Syllabus/Grading
Emerging or Portfolio
RP
Grammar
Mixer
100
How much is attendance and participation worth?
Each 5%
100
Name all the authors we have read this semester.
Christian, Fukuyama, Wasik, Marantz
100
1.When is your final paper due? 2. How is it due (2 ways)? 3. What do you put with your title?
1. next class 2. 1 hard copy and TurnItIn before class 3. RP option
100
How do you do the headline and header properly?
Headline: your name, my name, class, due date= top left corner Header: your last name and pg. number=top right corner
100
Why record WOTDS, and what are the 3 parts to it?
For extra credit of course :) 1. pronunciation 2. origin 3. definition
200
What are the three final things you have to turn in, after the RP?
1. Final Writing Sample 2. Portfolio 3. Reflection
200
What are the 3 options for turning in the portfolio?
1. Thursday during class on April 21st 2. During office hours Monday April 25th (3-4pm) 3. By my office door until 6:30pm same day
200
1. If your are going with RP Option 1, what are you doing? 2. Can you even use P4 for option 1?
1. Selecting one of your previous papers and rewriting it taking the opposite stance of your original argument. 2. Definitely yes
200
When in-text citing our Emerging authors, what are the two ways to do it?
1. author mentioned in the sentence, (#) after quote 2. (last name #) after quote
200
Give me the different forms of extra credit you can turn in (min. of 3)
1. WOTDS 2. writing center 3. Elements 4. Concert events from last week 5. Poem Readings
300
1. How much was each paper worth? 2. How much is P4 worth? 3. How much is the RP worth?
P1 10% P2 15% P3 18% P4 22% RP 5%
300
1. What is worth 20% of final portfolio grade? 2. What gets you -10 if you forget to include this w/in your portfolio?
1. Both parts of the reflection 2. Table of contents
300
1. How many pages minimum needed? 2. How many sources needed minimum? 3. What kind of possible sources count as academic? 4. What is one secondary source that I'm expecting to see from everyone in this RP?
1. 6 full pgs. min. 2. Option 1=3 academic/2 secondary Options 2 and 3=4 academic/2 secondary 3. documentaries, searchwise articles, other Emerging authors 4. GOTG
300
1. How do you format a proper block quote? 2. What qualifies as a block quote? 3. What must come after that block quote?
1. Introduce quote first, indent entire block quote 1 inch to the right, include citation after (but punctuation before citation) 2. +5 lines 3. How many lines of block quote means you need that many lines of explanation after at least.
300
1. What counts as academic research? 2. Where is a certain verified place to go to, to find it? 3. What are the short cuts you need to check off there? (Hint: 2 of them)
1. accredited journal and magazine articles, researched clips and documentaries 2. Searchwise 3. peer reviewed and full text online
400
What are the two things that will cost you the most, in terms of how your papers are graded. And how much do they cost, in points?
1. No thesis/ no back up support = 20-30 points 2. Off topic or paper prompt not addressed= 20-30 points
400
What were Fukuyama's 7 Factor X qualities?
1. genetic equality 2. political behavior 3. abstract/moral thought 4. human language 5. consciousness 6. emotion 7. human dignity
400
If you had to put a formula to what I am looking for in each RP body paragraph, what would it be? (min. of 3)
1. topic sentence 2. primary emerging author example/reference 3. outside source link 4. min. of 5 sentences 5. min. of 2 quotes 6. shouldn't have more than 1 block quote 7. your unique examples/analysis (not summary and definitely not more quotes than your own words)
400
Give me three ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1. Make shorter sentences 2. Use punctuation such as a ; 3. Use coordinating conjunctions
400
What are various clips/films/shows we have seen thus far? Name min. of 7
Outsourced, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar, Star Wars, Bicentennial Man, BigThink (w/Michio Kaku), Brain Game,Wall-E, Avengers, DWTS, Troy, Koko clip, Gattaca, The Notebook, flash mob dances, tough cookie music video, etc...
500
1. How much is taken off for late RDS? 2. How much is taken off for late final papers? 3. What is deducted per class when it comes to late papers? 4. And if you forget to do this before class, how much is also taken off? (Tell me what this is first)
1. half a letter grade (5 points) 2. full letter grade (10 points) 3. each class late is -10 3. TurnItIn (10 points)
500
In Brian Christian's argument, to be human you need what 5 qualities?
1. personal/life history 2. idiosyncrasy 3. point of view 4. long term memory 5. awareness of context
500
For this RP thesis: 1. What seems to be the RP option they are going with? 2. What are the Emerging primary authors being dealt with? 3. How many main elements are there and what are they? 4. Is this a successful RP thesis example? Stereotyping is one of the biggest memes and obstacles humanity has yet to conquer. Due to patterns of ethnic, religious, and pop culture stereotyping, it can be shown that the power behind this meme has not dwindled down through history: instead it has increased exponentially with each category that opens up and allows people to judge each other in new ways.
1. Option 2/3 2. Marantz and Wasik 3. 3-4 main elements (ethnicity, religion, pop culture, power of meme) 4. Yes, in terms of revised and strong new argument.
500
Name at least five different examples of informal tone.
*you,your,we,us,I,me,our,etc * contractions such as won’t and can’t * rhetorical questions that need to be statements * conjectures (opinions without evidence) * first use of author’s name * slang, texting language * ultimatums (always, never)
500
What were are two debates on?
1. Christian and pro/cons of A.I. 2. Marantz and do stereotypes harm society
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