weekly+notes

1. HW due the 26th: highlight in your draft all the places where you need to put citations! We will make a peer exchange for feedback and focus on citations and iceberging. I will assign the Peer Teams.
 * __ APRIL 24 & 26 __**

2. Because of my illness we are off schedule, however, you should continue using the instructions and other resources to continue building your Semester Essay.

=April 3: prepping our April 5 session with Eileen & Janet=

Materials: our Revised Agenda, final version of miniEssay,
March 29: continue Proposal, Framing Theory Option 1: just war theory Option 2: what is the proper role of the news media in society, especially its stance toward the government? =March 27: GOLD LAB -- Intro to Semester Essay= today we'll begin to analyze the Instructions and plan for your Essays. 1. read Instructions 2. Proposal -- in new Google doc. save as name_SemEssay_proposal a) Interests Inventory based on Instructions b) Freewrite potential Hypotheses, research focus based on 'a'  c) preview Procon.org & LexisNexis journals for 'b'  d) choose Essay option 1 or 2! e) explain reasons for your choice f) brainstorm/PK Inventory either: option 1: Bush Doctrine vs. Just War Theory or Option 2: proper role of news media in society, especially their relationship to the government. Please print this and hand in today!!
 * 1) Materials: Agenda, ToolBox Essay Instructions
 * 2) HW: continue Proposal by reading Toolbox: pp. 2-3,15-16,32-38 and iceberging your Theories
 * 3) Option 2: Pat Tillman, Taguba report & Abu Ghraib, WMDs & Hans Blix, Torture Memos
 * 4) Pk inventories of theories:
 * 1) SG exchange: bigger &

=HW: see Revised Agenda: read ToolBox pages:15-16, 32-36. Continue your PK Inventory/Theories "f" above and bring to class. =

march 20: !bienvenidos! we will be using the RoundTable and Writing Nuts&Bolts pages today to post powerpoints and write up the mEssay covernotes.
March 6 & 8. //**mEssay final draft is due the tues after spring break(3.20)- no exceptions!**// Lab= mEssay2: thesis, argument, attribution! use the instructions, the Toolbox & the magical storytelling slides. HW: make sure you have chosen some useful and difficult Schudson quotations(for your essay)

FEB 28: HW: DEJ Ch.1 and start DEJ ch.10 1. write up cover note questions (on writing nuts & bolts page) & hand in mEssay2 draaft 2.PK Inventory: predict how Bush will frame the Iraq War problems & solutions 3. GLOSSING BUSH SPEECH: his problem & solution frames. 4.. categorizing his problem-solution frames

feb23: mEssay cont'd: 1. index card 2. choose 1 dej entry from an op-ed to share in SG 3. previewing Schudson: 4. predicting & glossing Bush speech 5. building mEssay draft --rumsfeld quotation HW: continue/finish 3-5. mEssay rough draft due Tues in class

Feb 21: bringing elements of mEssay 2 together 1. make your own google doc: yourname_mEssay2erin_mEssay2 2.intro to elements of an ARGUMENT 3. PK Inventory: framing theory and magical storytelling 4. Test runs: McQuaig op-ed and 1 of your LexisN. or 1 rumsfeld quotation

Feb 14: Gold LAB- prep InfoLiteracy Session with Janet DiPaolo 1. sit with your Team both days! 2. Carefully read 'Divide and Comprehend' Instructions from last week and this week:

3. go to crw course guides [|__http://umb.libguides.com/CRW__] 4. go to the Discussion section of the Background Research page and open the 'Hijacking Catastrophe' thread. follow instructions 5. HW is in the Healey Map document

FEB 9: meet in our classroom, then we'll go to the Media Viewing room.

FEB 7 -- LAB #1: with Eileen McMahon from IT: PK Research and Google docs Script: Get to docs Naming a doc Sharing w. wiki Commenting revising See the Background Research page for information Sec 3 PK Research Teams


 * Team # || Members ||
 * 1 || Steve W., Anthony O., Bill N, Mohammad ||
 * 2 || Robinson, Bradford, Kurt, Scott ||
 * 3 || Tatiana, Stacy, Yoann, Shoshana ||
 * 4 || Sabrina, Rongliang, Luis, Lan, Valentina ||
 * 5 || Leo, Christina, Anthony A. Alex ||
 * 6 || Patricia, Latanya, Tanejah, Omar ||

Sec 4 PK Research
 * Team # || Members ||
 * 1 || Richard, Steph, Helena, Yolanda, Fatoumata ||
 * 2 || Julissa, Magnolio, Emily, Sulma ||
 * 3 || Melissa, Margalit, Felipe, Andrew ||
 * 4 || Malika, Mechell, Lisa, Margaret ||
 * 5 || Bruno, Grewin, Albert, Chris, Fatih ||
 * 6 || Anabel, Betsy, Shukri, Yaritsa ||

__ HW: see Syllabus & Handout __

feb 2-9

__**LG discussion-- For All Authors**__-- 1.**//How//** does the author tell the story of the Iraq War? 2. How **//could//**she tell the story of the War? aspect: Historical, legal, moral, political, pragmatic -- stance/judgment: positive negative ambivalent balanced

3.Any Evidence of Magical thinking? How do you know? Critical Thinking? How do you know? SGs—DEJ op-eds Choose 1 entry to read to your partners Listen for any ‘echoes’ Surprises Clarify the author’s stance and supporting argument SG discussion: How does she tell the story of the Iraq War? What is the significance of the publication date? How do you know where she stands on the War?. __HW: PK Research:__ 1) 9-11 Commission Report: YouTube (45 min) & 2) actual Report (read Preface, section 8.1 and choose 2 others) annotating: DEJ or other preferred system 3) finish DEJ of op-eds(opinion-editorials) ** 2 entries/article  4) annotation criteria: surprises agreement/connection w your PK discrepancies w PK  disagreement w PK  [] 2/2/2012 3:31 PM- 5.34sec