Syllabus
Give at least three course goals. Name all seven, get triple the points.
1. Demonstrate increased proficiency in all of the objectives from ENC 1101.
2. Analyze prose to determine its subject, audience, style, tone and purpose.
3. Compose nonfictional prose with a degree of formality appropriate to its subject, audience, and purpose.
4. Compose essays that make arguments appropriate to the subject, audience and purpose.
5. Compose essays that demonstrate understanding of the subject and employ rhetorical techniques appropriately.
6. Complete a research project that deals with a subject suitable for library research, uses written materials of others as its primary sources of information, and documents all information gleaned from research using MLA style.
7. Demonstrate effective formal and academic writing skills for a specific audience.
How much is the attendance grade worth?
10%
What 2 sources should not be repeated, at all, in your annotated bibliography?
Your 2 primary textbook articles that you had in your proposal, but will not re-list in your annotated bib.
Where can you find examples on barbie dolls, generation chides, anti-gun control jokes, and Ferguson shooting criticisms?
You can give me the title or page section.
Triple the points if you can name another similar section.
Visual Argument Cartoons (517-20)
Privacy Visual Arguments (751-2)
Define pathos for 100.
Define pathos and ethos for 200.
Define pathos, ethos, and logos for 300.
Pathos=emotions
Ethos=credibility
Logos=stats/facts
What is the minimum percent you need to pass this class, or any at a community college?
And what would be the minimum you need to pass a class at a university?
Community College: 70%
University: 74%
If you have 2 absences or less, what will your attendance grade be?
Your first two absences leave your attendance grade in the A territory, but every absence after that is a letter grade lower.
Name 3 acceptable academic sources. Name six for double-jeopardy.
Websites ending in edu. or gov.
Accredited podcasts (like NPR or WNYC)
Accredited Youtube channels (like National Geographic, BigThink, Wired, Vice)
University/academic journals (like The Atlantic, Verge, University Press)
Documentaries
Textbook chapters/articles (from psychology, history, philosophy)
TED Talks (https://www.ted.com/#/)
Published reports/statistics
Interviews by academics
Historical records
11. Publicly funded research sites (like MediaSmarts and Pew Center)
"The deepening connections among nations, governments, companies, and individuals, is having an impact on all kinds of things--the food we eat, the people whom we end up with in class, and even the languages we speak."
Where is this quote from (title or pages will be fine).
"What's Globalization Doing to Language?"
Page 568
Name 3 ways to get extra credit. 6 for double points!
1. WOTDS
2. Poetry Slams
3. Writing Center
4. Massage Clinic
5. Extra on cw/hw
6. Debates
7. Jeopardy
What course policy emphasizes the date: July 10th, 2019, and what does that policy entail?
You must answer both parts to get this question's credit.
Last day for student withdrawal (“W” grade assignment) and with no refund is on July 10th, 2019.
How many tardies qualify as an absence?
And what other policy qualifies towards absences as well?
3 tardies=1 absence
3 cell phone warnings=1 absence
What is the difference between an abstract and annotation, and which one do I want to see in your next paper?
Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. Annotations are descriptive and critical; they may describe the author's point of view, authority, or clarity and appropriateness of expression.
What author is a Brooklyn-based producer, designer and writer, with a BS in ecology and an MA in science?
Rose Eveleth
Name four things we have watched so far, in class. Name eight for double credit.
1. Terminal
2. Eurovision
3. Jimmy Kimmel
4. Coca-Cola Ad
5. Braingames
6. Disney clips
7. European Institute clip on gender
8. Rudder interview/ CBS on OkCupid
"Even if you have a viable excuse such as sickness or family emergencies, make arrangements to..."
What two options follow in this vital quote?
"...turn your hard copy earlier or have friends/family bring the draft in your place. Otherwise, you will get a letter reduction for each session it is late. "
"That is the nature of this class: participation is essential.___, ___, and ____ cannot be made up either."
Fill in the three blanks: what cannot be made up?
Class discussions, group-work, and debates
For your final paper, how many sources will you need and what 3 categories must they fulfill?
* 2 primary sources
* 4 academic outside sources
* 1 secondary source
* 7 Total
What author touched on submarine fiber, towering transmitters, and technology that has laid the piping for us to connect across vast distances?
Santos Henarejos (585-7)
What relevant thing happened on July 30, 2014, in terms of what we have covered recently?
Christian Rudder and Todd Zwilich's interview
Name each of the five essays you have written or will write this semester, and how much they are all worth.
1. How many absences result in a failing attendance grade?
2. How many absences result in a failing class grade?
3. What exceptions can be made for absences?
1. 4
2. 5
3. none
Is the following example a passing or failing annotation, and for what reasons (name at least 3)?
King, Allison Virginia. Constitutionality of Cyberbullying Laws: Keeping the Online Playground Safe for Both Teens and Free Speech. Vanderbilt Law Review, 2010.
Author King provide solutions to protect students and prevent any further youth suicides related to cyberbullying. King: “Youth protect themselves from cyberbullying on Facebook by deleting or blocking abusive social media users” (20). This information will be used in the essay to assist readers of A Whole New World who may be victims of cyberbullying. Also, this can be used to help pass along information if readers know anyone who may be suffering from cyberbullying. King express: “Legislators, parents, and schools have to collectively work together for combat cyberbullying” (22). One will use this information to convince his audience that the only way change can be made is by coming together as one to stop the cruelty.
*Very successful annotation
1. Perfect citation
2. Full paragraph
3. Uses direct quotes
4. Explains how those quotes connect to their essay
5. Uses formal tone throughout
6. Proper in-text citations too
What author defined "age compression," and how did they define it as?
1. Stephanie Hanes
2. Phenomenon of younger children adopting patterns once reserved for older youths (514).
What language origins have we had so far. You must name all to get credit.
1. Latin
2. Yiddish
3. Scottish
4. British
5. Danish