevant questions 10	Consistently participated 20	Respect 10	Complex, thoughtful answers 20	Bonus/Total

Technology Research Paper Checklist

Technology – Heaven or Hell on Earth?

Paper Checklist

200 Points

 

Formal Writing Assignment # 3: Research Paper

Writing Structure: A Research Paper

Length of Assignment: Seven to ten pages, typed and double-spaced) Requires an Introduction, (10 pts) Development of five subtopics (20 pts) and a conclusion (10 pts)

 

Writing Style: Informative and argumentative, other styles may be used to make a point or generate interest. For example narration may be used to introduce the topic, description may be used, if a vivid image will assist in making a particular point, definition may be used to explain terms that are not well known or understood, cause and effect may be used to show how a past action has led to a future outcome.

 

Number of Drafts Required: At least two

Other Requirements: Checklist must be turned in with final draft

Please Check Each Item Off Before You Turn Your Essay in:

 

Content

Content deals with the structure or the entire research paper and the validity of the ideas expressed within the paper. Please note that you will not pass without providing notes, effectively addressing at least five subtopics, drafting a proper thesis and providing a works cited page.

 

 

 

Introduction

To bring the reader in, you could use a number of clever techniques: narrative, a sad story about someone who doesn’t have insurance coverage, you could begin with the opposite of what you will be arguing.

 

You could pose a series of short questions. A dramatic fact or statistic would also work for a compelling introduction, but ultimately, the goal here is to grab the reader’s attention and lead to your thesis for or against Technology.

 

Thesis:

Is the central point around which all the other material in your research paper revolves. Do you have a thesis at the end of your introduction? Have you taken a position on whether Technology is making our world better or worse?

 

Topics – 15 Paragraphs

Remember, you need at least fifteen paragraphs to flush out your topics. You can pick choose 1 topic below or you can choose all 5. Remember your logos (logic) pathos (emotion) and ethos (credible, reliable sources.) Also, don’t forget to be YOU. Tell me what YOU think about all this technology.

Potential Topics: Internet, Social Media, Online Banking and Shopping, Military Technology, Medical Advances

Conclusion

In this conclusion summarization, plus a recommendation for a call to action would be most appropriate. Do you summarize your previous arguments? Do you use any powerful quotes to conclude?

Tone/Voice:

Is your tone objective, formal and authoritative? Do you know what you are talking about? (Have you done your research? Do you have your notes to prove it?)

 

Rewrite/Revision Process:

Do you have at least one draft reviewed by your professor, tutor, and peers? Did you get feedback on that draft? Did you read the draft aloud to make sure that all of the sentences are properly structured and no words are missing from the sentences?

 

Form: 25 Points

Form deals with grammar, sentences structure and other mechanical errors that you might make with punctuation, spelling. 1 point will be deducted from your paper for every mistake that you make on your form.

Sentence Structure:

Do all of your sentences have a subject and a verb?

Do you have any run-on sentences? If you are using “And” to string together two complete sentences, you have a run-on, check for all of your ands.

Are you using commas correctly? Are you missing commas (Are you misusing commas to string together two sentences?

Do you have any sentences fragments? Are all of your sentences complete consisting of both a noun and a verb?

If your sentence does not have a subject and a verb it is a fragment.

 

Awkward Phrases:

Do you have any awkward sentences, which are often caused by: using too many words in a sentence?

Are you using colloquial language, sexist language, offensive language? Did you use words incorrectly? Did you force too many words or ideas into one sentence?

 

 

Grammar and Mechanics (spelling, punctuation):

Did you run a grammar/spell check? (Did you misspell words, did you leave out any words, make any mechanical and/or grammatical errors with capitalization, abbreviations or numbers

Did you check for POV or tense shifts?

Are you misusing or forgetting how to use your punctuation (semi-colon, colon, apostrophe, quotation marks

 

ESL Issues

Are your sentences awkward?

Are you using prepositions incorrectly

Did you check for subject verb/agreement?

 

Remember, a point will be subtracted for every grammatical error, until you reach 25 – points. After that, I will not subtract any more points.

 

 

MLA Formatting 50 Points

(You will not pass without a Works Cited Page)

 

Paper Format (15 Points)

 

MLA 1 – Spacing – Double Space Everything

 

MLA 2 – Font size- Use 12 Point Times New Roman, or Similar font

 

MLA 3 – Margins- set all margins at 1-inch on all sides

 

MLA 4 – Indentation- Indent the first line of each new paragraph ½ inch (use the tab button)

 

MLA 5 – Name and page number in the upper right corner of the page, list your name and page number

 

MLA 6 – Your name, your instructor’s name, the title of the course, and the date in upper left corner of the page. Title In the center of the page, have you divided your paper into the various subtopics that you have been required to write about? Each sub-topic should be centered on your page. Your paper should be clearly divided into three or four sub-sections

 

 

In Text Citations (15 Points)

 

The source is introduced by a signal phrase that names the author or organization being cited.

 

The material being cited is followed by a parenthetical cite where require.

 

If there is no page number, and the author has already been mentioned, then no parenthetical site is needed.

 

Are all short quotes (word for word) enclosed in quotation marks? (The Period goes after the parenthesis in a short quote)

 

Long quotes are introduced by an informative sentence followed by a colon. The quote begins on the next line, followed by an indentation of 1” (two tabs) over. Long quotes are defined by more than four lines of typed prose or three lines of poetry. Long quotes do not have quotation marks around them.

 

The Works Cited page (20 Points)

 

MLA 12 – Is your “Works Cited” heading centered?

 

MLA 13 – Are all of your entries arranged alphabetically according to author (and if there is no author, according to organization or article title?)

 

MLA 14 – Are all of the titles of your books, magazines, journals or web pages italicized? Are all of your shorter works (poems, articles) in quotes?

 

MLA 15 – Is every line (except the first line) of your entry indented by one tab space?

 

MLA 16 – For every entry, did you include a medium? (web, print, audio-recording)

 

MLA 17 – For all online materials, did you include a website address?

 

MLA 18– For all online materials, did you include a date of access (date you pulled the information from the website)

 

MLA 19 – For all library databases, did you include the name of the library database?

 

MLA 20 – Is your work-cited page double-spaced?

 

MLA 21 – Is the punctuation in your works cited page correct?

 

Hint: for incredibly easy formatting of the Works cited page go to

 

http://www.easybib.com/

 

 

Plagiarism (Negative Points)

 

MLA 22 – Unintentionally Plagiarized Statement -15 points (AWL-MLA pg 358-359)

 

MLA 23 – Intentionally Plagiarized Paper – Automatic Failure of Course

This occurs when you copy someone else’s research and final paper and turn it in as your own.

 

 

Final Grade/Points Total:

 

Peer Review Worksheets

 

Reviewers Name:

Reviewer’s Comments on your Introduction:

Reviewer’s Comments on your Thesis:

Reviewer’s Comments on your Topic Selections:

Reviewer’s Comments on your Conclusion:

Reviewer’s Comments on your Sentence Structure, Grammar and Mechanics:

I understand that I am responsible for ensuring that all of the components on the checklist and all of the feedback that I receive from my peer reviewer are included in my final research paper.       Your Signature:

 

 

 

Your Name:

Your Comments on Your Reviewer’s Introduction:

Your Comments on Your Reviewer’s Thesis:

Your Comments on Your Reviewer’s Topic Selections:

Your Comments on Your Reviewer’s Conclusion:

Your Comments on Your Reviewer’s Sentence Structure, Grammar and Mechanics:

I received and made note of all of the constructive feedback my peer reviewer gave on my first draft of my research paper. I will use all of this feedback to revise my final draft.       Reviewer’s Signature:

 

The Great Debate Results

First of all I want to say thank you, for an Awesome Debate!

Both sides prepared very well, argued very well were very engaged and yet still respectful, this was one of the best debates I have ever watched! Well done class!

However, there is a clear winner.  In this instance the con side won the debate – and no not because I’m slightly biased toward the con side, although that certainly didn’t help. But the con side won largely because of Jose, who clearly has had experience with debates as he was utilizing a lot of advanced techniques that are employed by skilled  debaters and.or litigators. So having Jose as leader benefited the con side immensely, as without Jose’s help the two sides probably would have been closer to a tie.

CON SIDE WINS!
But, there were some things that the con side did, that clearly were superior to to the pro side, for one, the con side’s opening statement was more appropriately scheduled for the time that had been allotted. (In the future pro side, when preparing a written statement for presentation, you will want to time it to ensure that you are filling all of the time allotted to you, or are not running out of time, as you did.)

Additionally, the con’s  opening statement was slightly more conversational and therefore engaging, also they have visual’s. A picture is worth 1000 words! Awesome opening for the con side! Really one of the best I’ve ever heard or seen!  As a result, the Con’s won an additional 25  points for a total of 125!

I‘m not completely finished reviewing all of the debate materials, but based on what I’ve reviewed so far, it looks as though everyone participated and so everyone should be getting that score, unless you hear otherwise from me.

Con side be sure to than Jose! He really helped you win!

PRO SIDE

However, for the pro side, don’t despair. Really awesome job! A little too much prep on the logos side, however (logic) not enough pathos (emotion/engagement).

I did appreciate the incredibly thorough opening statement. I appreciate that you handed that in before the debate began, because it really helped me to follow the arguments you were trying to make. I think that I am going to require that, from now on groups submit their opening statements prior to the debate.

Your score is 95. I wanted to give you all a perfect score, but you all really should have made the tone more conversational and engaging. Lesson learned. Excellent job with your logic and credibility, though. Excellent job on logos and ethos.

Special Shout Outs!

Tommy – Good Strong Opening for Pro!

Melissa – Good Strong Opening for Con!

 

James – Good Strong Opening for Con!

 

Dominic – Good Strong Opening for Con!

 

Jose- Excellent job on cross!

Cherita – Good job on cross!

Ben – Good job on cross!

Rachael – Good job cross!

Tommy – Good job on cross!

James – Good job on cross!

Rizwan – Good job on cross!

Donny – Good job on closing!

Jose – Good job on closing!

Protected: Rachael

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:

Password: