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Read carefully, and then write an analytical response to the opinion piece published here:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianopinion/2008/02/by_todd_huffman_md_i.html
Do you agree with Huffman that the film version of No Country for
Old Men is the "Best Film ever on the War on Drugs"? As part of your
analysis, be sure to identify and evaluate the author's reasons for
believing that the film is a valuable example of "storytelling as
persuasion" (pp. 353-54, Becoming a Critical Thinker). To develop
your response, you should compare and contrast the depictions of the
illegal drug trade in both the book and film versions of No Country for
Old Men, and indicate which you believe is the more valuable
example of storytelling as persuasion. Be sure to provide specific
examples to illustrate, explain, and support the reasons for your opinion.
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Please send your response via e-mail message to schultzmary@deanza.edu
- Your subject line should be: YourLastName Final Exam
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ATC 102 will be open until 7:55 p.m., but you are free to complete this online exam from any location
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To get
credit for the exam, I must receive your e-mail by 8:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, June 25 (unless you have made previous arrangements with me).
Posted by Schultz Mary on 25 June 2008; 5:37:28 PM
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| Sunday, June 22, 2008
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- Discuss the differences and similarities between the film and novel versions of No Country for Old Men
- To prepare for the final exam:
- Final exam procedure:
- I will post the final exam as an announcement here at 5:45 p.m.on Wednesday, June 25
- Please complete the exam by sending an e-mail message to schultzmary@deanza.edu . (It does not have to be in the form of an attached document.) Your subject line should be: YourLastName Final Exam
- ATC 102 will be open until 7:55 p.m., but you are free to complete this online exam from any location
- To get credit for the exam, I must receive your e-mail by 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 25 (unless you have made previous arrangements with me).
- In-class proof-reading workshop today:
- Post a sentence (or Works Cited entry) that you believe has grammar, punctuation, usage, syntax or formatting error(s) that you don't know how to fix. (Post the sentence that comes before and after, as well.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 June 2008; 5:04:32 PM
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| Sunday, June 15, 2008
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This two-part assignment will count as Quiz 10. These summaries will help everyone on the Final Exam, so keep that in mind!
Part One: (Due before we view the film version of NCFOM at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 18
- Read all of the prefaces (the italicized portions of each section, I-XIII).
- Read
your assigned section carefully (see list, below), and make a list of specific things you
will be looking for in the movie. Use your marginal annotation codes!
Part Two: (Due before class on Monday, June 23)
- Immediately
after viewing the movie version, go over your list, make notes about
what is exactly the same in the film version; close to the film
version; very different in the film version; missing in the film
version; added to the film version.
- Write a summary comparing and contrasting your assigned section of the book version of No Country for Old Men with
the film version. Post your summary to our Yahoo! group before Monday,
June 23, using the the Subject line: YOURLASTNAME Section (I-XIII)
Critic
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| Antolin
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| Blumenfeld
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| Cezar
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| Chen
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| Choy
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| Hung
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| Lau
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| Perez
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| Rubio
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| Safa
| X
| Scanlan
| XI
| Shimakawa
| XII
| Shyr
| XIII
| | Thornander | VII
| Tsang
| IX
| Tso
| VIII
| Wang
| XI
| Whittiker
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| Wong, K
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| Wong, M
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| Yu
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Posted by Schultz Mary on 15 June 2008; 11:32:50 PM
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Posted by Schultz Mary on 4 June 2008; 6:41:32 PM
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| Sunday, June 1, 2008
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Log-in to Yahoo group, and read group members’ introductory paragraphs for the annotated bibliography assignment: (6:00-6:45 p.m.)
Claudia Rubio Crist Antolin, Mike Scanlon, Ronald Tsang, Stephanie Perez
| Darcy Whittaker, Jackson Yu, Jonas Thornander, Rachel Zhang, Zach Blumenfeld
| Derek Choy, Jeff Shyr, Jerry Chen, Nelson Wong, Shu Shimakawa
| Michelle Wong, Nick Wang, Siavash Safa, Tiffany Phamvu, Yonkyung Lim
| Cheryl Tso, Gary Lau, Mylene Cezar, Nigel Ng, Olivia Hung
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Reply to each group member's post: - List
three key words the group member uses in her or his introductory
paragraph for the annotated bibliography assignment, i.e., words or
phrases that are key to the issue of policy that the s/he will be
addressing in Essay 3.
- Are any of these words weak, e.g.,
unclear, vague, ambiguous, misleading, or a potential source of
misunderstanding? (See p. 303, “The Power of Language,” in Becoming a
Critical Thinker)
Second half of class (6:45-8:00 p.m.)
| Each student has two minutes to clarify words or
phrases that are key to the issue of policy that s/he will be addressing in Essay 3. |
Posted by Schultz Mary on 1 June 2008; 1:05:28 PM
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I am sorry to have to do this to you, but I have decided to ask you to join a Yahoo! group instead of my De Anza Faculty web site. (I was having too many technical problems with the administration of membership for the Discussion feature.) I have sent a personal invitation to the group to e-mail address you listed on your class card. If you did not receive this invitation, click here:
ORYou will need a Yahoo! ID, if you haven't got one already, but after you do that, it is easy to join the group. Let me know if you have problems joining this group. Just e-mail me a schultzmary@deanza.edu, and I will help you.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 April 2008; 4:25:40 PM
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- Carefully read Chapter 1, of Becoming a Critical Thinker (and think about it!).
- What do you think of this website: The Topic Generator
- Read No Country for Old Men all the way through, quickly. (Recommended, but not required.)
- Carefully read and annotate No Country for Old Men through p. 37. (Required)
- Are you familiar with the MLA General Format for essays? Do you know how to format an electronic document correctly according to these guidelines? Are you sure?
Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 April 2008; 8:44:45 PM
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- Find your name card and sit at that computer.
- Log-out and then log-in to your computer: username is student; password is 4tune
- Open FIREFOX, NOT Explorer or Safari
- OPEN the application, "TextEdit"
- On the first line WRITE: YOURLASTNAME, YOURFIRST NAME QUIZ #1
- SAVE AS YOURLASTNAME_YOURFIRST NAME_QUIZ_1
- SAVE in -> Student Folder -> SchultzApr9
- Open instructions for Quiz #1
Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 April 2008; 5:57:47 PM
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NOTE: CLASS MEETS IN ATC 102, NOT S11
- Read and annotate pp. 3-4 of No Country
for Old Men (NCFOM)
- Read through p. 7 of Becoming a Critical Thinker (BCT)
- Subscribe to this web site when you receive an invitation from me. Send another e-mail message to schultzmary@deanza.edu if you don't receive an invitation from me by Tuesday at 9 p.m. (Check that you have spelled correctly the "schultz" in the e-mail address!)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 7 April 2008; 8:39:02 PM
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- Log in to your computer:
- Open FIREFOX, NOT Explorer or Safari
- Log into your e-mail account that you check regularly
- Create an an e-mail message to schultzmary@deanza.edu
- Put your Last Name, First Name as the Subject of your e-mail message.
- In the body, tell me whether or not you have seen the movie, No Country for Old Men.
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Reading Annotation Code
Posted by Schultz Mary on 7 April 2008; 7:30:23 PM
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| Saturday, January 26, 2008
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I will be teaching one section of EWRT 2 this Spring:
EWRT 2
Section 61
MW
6:00PM - 8:10
Posted by Schultz Mary on 26 January 2008; 1:10:03 PM
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Hello Everyone,
I'm sick! I don't think I can make it to class tomorrow. I would be feverish and incoherent. (I don't want to hear anyone saying, "So what else is new?")
- Please get your post-viewing No Country for Old Men assignment in before 12:30 (EWRT 200.05) or 3:45 (EWRT 200.07) today (Wed., Nov. 28).
- Please respond to this Discussion topic before 2:30 (EWRT 200.05) or 5:55 (EWRT 200.07) today (Wed., Nov. 28).
- Please get your paragraph revision in as soon as you can!
If you are having trouble with any of these assignments, be sure to e-mail me at schultzmary@deanza.edu.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 27 November 2007; 9:08:00 PM
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| Monday, November 26, 2007
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- Playful, p. 160-163
- Go over Schedule changes
- NCFOM Post-Viewing Notes in-class writing assignment
- Mary will come around to:
- check Playful entries through p. 159
- check your ticket stub for No Country for Old Men (write your name on the back, please)
- Be ready for our final discussion of No Country for Old Men on Wednesday. (Be sure to review your sections of the book!)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 26 November 2007; 12:13:54 PM
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- Course Schedule has changed.
- I will be checking for completion of all Playful entries through p. 159
- Bring to class your post-viewing notes for No Country for Old Men
Posted by Schultz Mary on 25 November 2007; 12:50:09 PM
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No Regularly Scheduled Class, Wednesday, November 21:
- Meet at theater (AMC Cupertino 16 at Vallco Mall ) at 12:30 p.m. for group viewing of No Country for Old Men.
- If you go to the movie on your own, save your ticket stub to turn into me.
- Immediately after you see the movie: Go over Pre-Viewing Assignment, and make notes about the things that are:
- exactly same in the film version
- close to the film version
- very different in the film version
- missing in the film version added to the film version
Posted by Schultz Mary on 19 November 2007; 2:58:27 PM
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Class Plan for Monday, November 19:
- Playful, p. 148
- In-class writing exercise: NCFOM Pre-viewing Assignment for your assigned sections (see below). (Be sure to complete this assignment before you see the movie!)
Critic
| Assigned Sections (If your section starts in
the middle or end of a page, I have indicated where you should start or
finish in parentheses.) | Aguirre
| 5 thru 17 & 286 thru 292 | Au
| 8 thru 12 (...hills.) & 192 (The sheriff...) thru 194 | Banera
| 12 (The third...) thru 15 (..elbow.) & 213 (Bell drove...) thru 215 | Barragan
| 15 (He went...) thru 17 (...started down.) & 242 (Chigurh checked...) thru 246 (...sure do it.) | Bautista
| 17 (The dead...) thru 18 (...set out.) & 185 (He left...) thru 192 (...the army.) | Beckett
| 18 (He thought...) thru 20 (went in) & 293-299 | But
| 20 (She was...) thru 22 (...didn't say.) & 90-91 & 307-309 | Caudillo
| 22 (When he...) thru 23 (...aint dead.) & 195-197 | Chan
| 23 (She woke...) thru 25 (..on me.) & 281-285 | Chen
| 25 (He pulled..) thru 27 (...to die.) & 209 (He spent...) thru 213 (...the seat.) | Cheung
| 28 thru 37 & 170 (Some two miles...) thru 179 (...Yes, he said.) | Diarte
| 41 thru 42 (...the trunk) & 38-40 & 306 | Diaz
| 42 (He and...) thru 44 (...some day.) & 236 (The Barracuda...) thru 236 (...going west.) & 263-280 | Farahmand
| 44 (Driving out...) thru 45 (pulled away.) & 236 (Bell left...) thru 242 (...motel again.) | Fernandez
| 45 (When he...) thru 47 & 263-280 | Fung
| 48 thru 51 & 303-305 | Garcia
| 52 thru 58 (...head bowed.) & 236 (The Barracuda...) thru 236 (...going west.) | Garimella
| 58 (When he...) thru 61 & 281-285 | Gonzalez
| 65 thru 66 & 253 (The funeral...) thru 261 (...shot her.) | Hwang
| 67 thru 69 (...his mind.) & 125 thru 134 (...familiar to me.) | Jose
| 69 (In the...) thru 69 (...on the jail.) & 236 (Bell left...) thru 242 (...motel again.) | Kapil
| 70 thru 77 (...set tight.) & 294-299 | Khorshid
| 77 (When he...) thru 79 (...to hell.) & 125 thru 134 (...familiar to me.) | Kim
| 79 (Chigurh pulled...) thru 82 (...toward town.) & 202 (Chigurh pulled...) thru 205 (...through it.) | Lam, B.
| 83 (The bus pulled...) thru 85 (...a cab.) & 98-99 & 300-302 | Lam, J.
| 85 (He had to pay...) thru 85 (...his life.) & 62-64 & 236 (Bell left...) thru 242 (...motel again.) | Lau
| 86 thru 89 & 98-99 & 300-302
| Lee, J.
| 92 thru 94 (...look up.) & 182 (He hung up...) thru 185 (...bein disappointed.) | Lee, P.
| 94 (By Wednesday...) thru 98 (...files.) & 170 (Some two miles...) thru 179 (...Yes, he said.) | Lee, T
| 98 (Chigurh picked...) thru 99 (...up again.) & 62-64 & 90-91 | Leung
| 99 (Moss paid...) thru 102 (...as it was.) & 307-309 | Li
| 102 (Chigurh drove...) thru 105 (...and left.) & 216-218 | Lilje
| 105 (When Bell...) thru 106 (...said it.) & 219 thru 236 (...and went in.) | Luo
| 90-91 & 106 (Moss pulled...) thru 113 (...far ahead.) | Mungai
| 113 (In the lobby...) thru 119 (...against the bench.) & 52 thru 58 (...head bowed.) | Nguyen
| 119 (When Chigurh...) thru 122 & 170 (Some two miles...) thru 179 (...Yes, he said.) | Paixao
| 125 thru 134 (...familiar to me.) & 52 thru 58 (...head bowed.) | Pervez
| 134 (He was asleep...) thru 136 (...think about it.) & 157-159 | Pham
| 136 (Driving back...) thru 138 & 170 (Some two miles...) thru 179 (...Yes, he said.) | Phan
| 139 thru 142 & 198 thru 200 (...his vehicle.) | Ramirez
| 143 thru 148 (...he told her.) & 200 (When they...) thru 202 (...to do that.) | Singh
| 148 (Moss woke...) thru 157 & 52 thru 58 (...head bowed.) | Tomas
| 161 (Chigurh pulled off...) thru 166 (...the highway.) & 246 (Two hours later...) thru 247 | Tran, N.
| 166 (Wells stood on...) thru 167 (...the world.) & 205 (Moss spent...) thru 209 (...they're worth.) | Tran, V.
| 167 (Bell sat at...) thru 169 (...you in the mornin.) & 250 thru 253 (...said Chigurh.) | Tucker
| 169 (He stopped...) thru 170 (...she is.) & 123-124 | Williams
| 170 (Some two miles...) thru 179 (...Yes, he said.) & 5 thru 7 | Wong, J.
| 179 (Moss made...) thru 182 (...call you tomorrow.) & 261 (The car...) thru 262 | Wong, W.
| 38-40 &182 (He hung up...) thru 185 (...bein disappointed.) & 248-249 |
Posted by Schultz Mary on 16 November 2007; 4:07:56 PM
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EWRT 200.07 ONLY: I have sent comments via e-mail to the following people, so far:
- Au, Banera, Barragan, But, Chen, J., Cheung, Diarte,
Fernandez, Fung, Khorshid, Lau, Lee, J., Lee,T., Leung, Li, Luo Ramirez, Singh, Tran, N.,
Tran, V., Wong
- If you are on this list, and have not received an e-mail
with an attached file (or you can't view the file), let me know by
sending a message to schultzmary@deanza.edu
EWRT 200.05 ONLY: You will receive my comments on your Playful Final Version via e-mail between Friday, Nov. 16 and Monday, Nov. 19.
EVERYONE:
- If you have misplaced your Writing Skills Handbook, here is the Correction Symbols and Reference Chart
- If you did not receive a passing grade on your final version, you must revise it and re-submit it as a correctly formatted document via e-mail to schultzmary@deanza.edu.
- You must correct all the errors I have indicated before you re-submit your paragraph. If you do not understand how to correct an error, you must ask me in class, so that everyone can benefit from the explanation.
- You have until the end of the quarter to earn a passing grade on it.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 November 2007; 8:51:57 PM
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- Playful, pp. 126,129,130,133,135,136
- Country, through p. 247 (THERE WILL BE A QUIZ)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 7 November 2007; 5:37:15 PM
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- Review pp. 186-194 with audio
- NCFOM Quiz 5 (Closed Book this Time!)
- Mary will go around to collect NCFOM Study Questions 158-185 and check Playful > 115 for those who did not have it checked on Monday.
- Go over:
Posted by Schultz Mary on 7 November 2007; 3:40:29 PM
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| Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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- Playful, completed through p. 124
- Printed-out NCFOM Study Questions pp 158-185 (I will collect it at the beginning of class, Wednesday.)
- Discuss Study Questions pp. 158-185
- Read NCFOM, pp. 186-194 (there will be a quiz)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 6 November 2007; 3:19:06 PM
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- Sit with your group.
- Complete Playful entry, p. 120, and leave your book on your desktop so that I can come around and check that you have completed all the entries through p. 115.
- Open NCFOM Study Questions pp 158-185 and start working on answering the questions after you have renamed the file.
- Go to File menu, and choose Save As > Double-click on this folder: Schultz EWRT 07 (Inside the Student Folder) > Name the file: YourLastNameYourFirstName Answers
- Feel free to get help from your group members!
- The Study Questions are due before class on Wednesday.
- BE SURE TO E-MAIL THE FILE TO YOURSELF AT THE END OF CLASS
- Open your Playful, Selected Revision Final Version so that I can come around and take a look at it while you are working on the Study Questions. AFTER I have checked it, complete each of the following tasks:
- Save As: YourLastName Final (in 07 Folder)
- Send the version I checked to yourself and to schultzmary@deanza.edu
- Print it out
- Put it on top of your earlier drafts and give it to Mary
Posted by Schultz Mary on 5 November 2007; 12:33:25 PM
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| Saturday, November 3, 2007
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- Read No Country for Old Men through p. 185
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All entries in The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself, through p. 115 should be complete.
- Final Version Selected Playful Revision
- BRING YOUR FIRST THREE DRAFTS WITH YOU TO CLASS ON MONDAY ALONG WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT ON MEMORY STICK OR E-MAIL ATTACHMENT
Posted by Schultz Mary on 3 November 2007; 10:08:46 AM
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For those of you who found it helpful to listen to the audiobook version while reading the text of Part IV of No Country for Old Men before Quiz 3, it might be a good idea to consider downloading the whole book and using the same listen/read strategy at home (while waiting for a bus, or during a really boring class, e.g., EWRT 200). (You can make CD's from the downloaded file, or listen to it on your MP3 player.)
Unabridged audiobook, No Country for Old Men (click on the image below):
Posted by Schultz Mary on 2 November 2007; 11:11:08 AM
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- Mondays 2:40-3:10 in F11J
- Wednesdays 3:05-3:35 in F11J
I
am happy to schedule conferences by appointment. Let me know if you are
in need of corporeal contact, and we'll figure something out.
F11-J is located in Building F1, near the Turtle Sculpture.
Virtual Office Hours
I give excellent virtual office
hours via online chat. Send me an e-mail with some times that you will
be available, and we'll make a date to meet online.
E-mail: schultzmary@deanza.edu
Posted by Schultz Mary on 2 November 2007; 10:51:51 AM
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- The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself, p. 107
- Go over the assignment that is due Monday: Final Version Selected Playful Revision
- BRING YOUR FIRST THREE DRAFTS WITH YOU TO CLASS ON MONDAY ALONG WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT ON MEMORY STICK OR E-MAIL ATTACHMENT
- No Country for Old Men Quiz 4
- Grade NCFOM Quiz 4
Posted by Schultz Mary on 31 October 2007; 3:05:06 PM
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- Playful, p. 104
- Read No Country for Old Men,
pp. 148-157 (There will be a quiz!)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 30 October 2007; 9:12:05 PM
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| Monday, October 29, 2007
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- Write your entry for page 102, The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
- No Country for Old Men,
pp. 123-147: (NCFOM Quiz 3 Key)
- Groups: List of characters names and/or descriptions mentioned in pp. 123-147
- Who does Woody Harrelson play?
- The Paragraph
Assignments for Wednesday, October 31: - Playful, p. 104
- Read No Country for Old Men,
pp. 148-157
Posted by Schultz Mary on 29 October 2007; 11:03:22 AM
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Wow! I am really enjoying reading your second working drafts!!! It's amazing how much you have enriched your original rough drafts!!!
For Monday:
- Be sure you have your latest working draft (the one that you turned in to me last Monday) of the "Selected Playful Revision" available on a memory stick or in your online e-mail account so that we can begin work on your final version.
- Read No Country for Old Men, pp. 123-147. (If you haven't done so already, I strongly advise you to make an updated list of characters names and/or descriptions. Just for fun, look up the actors who will be playing the characters in the movie. Who does Woody Harrelson play?)
- Complete all Playful entries, up through p. 100
> Here's the NCFOM Quiz 3 Key -- if you were absent Wednesday, be sure to take a look at it!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 27 October 2007; 7:44:41 PM
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- All entries through p. 90 of The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
- Read No Country for Old Men, through p. 122
Posted by Schultz Mary on 23 October 2007; 4:26:58 PM
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Please sit with your group.
- Playful, p. 88
- Final development of Playful Working Draft 1
- Open your Working Draft 1
- Last minute revisions according to the feedback you receive from group members and Mary
- Change the date to 22 October 2007
- Save it to Mary's Folder in the Student Folder (Save As: Last Name Playful Draft 1)
- Discuss NCFOM Notes 90 thru 91
- Discuss: What is wrong with this picture?
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 October 2007; 10:37:47 AM
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- Read No Country for Old Men through p. 119.
- Keep working on the draft you brought to class on Wednesday:
- Incorporate your group members' suggestions for adding detail.
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not add ideas; instead, add more information about the ideas that are
already there the draft . See pages 24-26 of your Writing Skills Handbook to get help with adding detail.
- Bring your revised draft to class on Monday on a memory stick or by e-mailing it to yourself, so that you can open the file and work on it in class.
- Bring the copies of your draft with your group members' comments.
- Complete The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself, pp. 80, 82, 84, 87
If you are having trouble writing one entry per day, try this: --> Start setting a timer for a 5-minute "free-write"
--> Schedule your 5-minute free-write just before something you do every day; for example,
- Just before you watch a favorite TV show.
- Just before you start playing a video-game
- Just before you eat a meal.
- Just before you walk your dog.
- Just before you put on your make-up.
- Just before you drink a beer--if you are 21, of course ;-)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 18 October 2007; 1:47:21 PM
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Please sit with your group. - Complete pp. 76-79 in Playful (10 minutes)
- Course Schedule has changed
- NCFOM Quiz 2 (pp. 79-89)
- Go over NCFOM Quiz 1 Key
- Peer workshop: development of Selected Revision Playful Draft 1
- Draft 1 Selected Revision due Monday, October 22 (on memory stick or e-mail). Bring the copies with your group members' comments with you.
Mary will check completion of entries through p. 75 of Playful today. while you are working on the quiz and during the peer workshop.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 17 October 2007; 10:00:48 AM
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- Read No Country for Old Men through p. 89.
- Finish Selected Playful Revision, Working Draft 1
- Do not add ideas; instead, add more information about the ideas that are already there in your rough draft. See #'s 12 & 13 of the assignment instructions. (The yellow sheet from class.)
- Don't forget to make enough printed copies of your Working Draft 1 for each of your group members, and for me.
- Complete all entries through p. 75 of The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself. You will receive a "green" Pass for this section of the workbook if you have completed all entries, and a pink No Pass if any of the entries are missing. If many of the entries that you were assigned to do at home are shorter than the entries you have written during class, you will receive an orange Pass.
- If you have gotten behind in completing one entry per day, for the next section:
- Start setting a timer for a 5-minute "free-write"
- Schedule your 5-minute free-write just before something you do every day; for example,
- Just before you watch a favorite TV show.
- Just before you eat a meal.
- Just before you walk your dog.
- Just before you put on your make-up.
- Just before you drink a beer. Wait! Strike that unless you are 21 :-)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 15 October 2007; 5:39:43 PM
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- Complete p. 70, The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself (10 minutes)
- Quiz #1, No Country for Old Men (30 minutes)
- Academic document format workshop (30)
- Selected Revision (Playful), Draft 1 (1 hour)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 15 October 2007; 10:42:59 AM
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- Carefully review at least your section of No Country for Old Men, pp. 28-37 for standard written English
- Carefully read No Country for Old Men through p. 79:
- Continue circling place names and searching for them on a map
- Circle "time" clues
- Put question marks (?) in the margins next to parts you do not understand
- Look up words you do not know
- Make a list of the characters' names and list their gender, approximate age, occupation, marital status, etc.
- Complete all entries through p. 69 of The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself
- If you have gotten behind in completing one entry per day:
- Start setting a timer for a 5-minute "free-write"
- Schedule your 5-minute free-write just before something you do every day; for example,
- Just before you watch a favorite TV show.
- Just before you eat a meal.
- Just before you walk your dog.
- Just before you put on your make-up.
- Just before you drink a beer. Wait! Strike that unless you are 21 :-)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 11 October 2007; 9:46:19 AM
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- p. 60, The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
- Pass/No Pass rationale for >p. 37
- Group Exercise: Fill the printed map in with the places mentioned in pp. 1-61 (indicate the p. #, too!)
- Leave Playful on your desk, so I can go around and check your progress while you work in groups.
- Short break
- Standard written English:
Posted by Schultz Mary on 10 October 2007; 12:39:55 PM
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- Read through p. 61 of No Country for Old Men.
- Work on mapping the narrative sequence of No Country for Old Men by circling all the place names and searching for them in Google, or Google Maps, or Yahoo Maps, etc. Langtry, Texas is a good place to start.
- You should have completed all entries through p. 58 in The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself
Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 October 2007; 9:23:22 PM
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- Open FIREFOX
- Go to my webpage, and be sure that the last student has signed out.
- Write your entry for p. 55 of The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself (first 10 minutes of class).
- Edit your section of pp. 28-37 of No Country for Old Men.
- Underline fragments and add the missing verb or subject
- Correct punctuation errors (apostrophes, quotation marks) and spelling errors
- Spell-out contractions
- Add commas for clarity, if necessary
- Post your response to the question of key character development moments in No Country for Old Men.
- Groups: start mapping the narrative sequence. Start with: Langtry, Texas
- DON'T FORGET TO LOG-OUT!!!!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 8 October 2007; 3:38:37 PM
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Don't forget that we meet in ATC 103 on Mondays!
- Due before class:
- Read Country thru p. 51
- Complete Playful, pp. 47,48,51,53
- In-class Monday:
- Playful p. 55
- Quiz thru p. 37 Country
- You will mark up a section of pp. 28-37, correcting sentence fragments and punctuation errors.
- Think about what are the key "snapshots" in pp. 1-37 when it comes to character development
Posted by Schultz Mary on 6 October 2007; 5:04:16 PM
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- Please form a circle.
- Open The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself to p. 44, but DO NOT START WRITING.
- Open your Writing Skills Handbook, Chapter 2, "The Paragraph"
- p. 20, "Writing the Topic Sentence" (POINT)
- p. 24 "Some Types of Topic Sentences" (Answer a question.)
- To describe: What makes you shine? What makes me shine is a baby rabbit.
- p. 21, Section 2b, "Supporting Details" (INFORMATION)
- give your reader a thorough comprehension the POINT (focus)
- p. 26, "Some Types of Detail"
- p. 32, "Ending the Paragraph" (EXPLANATION)
- give your reader a thorough grasp of how in the INFORMATION relates to the POINT
- give your reader a overall perspective on your POINT
- What makes you shine?
- to be or appear unusually animated or bright, as the eyes or face.
- to appear with brightness or clearness, as feelings.
- to excel or be conspicuous: to shine in school.
- When you answer this prompt, think about an actual, situation in which you shone (shined). Imagine you are in that particular setting, and describe it in detail, in the present tense.
- ("I am eight years old, in my blue cotton nightie with the rip in the seam, one cold foot pressed on top of the other for warmth, staring at the box under the Christmas tree. I am sure that the slight rustling coming from the box, and the end of the gold ribbon that is slowly disappearing into a little hole in green tissue paper means one thing: the baby rabbit I have been longing for. My face shines in anticipation.")
- Share entries. Write down a memorable word that appeals to one of the five senses.
- "Edited" No Country for Old Men through p. 27
- Fragments
- standard written English - general rule for clarity when there is no human being to fill in the gaps - a complete thought is an articulated Thing (Subject) Being or Doing (Verb) (p. 67, Handbook)
- However, human beings don't always need both subject and verb to be articulated.
- "A big dog."
- Gap easily filled in with at least the minimum "exists," but may not give enough information about the complete thought unless context is provided.
- Fragments make sense for Setting (exists) (snapshot/image): Moss' chapter: borderlands (outlaw/in-law)
- Fragments make sense to develop a laconic (using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.) character: Sheriff's chapter
- Fragments make sense to make the reader more actively engaged with the story -- characters in the story have to figure out what's going on, so readers should, too
- "Barked."
- Gap not so easily filled for humans
- T-Rex, maybe
- Chigurh's chapter almost all action, so no fragments
Posted by Schultz Mary on 3 October 2007; 12:27:34 PM
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- Complete p. 43 of The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself. (Catch up on any entries you haven't finished up to p. 43.)
- Read all replies to Page 40 the Sheriff Chigurh and Moss
- Read through p. 37 of No Country for Old Men
- Review my editorial corrections of pp. 1-27 of No Country for Old Men, and come prepared to ask questions about the corrections that you do not understand.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 1 October 2007; 5:28:07 PM
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- Please find your name card and have a seat.
- Write your entry for page 40 of The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself (first ten minutes of class)
- When
you have finished your entry, quietly introduce yourself to your group
members who have finished. (I have assigned five groups: purple, blue,
yellow, green and red. Check the star on the front of your name card to
find out which group you are in.)
- Subscribe to this website: Use this form for your name:
- [7] [Last Name] [Namecard Name]
- Click here: Page 40 and follow the directions.
- The Magic College Word
- Constituent elements fiction
- Groups:
- Briefly see what words group members came up with for the Sheriff, Chigurh, and Moss
- Click on each character's name and have your Scribe enter only the words that your group has agreed can be tied to the actual written text.
- Go over assignment for Wednesday
Posted by Schultz Mary on 1 October 2007; 12:26:57 PM
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1. Read through
p. 27 of No Country for Old Men. Continue "editing" the book with a pencil:
- lightly circle any words you can't
figure out from the context (and then look them up in a dictionary)
- lightly underline any sentence fragments that you find (see
Section 6b, Writing Skills Handbook)
- lightly correct
any punctuation errors (see See Section 12c, Writing
Skills Handbook)
2. Choose one of the characters we have "met" so far (through p. 27) in No Country for Old Men :
- If you were asked to choose seven words to describe this character, what would they be?
- If you were asked to choose seven objects that you think would have meaning for this character, what would they be?
- If you were asked to choose seven colors that have meaning for this character, what colors would you choose?
- If you were asked to choose seven places that have meaning for this character, what places would you choose?
3. Complete pp. 32, 34, 37 & 39 of The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself.
- try to write one entry per day
- set a timer for 10 minutes and write without stopping or editing yourself
Posted by Schultz Mary on 26 September 2007; 3:14:56 PM
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If you are interested in an audio recording of No Country for Old Men, in addition to the required paperback version, you can download it from audible.com here for $7.49.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 25 September 2007; 3:23:57 PM
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Buy all
your course materials and bring them to class.
Read through
p. 11 of No Country for Old Men.
Go back after you have finished
reading through p. 11, and with a
pencil:
- lightly circle any words you can't
figure out from the context (and then look them up in a dictionary)
- lightly underline any sentence fragments that you find (see
Section 6b, Writing Skills Handbook)
- lightly correct
any punctuation errors (see See Section 12c, Writing
Skills Handbook)
Think about
this quotation from the Houston Chronicle:
"...McCarthy
is nothing less than our greatest living writer, and this is a novel that must
be read and remembered."
Read pp.
1-25 of The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself
Complete
pp. 26-29 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes
on this!)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 24 September 2007; 9:45:20 AM
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Yikes! Just a few days left until Fall Quarter starts! If you are enrolled in, on the wait-list for, or hoping to talk your way into one of my EWRT 200 classes, please take a moment to read over the course description. I look forward to
meeting you, working with you, and experiencing the deep fun that comes
from intellectual engagement within a collegial community!
Before
you commit to the class, however, I would like you to read the
following two notes, which may affect your decision to take this
section of EWRT 200 or switch to another instructor.
NOTE 1: There will be a significant online component to this course,
including electronic submission of writing assignments, online discussion and
peer review assignments, downloading of supplemental readings from this
website, online grammar exercises, and weekly sessions in the ATC 103
computer lab.
That said, don't worry! You do not need to have any prior computer experience to succeed in this course. I am more than happy to help students develop computer
expertise. If you are willing to
learn, I am willing to teach you, no matter your current level of
expertise; however, you may wish to enroll in a different section of
EWRT 200 if you would prefer to avoid working with computers.
NOTE 2: There
is ADULT CONTENT (extreme violence) in one of the required texts, No Country for Old Men. In addition to reading the novel, you must also see the movie version which is due to be released in the U.S. on November 21--it will probably be even more violent than the book! If you are very uncomfortable reading or viewing fictional violence, you may wish to enroll in a different section of EWRT 200.
Please bookmark this Announcements page, and check it frequently.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 18 September 2007; 7:06:11 AM
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You will write Part One of the Final Exam tomorrow (Thursday, August 9) during the regularly scheduled class time. This part of the exam is closed book, closed notes, and it consists of three related questions about one "text." It is designed to allow you to demonstrate your ability to use some of the terms and concepts we studied this quarter. This part of the final exam is worth 15 points.
Part Two will be available as a Discussion Topic on this website after class tomorrow. Your short essay (300-500 words) must be posted before midnight, Saturday, August 11. This part of the exam is worth 10 points.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 8 August 2007; 8:34:51 AM
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 "Class-y" Animals in turn-of-the-century British Literature
Posted by Schultz Mary on 30 July 2007; 7:32:21 PM
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I have posted the requirements for your Formal Writing Assignment #2. You have three options from which to choose. Carefully read the requirements and grading criteria for each before you decide which is best for you! You must turn in this assignment no later than Monday, August 6. (No exceptions! You cannot pass the course unless you have submitted this project on time.)
If you have a question about this assignment, it is pretty likely that other students do, as well, so please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll do my best to clarify the assignment for everyone.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 27 July 2007; 5:47:00 PM
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  *Be sure to check the changes in the Schedule
For Wednesday: Re-read all of Chapter 4, Strategies for Reading a Literary Text
For Thursday:
- Please post your response here to the Exploration exercise on p. 79 of The Pleasures of Children's Literature before you read the chapter.
- Read Chapter 5, pp. 79-91 Assumptions About Childhood
Posted by Schultz Mary on 24 July 2007; 10:13:38 AM
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- Be sure that you have read all of Chapter 4 of Pleasures and all of The Annotated Charlotte's Web.
- Review the concept of the "implied reader," pp. 16-21 in Pleasures.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 23 July 2007; 11:53:30 AM
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Review for informal mid-term exam. (The exam will be open-book and it will be based on both class discussions and readings through last week.)
Readings:
- Chapter 4, "Strategies for Reading a Literary Text," pp. 57-74
- Second (annotated) reading of Charlotte's Web
Posted by Schultz Mary on 21 July 2007; 9:51:29 PM
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Read Chapter 4, "Strategies for Reading a Literary Text," pp. 52-57
Posted by Schultz Mary on 18 July 2007; 10:36:28 AM
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Please read ALL of Chapter 3, "Teaching Children's Literature," pp. 30-50
Posted by Schultz Mary on 17 July 2007; 11:36:58 AM
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| Monday, July 16, 2007
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 Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, illustrated by Florence White Williams, 1899
See "Codes and Gestures," The Pleasures of Children's Literature, pp. 287-288
- Chapter 12, "Picture Books," The Pleasures of Children's Literature, pp. 287-299
- Read all of the Visual Interpretive Analyses
Posted by Schultz Mary on 16 July 2007; 8:00:59 PM
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Don't forget to check the Schedule frequently!
- Don't forget to post information about your found book. Try logging into your local library, searching for the title of your book, and then cut-and-paste the information.
- Formal Writing Part 1: Personal Annotation of your "Found Book"
- Finish all of Charlotte's Web (just the story, itself).
- Chapter 12, Pleasures, “Picture Books,” pp. 278-295
- Read all of the Visual
Interpretive Analyses
As requested, I am posting my class preparation notes here -- keep in mind that they may be cryptic, and may not always reflect what we actually did in class!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 13 July 2007; 5:38:33 PM
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- Chapter 13, "Fairy Tales and Myths," pp. 320-327
- Explore folk tales, fairy tales and mythology here: The International Children's Digital Library. Read at least one story all the way through from a culture other than your home culture.
- Don't forget to check the Schedule frequently! Part One of the annotation of your "found book" is due next Monday, as well as Charlotte's Web.
- As requested, I am posting my class preparation notes here -- keep in mind that they may be cryptic, and may not always reflect what we actually did in class!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 10 July 2007; 11:01:45 AM
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- Chapter 13, Pleasures, Fairy Tales and Myths," pp. 312-320
- Explore Vandergrift's Snow White page
- Explore the SurLaLune fairy tale site here
- Don't forget to check the Schedule frequently! Part One of the annotation of your "found book" is due next Monday, as well as Charlotte's Web.
- As requested, I am posting my class preparation notes here -- keep in mind that they may be cryptic, and may not always reflect what we actually did in class!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 July 2007; 8:22:51 PM
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- Don't forget that we now meet in L76
- Don't forget to check the Schedule frequently! It's your responsibility to make up any assignments you may have missed.
- As requested, I am posting my class preparation notes here -- keep in mind that they may be cryptic, and may not always reflect what we actually did in class!
- Did you miss that interesting video adaptation of the Randall Jarell poem, "Bird of Night," that we read? Click here.
Reading due before Monday:
Informal writing assignment due before midnight, Sunday, July 8:
Posted by Schultz Mary on 5 July 2007; 2:36:54 PM
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Don't forget that we now meet in L76 Don't forget to check the Schedule frequently! Due before class:
Reading: 1. Chapter 11, "Poetry," in The Pleasures of Children's Literature 2. Explore this website about Mother Goose for at least 15 minutesInformal writing: 3. Exploration exercise, p. 267 (Pleasures) on "The Bird of Night" (I will check to see that you have completed this informal writing assignment.)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 4 July 2007; 9:35:27 AM
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Don't forget to check the Schedule!
Here's what is due for tomorrow:
*Once you get to this website, scroll down to the "Formats Available for Download" table, and choose the HTML “main site” link that is 72 KB. You will be able to read the book online that way without having to download a big file.
Don't hesitate to send me an e-mail if have any questions or need help!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 2 July 2007; 1:16:01 PM
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Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 June 2007; 7:45:27 PM
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| Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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Outline of Essay 2 Due posted to Comment Monday, March 12 (use the Toulmin model)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 10 March 2007; 8:53:47 AM
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For Monday, February 26:
- Read the introduction to Chapter 5 in Barnet (pp. 173-177)
- Read all of Chapter 9, including "Love is a Fallacy"
For Wednesday, February 28: Read through Chapter 38, Burdett
For Monday, March 5: Annotated Bibliography Assignment Due- Send as attachment to schultzmary@deanza.edu
- Also, upload to Comment
Posted by Schultz Mary on 24 February 2007; 3:43:02 PM
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Due Tuesday, February 27: - Complete entries through p. 151 in Allen
- Read through p. 144 in Haddon
- Read Section 4b in The Everyday Writer and work on EWRT 200.04 Working Draft 1c
- Read Section 9a (Scroll down to "For Multilingual Writers" and "Some Guidelines for Peer Response") in The Everyday Writer and continue to make comments on your group members' Working Drafts
Due Thursday, March 1: - Comments on each of your group members' Working Drafts (1b) by midnight Wednesday
- EWRT 200.04 Working Draft 1c
Due Tuesday, March 6:
- Be sure you are caught up through p. 171 in Allen (I will be checking your progress through p. 159)
- Be sure you have read through p. 165 Haddon
Posted by Schultz Mary on 24 February 2007; 2:54:07 PM
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- Don't forget to meet near the Reference Desk in the Library Wednesday, February 21 at 12:30.
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Download the Annotated Bibliography Assignment template (1,500 words, due March 5)
- Visit Useful Links for help with the research process
Posted by Schultz Mary on 21 February 2007; 7:47:06 AM
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Meet in L31 on Wednesday, February 14 - You will be writing an in-class essay (worth 10 points) in which you will explain why you are going to bother to write a 2,000 word essay on a specific topic of your choice, and why your instructor should bother to help you write it.
- (Note: If "to get a good grade in EWRT 2" is your only motivation for writing on this topic (and "to get a paycheck" is your instructor's), then we are both going to fail the course.)
- The in-class essay will be "closed book" -- no dictionaries -- no notes. It is highly likely that you will get a very good grade on this essay if you have chosen a topic which represents a real and interesting problem in your life. (Don't forget that a problem can be "positive," e.g., "How should one judge which is the best rock n roll group of all time?").
- Having trouble choosing a topic? Try browsing Top Links
- Having trouble focusing your topic? Try the Topics Exercise, again.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 February 2007; 2:38:08 PM
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As you discuss the documentary with your group, have one person take notes. Clean up the notes a little, and post them by hitting the Discuss button, below.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 February 2007; 12:48:31 PM
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Please post EWRT 200.04 Working Draft 1b as soon as possible. The revised deadline is Thursday, Februrary 15th, but the sooner you get it in, the sooner you will receive my comments and your group members' comments.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 8 February 2007; 12:28:21 PM
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- Read at least your peer group members' treppengedanken exercise.
- Think about possible topics for Essay 2:
- Do some web-browsing (check out Useful Links on this website
- Read some newspapers or magazines
- Jot down any arguments (friendly or otherwise) you get into in the next few days
- Think about the "who would you save" exercise we did in class Wednesday
- Treppengedanken topic
- Read Chapter 6 (pp. 223-234), Barnet
Posted by Schultz Mary on 7 February 2007; 2:36:41 PM
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- If you have not yet uploaded Working Draft 1a be sure to contact me so that I can help you.
- If you have not yet commented on ALL your group members' Working Draft1a, be sure to do so ASAP.
For Thursday:
- Revise your essay, this time with a definite focus in mind. (Create a strong title for it; cut the parts that have nothing to do with the title, and develop the other parts.)
- Post this Working Draft before class on Thursday. (Choose "Working Draft 1b" as the assignment; choose your group's color for the peer group.)
- Don't forget that you should have every entry filled in through page 104 of Allen before class on Thursday.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 6 February 2007; 2:18:06 PM
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If you were absent today, you may make up Quiz 5.
- You may wish to review today's Why Literature Class Notes
- Read "The Story of an Hour," p. 486 (Barnet)
- Answer these questions (in a document):
- Do you think “The Story of an Hour” would be a good or bad choice for a high school class called “Preparation for Marriage”?
- Why?
- How should it be taught?
- Upload the document to Comment. (Select "All Students" as peer group; select "Quiz 5" assignment)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 5 February 2007; 3:19:26 PM
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- Wednesdays 2:40 to 3:15 in ATC102
- Tuesdays: 2:00 to 2:30 in ATC102
- I
am also happy to schedule individual conferences by appointment in person or online.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 1 February 2007; 11:51:53 AM
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Don't forget that your Working Draft 1a is due today. All you have to do is take your Essay 1.1 and
- Add LOTS and LOTS of detail to it.
- Make sure that all of your sentences are complete sentences (i.e., they have a subject and a verb).
- Upload it to Comment*
*I will be in ATC 102 today at 2:00 to help anyone who needs it. Please be there promptly at 2:00 with your document ready to go in the Student Folder.
CLASS MEETS IN MCC13 AT 2:30 TODAY
Posted by Schultz Mary on 1 February 2007; 10:30:06 AM
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Throw away your old schedule! There is a new schedule.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 31 January 2007; 12:58:46 PM
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Take another look at this photo.
- Assume that the prisoner torture/abuse represented in the photo is morally, ethically and legally wrong.
- Assume that Pvt. England (the smiling woman leaning over the pile of bodies) may not have known that what she was doing is wrong.
Based on your understanding of human nature and/or your knowledge of
the Abu Graib prisoner torture and abuse case, speculate on possible reasons why Pvt.
England may not have known her actions were wrong. (It might be helpful for you to think about the character of the doctor in Death and the Maiden.)
Write freely for 10-15 minutes. You do not need to edit your writing (so long as you think your group members will understand what you have said).
- Upload your writing to Comment no later than midnight, Friday, January 26.
- Read and comment on your peer group members' Preliminary Draft Assignment 1B before our next class meeting.
(Don't forget to do the reading for Monday, Jan. 29! Barnet, pp. 65-67; 72-88; 172-186. There will be a quiz on these readings.)
Posted by Schultz Mary on 24 January 2007; 3:12:56 PM
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If you have successfully subscribed to Comment, write a paragraph of at least 175 words describing in detail how you did so. (Click on the Discuss button, below.)
If you have not successfully subscribed to Comment, write a paragraph of at least 175 words describing in detail why you have not done so. (Click on the Discuss button, below.)
Don't for get to click on the "Post Response" button when you are done writing your paragraph.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 23 January 2007; 11:44:08 AM
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Meet at 2:30 in ATC 102. There will be a quiz on the reading during the first half hour of class.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 January 2007; 3:20:19 PM
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- Burdett, Chapters 10-16
- Barnet, pp. 30-41
Meet in ATC 102. There will be a quiz covering the assigned readings during the first half hour of class.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 January 2007; 3:10:10 PM
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Please complete a five-minute "free-writing" response to Death and the Maiden before you leave class today. Use the Discuss button, below,
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 January 2007; 12:21:05 PM
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EWRT 2.15 Quiz 1 Answers
If you disagree with, or have comments or questions about this quiz or the way I graded your quiz, use the Discuss link, below.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 22 January 2007; 12:19:01 PM
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- Make comments on at least six working drafts of Assignment 1A.
- Review the comments your fellow students made on your working draft, and ask for clarification by e-mail if you have any questions about their comments.
- Review sections 9a and 9b in Lunsford. (Log in to Comment; click on the book icon in the top left hand corner; go to "Jump to Section" and enter 9a/b.)
- Your final version of Assignment 1A: Definition Essay is due uploaded to Comment before class Monday, Jan. 22.
- Read Barnet, pp. 113-115, "The Case for Torture"
- Meet in ATC102 at 12:30 on Monday, Jan. 22 to watch Death and the Maiden.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 19 January 2007; 10:35:42 AM
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- Don't forget to send me an e-mail with your revised 25-word sentence from our speed-dating sentence workshop on Thursday.
- For Tuesday, January 23: (meet in ATC 102 at 2:30)
- Complete pp. 53, 55, 56, 58 in Allen
- Read pp. 22-45 in Haddon (be ready for a quiz)
- Subscribe to Comment
Posted by Schultz Mary on 19 January 2007; 10:13:37 AM
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| Friday, January 12, 2007
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Assignments due for Tuesday, Jan. 16:
- Read pp. 1-25 in The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself (Allen)
- Fill in pp. 26-29 (Allen)
- Do five 10-minute free-writes filling in pages 31, 32, 34, 37 & 39 (Allen)
- Read pp. 1-21 of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Haddon)
- Be ready for a quiz on the Haddon reading
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 January 2007; 11:17:34 AM
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Recap of Week 1
- Thanks for bearing with the enrollment process and the textbook glitch!
- I have read over your Preliminary Drafts and I must say that I am very impressed. If you are interested in reading about the context of the image that I presented to you, here are some links about the photo.
- Wikipedia on Abu Graib (see, also, Criticism of Wikipedia)
- Keep in mind what one student cautioned in his paper, "The only thing you as a person who is going to judge have to do is to make sure that the picture is not fake and make sure that source and date of the evidence is true." (Zokaei)
- This week we covered Items 1-5 listed on your class Homepage. Send me an e-mail if you have any questions about these items, or you need help to complete any of them.
- Tip: If you don't have a digital picture of yourself to paste into the Introduce Yourself assignment, I'll bring a camera to class and we'll take one. Just let me know.
- Tip: To find the Lunsford reading listed for January 10th, first log-in to Comment, and then go to our class, and then click on the book icon of The Everyday Writer that you will see in the top left hand corner. A pop-up window will open and you will see a "Jump to Section" search box. Enter 59b and you will see the reading.)
Week 2 Prospectus (Don't forget that Monday is a holiday!)
- Read Lunsford, Sections 6a-6e, 12a, 9a, 10f
- Read Barnet, pp. 67-72 (Definition) & 251-254 (just pay attention to the format: margins, etc.)
- Item #6 Homepage. Please upload it to Comment before class on Wednesday
- Read Bangkok 8, Chapters 1-9
- Be ready to take a quiz on the assigned readings.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 12 January 2007; 10:35:09 AM
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| Tuesday, January 9, 2007
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EWRT 200 & EWRT 2:
- If you have purchased Comment with the Everyday Writer from the De Anza Bookstore, don't open it.
- If you haven't bought it yet, don't buy it from the De Anza Book Store. (It's OK if you have already bought it. Just go to step #4.)
- Buy it online here. (It costs $20.00, and you will need a credit card to purchase it. If you do not have a credit card, let me know, and we will work something out.) Be sure you select Comment with the Everyday Writer, 3rd edition from the "Comment Version" drop down list.
- Once you have completed the purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions about how to log in to Comment. The class codes for my classes are:
- EWRT2.15 (for EWRT 2 students)
- EWRT200.04 (for EWRT200 students)
EWRT 200 only:
The De Anza Book Store has not received The Playful Way of Knowing Yourself, and they haven't yet told me when it will arrive. I'll let you know when it will arrive as soon as the Book Store tells me.
Sorry for these glitches!
Posted by Schultz Mary on 9 January 2007; 7:46:04 PM
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| Monday, January 8, 2007
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Posted by Schultz Mary on 8 January 2007; 6:46:18 AM
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| Monday, December 11, 2006
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No verdict in the trial yet,, but for those of you who are interested, there is an interesting article about it here (excerpt below). Note the analysis of the role allusion, images and metaphor play in the argument--remember Judas by Depeche Mode that we studied?
"While there is no doubt that his songs fed
into the general hysteria that fuelled the genocide, it may be
difficult to prove a causal link between his songs and the genocide,"
she said. “Songs, by their very nature, are metaphorical. This came out
in testimony in his trial where one witness referred to his songs as
‘full of allusions and images, the meaning of which was clear to any
Rwandan’."
Jane Duncan, executive director of the Johannesburg-based Freedom of Expression Institute, quoted in "Dilemma for judges in trial of musician charged with inciting genocide in Rwanda." by Stephanie Nieuwoudt in Arusha (AR No. 82, 9-Nov-06 )
Posted by Schultz Mary on 11 December 2006; 9:07:42 AM
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| Sunday, December 10, 2006
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- Don't forget our individual conference!
- Don't forget to send me your essay reflecting on a memorable moment related to EWRT200.05 (the one we started in class on the colored cards last Thursday) no later than the night before our individual conference.
- Don't forget to send me any final revision of the Mr. Green essay that you want us to consider during our conference.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 10 December 2006; 9:00:13 PM
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| Monday, December 4, 2006
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We will be talking about the Portfolio in class tomorrow. In a nutshell, the Portfolio is due in class on Thursday, Dec. 7. There are three pieces:
- An in-class essay
- A revised essay (your final, revised and unmarked copy of your Mr. Green essay)
- A Reflective Essay
- I will bring unmarked copies of your three in-class essays to class on Thursday. You will select which you believe is your strongest. (You can get some help from your peers on this.)
- We will be talking about the Reflective Essay in class tomorrow, and perhaps drafting an outline or preliminary version.
Posted by Schultz Mary on 4 December 2006; 8:39:16 PM
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| Friday, December 1, 2006
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- A's For Everyone
- Getting Schooled in Student Life
There will be a short quiz on the readings, which we will use as a starting point to discussion of what an effective "Reflective Essay" to include in your Portfolio might look like. (We will spend some time in class writing a preliminary draft.)
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