Extra Credit Opportunity - Thursday, April 10th

I will not be able to make it to the Good Thunder Reading tonight (4/10). I still have a neck stinger, which makes driving very difficult. However, the extra credit opportunity is still available for anyone who is planning on attending the reading.

To receive credit, you will need to go to the reading (7:30pm in CSU 253), listen attentively, and write a short summary response on your blog. In the response, I want you to identify both of the writers and briefly talk about the work they read (you will likely need to take notes). Then, I would like you to write a personal reaction to the reading, explaining what you thought of it.

This post should be about 250-350 words and show that you not only attended the reading, but also paid attention. Please have this posted within 24 hours of the reading's conclusion. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

***Class Canceled 4/9***

Unfortunately, I am unable to drive today--I pinched a nerve in my neck an am immobile--so we will not be meeting in person tonight. Worst news ever, I know. But let's all keep calm and try to get through this together.

We still have an assignment tonight. Please watch the following TED talk and write a response on your blog. TED Talk Video Link

The video is about 18 minutes long, so be sure to give yourself enough time to watch it tonight. You'll need to respond to the following questions in a blog post by midnight tonight (4/9). You do not have to write this in paragraph form, but please answer each question as thoroughly as possible:

• What is the broad topic being discussed?
• What is(are) the narrower topic(s)?
• What problems/issues are identified that pertain to the topic?
• What would you say is implied thesis, or what is the speaker arguing?
• Who is the speaker (not her name, but her role/title) and what's her stake in this argument?
• Who is the intended audience (who is she trying to convince)?
• What are her broad subtopics used to support the thesis?
• Identify examples of where the speaker uses ethos, pathos, and logos.

Make sure to have this posted by midnight. Just so we're clear: the response needs to be written/posted on your blog.

I will be setting up a discussion for the in-class workshop for next week. Your homework is to submit the second draft of your research paper to the discussion board before the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 16th.

As of now, the extra credit I had planned for tomorrow is on hold. If I am able to drive tomorrow, I will send out an email to let you know the details of the opportunity. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Homework for Wednesday, April 9th

We will be discussing the two essays that were assigned last week on Wednesday the 9th (pages 199 and 471 in the Next Text book). Please read these essays and focus on the what the writers are trying to prove, the evidence they use to support their points, and why each of these investigations are important/significant. We will breakdown each essay as a class in preparation for revising our own research papers.

Also, the assignment sheet for the Argumentative Synthesis paper is available in the Content section of D2L for viewing/downloading. Please let me know if you have any questions about the guidelines, and continue working on your papers in preparation for the next due date.