Read Dunn & Norton’s “Hello, Stranger” (the last reading in Packet II), including the essay prompts (this is a sample final exam to prepare you to take the actual final exam). Continue to write, re-write, and revise Essays 1, 2, and 3. Prepare to present if you haven’t yet.
HW for Mon 5/6
HW: 1. Ensure you are ready to present your group’s Essay 2.
2. Read Gloria Naylor’s essay in Packet 2.
3. A reminder that your revised Essay 1s are due at the final. Grades will be based on how significantly you have revised (simply correcting small typos and grammar mistakes is not an example of significant revision; rewriting and reorganizing paragraphs IS an example of significant revision).
HW for Wed, 5/1
HW: If you haven’t already presented, make sure your Essay 2 presentation is ready to go live on Wed.
Also: Read the sample student Essay 2 on pp. 25-32 of Packet 2. This essay didn’t receive an A; so what I want you to do is make notes on how this essay could be improved to receive a higher grade. Pay special attention to transitions: the connections between paragraphs. Also highlight any boring or repeating information that you think could be removed or rewritten.
HW for Mon 4/15
Reading & Research: Finish reading Imp Kerr’s “Feasts Under the Bridge.” With your Essay 2 group, find one more article you will look for quotes on your Essay 2 word in. Arrive in class next week prepared to discuss quotes from this article.
HW for Monday 4/8
HW: Finish reading Crawford’s “The Anxieties of Big Data.” Read Caraminica’s “Drake: Rapper, Actor, Meme.”
With your Essay 2 group: search for new articles on your Essay 2 word, make a list of them, decide on 1 of them to read. Read this article and arrive in class next week prepared to write about 2+ quotations from it that feature your Essay 2 word.
Signal Verbs for Introducing Quotes
Online Research Resource Quick Links
Publication titles to add to your Google search: E-flux, The New Inquiry, N+1.
Below are some Databases to Play With (for most of these, you need an activated City Tech ID/library card)
POPULAR/RECENTLY USED RESOURCES
Gale Virtual Reference Library (encyclopedia/tertiary sources)
Academic Search Complete (a spectrum of news & scholarly sources)
MLA Bibliography (literary sources)
CUNY OneSearch (search everything in CUNY’s library system)
Google Scholar (general array of scholarly texts; not discipline specific)
Google Trends (search usage of key terms in Google searches, from 2004–present)
Google Books Ngram Viewer (search usage of key terms in books, from 1500-2008)
OTHER POSSIBLY HELPFUL & INTERESTING RESOURCES
Kanopy (full-length films and documentaries)
Underground & Independent Comics (comics and graphic novels)
JSTOR (literary criticism & theory)
Project Muse (humanities and social science articles; theory)
Opposing Viewpoints (tertiary source on debates; especially good for topics in politics and news)
Academic OneFile (general academic articles; not discipline specific)
Applied Science & Tech Database (science & tech sources)
NexisUni (LexusNexus) (general)
Wiener documentary
In the documentary about wiener it explains about his downfall after he allegedly posted a nude on Twitter. This is kinda similar to my conflict but in a sense of how one event can change your whole life. My conflict was settling into CityTech and getting use to the surroundings around my college. I decided to explore around the area to get familiar with it. This helped me know where I can go eat or chill at. It also showed me that there is also a station near voorhees so I don’t have to walk all the way to naam to take metro tech station.
HW for Wed (4/10)
HW: Finish reading Caraminica’s text on Drake and memes. Read the first half of Imp Kerr’s “Feasts Under the Bridge” (on trolling), pp. 58-68.
FYI
A follow-up to our conversation on ideology and social media:
HW for Mon (4/1)
HW: Finish typing your midterm summary into your group’s Google Doc. Read “Youth Mode” by K-Hole as well as Michelle Nijhuis’ “The Pocket Guide to Bullshit Prevention” (both in Packet 2).
HW for Mon 3/25
READING
Read the first part of Geert Lovink’s “The Social Media Ideology” (pp. 15-29 in Packet II). Skim “EXAMPLE ESSAY 2” (pp. 25-32) and “Explaining Quotations” (pp. 32-4).
Response to Duca’s view on listicles
I agree with Duca because many of these listicles often use common experiences to define mental health issues. Listicles cover very basic identity traits that everyone has; everyone will be sad or down at one point or another, but that doesnt mean you’re depressed. This is a common issue amongst society: many of us believe we have mental health issues, but in fact we don’t. Many of us are using these listicles instead of going to professionals to diagnose whether or not we have a mental health issue. This doesn’t allow mental health issues to get the proper attention they need. Listicles are only promoting this issue by spreading false information to the public.
HW for Mon 3/18
HW: Work with your Essay 2 group to choose a word or phrase to focus your research on. (You can change your mind later if you’re not pleased with your research results.) Working individually: search for, find, and print a text dealing with your word/phrase that you want to read. Bring this in next class. In Packet 2, read “Intro to Summary Writing” and “MLA Citation Quick Guide.” Reminder: a revised Essay 1 is due at the Midterm exam next Wed.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Is this photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (by Richard Avedon) a selfie?
How would you describe the look on the faces of these two subjects? What might have happened (in the “backstory” of this image) to make them look the way they do? (You can use your imagination here.)
Richard Avedon (the photographer) is famous for talking to his subjects as he takes their photo. What might he have be talking to the Duke and Duchess about at the moment this photo was taken?
HW for Wed (3/13)
HW for Wed: Read Lauren Duca’s “The Viral Virus.” If you haven’t yet, finish reading Graf’s “Yes, No, OK, But…” Disregard the “Grammar Test” on the schedule. (We’ll do something else instead.) Essay 1 final due next Wed!
Library & HW for Mon (3/11)
Hi everyone,
We meet at the entrance to the library today, on the 4th floor of the Atrium; please don’t go to our regular classroom!
Before leaving the library, remember to see the librarian at the front desk to activate your ID/library card. You need an activated card to do research on Essay 2 from home/off-campus.
For Monday: Read Graf, “Yes, No, OK, but…” If you haven’t yet, read Griffiths’ and Martin’s texts that were assigned for this week. Continue revising Essay 1.
See you,
M
HW for Mon (3/4)
HW for Mon: Begin revising your Essay 1 and complete any missing blog posts. Read Dawn Lundry Martin’s “When a Person Goes Missing” (available online here).
HW for Wed (2/27)
Hi all,
Please remember to bring 2 print copies of Essay 1 to Wednesday’s class. In addition, please submit your draft online as a Google Doc.
Lastly, please complete a brief blog post on the film, following the prompt below.
Watch Kriegman and Steinberg’s Weiner (2016). ( <– This is a download link that will only work for 7 days; the film can be streamed—for a fee—here.) Make notes during the film and, at the end, write a paragraph about something in it that connects to something you’re writing about in your Essay 1.
On Wed, I will continue checking in with students wanting help with essays or other work assigned this semester.
Thanks,
Monroe
HW for Mon
1. Inverse outlining an essay to see connections within its many ideas. Re-read Adrian Chen’s “Don’t Be a Stranger” (pp. 61-66). Make a numbered list of notes describing the main idea in each of the essay’s 29 paragraphs. Each of your notes needn’t be longer than a phrase.
When finished, look over your list. What do you notice about the overall form of this essay? What is the main topic it seems to be about? Where and how is the main topic introduced? Where and how does the essay meander away from this main idea?
Post your list and a couple sentences responding to 1 or more of these questions.
2. Finish a rough draft of Essay 1 and bring in 2 hard copies of it next week. By Monday night, please turn in a digital copy of your draft as a Google Doc (instructions for how to do so are here).
HW for Wed (no class next Mon)
- In the packet, read Chen’s “Don’t Be a Stranger.”
- Revise your “Media Analysis” post so that you are asking two specific questions about an enigma or conflict in the media you have shared.
Essay 1 Assignment Posted…
Direct link to assignment sheet.
Also, check the “Essays” page and click on “Essay Assignments” to watch for updates on this and other assignments.
classwork from Wladimir cajou
- Who are those two boxers ,and why this was the biggest Paper view event in Vegas?
- who won the match, but why is Manny Paquiao couldn’t defend himself better.
Reading Rihanna’s eyes
What’s Rihanna trying to say us by hiding her eyes?
Does not she want to be there?
Is there something important we can read from her eyes if she looks straight to the camera?
1.) Why didnt the rockets play defense on Lebron in this play?
2.) What was Lebron thinking in this play as he went towards the rim?
