Presentation Schedule

Hello All,

Below find the presentation schedule for the upcoming class meetings. Each presentation is to run between 15-20 minutes, with 3-5 minutes of responses and questions from the audience included.

On the day of your presentation, be sure that you have your handouts printed and copied 25 times by the time class begins.

Also, remember that if you plan on using the media technology in the classroom for your presentation, you must do the following. First, notify me via email as to which technology you will require; i.e., hardware and/or software. Second, save all necessary information and documentation on a personal USB flashdrive. There is not enough time in the meeting period for presenters to retrieve materials from their email archives. Therefore, the only acceptable means of accessing your presentation materials is via a USB flashdrive.

R 5/2
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Jossibel
2. Melissa
3. Chynia
4. Veronica 
6pm - TW2 
1.Chiemeka
2. Marie
3. Halima
4. Joyce

T 5/7
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Mohammad
2. Dwaine
3. Crystal
4. Paul
5. Jamie
6. Danny 
6pm - TW2 
1. Paul
2. Jamila
3. Yolanda
4. Fatema
5. Jodi-Ann
6. Rosalayn

R 5/9
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Yuri
2. Marie
3. Danielle
4. Arnaldo
5. Erica 
6pm - TW2 
1. Nedjie
2. Sylwia
3. Andy
4. Xie
5. Jenika

T 5/14
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Yogeeta
2. Cinthia
3. Bahia
4. Jasim
5. Rosy 
6pm - TW2 
1. Glenn
2. Stacey
3. Rosa
4. Yajaira
5. Murland

Important Reminders for Tuesday, 4/30

This is to remind each of you of the upcoming items due this coming Tuesday, 4/30.

First, the Revision of Paper Two is due. Please be sure to include the original marked-up copy of your first draft with the revised paper!

Second, the Introduction to your Research Paper is due. Please include the first two roughly-drafted pages.

Third, the general Outline of your Research Paper is due. See the examples below and use them as models for your individual outlines. Remember that I am asking that you produce at least a half-page, detailed outline. See the generic outline I have produced that follows. Note that items in parenthesis are optional. As another example, see the outline that appears on pages 13-14 in Hacker's Writer's Reference; it has been scanned and provided below for your convenience.

Fourth, you need to bring two extra copies of your outline and introduction to class, so that we can perform a peer-edit of your work.


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I.               Introduction

a.     (Epigraph)

b.     General Introduction to Topic

c.      Argumentative Thesis Statement

d.     Identification of Sections, Main Points, etc.

II.             Background information, historical context, definition(s), etc.

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

III.           Section 1 - Main Point 1

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

IV.            Section 2 - Main Point 2

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

V.              Section 3 - Main Point 3

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

VI.            (Section 4 – Counterpoint)

a.     Supporting Evidence - Summary

b.     Supporting Evidence - Quotation

VII.          Section 5 - Conclusion

a.     Restatement of Thesis

b.     Restatement of Sections, Main Points

c.      (Personal Experience or Opinion)

d.     The What’s Next

Reminders for Thursday 4/18

This is to remind each of you of the items due today in class.

First, the revision of Paper One is due. Please be sure to include the original marked-up copy of your first draft stapled beneath your revision copy.

Second, the second submission of the Annotated Bibliography is due today. You are to submit three new sources with complete annotations. Be sure you are properly formatting your citations according to APA or MLA standards. Also, be sure that you are writing at least 200 word annotations that both summarize and explicitly describe how each source will serve your thesis and overall paper!

Thesis Proposal Due Thursday

This is a reminder that the final draft of the Thesis Proposal is due in class this Thursday. There will not be a peer-edit of these documents, so you will only need to bring one hard copy to hand in.

Revision of HW#2

After examining your submissions for HW#2 - Let's Argue About Flash Mobs, it appears that a large number of students failed to meet the requirements of the assignment. Therefore, I am offering everyone the chance to revise their original submission by this upcoming Tuesday, 2/26.

Please review the terms of the assignment, provided for your convenience below. Importantly, when reviewing your original submission, be sure that you labeled each paragraph to identify which rhetorical device is being employed, and that you used at least one direct reference from the course texts to support your argument.

Should you revise this homework, you can simply reply to your original comment with the revision.

Again, this revision is due before class this upcoming Tuesday, 2/26.

This assignment will require two developed paragraphs to complete your answer. In the first, argue in favor of flash mobs. That is, identify the "positive" qualities and results of flash mobbing. In the second, argue against flash mobs. That is, identify the "negative" qualities and results of flash mobbing and mobs in general. Each argumentative statement should constitute the topic sentence of these paragraphs.

Vitally, you should employ one distinct pattern of organization, or rhetorical device, in each paragraph. Be sure to head each paragraph with a label that identifies which pattern or device you are using to argue your point. See Hacker's textbook, pages 32-45, for information regarding patterns of organization and rhetorical devices.

Be sure that you include at least one direct reference (i.e., quotation) from one of the course texts in each paragraph. These references should be parenthetically cited according to APA or MLA format and thoroughly explained so as to best support the paragraphs' topic sentences.

Paper One Peer-Edit

This is a reminder that you are required to bring two extra copies of your first formal paper to class tomorrow. We will be performing a peer-edit for the first portion of the meeting period. I would recommend glancing at pages 20-22 in the Writer's Reference for some helpful information regarding the revision and peer-editing process.

Good luck in your writing! See you all tomorrow.
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