This week, in addition to the Candide blogs from last week, write one blog in response to the ending of Candide. What does it suggest?
Remember your satirical op-ed articles are due Wednesday.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Beginning the Research Paper
Today, we'll discuss the research paper due the third week of January.
Read the following links:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01/
Write a blog entry in which you respond to the information read, and then comment on somoene else's from the class.
Secondly, let's begin your research paper by informally researching. Using only the name of the book you will read choose three things to investigate. Be sure to discuss the validity of your sources and anything that you find appealing about your subject (perhaps an area to focus on).
Read the following links:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01/
Write a blog entry in which you respond to the information read, and then comment on somoene else's from the class.
Secondly, let's begin your research paper by informally researching. Using only the name of the book you will read choose three things to investigate. Be sure to discuss the validity of your sources and anything that you find appealing about your subject (perhaps an area to focus on).
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wikipedia
Finish the article:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21131
Here’s Wikepedia on Wikepedia.com:
Critics of Wikipedia often charge that allowing anyone to edit makes Wikipedia an unreliable work, and that some editors may employ clever use of semantics to make possibly biased statements sound more credible.[2] Wikipedia contains no formal peer review process for fact-checking, and the editors themselves may not be well-versed in the topics they write about, leading to criticism that its contents lack authority,[43] and that "[i]t will never be an encyclopedia, but it will contain extensive knowledge that is quite valuable for different purposes."[44]
Although Wikipedia has a policy of citing reputable sources, this is only sometimes adhered to. Encyclopædia Britannica's executive editor, Ted Pappas, was quoted in The Guardian as saying: "The premise of Wikipedia is that continuous improvement will lead to perfection. That premise is completely unproven."[43] and former Britannica editor Robert McHenry criticized the wiki approach on the grounds that "What [a user] certainly does not know is who has used the facilities before him." [45]
Academic circles have not been exclusively dismissive of Wikipedia as a reference. Wikipedia articles have been referenced in "enhanced perspectives" provided on-line in Science. The first of these perspectives to provide a hyperlink to Wikipedia was "A White Collar Protein Senses Blue Light",[46] and dozens of enhanced perspectives have provided such links since then. However, these links are offered as background sources for the reader, not as sources used by the writer, and the "enhanced perspectives" are not intended to serve as reference material themselves.
Former Nupedia editor-in-chief Larry Sanger criticized Wikipedia in late 2004 for having, according to Sanger, an "anti-elitist" philosophy of active contempt for expertise.[47] It is possible that articles subject to strong opinions (such as George W. Bush) are more prone to be edited poorly, but this is uncertain - often such articles receive extra attention and strong consensus exactly because they are the subject of heated debate. Other articles that do not produce such emotive responses may tend to be more stable.
Other commentators have drawn a middle ground, that it contains much valuable knowledge and has some reliability, even if the degree is not yet assessed with certainty. People taking such a view include Danah Boyd ("[i]t will never be an encyclopedia, but it will contain extensive knowledge that is quite valuable for different purposes"[48]), Larry Sanger (re-applying Eric Raymond's "Given enough eyeballs, all errors are shallow"[49]) and technology figure Joi Ito, who wrote, "the question is whether something is more likely to be true coming from a source whose resume sounds authoritative or a source that has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people (with the ability to comment) and has survived."[50]
Bill Thompson, a well known technology writer, commented that the debate is probably symptomatic of much learning about information which is happening in society today, arguing that:
It is the same with search engine results. Just because something comes up in the top 10 on MSN Search or Google does not automatically give it credibility or vouch for its accuracy or importance... One benefit that might come from the wider publicity that Wikipedia is currently receiving is a better sense of how to evaluate information sources... The days when everything you saw on a screen had been carefully filtered, vetted, edited and checked are long gone. Product placement, advertorials and sponsorship are all becoming more common. An educated audience is the only realistic way to ensure that we are not duped, tricked, fleeced or offended by the media we consume, and learning that online information sources may not be as accurate as they pretend to be is an important part of that education. I use the Wikipedia a lot. It is a good starting point for serious research, but I would never accept something that I read there without checking.”
First read and evaluate three Wikipedia sources for veracity. Explain how you came to your conclusions and how you might revise the entry.
Research your reading for break using Wikipedia. Post your findings, etc. What do you expect from your book? How might you use it in a research paper?
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21131
Here’s Wikepedia on Wikepedia.com:
Critics of Wikipedia often charge that allowing anyone to edit makes Wikipedia an unreliable work, and that some editors may employ clever use of semantics to make possibly biased statements sound more credible.[2] Wikipedia contains no formal peer review process for fact-checking, and the editors themselves may not be well-versed in the topics they write about, leading to criticism that its contents lack authority,[43] and that "[i]t will never be an encyclopedia, but it will contain extensive knowledge that is quite valuable for different purposes."[44]
Although Wikipedia has a policy of citing reputable sources, this is only sometimes adhered to. Encyclopædia Britannica's executive editor, Ted Pappas, was quoted in The Guardian as saying: "The premise of Wikipedia is that continuous improvement will lead to perfection. That premise is completely unproven."[43] and former Britannica editor Robert McHenry criticized the wiki approach on the grounds that "What [a user] certainly does not know is who has used the facilities before him." [45]
Academic circles have not been exclusively dismissive of Wikipedia as a reference. Wikipedia articles have been referenced in "enhanced perspectives" provided on-line in Science. The first of these perspectives to provide a hyperlink to Wikipedia was "A White Collar Protein Senses Blue Light",[46] and dozens of enhanced perspectives have provided such links since then. However, these links are offered as background sources for the reader, not as sources used by the writer, and the "enhanced perspectives" are not intended to serve as reference material themselves.
Former Nupedia editor-in-chief Larry Sanger criticized Wikipedia in late 2004 for having, according to Sanger, an "anti-elitist" philosophy of active contempt for expertise.[47] It is possible that articles subject to strong opinions (such as George W. Bush) are more prone to be edited poorly, but this is uncertain - often such articles receive extra attention and strong consensus exactly because they are the subject of heated debate. Other articles that do not produce such emotive responses may tend to be more stable.
Other commentators have drawn a middle ground, that it contains much valuable knowledge and has some reliability, even if the degree is not yet assessed with certainty. People taking such a view include Danah Boyd ("[i]t will never be an encyclopedia, but it will contain extensive knowledge that is quite valuable for different purposes"[48]), Larry Sanger (re-applying Eric Raymond's "Given enough eyeballs, all errors are shallow"[49]) and technology figure Joi Ito, who wrote, "the question is whether something is more likely to be true coming from a source whose resume sounds authoritative or a source that has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people (with the ability to comment) and has survived."[50]
Bill Thompson, a well known technology writer, commented that the debate is probably symptomatic of much learning about information which is happening in society today, arguing that:
It is the same with search engine results. Just because something comes up in the top 10 on MSN Search or Google does not automatically give it credibility or vouch for its accuracy or importance... One benefit that might come from the wider publicity that Wikipedia is currently receiving is a better sense of how to evaluate information sources... The days when everything you saw on a screen had been carefully filtered, vetted, edited and checked are long gone. Product placement, advertorials and sponsorship are all becoming more common. An educated audience is the only realistic way to ensure that we are not duped, tricked, fleeced or offended by the media we consume, and learning that online information sources may not be as accurate as they pretend to be is an important part of that education. I use the Wikipedia a lot. It is a good starting point for serious research, but I would never accept something that I read there without checking.”
First read and evaluate three Wikipedia sources for veracity. Explain how you came to your conclusions and how you might revise the entry.
Research your reading for break using Wikipedia. Post your findings, etc. What do you expect from your book? How might you use it in a research paper?
Monday, December 7, 2009
This Week
Monday
Read Chapters 12, 13 and 14 of Candide. Write one response blog entry.
Tuesday
Read Chapters 14, 15, and 16 of Candide. Write one response blog entry. Be sure to discuss the satire's target.
Wednesday
Revise your satirical op-ed articles.
Thursday
Read Chapters 17,18,19 of Candide. Write one response blog entry. Link this to an article in the NYT.
Friday
Read Chapters 20-25 and write one blog entry that incorporates a drawing you've made.
Read Chapters 12, 13 and 14 of Candide. Write one response blog entry.
Tuesday
Read Chapters 14, 15, and 16 of Candide. Write one response blog entry. Be sure to discuss the satire's target.
Wednesday
Revise your satirical op-ed articles.
Thursday
Read Chapters 17,18,19 of Candide. Write one response blog entry. Link this to an article in the NYT.
Friday
Read Chapters 20-25 and write one blog entry that incorporates a drawing you've made.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
This Week
Monday
Read Candide Chapters 1, 2 and 3. Write one blog response.
Tuesday
Read Candide Chapters 4 and 5. Write one blog response.
Wednesday
Complete your satirical op-ed draft by next Wednesday.
Thursday
Read Candide Chapters 6 and 7. Write one blog response.
Friday
Read Candide Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11. Write one blog response.
Read Candide Chapters 1, 2 and 3. Write one blog response.
Tuesday
Read Candide Chapters 4 and 5. Write one blog response.
Wednesday
Complete your satirical op-ed draft by next Wednesday.
Thursday
Read Candide Chapters 6 and 7. Write one blog response.
Friday
Read Candide Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11. Write one blog response.
Friday, November 20, 2009
The Stories of English
Over break you must read Introduction, and chapters 1- 7 from SOE. You do not have to read the interludes, but they would strenghten your understanding of the chapters. On Monday November 30th we'll have a short quiz on the material.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
This Week’s Assignments
Complete three outside reading blogs, in addition to finishing The Woman Warrior and blogging about the final chapter with special focus on her choice in style.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
This Week’s Assignments
This week you must complete three outside reading blogs in addition to creating three blog entries about The Woman Warrior.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
This Week
Begin readings (and blogging) Woman Warrior by Kingston Hughes. Pay extra attention to genre, diction and figurative language this week.
In addition, complete three outside reading blogs. Select what you feel is the best for a discussion next week.
Also, don't forget: keep pitching. jtangen@cng.edu
In addition, complete three outside reading blogs. Select what you feel is the best for a discussion next week.
Also, don't forget: keep pitching. jtangen@cng.edu
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Writing A Pitch
Read this article:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2064678_pitch-feature-article-magazine.html
Write a pitch for your article.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2064678_pitch-feature-article-magazine.html
Write a pitch for your article.
Passive Voice
Read this explanation carefully:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/539/1
When finished complete and copy and paste your responses.
http://yelexy.lacoctelera.net/post/2007/12/17/passive-voice-exercises
Find four examples of passive voice in your blog and correct them. Write about doing it in a blog entry.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/539/1
When finished complete and copy and paste your responses.
http://yelexy.lacoctelera.net/post/2007/12/17/passive-voice-exercises
Find four examples of passive voice in your blog and correct them. Write about doing it in a blog entry.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Journalism
This week we'll be getting an introduction to journalism. Therefore we will only read articles rather than any one book. You might want to consider reviewing rhetoric for next week's practice AP test. Please be sure to complete three outside blogs in addition to reading and responding to each of these articles:
http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1003-OCT_SINATRA_rev_
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/24/colombia-solidarity-with-hiperbarrio-after-library-robbery/
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/25/travel/20091025-villa-slideshow_index.html
This Friday we will have a tone quiz.
http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1003-OCT_SINATRA_rev_
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/24/colombia-solidarity-with-hiperbarrio-after-library-robbery/
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/25/travel/20091025-villa-slideshow_index.html
This Friday we will have a tone quiz.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Let’s Get Freudian!
Monday
Read Chapter 1 of The Interpretation of Dreams and write one blog entry.
Tuesday
Read Chapter 2 of The Interpretation of Dreams and write one blog entry.
Also, write one outside reading blog.
Wednesday
Read Chapter 3 of The Interpretation of Dreams and write one blog entry.
Also, write one outside reading blog.
Thursday
Read Chapter 4 of The Interpretation of Dreams and apply Freud´s theory to a dream.
Also, write one outside reading blog.
Friday
Read Chapter 5 of The Interpretation of Dreams and write one blog entry about a dream pattern you notice. Be sure to use the word cathexsis.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
This Week's Assignments
3 outside readings and 3 book responses this week. You should be working minimum SIX days a week for at least an hour (you may remember that even Judeo-Christian God rests one day). If not you are in danger of failing.
All outside memoirs regardless of length should be complete by Monday October, 19th.
All outside memoirs regardless of length should be complete by Monday October, 19th.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
This Week’s Assignments
3 outside readings and 3 book responses this week.
Bring in your personal essay on Tuesday. The final draft is due for Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
This Week’s Assignments
Monday
Read 30-35 pages of The Burn Journals and write one blog entry.
Tuesday
Read 30-35 pages of The Burn Journals and write one blog entry.
Also, complete one outside reading blog.
Wednesday
Complete your personal essay for peer revision on Friday.
Read 30-35 pages of The Burn Journals and write one blog entry.
Thursday
Read 30-35 pages of The Burn Journals and write one blog entry.
Also, complete one outside reading blog for a TLS article.
Friday
Revise your personal essay based on today's workshop.
Read 30-35 pages of The Burn Journals and write one blog entry.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
This Week
Monday
Read Chapters 21 and 22. Write one blog entry.
http://www.schoolsdebate.com/docs/notes.asp
Tuesday
Read Chapters 23 and 24. Write one blog entry.
Also, respond to one of David Crystal's blog entries on your blog.
Wednesday
Op-Ed article due (final draft).
Prepare for tomorrow's debate.
Thursday
Write two outside reading blogs. One of them must be a book review from the TLS.
Friday
Read the first fifty pages of The Burn Journals and write a blog entry.
Important Reminders:
Debate (Thursday)
Fallacy Video/Slideshow (Friday)
Read Chapters 21 and 22. Write one blog entry.
http://www.schoolsdebate.com/docs/notes.aspTuesday
Read Chapters 23 and 24. Write one blog entry.
Also, respond to one of David Crystal's blog entries on your blog.
Wednesday
Op-Ed article due (final draft).
Prepare for tomorrow's debate.
Thursday
Write two outside reading blogs. One of them must be a book review from the TLS.
Friday
Read the first fifty pages of The Burn Journals and write a blog entry.
Important Reminders:
Debate (Thursday)
Fallacy Video/Slideshow (Friday)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Google Bootlegging?
I thought you might find this as interesting as I did:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/sep/07/google-library-digitisation-new-zealand
This Week’s Assignments
Monday
Read Chapters 17 and 18 and write one blog entry.
Tuesday
Write one outside reading blog entry.
Wednesday
Revise your op-ed articles for Friday.
Begin research of debate topic.
Thursday
Read Chapter 19 and 20 and write one blog entry.
Friday
Write two outside read blog entries this weekend.
Also, should you be interested in reading it, here is the rest of the Guardian article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/feb/02/comment.colombia
Monday, August 31, 2009
This Week's Assignments
Monday
Read Chapters 11 and 12 and write one blog entry.
Tuesday
Complete one outside reading blog entry.
Wednesday
Revise your drafts based on your partners' critcism (in terms of diction).
Thursday
Complete Chapters 13 and 14 and write one blog entry.
Friday
Complete one outside reading blog, in addition to reading Chapters 15 and 16, and writing another blog entry.
Monday, August 24, 2009
This Week's Assignments
Monday
Complete one outside reading blog.
Tuesday
Complete a blog about chapters 5 and 6.
Wednesday
Revise your draft for next Wednesday.
Complete one outside reading blog.
Thursday
Complete a blog about chapters 7 and 8.
Friday
Complete a blog about chapter 9 and 10.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tonight's Homework
Read this article (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22960) on blogs and respond to it as discussed today in class. We'll look at a few of your responses tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Welcome!
I hope you all enjoyed your summers (and the reading). I had a wonderful time (and enjoyed reading more than any other activity).Essentially, if you were in this class last year the class rhythym and workload is more or less the same.
Every week I will post your homework on this blog. You will complete the assignments and post them on your blog. The scale will be 1-4, and will be thoroughly explained in the EVL lab tomorrow during class.
Also, all assignments will be graded on a four point scale and your grades will be available to you immediately (using StandardsScore); however, the system is not functional as of yet. When it is working you will be able to access your grades.
All of our class documents are on Sharepoint. As of today you will be able to access them.
Every week I will post your homework on this blog. You will complete the assignments and post them on your blog. The scale will be 1-4, and will be thoroughly explained in the EVL lab tomorrow during class.
Also, all assignments will be graded on a four point scale and your grades will be available to you immediately (using StandardsScore); however, the system is not functional as of yet. When it is working you will be able to access your grades.
All of our class documents are on Sharepoint. As of today you will be able to access them.
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