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. Devin and Zoah had some rocking ideas about the relation of ideas throughout time and history (especially American History) which relate to "cockroachery." Kayla made a powerful observation about how the cockroach represents the "stranger."
We watched a short snippet about integration in the 1950s. We discussed which of the television interviews was more "valid." John C. had a great observation that the woman was more of an authority while the boy only offered his opinion.
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."
For Class on Tuesday...
Read-Vogler Crossing the First Threshold and Tests, allies, and enemies (1227-141)
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 Thursday, so start thinking about them)
Take care,
Kat
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