To begin, we discussed the importance of locating ourselves in our world. We discussed metaphor and the importance of the "cockroach." In many ways we linked the ideas to Gregor and ultimately to ourselves. We worked hard on discussing and observing the notion of being "blind" to acceptance of the cockroaches in our existences. I really liked that we embraced these ideas as scholars. Lucy had a really profound observation about the United States and acceptance. I think that the contributions during this discussion were rich and ripe areas for further exploration.
Some of these were:
Raj-The Cockroach Cometh: The Way that People Avoid Looking at Others
Leslie-Cockroach Soap for the Soul: Family Units as Cockroaches
We watched a short snippet about integration in the 1950s. We discussed which of the television interviews was more "valid." Roxanne, Liz and Emma made a great observation that the woman was more of an authority because of her fear.
In addition, we discussed conducting research and putting ourselves in conversation with academic friends. Remember to keep a works cited and a bibliography or works consulted page/list. The project requires four sources (three articles and one book). You can use wikipedia to help, but don't stop there...keep asking the questions. In addition, remember to ask your "academic buddies" i.e. the research that you locate to help you i.e. look at the sources that they cited and used.
We watched a short overview of "how to know if a source rocks." Remember, there are scholarly, professional, and popular forms of articles and information. Remember, since you are a scholar, you will want to 'hang out' with other scholars, so watch the video again for clarity (under ecandp2008fall.blogspot.com in "being part of the academic discourse community").
In addition, we discussed the importance of critical thinking and reading. We went through Bloom's taxonomy, and we created an understanding of "how to read." Emily rocked Bloom's.
For Class on Friday...
Read-Vogler Crossing the First Threshold and Tests, allies, and enemies (127-141)
For Thursday--Selection from _On the Road_
Write-Post Vogler annotations
Do. I-Search work and research (Research and reading need to be done on Tuesday)
(interviews are due next Friday, so start thinking about them)
Take care,
Kat
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