Homework for 11/3

Hello folks, good work this week on getting through the concept of arguments and the argumentative paper. Special thanks to Cheri for sharing her work with the rest of the class.

For this next week

First: Root for the Giants! Go Giants!

Read: 

1) The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Please print this out, if you're able, so you can show active reading on it. We'll be referring to this in class and on your next paper. (Assignment to come.)

2) In Underground America let's continue with the narratives of Lorena (p. 181) and Desiree (p. 261)

Write:
Think about the 30 articles in the Declaration of Human Rights. Write a page and a half about what violations of these human rights you see Lorena and Desiree encounter. You can do this in your journal, to be checked off. (Consider this prewriting/freewriting for the prompt below.)

Lab/Online:
Continue working in Reading Plus by doing 3 SR, 1 iB and 1, RA
Learning Curve: this week we focus on Verbs! (one assignment here)

Start thinking about the following prompt for your next paper:

Argument: Drawing on at least two narratives in Underground America, expose experiences in which human rights have been violated according to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and/or the United States Constitution, including the right to freedom of speech. 

I will give you a more detailed explanation of the assignment in class.

United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Here is the Declaration of Human Rights (for your next assignment)
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

HW for 10/27

1) Make sure you have a good Halloween costume. Never too early to start thinking about this.

2) Actively read p. 1-54 in Underground America (Orner).
This includes: Forward, Introduction, Diana, Mr. Lai and Saleem.

3) Write one page in your journal/notebook about your thoughts and response to this reading.

4) Do your usual work in Reading Plus and Learning Curve.

Have a great week!

Reading for Week of 10-6 to 10-13

First, your primary homework for the current week is to revise, edit and proofread your draft of the "Reefer Madness" argument paper.

Keep in mind that you're writing to evaluate Schlosser's use of persuasive techniques and how he presents his argument. Each body paragraph should have an idea (you making a point of your own about how effective Schlosser is) and material from the text that you're analyzing. If this doesn't make sense, email me asap.

Also, here's a handy Proofreading Tips Sheet that you can use when you're ready.

For this week, also read the conclusion "Out of the Underground" in Schlosser. If you have the extra afterword, please read that too, but if you're pressed for time, you can save it for next week.

Keep in mind to do some Reading Plus and Learning Curve work this week: one exercise on LC and 5 from RP. If you're still having difficulty, email me.

Good luck with your drafts! Keep in mind there's a free tutoring service on Ocean campus on the 2nd floor of Rosenburg Library. R205. Faculty and ace students are standing by to read YOUR draft and give you feedback. Check it out!

Midterm Exam Schedule

October 20th will be the date of our midterm. 

It will be an in-class essay. I will give you the question in class as well as a handout to use for prewriting/outlining your response.

You will have one hour to do pre-writing and then the rest of the class to write your essay.
The prompt for this essay will involve the all sections of Reefer Madness, except "The Empire of the Obscene." This means you will have to read Schlosser's conclusion "Out of the Underground" for the exam.

CHANGED: Your homework for the week of 10/13 to 10/20 will be active reading from Underground America: the essays "Roberto" p. 55 and "Olga"p. 99