T/Fr For Tuesday...-NO TRADITIONAL CLASS ON FRIDAY

Hello all,

Today, Professor Haden led the class discussion about the ordinary world and the call to adventure. Many salient points of views were expressed by all the students. Aleena drew some great connections to the work, with Emma, Greg, Lucy, and Liz achieving many observations that reflected knowledge.

We spoke about the three stooges of rhetoric, and we shared the many examples of the rhetorical appeals in class. Excellent work on your choice of songs and images. I was super-stoked about the ice-berg discussion and the manipulation of the audience's desires and needs.

Next, we went over the project one revisions and then we began project two. We discussed the parameters of Project Two. The Overview is located on the blog under Project Two Overview for Sept. 30. We started to get the creativity flowing. Remember, at this point, you are not limiting your ideas; instead you are creating opportunities for inquiry and exploration.

I discussed my writing for my conference presentation this weekend, which is the reason why you are having a drafting day on Friday. I will bring back pictures of the "misfit" from O'Conner's house.

For Friday (outside class work)

Read-Kafka Book I
Watch "The Red Scare" link on our class blog (ecandp2008fall.blogspot.com

Write-A comment on one of your peer's Vogler postings (must be complete before Friday)
Revision Plan for Project One-List three elements you will revise and list three elements that you will edit. Remember, revision is related to paragraph development and relationship, and editing is related to sentence development and relationship. Post on blog (must be before Friday).

Do-Take quiz which is on engrade. Then post the answers on your blog. The quiz is about Kafka and "The Red Scare."

For Tuesday (traditional class returns)


Read: Vogler 107-125

Do: Complete annotation of Vogler and post on your blog.

Write: Complete 1-3 of Project Two I-Search component (located on engrade.com calendar Sept. 30).
Revise your project one drafts, and bring two copies to class on Tuesday (one with name on it and one without name on it)

Please feel free to email me during the week/weekend if you would like help with your revision. Don't forget the writing center.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday---NO TRADITIONAL CLASS ON THURSDAY

Hello all,

Today, we covered a lot of ground; however, some of you were not the most agile on the court. Yet, the class marches on. To begin, Professor Chris G highlighted the importance of the establishing the ordinary world and the call to adventure in movies. We then connected this to writing and to ethos.

Devin made a fantastic observation about pathos, logos, and ethos. We discussed the importance of having all three present for your reader. In addition, we touched on principals of tailoring these "three stooges" to our writing.

Next, we went over the project one revisions and then we began project two. We discussed the parameters of Project Two. The Overview is located on the blog under Project Two Overview for Sept. 30. We started to get the creativity flowing. Remember, at this point, you are not limiting your ideas; instead you are creating opportunities for inquiry and exploration.

I discussed my writing for my conference presentation this weekend, which is the reason why you are having a drafting day on Thursday. I will bring back pictures of the "misfit" from O'Conner's house.

For Thursday (outside class work)

Read-Kafka Book I
Watch "The Red Scare" link on our class blog (ecandp2008fall.blogspot.com

Write-A comment on one of your peer's Vogler postings (must be complete before 10 am on Thursday)
Revision Plan for Project One-List three elements you will revise and list three elements that you will edit. Remember, revision is related to paragraph development and relationship, and editing is related to sentence development and relationship. Post on blog (must be before 11:20 on Thursday).

Do-Take quiz which is on engrade. Then post the answers on your blog. The quiz is about Kafka and "The Red Scare."

For Tuesday (traditional class returns)


Read: Vogler 107-125

Do: Complete annotation of Vogler and post on your blog.
Post an example of ethos, pathos, and logos on your blog.

Write: Complete 1-3 of Project Two I-Search component (located on engrade.com calendar Sept. 30).
Revise your project one drafts, and bring two copies to class on Tuesday (one with name on it and one without name on it)

Please feel free to email me during the week/weekend if you would like help with your revision. Don't forget the writing center.

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Weds...

Hello all,

Today, Professor Andrew enlightened us about the ordinary world and the call to adventure. Andrew carefully pointed out that the writer must engage the reader to "hook" the audience into listening and participating with the text. In addition, Brillianna made a magnificent observation when she suggested that the reader of today doesn't like the same structure as the reader of yesterday, and that this is because culture and the world has changed. This observation took us into the creation of knowledge with the following: Note PoMo is now Post-Screwed!!! Way to go class!!



For Weds.

Read: Kafka-Book 1

Write-Comment on one question of your peer's posted on the current Vogler entry. Go to ecandp2008fall.blogspot.com

Do-Work on your revisions for Project 1 which is due on Oct. 6.

Take care, and thanks for the knowledge,

Kat

T/Fr For Tuesday...

Hello all,

We had a short knowledge nugget on "The Off-Shore Pirate." We then discussed the various archetypes in the story. In addition, we explored social issues and characters in the text. We watched a short film about 1920's, and then we discussed a variety of observations about the visual rhetoric and reader of the work.

We also discussed the three stooges of rhetoric: ethos, logos, and pathos. We discussed how if you, as a communicator, successfully use the three stooges you will capture the reader/audience's attention. We need to keep these ideas in our heads as we move forward with Project Two.

For Tuesday

Read: Vogler 83-105 for Tuesday; Read Book of Kafka _The Metamorphosis_ for Friday.

Write: Annotation (combined for the two chapters) for Tuesday
Answer a peer's question from his or her Vogler's blog posting for Friday.

Do: Post your annotation on the blog (for Tuesday)
Post your answer to a peer's question on his or her blog (For Friday)
Locate one song and one visual example of ethos, pathos, and logos for Tuesday. You may post these on your blog.

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

We watched a short film about flappers, and Emily made a great observation about the flapper as being a representative a social shift in femininity. In addition, we compared and contrasted the Flapper film with the Native American film using ethos, pathos, and logos.

We also discussed the three stooges of rhetoric: ethos, logos, and pathos. We discussed how if you, as a communicator, successful use the three stooges you will capture the reader/audience's attention. We need to keep these ideas in our heads as we move forward with Project Two.

For Monday:

Read: Vogler 83-105 for Monday; Read Book of Kafka _The Metamorphosis_ for Weds.

Write: Annotation (combined for the two chapters) for Monday
Answer a peer's question from his or her Vogler's blog posting for Weds.

Do: Post your annotation on the blog (for Monday)
Post your answer to a peer's question on his or her blog(For Weds.)
Locate one song and one visual example of ethos, pathos, and logos for Monday. You may post these on your blog.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today we discussed "The Off-Shore Pirate." Many salient observations were made: thanks to Breck and to Greg C for their erudite conversations about the text. In addition, we watched a short film about flappers, and Zoah made a great observation about the flapper as being a representative of a social shift in femininity.

We also discussed the three stooges of rhetoric: ethos, logos, and pathos. We discussed how if you, as a communicator, successful use the three stooges you will capture the reader/audience's attention. We need to keep these ideas in our heads as we move forward with Project Two.

For Tuesday:

Read: Vogler 83-105 for Tuesday; Read Book of Kafka _The Metamorphosis_ for Thursday

Write: Annotation (combined for the two chapters) for Tuesday
Answer a peer's question from his or her Vogler's blog posting for Thursday

Do: Post your annotation on the blog (for Tuesday)
Post your answer to a peer's question on his or her blog(For Thursday)

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Friday

Hello all,

Today in class we discussed "The Off-Shore Pirate." We looked at ways that the archetypes appear in the text, and Andrew brought a brilliant observation that the text was critiquing "the haves" and "have nots."

In addition, we discussed the three stooges of the rhetorical world i.e. the Appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos. We will keep examining these, so add them to your vocabulary for our discourse community.

For Friday:

Read: nothing

Write: post a reply for your peer review under engrade calendar (the orange link). Answer the three questions.

Do: Revise and repost your draft on google docs., using your peer's and my feedback. Rename the document "Revised Draft."

Take care,

Kat

T/F For Friday

Hello all,

Today in class Professor Kaitlyn led our discussion concerning Vogler. We shared many viewpoints about the different archetypes and their appearances in our stories and texts. Thanks to everyone for participating in the generation of knowledge. Many of the ladies discussed the troubles which they had with one of the particular archetypes. The gentlemen were conspicuously silent during the discussion. However, at the end we all saw the importance of the archetypes.

Next we spoke of the importance of having an audience for our texts give feedback. Just like the story is enriched and the hero is made stronger through the appearance of archetypes, so too are our texts enriched by the feedback given by our peers. We conducted a peer review in class. You will need to revise your draft based on my comments and your peer comments for class on Thursday.

*I also posted the next extra credit. Go geek out and get your grammar on by exploring the "web of language."

For Class on Friday:

Read: "The Off-Shore Pirate"

Write: Complete and post your peer review observation (located on Sept 23--orange link)

Do: Revise your draft based on my comments and your peer's comments. You may use the same google.doc for your revisions--just rename it to say (revised draft).

Take care,

Kat

T/Tr For Thursday

Hello all,

Today in class Professor Chris A led our discussion concerning Vogler. We shared many viewpoints about the different archetypes and their appearances in our stories and texts. Thanks to everyone for participating in the generation of knowledge.

Next we spoke of the importance of having an audience for our texts give feedback. Just like the story is enriched and the hero is made stronger through the appearance of archetypes, so too are our texts enriched by the feedback given by our peers. We conducted a peer review in class. You will need to revise your draft based on my comments and your peer comments for class on Thursday.

The groups were: Chris A/Breck, Chris G./Kayla/JIm, Rhianna/John K, Silke/Cameron, John C/Chris O, Christine/Sarah, Zoah/Devin, and Brianna/Cindy.

*I also posted the next extra credit. Go geek out and get your grammar on by exploring the "web of language."

For Class on Thursday:

Read: "The Off-Shore Pirate"

Write: Complete and post your peer review observation (located on Sept 23--orange link)

Do: Revise your draft based on my comments and your peer's comments. You may use the same google.doc for your revisions--just rename it to say (revised draft).

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Weds.

Hello all,

Today in class, Professor Jessie explored the various archetypes in Vogler's journey. We discussed how important it is to be able to have a variety of elements in the story to make the text rich. We also discussed the importance of using this archetypes to our benefit as we work towards creating a dialogue with the audience.

We also conducted a peer review session, and we discussed the importance of finding "engaging" portions of the text and mentioning "detracting" portions of the text.

Peer review groups were:

Dan and Ally
Lincoln and Jasmine
Jessie and Veronica
Andrew and Max
Jordan and Emily
Brillianna and Brooke
Javi and Megan

If you don't have a group, please get in contact with me.

For Weds...

Read-The Off-Shore Pirate

Write-Work on peer review sheets.

Do-Make sure that you post your blog (Vogler).

Take care,

Kat

T/FR For Tuesday...

Hello all,

Today we discussed Indian Camp. You all made some brilliant observations. I particularly think the "peace-pipe" depiction was fantastic (Thanks, Haden) and the observations and connections between the Father/Son Cycle (Kudos-Aleena) and the life/death commentary (Yeah-Elenia) rocked.

In addition, as we moved to discuss how the story, film adaptation, and the documentary worked to explore larger issues, I liked the connection made between the audience and the creator. Remember, as the writer we always have to think about how our "texts' will be read. I particularly think that Greg's comment about the film just being a "friendlier" repackaging of the story because of the needs and wants of the audience really captured the power of the audience.

For Tuesday...

Read-Vogler-49-80

Write-Annotation for Vogler

Do-Post annotation on your blog.

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

Thanks so much for the lovely discussion and helping to create our ideal "audience" for "Indian Camp" i.e. Duke Archibald. As you will note, it is always important to think about your audience, and to picture your audience when you are writing and communicating.

In addition, the conversation about Native Americans was engaging. Remember all texts--movies, films, and even ANTM--are referring and making a statement about our culture. Nice work on your observations.

For Monday...

Read-Vogler 49-80 for Monday
"The Off-Shore Pirate"-For Weds.

Write-Vogler annotation

Do-Post Vogler annotation on your blog.

Take care, and have a great weekend.

Kat

M/W/F For Friday...

Hello all,

Today we had a lovely discussion about a not-so-lovely story, "Indian Camp." We discovered that we don't have to like what a story says/does to appreciate the message and the medium. We watched a short snippet of a film, and discussed the expectations that an audience brings to a text whether it be "visual" or "paper" based.

For class on Friday,

Read-n/a/

Write-Complete your draft with footnotes.

Do- Post your draft on google docs and invite me to the document.

Take care and email me with questions,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday..

Hello all,

Today, we had an interesting discussion about audience, issues, and the power of words in "discourse." We discussed how texts present viewpoints on issues. We also discussed the importance of knowing "who" are audience is and "who" we are as writers. This is important because each discourse community has a set understanding of who we should be and who they are.

In addition, we shifted to discuss the power of language in certain discourse communities. We really focused on how words may be used in different situations to imply different ideas. I really urge everyone to speak "up" and to speak "out" in class to help to establish our discourse community.

For Tuesday,

Read-Vogler 49-80

Read for Thursday-"The Off-Shore Pirate"

Write-Annotation for Vogler

Do-Post annotation of Vogler on your blog.

Take care,

Kat

T/Fr for Friday....

Hello all,

Today, Professor Lucy shared her insights with the class concerning
Vogler. There were a ton of amazing and intricate comments shared in the class, and I feel like the information was very informed and engaged. Excellent work to all who contributed. I encourage you all to step up and add to the knowledge with your viewpoints.

We also discussed audience, and how important it is to analyze your
audience before you take on the task of pursading them to listen to
what you have to say. This led into our discussion about the criteria for the rubric which we have set, and I am working on posting on the blog and emailing to you all.

For Friday-

Read-"Indian Camp" by Hemingway

Write-Keep working on your draft.

Do-Post your draft on google docs. Make sure that you invite me to
view the blog (krobinson75@gmail.com).

Thanks so much for the knowledge and for the work.

Prof. Kat

T/Tr For Thursday

Hello all,

Today, Professor Cameron shared his insights with the class concerning Vogler. There were tons of great insights, but I would like to encourage all of you to speak up and share the conversation in our quest to create knowledge.

We also discussed audience, and how important it is to analyze your audience before you take on the task of pursading them to listen to what you have to say. This led into our discussion about the criteria for the rubric which we have set, and I am working on posting on the blog and emailing to you all.

For Thursday-

Read-"Indian Camp" by Hemingway

Write-Keep working on your draft.

Do-Post your draft on google docs. Make sure that you invite me to view the blog (krobinson75@gmail.com).

Thanks so much for the knowledge and for the work.

Prof. Kat

M/W/F For Weds.

Hello all,

Thanks so much for the discussion. Professor Megan discussed her views on the archetypes of the hero and the mentor, which brought forth a wonderful conversation about audience and how much can we assume about audience.

For Weds.,

Read-Indian Camp

Write-Keep drafting

Do-As we discussed in class, think about the key factors of your audience so that when you write you may be prepared to address and engage your discourse community.

Take care,

Kat

T/Fr For Tuesday

Hello all,

We had a lovely discussion about "A Good Man is Hard to Find." We discussed the various elements in the story and the audience for the story. We also touched on the importance of establishing an audience as a writer. Lucy, Leslie, Georgia and many others contributed some amazing viewpoints about the story and the cultural implications of the short text.

We watched the newsreel from 1934, and then discussed how elements of that culture popped up in the story. We linked this to the memoir/narratives we will be writing, as there will be elements of our culture that pop up in the texts.

We started drafting Project One Text.

For Tuesday:

Read-Vogler-Archetypes- 23-47 (For Tuesday) If you want to read ahead, read "Indian Camp" for Thursday.

Write-Annotation for Vogler for class on Tuesday.

Do-Draft your project one text. Save it as a google.doc and then make sure to invite me to the text by next Friday. There is a helpful overview of the drafting guidelines on engrade.com (the green heading titled "Project One Initial Draft").

Take care, and have a great weekend.

Prof. Kat

T/TR For Tuesday..

Hello all,

Today we had a lovely discussion about "A Good Man is Hard to Find." We discussed the various elements in the story and the audience for the story. We also briefly touched on the importance of establishing an audience as a writer. Chris G. presented a very "deep" interpretation of the story, and the profundity of his statement really helped to shape the conversation of the class.

We watched the newsreel from 1934, and then discussed how elements of that culture popped up in the story. We linked this to the memoir/narratives we will be writing, as there will be elements of our culture that pop up in the texts.

We started drafting Project One Text.

For Tuesday:

Read-Vogler-Archetypes- 23-47 (For Tuesday) If you want to read ahead, read "Indian Camp" for Thursday.

Write-Annotation for Vogler for class on Tuesday.

Do-Draft your project one text. Save it as a google.doc and then make sure to invite me to the text by next Thursday. There is a helpful overview of the drafting guidelines on engrade.com (the green heading titled "Project One Initial Draft").

Take care, and have a great weekend.

Prof. Kat

M/W/F For Friday

Hello all,

Today, we discussed O'Connor's short story. There were many interesting viewpoints presented, but a very valuable observation was made about the Misfit and the overall story by Andrew. Kudos to Andrew.

For Friday:

Read-No additional readings

Write- No additional writings

Do-Complete your chart for your first writing exercise. Post this on google docs. and invite me to the document OR bring a hard copy to class on Friday for discussion.

Take care,

Prof. Kat

T/F For Friday

Hello all,

Today, Prof. Georgia presented her observations on Vogler's Guide to the Journey. We had some great discussion about heros and life. We also discussed the audiences' needs for the writer and the idea that these common stories exist everywhere.

We also discussed creating our own journey charts. Remember, that the journey chart is for creating a rough outline. You don't have to complete the chart with complete sentences, unless you want to. Remember to think about your audience.

We also explored the technology a bit more. We explored Google docs in class.

For Friday:

Read-O'Conner "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

Write-work on outlining the journey chart (copy given in class, and there is also a copy located on engrade under the Project One Freewrites on Sept. 9th).

Do-Explore google documents (docs).

Take care,

Prof. Kat

T/TR For Thursday

Hello all,

Today, Prof. Kayla presented her observations on Vogler's Guide to the Journey. We had some great discussion about gender and heros and audiences' needs for the writer.

We also discussed creating our own journey charts. Remember, that the journey chart is for creating a rough outline. You don't have to complete the chart with complete sentences, unless you want to. Remember to think about your audience.

We also explored the technology a bit more. We explored Google docs in class.

For Thurs:

Read-O'Conner "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

Write-work on outlining the journey chart (copy given in class, and there is also a copy located on engrade under the Project One Freewrites on August 9th).

Do-Explore google documents (docs).

Take care,

Prof. Kat

M/W/F For Weds.

Hello all,

Today, Prof. Jasmine discussed Vogler's Guide to the Journey. We also discussed creating our own journey charts. Remember, that the journey chart is for creating a rough outline. You don't have to complete the chart with complete sentences, unless you want to. Remember to think about your audience.

For Weds:

Read-O'Conner "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

Write-work on outlining the journey chart (copy given in class, and there is also a copy located on engrade under the Project One Freewrites on August 8th).

Do-Explore google documents (docs).

Take care,

Prof. Kat

T/F For Tuesday..

Hello all,

Today we had a discussion about the syllabus. I liked your comments about the course description and syllabus. My office hours are Monday 12-3 pm, Tuesday 11:30-1:30, Weds 12-3 pm, Thursday 11:30-1:30, and Friday 12:30-1:30. I follow the standard hurricane procedures, and as you can see, since I use a lot of technology we should be "safe."

I also loved the conversation concerning Vogler and the Hero. You all have amazing points of view. I look forward to the discussion on Tuesday. Be prepared to lead a discussion on Tuesday.

For Class on Tuesday, you will need to:

Read: Vogler 3-20

Class Fiction Readings-A Good Man is Hard to Find (Actually for Friday but you could be prepared)

Write: Complete an annotated bibliography for Vogler reading. Follow the handout on engrade.com. You don't have to include vocabulary words. Bring this to class.

Do: Complete the last three free writes for class. Post as a reply under engrade.com

Take care, and email with questions,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

Today in class, we discussed the annotated bibliography requirement, freewriting, and the character essay.

For class on Monday, you will need to:

Read-

Vogler pages 3-20.

(For Weds. you can read "A Good Man is Hard to Find")

Write-
Annotated bibliography for Vogler. Follow the format that is attached to this email and listed on engrade under the calendar. Bring this to class.

Do-
Post your Freewrites under Project One Freewrites (Orange label) on the engrade link. If you don't want to share them with the class, just email them to me.

Take care, and have a great weekend.

Kat

For T/TR Class For Tuesday 10-11:20

Hello all,

Today we had a discussion about the syllabus. I liked your comments about the course description and syllabus. My office hours are Monday 12-3 pm, Tuesday 11:30-1:30, Weds 12-3 pm, Thursday 11:30-1:30, and Friday 12:30-1:30. I follow the standard hurricane procedures, and as you can see, since I use a lot of technology we should be "safe."

Be prepared to lead a discussion on Tuesday.

For Class on Tuesday, you will need to:

Read: Vogler 3-20 and Class Fiction Readings-A Good Man is Hard to Find (Actually for Thursday but you could be prepared)

Write: Complete an annotated bibliography for Vogler reading. Follow the handout on engrade.com. You don't have to include vocabulary words. Bring this to class.

Do: Complete the last three free writes for class. Post as a reply under engrade.com

Take care, and email with questions,

Kat

For M/W/F -For Friday

Hello all,

Thanks for the engaging discussion today in class.

For Friday, you will need to complete the freewriting exercise located under engrade.com.

Here are the prompts also.

Project One Free Writes
Eckerd College

As you consider what to write your memoir about, you will need to do some thinking, and one of the best ways to think is to write. For this portion of the project, you will conduct a free writing exercise.

First, turn off your monitor.

Second, clear your mind.

Third, prepare to write. Don’t worry about grammar or structure; just write your ideas as they come to you.

Follow these basic prompts. Spend five minutes on each prompt.

People would find the most surprising thing about me was that...

A major turning point in my life was...

My top three "New Years Resolutions" (past or present) have been...

My greatest fear in life is...

I was named after…

The first time I ever left my country was to travel to... I was there for …

The furthest place I've ever traveled to was... I was there for …

The neighborhood/family/culture I grew up in was mostly made up of...

Please bring these to class on Friday.

Take care,

Welcome to CO 122 and For Next Class.

Hello all,

Here is the first of the informational postings. It was great meeting you all today, and I really look forward to working with you all. It is going to be "awesome." Today in class, we reviewed the syllabus and the course resources. We also created log-ins for the engrade.com and blogs.

For Next class., please:

1. Get the Textbook. You need to read the preface and the introduction. Please create three questions about the text....Remember, no empty easy questions. Challenge yourself and me!!

2. Look at the syllabus located under engrade.com. Please read the course description and tell me what I am missing? What do "we" need for the course? Create at least two suggestions for the course description.

3. Create your blog. Go to ecandp2008.blogspot.com, and post your blog address under my first posting as a comment. This is so I know where and how to access your blog.

4. Go to ecandp2008fall.blogspot.com and create your own blog. Post your two/three paragraph exploration of which character (Disney or fairy-tale) you are and why?

5. Have some fun. Take a moment to think of the amazing experience you are about to embark on in this class and beyond. I know that it maybe geeky to stop and think about it, but you are all at a fantastic position in your life. Congratulations for getting here, but let's keep going.

Take care, and email me with your questions.

Prof Kat