Hello All,
You will notice that I added a new page to the blog titled Formal Paper Descriptions. Seeing as you have your first formal writing assignment due tomorrow, it would behoove you to read over this information so that you comprehend the various qualities of academic essays.
Also, I updated the course syllabus to include the weights of your group assignments. Please view, download, and print the newest version (v.1.2) for your records. The old syllabus can be properly recycled.
Thank you.
Tuesday, February 21
Publication Information
For readings from the Cultural Resistance Reader, i.e., Duncombe, Hill, Bey, and Marx.
For The Penguin Gandhi Reader use the following:
Editor: Stephen DuncombeFor William's Keywords, seek relevant publication information on the first few pages of the PDF file.
Publisher: Verso
City of Publication: London
Date of Publication: 2002
For The Penguin Gandhi Reader use the following:
Editor: Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Publisher: Penguin Books
City of Publication: New York
Date of Publication: 1996
GW#2 - Readings from Gandhi
After your group has completed the in-class discussion questions on the readings from Gandhi, have the chosen Editor post your collective answers and reactions below. As with the previous assignement, be sure to include a list of roles performed. (Due 2/27)
Wednesday, February 15
Paper One Rubric Posted!
The guidelines for Paper One have been posted on the Schedule, Readings, & Rubrics page. Please refer to this document when composing your first formal essay, due next Wednesday 2/22.
I recently received an email inquiry from a student asking me to clarify the prompt to the first paper. I responded with the enclosed message below. The recipient found this further explanation to be helpful, so I hope that you will too!
Importantly, I wish to encourage any further questions to be posted as a reply to this post. I will offer what feedback I can, yet others are invited to reply with their thoughts and comments as well. Remember, this space is a forum through which ideas can be expressed and explored... let us utilize it to the greatest capacity.
Below is an excerpt taken from the introduction to a student's paper. I thought I'd share.
UPDATE
I recently received an email inquiry from a student asking me to clarify the prompt to the first paper. I responded with the enclosed message below. The recipient found this further explanation to be helpful, so I hope that you will too!
Importantly, I wish to encourage any further questions to be posted as a reply to this post. I will offer what feedback I can, yet others are invited to reply with their thoughts and comments as well. Remember, this space is a forum through which ideas can be expressed and explored... let us utilize it to the greatest capacity.
Reread the prompt I provided carefully. As Duncombe argues before
Hill's text, there are four chracteristics common to acts of cultural
resistance. I am saying that we should aruge for a fifth: space, both
intangible, such as mental, spiritual, ideological space; and
tangible, such as land, the commons, a building, a park, etc.
In your paper you need to argue that space is also an archetypal
characteristic of culturally resistive acts, using at least two
readings as support.
s.
UPDATE #2
Below is an excerpt taken from the introduction to a student's paper. I thought I'd share.
When thinking of space, one may think of the black mass outside our planet's atmosphere. Space is usually seen as empty and useless, but it is actually the backbone to the beginning of unidentified elements waiting to be known and welcomed into existence.
Sunday, February 12
GW#1 -- Summary of Hill's Text
Below the Editor of each group should post the summaries of their assigned sections of Hill's "Levellers and True Levellers" before class on Wednesday 2/15. Remember that at least one bullet point should be generated from a paragraph of text. Your group's summary can be formatted as a list of important points, as an outline, or as a short paragraph... yet, each must include the specific section's thesis or main idea. Please indicate the roles performed by each group member for this assignment. (Due 2/15)
Wednesday, February 8
Intro: How to Join and Contribute
As a member of our WRIT 303 course it is your responsibility to join this e-journal blog and, crucially, to participate when asked throughout the semester. You will do this in three ways: (a) by submitting journal entries as replies to posts of at least 250 words, (b) by following the prompt's directions, and (c) by turning-in these assignments before the class period in which they are due.
Importantly, this site will also serve as a message board from me to you and you to me. I will most likely have to pass on important information regarding class meeting times, assignment deadlines, changes in the syllabus, etc. throughout the term. Therefore, be sure to check this site frequently, especially on days before and after we meet for class, to be sure you are current with the goings-on of the course.
Okay, so what's next?
Below I am going to detail how to join this blog and how to contribute. If you are unfamiliar with using blogs have no fear, Blogger is quite user-friendly and you should catch on quick. Remember, you can always email me with questions. What you should do is email me immediately if you are having trouble with the site, for journal entries may be submitted via email and handed in hard copy the day they are due if such internet hiccups arise.
How to Join
Via email you'll receive a link allowing you to gain authorial access to this blog. Follow the link and you'll have the opportunity to create a new Google username and password and officially join Blogger and the course e-journal. If you already use Gmail, you can use your existing account log-in information without having to create anything new. Please use your last name as your username!
From now on you'll use that username and password you select or create to log into this blog before you add a comment or a post. So write it down or email it to yourself so you do not forget this information!
How to Comment and Post
First, you must log in.
To comment to any post click on the post's title or on the ## replies link at the bottom of the post. You can also click on the post's title found under the archived posts on the right side of the site. At the bottom of the post you'll find an editable text box. Remember to write at least 250 words! You can offer something in response to the main post thread, or you can reply to a comment written by another student. If the debate gets intense enough then you, or I for that matter, may decide to move the discussion into a new thread (i.e., post) all its own.
To post a new topic or thread once logged in, go to the top of the site and at the right of your email address/username on the navbar you'll see a link titled "new post". This is your ticket. Once you've arrived at the post-editing screen you'll notice it's a bit more complicated than the comment box; yet, think of it like a word document screen and you'll catch on quickly.
More Editing and a Vital Disclaimer
If you happen to know html and/or java scripts you can use these to edit your posts to a greater degree---adding images, video, links, and more.
If a you should choose to add media to a post, keep in mind that inappropriate material and language will be subject to immediate removal. Depending on the level and degree of inappropriateness, the student faces disciplinary action such as receiving a zero on the assignment (minimum) or being reported to the Dean of Student Affairs (maximum). Please see the CUNY Computer User Responsibilities webpage for information concerning such disciplinary processes.
In Closing...
Be sure to bookmark this site on your personal computer so that you can check the blog frequently. As I recommended above, nearly once a day you should be visiting our e-journal. While you are required to only submit one writing per e-journal assignment, you may write as much at you wish on this blog. Contributing more with extra effort certainly weighs positively on your overall class participation!
Remember, the point of this blog is not only for me to impart important class announcement nor for you to just submit a weekly journal entry; rather, it serves as a birthplace for written ideas. The things discussed and argued here will undoubtedly come up in class, and should, so feel free to verbally reference the blog's content while we are in the classroom. Paper topics and sites of argumentation will also present themselves here. This is a vital component and goal of this site: for as we test and share ideas with one another, we further understanding of specific subject matter, thereby developing and deepening our ability to discuss the course's texts and topics to a greater degree.
I hope you join as soon as possible so that you can begin adding to your classroom e-community by contributing commentary and content to what is now our new WRIT 303 course blog!
Importantly, this site will also serve as a message board from me to you and you to me. I will most likely have to pass on important information regarding class meeting times, assignment deadlines, changes in the syllabus, etc. throughout the term. Therefore, be sure to check this site frequently, especially on days before and after we meet for class, to be sure you are current with the goings-on of the course.
Okay, so what's next?
Below I am going to detail how to join this blog and how to contribute. If you are unfamiliar with using blogs have no fear, Blogger is quite user-friendly and you should catch on quick. Remember, you can always email me with questions. What you should do is email me immediately if you are having trouble with the site, for journal entries may be submitted via email and handed in hard copy the day they are due if such internet hiccups arise.
How to Join
Via email you'll receive a link allowing you to gain authorial access to this blog. Follow the link and you'll have the opportunity to create a new Google username and password and officially join Blogger and the course e-journal. If you already use Gmail, you can use your existing account log-in information without having to create anything new. Please use your last name as your username!
From now on you'll use that username and password you select or create to log into this blog before you add a comment or a post. So write it down or email it to yourself so you do not forget this information!
How to Comment and Post
First, you must log in.
To comment to any post click on the post's title or on the ## replies link at the bottom of the post. You can also click on the post's title found under the archived posts on the right side of the site. At the bottom of the post you'll find an editable text box. Remember to write at least 250 words! You can offer something in response to the main post thread, or you can reply to a comment written by another student. If the debate gets intense enough then you, or I for that matter, may decide to move the discussion into a new thread (i.e., post) all its own.
To post a new topic or thread once logged in, go to the top of the site and at the right of your email address/username on the navbar you'll see a link titled "new post". This is your ticket. Once you've arrived at the post-editing screen you'll notice it's a bit more complicated than the comment box; yet, think of it like a word document screen and you'll catch on quickly.
More Editing and a Vital Disclaimer
If you happen to know html and/or java scripts you can use these to edit your posts to a greater degree---adding images, video, links, and more.
If a you should choose to add media to a post, keep in mind that inappropriate material and language will be subject to immediate removal. Depending on the level and degree of inappropriateness, the student faces disciplinary action such as receiving a zero on the assignment (minimum) or being reported to the Dean of Student Affairs (maximum). Please see the CUNY Computer User Responsibilities webpage for information concerning such disciplinary processes.
In Closing...
Be sure to bookmark this site on your personal computer so that you can check the blog frequently. As I recommended above, nearly once a day you should be visiting our e-journal. While you are required to only submit one writing per e-journal assignment, you may write as much at you wish on this blog. Contributing more with extra effort certainly weighs positively on your overall class participation!
Remember, the point of this blog is not only for me to impart important class announcement nor for you to just submit a weekly journal entry; rather, it serves as a birthplace for written ideas. The things discussed and argued here will undoubtedly come up in class, and should, so feel free to verbally reference the blog's content while we are in the classroom. Paper topics and sites of argumentation will also present themselves here. This is a vital component and goal of this site: for as we test and share ideas with one another, we further understanding of specific subject matter, thereby developing and deepening our ability to discuss the course's texts and topics to a greater degree.
I hope you join as soon as possible so that you can begin adding to your classroom e-community by contributing commentary and content to what is now our new WRIT 303 course blog!
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