T/Fr For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today we discussed our texts. With Zafon's quote "that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart" as our lens, we crafted our list of books or texts that we felt left this mark, and we also discussed the validity and applicability of using these texts to teach others.

Here is the list of books:
Lamb
The Mercy of Thin Air
The Red Tent
Poisonwood Bible
Harry Potter
The Great Gatsby
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
Flipped
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Bridge to Terabithia
The Lovely Bones
The Hollow Kingdom
The Stolen Child
Island of the Blue Doliphins
My Sisters Keeper
The Curious Incident of the Dog in NIghtime
The Circle Drive-In
The Lovely Bones
Lucky
Black Beauty
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Breakfast of Champions
Paperbag Princess
Juvstud en extasis
Gathering Blude
Stargirl
The number of the Starts
The Dubliners
Eveline
The hour
The Truth about Guys
Famous Five
Hardy Boyys
Odd Thomas


We also discussed the Volunteering and Interviewing portion of the Project. Remember, you will need to make sure that you have your interviews and volunteering complete for class on Tuesday.

Interview information: Audacity (Free download for mac and pc), Sayandpost (For pc), use your ipod with microphone attachment, Garageband (MAC). (USe zamzar.com/tools for conversion).

I will email the volunteer information and interview information.

Also if you need a cardboard backing or other supplies, let me know.

For Tuesday--

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Read-na

Write-work on your interviews and volunteering

Do-Revise your rhetorical analysis.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today we discussed our texts. With Zafon's quote "that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart" as our lens, we crafted our list of books or texts that we felt left this mark, and we also discussed the validity and applicability of using these texts to teach others.

Here is the list of books:
Lord of the Flies
The FIrm
I am the Messenger
Brave New World
Wuthering Heights
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
Hatchet
Veronica decides to Die
After Dark
The Giver
The World is Flat

Today in class, we covered some information about Timed Writing. As you enter this portion of the semester, you will want to focus on preparing for all your writing situations. I will be emailing around the ppt which should help you as you move forward with more writing opportunities.

We also discussed the Volunteering and Interviewing portion of the Project. Remember, you will need to make sure that you have your interviews and volunteering complete for class on Tuesday.

Interview information: Audacity (Free download for mac and pc), Sayandpost (For pc), use your ipod with microphone attachment, Garageband (MAC).

I will email the volunteer information and interview information.

Also if you need a cardboard backing, let me know.

For Tuesday--

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Read-na

Write-work on your interviews and volunteering

Do-Revise your rhetorical analysis.

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

Today in class, we covered some information about Timed Writing. As you enter this portion of the semester, you will want to focus on preparing for all your writing situations. I will be emailing around the ppt which should help you as you move forward with more writing opportunities.

We also discussed the Volunteering and Interviewing portion of the Project. Remember, you will need to make sure that you have your interviews and volunteering complete for class on Monday.

Interview information: Audacity (Free download for mac and pc), Sayandpost (For pc), use your ipod with microphone attachment, Garageband (MAC).

I will email the volunteer information and interview information.

Also if you need a cardboard backing, let me know.

For Monday--

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Read-na

Write-work on your interviews and volunteering

Do-Revise your rhetorical analysis.

Take care,

Kat

Showcase Dec. 5

T/Friday For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today we had the last of our knowledge nuggets. You all created a representation of your understanding of _The Shadow of the Wind_. Everyone created their own understanding of the book and the reading. Hopefully we will continue this discussion as we move to Tuesday's discussion. We also talked about the power of reading. Please for discussion on Tuesday, bring a name of the reading that you felt affected you the most or still affects you.

We also reviewed the importance of reflection and planning future actions in regards to our Project Three. In class we created and crafted a reflection on the work that we have completed, and then we crafted a short action plan to forecast what we need to do in the future. We also discussed the importance of thinking about how we will teach the material to others.

For Tuesday....

Read-nothing

Write-Volunteers, Interviewings, and poster.

Do-Complete your annotated bibliography review (8-11)

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

Today we discussed our texts. With Zafon's quote "that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart" as our lens, we crafted our list of books or texts that we felt left this mark, and we also discussed the validity and applicability of using these texts to teach others.

Here is the list of books and texts:
The Secret Garden
Stealing Freedom
The Time Traveler's Wife
Lord Darcy Collection by Randell Garrett
Fig Pudding
A Child Called It
The Island of the Blue Dolphin
Leaves of Grass
Kindred
Where the Red Fern Grows
Shot in the Heart
Walden
The Bible
The Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ishmael
Rookie of the Year.

As we discovered sometimes the texts that leave the most profound mark on our understandings differ greatly from the texts which affect others.

For Monday

Read: n/a

Write: Revise and work on Projects

Do Revise and turn in Annotated Bibs for (8-11) on Monday.

Remember, if you need to record your interview you can use:

Mac: Audacity, Garageband

PC: Audacity, Sayandpost

To record phone interviews, you can use skype.

You can also use your ipod to record interviews using a belkin microphone adapter (I have instructions for this)

If you need to use a DVR, please email me so I can arrange for that.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR for Tuesday

Hello all,

Today we had the last of our knowledge nuggets. You all created a representation of your understanding of _The Shadow of the Wind_. Everyone created their own understanding of the book and the reading. Hopefully we will continue this discussion as we move to Tuesday's discussion. We also talked about the power of reading. Please for discussion on Tuesday, bring a name of the reading that you felt affected you the most or still affects you.

We also reviewed the importance of reflection and planning future actions in regards to our Project Three. In class we created and crafted a reflection on the work that we have completed, and then we crafted a short action plan to forecast what we need to do in the future. We also discussed the importance of thinking about how we will teach the material to others.

For Tuesday....

Read-nothing

Write-Volunteers, Interviewings, and poster.

Do-Complete your annotated bibliography review (8-11)

Take care,

Kat

m/w/f For Friday...

Hello all,

Today we had the last of our knowledge nuggets. You all created a representation of your understanding of _The Shadow of the Wind_. Max created a poem:
The book opened my eyes
For my father this was a pleasant surprise
Nothing about the author was what we knew
so we went to a man who's books were old
he looked at through his monocled eye with an attempt to get me to fold.
His wallet in hand and money on the table but something made me unable.
He glared at my father like horse out of stable.
My good old dad smiled and said i'm sorry it his too bad
At this point the man seemed mad angry with my greed.
but the simple truth was I just wanted to read.
A grin was exchanged and a deal was made.
Tomorrow my ordeal will be paved.

Awesome, Max, awesome.

We also talked about the power of reading. Please for discussion on Friday, bring a name of the reading that you felt affected you the most or still affects you.

I also returned your Project Two drafts. Please come and see me about revising your drafts.

For Friday....

Read-nothing

Write-Volunteers, Interviewings, and poster.

Do-think about your text.

Take care,

Kat

T/Friday For Friday

Hello all,

Today, Professor Fletch (Yeah!!!) led our last discussion of Vogler. Fletch presented a brief overview of the readings: his main points of discussion were centered on the power of words, the power of stories, and the power of texts to explore and to connect humanity. Lucy and Liz B discussed the notion of relating to characters and sharing their experiences through these connections. Aleena mentioned that the individual journey is very important when writing and reading. Liz B and Katlyn furthered the discussion by mentioning the willing and wishing phase.

We then talked about the annotated bibliographies which are due on Tuesday Nov. 25. The bibliographies are 8-11, and you will also want to place a brief review of which fiction readings you enjoyed and which fiction readings you felt where not applicable. Thanks for helping me to locate the most applicable readings.

We talked about interviews, volunteering, and your poster presentation. Your interviews and volunteering logs are due on Tuesday Dec. 2. However, I strongly urge you to complete these exercises prior to that date. On Tuesday Dec 2, we will have a timed in-class writing, and then our Presentations are on Dec. 5.

I also explained that for the remaining three weeks we will have 15 minutes per class period to conduct work on projects, revisions of project one and two polished drafts, or other writing exercises. This is the time to bring your work to class, and to get the changes to work with me and your peers to craft polished drafts and texts.

For Friday

Read-Zafon (attached)

Write-Work on interviews, volunteering, annotated bibliographies, and such

Do-Read.


Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Thursday

Hello all,

Today, Professor Rhianna (Yeah!!!) led our last discussion of Vogler. Rhianna presented a brief overview of the readings: her main points of discussion were centered on the power of words, the power of stories, the writer as shaman, and the power of texts to explore and to connect humanity. Zoab and Devin mentioned that words can also do more than harm. Cameron and Christine mentioned the importance of the story and the knowledge presented in the text. Breck mentioned and then showed the powerful story of the autustic basketball player as evidence of the power of humanity through words.

We then talked about the annotated bibliographies which are due on Tuesday Nov. 25. The bibliographies are 8-11, and you will also want to place a brief review of which fiction readings you enjoyed and which fiction readings you felt where not applicable. Thanks for helping me to locate the most applicable readings.

We talked about interviews, volunteering, and your poster presentation. Your interviews and volunteering logs are due on Tuesday Dec. 2. However, I strongly urge you to complete these exercises prior to that date. On Tuesday Dec 2, we will have a timed in-class writing, and then our Presentations are on Dec. 5.

I also explained that for the remaining three weeks we will have 15 minutes per class period to conduct work on projects, revisions of project one and two polished drafts, or other writing exercises. This is the time to bring your work to class, and to get the changes to work with me and your peers to craft polished drafts and texts.

For Thursday

Read-Zafon (attached)

Write-Work on interviews, volunteering, annotated bibliographies, and such

Do-Read.


Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Weds.

Hello all,

Today, Professor Veronica led our last discussion of Vogler. Veronica presented a brief overview of the readings: her main points of discussion were centered on the power of words, the power of stories, the writer as shaman, and the connection of solitude with writing. Andrew mentioned that words can also do harm, Jessie mentioned that good writing relates to your life, and Jordan mentioned that it was necessary to have some connection with the writer and the audience. Andrew also mentioned that writing was like Frankenstein as in it feeds off the audience's focus and attention, and for a moment or two, the text is alive.

We then talked about the annotated bibliographies which are due on Monday Nov. 24. The bibliographies are 8-11, and you will also want to place a brief review of which fiction readings you enjoyed and which fiction readings you felt where not applicable. Thanks for helping me to locate the most applicable readings.

We talked about interviews, volunteering, and your poster presentation. Your interviews and volunteering logs are due on Monday Dec. 1. However, I strongly urge you to complete these exercises prior to that date. On Weds. Dec. 3, we will have a timed in-class writing, and then our Presentations are on Dec. 5.

I also explained that for the remaining three weeks we will have 15 minutes per class period to conduct work on projects, revisions of project one and two polished drafts, or other writing exercises. This is the time to bring your work to class, and to get the changes to work with me and your peers to craft polished drafts and texts.

For Weds.

Read-Zafon (attached)

Write-Work on interviews, volunteering, annotated bibliographies, and such

Do-Read.

Take care,

Kat

T/Friday For Tuesday

Hello all,

For today, we discussed Kingston "White Tigers." We had a short knowledge nugget where we conducted a rhetorical analyses of the text. We then moved to framing the story into not just rhetorical analysis but also to the ways the text references areas of our culture.

We also discussed the storycorps interview that we are completing for the Project three presentation. We discussed the importance of story-telling or of talk-story. We discussed that listening to people speak of their experiences is a great way to 1. augment our understanding of an issue and 2. to think about ways to teach others about the issue. You need to listen to the npr.org (storycorps link) to listen to the unique way that you will be interviewing someone.

For class on Tuesday:

Read-Vogler 293-312 (last Vogler)
For Friday read Zafon selection (emailed)

Write: Work on rhetorical analysis

Do: Peer/Self evaluation of project two (due on Tuesday)
Think about a person to interview.
Volunteering.

Take care,

Kat

M/w/f For Monday

Hello all,

Today, we discussed the various feedbacks which you received on your project two draft. Remember, it is your choice whether you would like to have me record the evaluation or not. Please let me know via email what your plans are. In addition, remember you can revise this draft and resubmit at any time during the semester.

We also spent some time reflecting and creating an action plan for the project three work: the rhetorical analyses, the interview and your volunteering. We posted in class, and you will want to refer to your plan as you work through this weekend.

For Monday,

Read-Vogler 293-312 (Last reading)
For Weds. Zafon (emailed)

Write-work on reflection and action plan.

do- post annotation on blog.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday...

Hello all,

For today, we discussed Kingston "White Tigers." We had a short knowledge nugget where we conducted a rhetorical analyses of the text. We then moved to framing the story into not just rhetorical analysis but also to the ways the text references areas of our culture.

We also discussed the storycorps interview that we are completing for the Project three presentation. We discussed the importance of story-telling or of talk-story. We discussed that listening to people speak of their experiences is a great way to 1. augment our understanding of an issue and 2. to think about ways to teach others about the issue. You need to listen to the npr.org (storycorps link) to listen to the unique way that you will be interviewing someone.

For class on Tuesday:

Read-Vogler 293-312 (last Vogler)
For thursday read Zafon selection (emailed)

Write: Work on rhetorical analysis

Do: Peer/Self evaluation of project two (due on Tuesday)
Think about a person to interview.
Volunteering.

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Friday

Hello all,

Today we had a knowledge nugget on Kingston's _The Woman Warrior_. We wrote on the ethos, pathos, and logos inherent in the story.

Here are sampling of the statements/observations:

Ethos can be seen when she builds an army.
One aspect of pathos was the searing pain felt wile she endured the tattooing of all the transgressions against her village into her back.
Ethos is when I identified with Mulan be coming strong and independent.
The logos is the task that she must complete for her civilization, and she must pretend to be a boy and fight in her father's place.

We also discussed the storycorps interview that we are completing for the Project three presentation. We discussed the importance of story-telling or of talk-story. We discussed that listening to people speak of their experiences is a great way to 1. augment our understanding of an issue and 2. to think about ways to teach others about the issue. You need to listen to the npr.org (storycorps link) to listen to the unique way that you will be interviewing someone.

For class on Friday:

Read-None

Write: Work on rhetorical analysis

Do: Peer/Self evaluation of project two
Think about a person to interview.
Volunteering.

Take care,

Kat

T/Fr For Friday

Hello all,

Today, Professor Emma (Yeah!!). graciously contributed her viewpoints and guided the class in a discussion about films which relate to ideas in and from Vogler. We discussed Vogler's critique of _Titantic_, _The Lion King_, and _Pulp Fiction_. We had a lot of discussion about Vogler and how the lens which Vogler has provided has created a way for us to look at the world. Emma presented on the various ways that these films and texts are metaphors for life. Liz B, Elenia, Emily C, Roxanne, and Haden all contributed unique perspectives on the retrospective chapter.

We then had a norming session concerning one of my undergrad texts. We settled on a medium grade or average evaluation for the text. (Boy did I not guide my reader)

We also spent some time working on project three.

For Friday-Read Kingston (to be emailed).

Write-work on rhetorical analysis

Do-Evaluate peer and self (due on Tuesday) providing one strength and one area for improvement on each of the four categories).

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Thursday

Hello all,

Today, Professor John C. graciously contributed for a second presentation about Vogler. We discussed Vogler's critique of _Titantic_, _The Lion King_, and _Pulp Fiction_. We had a lot of discussion about Vogler and how the lens which Vogler has provided has created a way for us to look at the world. Breck mentioned that maybe art is just art, that it shouldn't have to connect to another attribute. We then discussed the difference necessary for interpretation and appreciation of art for art's sake and art as cultural artifact.

We then had a norming session concerning one of my undergrad texts. We settled on a medium grade or average evaluation for the text.

We also spent some time working on project three.

For Thursday-Read Kingston (to be emailed).

Write-work on rhetorical analysis

Do-Evaluate peer and self (due on Tuesday) providing one strength and one area for improvement on each of the four categories).

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Weds...

Hello all,

Today in class, we discussed the reminder of the semester and the various activities that will be taking place. Professor Ally discussed the Vogler reading. We discussed the connection of Hamlet to The Lion King. We also applauded ourselves for reading, reacting, and creating our knowledge of the Vogler readings throughout the semester.

We then shifted to evaluating our texts. We participated in a norming session, using on of my old drafts, to come to an agreement of what we believe the scores should be. We discussed the difference in our gut and our assessment, and we decided that we need to work on balancing those two areas to come to a true evaluation of the text.

For class on Weds.

Read-Kingston (Reading will be emailed)

Write-Work on 1 to 2 paragraph rhetorical analyses for project three (we will be discussing these in class on Weds).

Do-Complete a self-evaluation and a peer evaluation using our assessment tool. You will want to provide one strength and one weakness for each of the four areas. Your self and peer evaluations are due on Friday.

Take care,

Kat

T/Friday For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today, we spent some time discussing revising and editing. I handed out a collection of handouts that will not help you with this polished draft, but they will help you other writing projects. Remember, you should always try to read your text and revise your text at varying times and mindsets, as a text is not a performance; instead, a text is the exposition and presentation of the development of your ideas about a topic. Remember, the word essay comes from the French essay--which means "to try."

We also talked about the importance of using different strategies to revise and to edit your texts. Some of the ideas that I implement is having peers and colleagues read and comment on my work, going to the writing center and have a peer tutor read and comment on on your work, reading your work aloud (even recording it) so that you HEAR your work and make sense of it as a listener, and of course, submitting it to your instructor for continued feedback and clarification.

We also spent some time in class working on the four modes analysis. You will need to make sure that you bring the completed rhetorical analysis handout to class on Tuesday for credit. In addition, you will want to make sure that you post the drafts of your one to two paragraph analysis of each of the four on your blog for class on Tuesday.

For Tuesday

Read-Vogler-231-290 (For Tuesday)
For Friday (Kingston selection to be emailed)

Write-Annotation on blog

Do-Revise, revise and revise. I STRONGLY encourage you to resubmit your drafts for more feedback; you have until Monday at 5 pm to submit)
Bring two copies of your drafts to class on Tuesday (both with names on them)
Post your one to two paragraph about your four modes (at least get the drafts up on the Blog).

Take care,

Kat

M/W/F For Monday

Hello all,

Today, we spent some time discussing revising and editing. I handed out a collection of handouts that will not help you with this polished draft, but they will help you other writing projects. Remember, you should always try to read your text and revise your text at varying times and mindsets, as a text is not a performance; instead, a text is the exposition and presentation of the development of your ideas about a topic. Remember, the word essay comes from the French essay--which means "to try."

We also talked about the importance of using different strategies to revise and to edit your texts. Some of the ideas that I implement is having peers and colleagues read and comment on my work, going to the writing center and have a peer tutor read and comment on on your work, reading your work aloud (even recording it) so that you HEAR your work and make sense of it as a listener, and of course, submitting it to your instructor for continued feedback and clarification.

We also spent some time in class working on the four modes analysis. You will need to make sure that you bring the completed rhetorical analysis handout to class on WEDS for credit (YES I HAVE BEEN SWAYED BY ALL OF YOUR SAD EYES AND CONTEMPLATIVE SIGHS TO CHANGE ONE OF THE DUE DATES). In addition, you will want to make sure that you post the drafts of your one to two paragraph analysis of each of the four on your blog for class on WEDS.

For Monday

Read-Vogler-231-290 (For Mondayy)

Write-Annotation on blog

Do-Revise, revise and revise. I STRONGLY encourage you to resubmit your drafts for more feedback; you have until Sunday at 5 pm to submit)
Bring two copies of your drafts to class on Monday (both with names on them)
Post your one to two paragraph about your four modes by WEDS.

Take care,

Kat

T/TR For Tuesday

Hello all,

Today, we spent some time discussing revising and editing. I handed out a collection of handouts that will not help you with this polished draft, but they will help you other writing projects. Remember, you should always try to read your text and revise your text at varying times and mindsets, as a text is not a performance; instead, a text is the exposition and presentation of the development of your ideas about a topic. Remember, the word essay comes from the French essay--which means "to try."

We also talked about the importance of using different strategies to revise and to edit your texts. Some of the ideas that I implement is having peers and colleagues read and comment on my work, going to the writing center and have a peer tutor read and comment on on your work, reading your work aloud (even recording it) so that you HEAR your work and make sense of it as a listener, and of course, submitting it to your instructor for continued feedback and clarification.

We also spent some time in class working on the four modes analysis. You will need to make sure that you bring the completed rhetorical analysis handout to class on Tuesday for credit. In addition, you will want to make sure that you post the drafts of your one to two paragraph analysis of each of the four on your blog for class on Tuesday.

For Tuesday

Read-Vogler-231-290 (For Tuesday)
For Thursday (Kingston selection to be emailed)

Write-Annotation on blog

Do-Revise, revise and revise. I STRONGLY encourage you to resubmit your drafts for more feedback; you have until Monday at 5 pm to submit)
Bring two copies of your drafts to class on Tuesday (both with names on them)
Post your one to two paragraph about your four modes

Take care,

Kat

m/w/f For Friday...

Hello all,

Jill Bobay of the Service Learning Office came in and visited with us. She provided many opportunities to us for our three-hour service commitment for Project Three: the part of the project where we share our knowledge and our passion. Jill gave three Eckerd contacts-Garden work with Kayla Finney at phinnek@eckerd.edu, ECOs (making sandwiches and such for the homeless) with Mike Collins at collinmj@eckerd.edu, and Awesome Recycling with Joanna Cardao at cardaojm@eckerd.edu. Jill also encouraged you to visit her in the office for more information. Her emails is bobayjm@gmail.com Here are a couple of the pages of contacts, and I will email the other contacts to you. Remember, you will want to start working on this section of the project now. The log is located on engrade, and I will also email it all to you.



We also discussed the project two draft. I handed out a packet of revising and editing materials, which should help you not only in the revision and editing of the project 2 draft but also in all your academic writing. The draft is due on Monday Nov. 10, and I strongly encourage you to submit another draft to me for comments. Remember, the more times you revise a draft the more refined and tailored that draft becomes. You have until Sunday at 5 pm to submit a draft for review. Remember to also use the writing center.

We also worked on completing on rhetorical analyses of the four presentations. The one to two paragraph rhetorical explorations are due on Monday. You need to make sure that you post them on your blog. You will receive a grade and feedback for revision on these texts. You need to complete the handout for the modes. You will share this document with me for credit.

For Friday.

Read-n/a

Write-Four modes (handouts and paragraph drafts)
Revision and editing of project two polished drafts

Do-Revise (You can submit to me for second and additional comments) I STRONGLY encourage you to do this.
Work on your Four modes.

Take care,

Kat

T/Friday For Friday

Hello all,

Today, we had a busy class. First, Jill Boby of the Service Learning Office came in and visited with us. She provided many opportunities to us for our three-hour service commitment for Project Three: the part of the project where we share our knowledge and our passion. Jill gave three Eckerd contacts-Garden work with Kayla Finney at phinnek@eckerd.edu, ECOs (making sandwiches and such for the homeless) with Mike Collins at collinmj@eckerd.edu, and Awesome Recycling with Joanna Cardao at cardaojm@eckerd.edu. Jill also encouraged you to visit her in the office for more information. Her emails is bobayjm@gmail.com Here are a couple of the pages of contacts, and I will email the other contacts to you. Remember, you will want to start working on this section of the project now. The log is located on engrade, and I will also email it all to you.



During the discussion about Vogler, Prof. Roxanne got everyone involved. We had quite a discussion about the resurrection and elixer. The conversation ended with a lovely bit of banter about the differences between American and European stories (Americans like happy endings and Europeans like questions and explorations).

We also discussed the project 3 four modes rhetorical analysis. We discussed why we are locating four presentations (a book, a song, a film, and a piece of art) to teach others about our topic. We also looked the handout which you will need to bring to class on Friday for in-class work. We did an example analysis on the American Apparel ad.

We then shifted to doing peer review on our project two revised drafts. I gave a handout to you all for peer review. (FYI-F/T focus and thesis, PoA-progression of argument, DofI-Development of Ideas, EofT-evolution of thought, IoR-Illustration of research, and ADS-academic discourse style.) Please make sure that you complete your peer reviews by Friday. You may also want to use the peer review exercise on your personal text, as it is the assessment tool that we will be using to evaluate ourselves and our peer's texts. Remember, you don't have to resubmit your draft to me for a second revision, BUT I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. Remember, sharing your ideas with others helps to make them stronger.

For class on Friday-

Read-No fiction readings (just work on revision of project two and posting of four modes for project three)

Write-revision and peer review notes

Do-Peer review
Four modes posted on blog
Select and inquire about volunteer
Revise and resubmit draft (optional)---Polished draft is due on Nov. 11.

Take care, and email or stop by if you have any questions.

Kat

T/TR For Thursday...

Hello all,

Today, we had a busy class. First, Jill Boby of the Service Learning Office came in and visited with us. She provided many opportunities to us for our three-hour service commitment for Project Three: the part of the project where we share our knowledge and our passion. Jill gave three Eckerd contacts-Guardian work with Kayla Finney at phinnek@eckerd.edu, ECOs (making sandwiches and such for the homeless) with Mike Collins at collinmj@eckerd.edu, and Awesome Recycling with Joanna Cardao at cardaojm@eckerd.edu. Jill also encouraged you to visit her in the office for more information. Her emails is bobayjm@gmail.com Here are a couple of the pages of contacts, and I will email the other contacts to you. Remember, you will want to start working on this section of the project now. The log is located on engrade, and I will also email it all to you.



In addition, Brianna, Christine, John, Cameron, Chris G, Chris A., Breck Kelley, Silke Gapsis, Kayla, Devin, Rhianna, and Zoah received a Get out of Jail free card (good for one annotated bibliography or extra credit opportunity).

During the discussion about Vogler, Prof. Breck used socratic questioning to get everyone involved. I discovered that a lot of you really like cartoons. Devin mentioned the elections as the resurrection and the elixer, and I would love to discuss this more on Thursday after the election. I think it was a really good observations.

We also discussed the project 3 four modes rhetorical analysis. We discussed why we are locating four presentations (a book, a song, a film, and a piece of art) to teach others about our topic. We also looked the handout which you will need to bring to class on Thursday for in-class work. We did an example analysis on the American Apparel ad.

We then shifted to doing peer review on our project two revised drafts. I gave a handout to you all for peer review. (FYI-F/T focus and thesis, PoA-progression of argument, DofI-Development of Ideas, EofT-evolution of thought, IoR-Illustration of research, and ADS-academic discourse style.) Please make sure that you complete your peer reviews by Thursday. You may also want to use the peer review exercise on your personal text, as it is the assessment tool that we will be using to evaluate ourselves and our peer's texts. Remember, you don't have to resubmit your draft to me for a second revision, BUT I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. Remember, sharing your ideas with others helps to make them stronger.

For class on Thursday-

Read-No fiction readings (just work on revision of project two and posting of four modes for project three)

Write-revision and peer review notes

Do-Peer review
Four modes posted on blog
Select and inquire about volunteer
Revise and resubmit draft (optional)---Polished draft is due on Nov. 11.

Take care, and email or stop by if you have any questions.

Kat

M/W/F For Weds...

Hello all,

Today in class, Professor Javi led our discussion of Vogler's resurrection and elixer. Professor Javi discussed the insight necessary learning from the resurrection and the need to learn from the journey. Brillianna, Max, and Andrew discussed the need to learn lessons and learn from your experiences. Jessi mentioned that she did not think that films that focused on the resurrection where the most engaging.

I connected the reading and the various stages to the writing journey, and Andrew came up with an awesome metaphor for me, a switchboard operator.

We also discussed our scholarly duty to teach others through the analysis of texts which can inform others about our topic from project two. I gave a handout, which I will be emailing to you all, to help you with understanding the work. You need to make sure that you have posted your four modes on your blog, and that you have started working through the analysis handout. This step of the project is due in completion on Monday Nov. 10.

We conducted an analysis of the song "You are my sunshine." We worked through the analysis handout.

For Weds.

Read-Nothing

Write-Work on rhetorical analysis (bring to class on Weds.)

Do - Post your four modes work on blog
Complete Peer Review for Project Two (Due on Friday--I encourage you to resubmit to me for more feedback)
Prepare for visit with Jill Bobay on Weds.

Take care,

Kat