Pre-Research Activity (Class in Library on Wed!)

We will meet on Wednesday in the lobby of the library on Foggy. For your homework, please complete this Pre-Research sheet, post it to your blog, and bring a printed copy of it to our research session, along with the two-three sentences statement of your official topic question. See you at Foggy!

Reading for 3/27: Rodriguez

For Fri. 3/27, please read "Nakedness in the Digital Age", and respond on your blog. This will be the third and final example essay for Project #3. Enjoy!

Project #3: Begging the Questions

Hi, friends! I'm excited to introduce the third and final project today! Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Anna

Reading for Wed. 3/25: Walker

Dear Friends,

For Wednesday, please read and respond to Alice Walker's In Search of our Mother's Gardens.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Anna

ONLINE CLASS ACTIVITY (no in-person class) for Friday 3-20

INSTEAD OF COMING TO CLASS, please read "Consider the Lobster" by David Foster Wallace, and respond on your blog! I'll be sending good wishes from sunny Tampa. I'll be in a hotel conference room not enjoying the sun.

I want you to think in particular about Wallace's structure. How does his medium shape his message? How does it relate to Graham's idea of the ideal essay?

Have fun!

In-class reading 3/16: Media Ecology

In class today, we'll look at an excerpt from this article on Media Ecology. Please read from the middle of page 130 (starting with "Media Ecology is...." through the first paragraph of page 132 (ending with "...specific messages".

In-class reading 3/18: "The Age of the Essay"

Students! So far, you have written a (position) paper, and you are currently creating a multi-media product. So! Your final paper will be an essay. In class on Wednesday, we will read Paul Graham's thoughts about essay-ness, and discuss them.

Things to think about-- is your "natural form" of writing closer to a paper, or closer to an essay? Which do you think you are more often assigned to do in classes?

Position Paper Grades Up on GoogleDrive

Hi, friends,

Your position papers are graded and up on Drive. Let me know if you have any trouble with the PDF, and feel free to make an office hours appointment to go over it!

Go team!
Anna

Switching to Skype Meetings Friday 3-6-15

Friends,

Because all the buses seem to be running behind, and the schedule is packed, I think we'll have a much better chance of keeping conferences running on time and making sure everyone gets their due time today if I meet with each of you on Skype today. 

To meet with me, please contact me at anna.carson.dewitt on Skype at your assigned conference time. I'll look forward to chatting!

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU PREFER TO TALK IN PERSON, you are welcome to switch your conference over to the Monday 3/16 or Wed 3/18.  I've added sign-up slots on those days to accomodate that. Please respond to this email and let know if you choose to do that.

See you on Skype (if we didn't meet Wed)!

Anna