The school network was down Monday. Here are the homework assignments for yesterday and today.
10th Due Tuesday: The editing handout from Monday: mark the page to correct errors and point out weak writing.
Wednesday in class essay: Why do you think the Puritans tortured and executed innocent people in the Salem witch trials? Can we learn anything from their mistakes? This assignment is due at the end of class Wed. You can type or write your essay ahead of time and turn it in, or you can bring notes, outlines, and reading materials to class and write it in class.
11/12: Due Wed.: Discuss in writing the topic you have in mind for the next essay: what term or idea do you want to define, in the process of preparing your final research essay?
We discussed in class A) What information you need to keep track of while preparing to document research sources B) Vague and specific, 'grounded' and speculative research questions.
Remember, there are three categories of research question, all valuable. The first is the broad, speculative TOPIC QUESTION; this helps shape your research and the purpose of your writing, but is too broad to actually answer fully in a single research paper. The second is the ANALYTICAL QUESTION, which addresses specific issues within the topic, such as causes and effects, comparisions, etc. The third, most specific is the FACTUAL QUESTION, which leads to specific FACTUAL ANSWERS about specific data and observations. These answers are necessary to support your ANALYTICAL ANSWERS.
We also discussed some various ways of placing your own ideas in the context of a larger conversation; see Chapter One of They Say, I Say; see especially the templates on pages 21ff.
8th: Due Tuesday: Write a description of a dream or dreams you've had. Write in as much specific detail as possible.
Due Wed.: Choose two things you know how to do and make a list of the steps needed to accomplish each task.
9th: In class essay due Wed, discussing the possible reasons for the similarities between the Walam Olum and Genesis creation accounts. You can bring your finished essay, typed or handwritten, or you can bring notes, texts and outlines and complete your essay in class.
Rhetoric: Final draft of Socrates/Aristotle essays due Thursday.
10th Due Tuesday: The editing handout from Monday: mark the page to correct errors and point out weak writing.
Wednesday in class essay: Why do you think the Puritans tortured and executed innocent people in the Salem witch trials? Can we learn anything from their mistakes? This assignment is due at the end of class Wed. You can type or write your essay ahead of time and turn it in, or you can bring notes, outlines, and reading materials to class and write it in class.
11/12: Due Wed.: Discuss in writing the topic you have in mind for the next essay: what term or idea do you want to define, in the process of preparing your final research essay?
We discussed in class A) What information you need to keep track of while preparing to document research sources B) Vague and specific, 'grounded' and speculative research questions.
Remember, there are three categories of research question, all valuable. The first is the broad, speculative TOPIC QUESTION; this helps shape your research and the purpose of your writing, but is too broad to actually answer fully in a single research paper. The second is the ANALYTICAL QUESTION, which addresses specific issues within the topic, such as causes and effects, comparisions, etc. The third, most specific is the FACTUAL QUESTION, which leads to specific FACTUAL ANSWERS about specific data and observations. These answers are necessary to support your ANALYTICAL ANSWERS.
We also discussed some various ways of placing your own ideas in the context of a larger conversation; see Chapter One of They Say, I Say; see especially the templates on pages 21ff.
8th: Due Tuesday: Write a description of a dream or dreams you've had. Write in as much specific detail as possible.
Due Wed.: Choose two things you know how to do and make a list of the steps needed to accomplish each task.
9th: In class essay due Wed, discussing the possible reasons for the similarities between the Walam Olum and Genesis creation accounts. You can bring your finished essay, typed or handwritten, or you can bring notes, texts and outlines and complete your essay in class.
Rhetoric: Final draft of Socrates/Aristotle essays due Thursday.
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