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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Class Assignments
Today's class went quickly. One minute we are talking about appositives, the next, we shift to write our definition of "happiness," share with a classmate, then shift to talking about Gretchen Rubin's THP venture and time is up.
Many students had not read the book yet, so catch up. Next meeting we have finished January - June. The following week, we are finished with the book and completing, Writing Assignment 9 (116-117). This will be a short essay (250 words). The topic is of course, "happiness" per Rubin.
Fallacies
Next week we will look at Fallacies or flawed thinking, both material and formal fallacies (Tuesday-Thursday, April 16 and 18). Material fallacies have to do with the evidence (inductive), formal fallacies have to do with the way the argument is written or one of its elements (deductive: major premise, minor premise, conclusion).
See Hacker (102-110). Students can also look at 84-101. We will review the exercises on page 110. I have more exercises which seem to be missing from this edition.
Student Presentation
Each student group will make a class presentation on an agreed on fallacy. Students are encouraged to be creative. You can write a skit, make a comic book, a movie, give us an activity, use a slide presentation. The presentations should be no longer than 5-7 minutes.
We will have the performances the week of April 22.
Week of April 22-26, we will also look at another argumentative form: Aristotelian (handout) We will write an argument using this form this week. The topic for the last three arguments is Happiness.
Week May 6-9
The final essay discussed will be Toulmin (handout). The topic --happiness takes its theme from the book you are reading. After we finish Rubin, students need to find a book they would like to read for this final essay.
Final class meetings: May 13-16
Finals week: May 20-24, 2013
Student portfolios due. Poster presentations.
Many students had not read the book yet, so catch up. Next meeting we have finished January - June. The following week, we are finished with the book and completing, Writing Assignment 9 (116-117). This will be a short essay (250 words). The topic is of course, "happiness" per Rubin.
Fallacies
Next week we will look at Fallacies or flawed thinking, both material and formal fallacies (Tuesday-Thursday, April 16 and 18). Material fallacies have to do with the evidence (inductive), formal fallacies have to do with the way the argument is written or one of its elements (deductive: major premise, minor premise, conclusion).
See Hacker (102-110). Students can also look at 84-101. We will review the exercises on page 110. I have more exercises which seem to be missing from this edition.
Student Presentation
Each student group will make a class presentation on an agreed on fallacy. Students are encouraged to be creative. You can write a skit, make a comic book, a movie, give us an activity, use a slide presentation. The presentations should be no longer than 5-7 minutes.
We will have the performances the week of April 22.
Week of April 22-26, we will also look at another argumentative form: Aristotelian (handout) We will write an argument using this form this week. The topic for the last three arguments is Happiness.
Week May 6-9
The final essay discussed will be Toulmin (handout). The topic --happiness takes its theme from the book you are reading. After we finish Rubin, students need to find a book they would like to read for this final essay.
Final class meetings: May 13-16
Finals week: May 20-24, 2013
Student portfolios due. Poster presentations.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Essay Portfolio
For the expanded Rogerian essay students are turning in tomorrow, here is the order:
1. Final Essay with works cited and if appropriate, bibliography Each essay students write has minimally 3 sources. You do not have to cite them all.
2. Outline See http://sabirscoaenglish5.blogspot.com/2012/03/rogerian-model-flowchart.html
3. Initial Planning Sheet (IPS)
4. Peer Review Narrative or Commentary (April 9, 2013).
5. Student writer response to peer narrative. Respond with revision goals. See Hacker (45).
6. Essay peer reviewed.
7. Shorter 3-paragraph essay submitted earlier. If graded, submit the graded draft. If not graded, see me. I should have read them all by now.
8. Cyber-Assignments connected to Wise book.
9. Any freewrites connected thematically to Wise.
Techy Details:
1. This portfolio is a single Word Doc. When sending, attach and paste it into the email: coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
2. Identify the assignment in the Subject Line of the Email. Copy yourself.
1. Final Essay with works cited and if appropriate, bibliography Each essay students write has minimally 3 sources. You do not have to cite them all.
2. Outline See http://sabirscoaenglish5.blogspot.com/2012/03/rogerian-model-flowchart.html
3. Initial Planning Sheet (IPS)
4. Peer Review Narrative or Commentary (April 9, 2013).
5. Student writer response to peer narrative. Respond with revision goals. See Hacker (45).
6. Essay peer reviewed.
7. Shorter 3-paragraph essay submitted earlier. If graded, submit the graded draft. If not graded, see me. I should have read them all by now.
8. Cyber-Assignments connected to Wise book.
9. Any freewrites connected thematically to Wise.
Techy Details:
1. This portfolio is a single Word Doc. When sending, attach and paste it into the email: coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
2. Identify the assignment in the Subject Line of the Email. Copy yourself.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Happiness Project
1. WLTC exercises 5C (108), 5D (110), 5E (112)
2. The Happiness Project (the book)
3. Peer Review -- In a short narrative:
A. Identify the argument.
B. Put in Standard Form.
C. Locate evidence and evaluate its effectiveness; give suggestions if needed with page numbers from Wise or topics to consider.
D. What works well in the essay and why-- no more than 2 sentences.
E. Grade.
F. Sign and return.
4. Homework-- Exercise 5F (115). Bring to class.
5. Homework: Read xvii-89 in THP. Annotate the arguments (A); definitions (D); and evidence (E).
2. The Happiness Project (the book)
3. Peer Review -- In a short narrative:
A. Identify the argument.
B. Put in Standard Form.
C. Locate evidence and evaluate its effectiveness; give suggestions if needed with page numbers from Wise or topics to consider.
D. What works well in the essay and why-- no more than 2 sentences.
E. Grade.
F. Sign and return.
4. Homework-- Exercise 5F (115). Bring to class.
5. Homework: Read xvii-89 in THP. Annotate the arguments (A); definitions (D); and evidence (E).
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Cyber-Assignment
1. Today for our freewrite, we are looking at King's notion of the Beloved Community. What is his argument? When one thinks of being congruent or how one's philosophy jives with one's practice, how does King hold up? Look http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy
2. James Baldwin and Tim Wise also adhere to the philosophy of the Beloved Community. How so? In a creative freewrite have the men discuss this (smile).
3. Secondly, you can reflect on King's notion of the Beloved Community in your own chamber as well, similar to philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne. See http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montaigne/
Send me your responses coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
2. James Baldwin and Tim Wise also adhere to the philosophy of the Beloved Community. How so? In a creative freewrite have the men discuss this (smile).
3. Secondly, you can reflect on King's notion of the Beloved Community in your own chamber as well, similar to philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne. See http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montaigne/
Send me your responses coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Rogerian Essay
Our conversation was so good this morning, we barely had time to discuss the essay, Writing Assignment 8 (Chapter 4). Writing Assignment 7 is a great warm-up if you do not know what you want to write about. Students can expand the short in-class essay or choose another topic connected to Wise's Dear White America. If anyone completes Writing Assignment 7, turn it in with Writing Assignment 8. Again, choose the topic from Wise. The essay is due into me by Friday, April 5, 2013.
The essay is to be between 2-3 pages. All the arguments are this length. This does not include the works cited page. Don't forget the Initial Planning Sheet as well.
Bring the essay to class on Thursday to share with a peer.
Use the flow chart as an outline. Review the checklist in advance as well.
We will complete the exercises listed in the earlier post in class, as many as we can I assigned as homework on Thursday in groups.
For reading homework: Review Chapter 5 and bring in Gretchen Rubin.
The essay is to be between 2-3 pages. All the arguments are this length. This does not include the works cited page. Don't forget the Initial Planning Sheet as well.
Bring the essay to class on Thursday to share with a peer.
Use the flow chart as an outline. Review the checklist in advance as well.
We will complete the exercises listed in the earlier post in class, as many as we can I assigned as homework on Thursday in groups.
For reading homework: Review Chapter 5 and bring in Gretchen Rubin.
Something to Think about
This week we continue with the first argument and Wise (smile), as we move forward in WLTC. There will be another pop quiz in the next two weeks as we shift to arguments based on definition as we read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.
We will also look at flawed thinking or fallacies (Chapter 6).
Today's Freewrite:
Looking at Chapter 5 in WLTC, reflect on the following concept: How have other's perceptions of you changed how you define yourself? Who controls the definition? Why did you change or did you?
Are definitions static or mutable? How does language confuse what we know is true versus what we believe is true? Are the two knowledge and belief the same if they have similar outcomes?
Think about abstract symbols like race and love and hate and color. How do writers ground abstraction so that the meaning is clear?
Keep for your portfolio or you can email me, if you want to share: coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
Read pp. 101-105. Complete the exercise on pp. 105-106.
Note the terms abstraction and evasion. When is abstraction an attempt to evade a truth? (See pp. 106-109). Read pp. 106-108. Complete exercise 5C (108-109).
Homework:
Complete exercises 5D and 5E (pp. 110-113). Bring to class on Thursday, April 4, 2013. Read pp.113-115. We will complete Exercise 5F in class.
We will also look at flawed thinking or fallacies (Chapter 6).
Today's Freewrite:
Looking at Chapter 5 in WLTC, reflect on the following concept: How have other's perceptions of you changed how you define yourself? Who controls the definition? Why did you change or did you?
Are definitions static or mutable? How does language confuse what we know is true versus what we believe is true? Are the two knowledge and belief the same if they have similar outcomes?
Think about abstract symbols like race and love and hate and color. How do writers ground abstraction so that the meaning is clear?
Keep for your portfolio or you can email me, if you want to share: coasabirenglish5@gmail.com
Read pp. 101-105. Complete the exercise on pp. 105-106.
Note the terms abstraction and evasion. When is abstraction an attempt to evade a truth? (See pp. 106-109). Read pp. 106-108. Complete exercise 5C (108-109).
Homework:
Complete exercises 5D and 5E (pp. 110-113). Bring to class on Thursday, April 4, 2013. Read pp.113-115. We will complete Exercise 5F in class.
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