Blog 20: Final Version of Major Research Essay

Post your final version of the Major Research Essay by midnight of Tuesday 5/31/2011. Do include the works cited page. This essay counts for 20% of ENG 101 and 60% of ENG 103.

Blog 19: Reflection on Archives Essay

Discuss the archives essay--how did working with the archives help you learn about the topic of planned shrinkage? How useful was the introduction by the archives project? Was the archives project essay easier or more difficult than the major research essay? Discuss why

Blog 18: Report on major research paper

For this blog write a report on the process of drafting your major research paper and the difficulties you faced. Discuss how you went about in finding the research, what research you wanted to have access to but could not (and why) and then discuss how you have incorporated the class lessons about topic sentences, introductions and conclusions, downshifting, and sentence variety into the draft you produced for today.

Upcoming weeks

T 31: Revision of blogs. Reflection blog on archives project. MLA quiz.MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT FINAL DRAFT DUE (POST ON YOUR BLOG) BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
W 1: Prepare for final exam.
TH 2:In-class essay.

TH 9: 9:15-9:20 ONLY. MEETING TO GET GRADES IN MY OFFICE. MANDATORY



WEDNESDAY 25
10:50 VAZQUEZ, CHASIDY
12:00 ESTRELLA, JHANI -
12:20 JOYA, JOSHUA

Blog 17: Minority Report, Oedipus, and free will

The movie Minority Report and the play Oedipus the King deal with the issues of free will and determinism and how much control humans have over their lives. The article “Free Will and Determinism in the World of Minority Report” expands on this issue, offering some working definitions of determinism as well. Using evidence from the two texts and the movie, argue for your position on the issue of how much control and free will humans have. While this is a philosophical topic, you will need to use textual evidence that make the topic’s development tangible and concrete for your readers. When using evidence from Minority Report, remember that you are not writing a movie review or mere plot summary.

Blog 16: Report on your selected movie

Write a report on the movie on which your research project is based, giving the following information:
1) the movie's basic plot 2) how it relates or is situated in NYC 3) how do we see NYC (outside shots, characters living in it etc) visually in the movie4) what does NYC look like in the movie

Minimum: 350 words

Blog 15: Minority Report response

The movie Minority Report presents a future where concerns about crime and security have turned society to extremes such as punishing criminals before the crime is even committed and privacy no longer exists (think of the retina scans and the invading spiders). Do you think a society should care for security above all, or is violation of privacy too high a price to pay for security? Write a blog response arguing your position and also anticipating and addressing the arguments of the opposing side. You may also want to consider the article “Free Will and Determinism in the World of Minority Report” in your response.

Blog 14: Final Draft of Archives Essay

Due Tuesday 10 May by 9:00 AM

Special Activity: MOMI

First, type up a list of all the different facts you remember learning from yesterday's MOMI visit. Then focus on 3 concepts or ideas the tour guides explained and discuss these in some detail. Title the blog "Special Activity: MOMI."

Blog 13: Draft of Archives Project Essay

On Tuesday  5/3 by 9:00 AM post a full draft of your archives project essay for peer review. Post it as "Blog 13: Draft of Archives Project Essay"

Questions to answer in Peer Review of Archives Project Essay

1)      1. Does the paper use sources from the archives and is the use of sources evident?

2)      2. Does the paper discuss the social and economic context of the time?

3)      3. Does the paper explore the idea of “planned shrinkage?”

4)      4. Does the paper discuss the reactions to the idea of “planned shrinkage?”

5)    5. Does the paper discuss Starr’s personal philosophy?

6)      6. Does the paper use the oral history report as evidence about Starr’s personal philosophy?

7)      7. Does the paper connect Starr’s personal philosophy with the idea of “planned shrinkage?”

8)      8. Does the paper offer the writer’s conclusion on how appropriate the idea of “planned shrinkage” was at the time?

9)      9. Are there effective transitions between paragraphs?

1    10. Does each paragraph deal only with one idea?

Week of May 2-May 6

Tuesday May 3: Draft of Archives paper due by 9am.
In class: Peer review of Archives paper. Look at 1-2 papers as a class. Discuss Blog 12 posts. Last day to bring $4 for museum entrance

Wednesday May 4: Field trip--we do not meet in the C building. We meet at MOMI at 10:20am

Thursday May 5: Blog on MOMI and also discuss Major Research Essay for ENG 103.
Editing session for Blog series 2.
FINAL DRAFT OF ARCHIVES PAPER DUE TUESDAY 5/10 by 9 AM (POST ON BLOG)