Week 10: Ending Unit 2 & Starting Unit 3
Class Info
- Dates: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (then Spring Break, Wednesday, April 5-Thursday, April 13) and Tuesday, April 18, 2023
- Meeting Info: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-11:15am in room N618
Objectives
- To draft Project 2 and submit it before Spring Break or after (with proposal for revised due date)
- To complete any unfinished work, especially Project 1: Discourse Communities.
- To rest and recharge during Spring Break! Or to catch up during Spring Break to be in good shape for the rest of the semester!
For Tuesday, 4/4
Reading
- Research for Project 2: read several resources that you can consider referring to in your opinion essay.
- Reading/Writing resource: “Handout: Quoting Others (Purdue OWL). Reading/Writing resource: “The Quote Sandwich” (Washoe School District).
Writing
- Follow the instructions for Project 2 to draft and revise your op-ed essay
In Class Tuesday, 4/4
- Thesis statements
- what were the thesis statements of the op-eds we read? how did each guide our reading of the op-ed?
- NYT Op-Ed: “What We Are Not Teaching Boys About Being Human” by Ruth Whippman.
- NYT video Op-Ed: “Greta Thunberg Has Given Up on Politicians”
- NYT Op-Ed: “Cops Don’t Belong at Pride”by Roxane Gay
- NYT Op-Ed: “Chris Rock Looks Very Small Right Now” by Roxane Gay
- NYT Opinion Essay: “TV’s Battle of the Binge: Why the Wait Can Be Worth It” by James Poniewozik
- Indiana Daily Student Op-Ed “OPINION: Weekly episodes are better than binge watching” by Olivia Franklin
- review: what we said a thesis statement is
- what are our thesis statements? how can we ensure they are effective for our op-ed essays?
- Write for 5 minutes: what is the opinion you want to convey in your op-ed?
- Nana’s example: The planet is at an all-time high temperature, and if this continues, the planet will deteriorate as the years pass. Many people think that it’s not a problem, but in fact we should see it as a threat.
On the other hand,I believe thatwe should solve this problem before it becomes a risk to the earth by making small changes to our everyday habits. [or instead: by boycotting the biggest climate-impacting companies.- what’s going to come next–preview the research or suggestions for how to handle rising temperatures
- what were the thesis statements of the op-eds we read? how did each guide our reading of the op-ed?
- Reviewing the other features of the op-ed
- how have we incorporated these features in our essays?
- drafting outlines of the op-eds already written OR to be written
- sharing features of our op-eds
- how do we incorporate research? what do we want research to do?
- what examples of ethos, pathos, and logos do we find in our own writing?
- What are your next steps?
- Works Cited
- Reading/Writing resource: “Citation and Formatting Guide.” (City Tech Library).
- Reading/Writing resource: “MLA Sample Works Cited Page (Purdue OWL).
- Project 2 (The Op-Ed/Opinion Essay) due: Either 4/4 so you’re done before Spring Break, or you propose a due date to take advantage of the time you have during Spring Break
For Tuesday, 4/18
- See Week 10 Agenda, Part 2
students should either get free meals in college or free metrocards because a lot of students don’t have enough income in their families to pay all the expenses because college isn’t free, the tuitions are really high.
Students should get more financial support because many don’t have enough income in their families, especially since college isn’t free and tuition keeps rising. Supports in the form of free metrocards or free meals could help students commute to class and have the energy to think and do what they need to do at school.
More money and emphasis should be invested into trade schools by the government in order to provide flexible opportunities to students of varying degrees of socioeconomic status seeking education.
before this: example of real-world experience, an anecdote or scenario of personal experience from how they went to a 4-year college and have large debt and no job in the major they studied, consequences
after this: evidence that trade schools work, that they have advantages over 2-or 4-year colleges, that they are long-term solutions for things like low retention rates in city college, can enroll a higher percentage of local populations
Not everyone can attend college or afford college. Not everyone can afford to graduate without a guarantee of a job.
My next steps are to research about my thesis or my topic so that I cam back up my statement with evidence.
The next steps on my draft are to collect enough evidence to support my thesis, organize my thoughts into proper segmented paragraphs that appropriately support each point of evidence, and summarize my thoughts based on what I believe is the best course of action for the government to take to implement this system.