11/3

Define the following:

Literary Theory

Literary Criticism

Feminist Theory

Queer Theory

Marxist Theory

Double Standards

Patriarch

Assignment:

·         Based the above definitions on Literary Theory / Criticism / Feminist Theory etc..

·         Look for news worthy article discussing gender in any kind of way 

·         Post link to the article along with a short response on Google+

Note: Think about a subject you want to discuss in your gender studies essay. Write a short       abstract/summary about what you're thinking about writing.

Read: "Movimientos de rebeldía y las culturas que traicionan" by Gloria Anzaldúa
                     Write: 1 page response on the reading
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Monday, November 14, 2016 - 9:00AM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 2:00PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 5:30PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 9:00AM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 2:00PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 5:30PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 9:00AM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 2:00PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 5:30PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

If necessary

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 9:00AM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 2:00PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 5:30PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 9:00AM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 2:00PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 5:30PM - Bldg. F-129 (Dev. Writing)

11/1

Assignment:

·         Read Kantz & take notes, be ready to discuss

·         Provide for me 6 parenthetical citations using Kantz article APA style: (Use Textual Lesson Plan)

Ø  3 direct quotations

Ø  3 paraphrased quotations

Provide Work Cited page for the article (use EasyBib under Research Resources Tab)

10/27

Attendance is MANDATORY

• Discussion on RESEARCH METHODS
• Discussion on Parenthetical Citations
• Discussion on Works Cited

DO NOT MISS THIS CLASS!!

Note: Those of you that are missing response papers/essays, you have until Friday to submit late work.  After next week I will start penalizing late essays one letter grade each day it's late.

Sommers Discussion

Sommers Discussion

Group 1: Intro

·         Research on revision is absent

·         Linear models direct attention away from revision

·         Produce a parody in writing / satire

·         What is impossible in speech is revision

·         Absence of revision makes revision unnecessary

·         Revision in speech is an afterthought

Group 2: Revision Students

·         Understand as rewording activity

·         Most of the changes à Lexical changes : relating to words or vocab

·         Used inspirational words to revise

·         Think they’re doing it wrong because of books/teachers/old fashion

·         Lexical repetition vs Conceptual repetition à idea is more important than the speech on the page

Group 3: Revision Experienced Writers

·         Finding form and shape to the argument

·         Finding the argument / change the language to make it more effective

·         Never fall in love with your first and second draft à eventually you will fall in love with a draft

·         Observing patterns / What we want and what we don’t want

·         FORM / SHAPE / FRAMEWORK / DESIGN

·         Writing develops likes a seed not a line à Like roots sprouting!!

·         Exploit the meaning / interrogating the meaning

·         CLARITY

10/25

Assignment:

• Revise your group paper according to the notes that I provided
• Work with your group to work on SECOND DRAFT 
• Under heading, please indicate "Second Draft" 

Discussion:

• Make sure you have read Nancy Sommer's "Revision Strategies..."
• Be ready to discuss article 
• 1 page response

10/20

Read:

• "Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers" by Nancy Sommers

Write:

• 1 page response

FYI:  THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK ARE MANDATORY MEETINGS

Wolk Discussion

Group 1: Into/ Wondering about the world

·         They can’t remember what they learned

·         Only if they were interested

·         Not everyone is going to be Einstein but we can be just as curious and creative

·         Not learning because of the same pedagogy

·         “sit and be quite and listen to the teacher”

·         No curiosity, no voting, no passion, no knowledge of the real world

·         We do like to watch TV, work, surf the net, and shop

·         Schools have not succeeded

Group 2: Transmission Teaching and the Illusion of Learning

·         Interested in stuff they like

·         Remember bits and pieces

·         Get involved with each student

·         Transmission teaching: students sitting at the desk/ being quiet / quizzes / tests

·         Pedagogy hasn’t changed at all

·         Make learning experience purposeful

Group 3: What is Inquiry Based Teaching?

·         Opposite of transmission teaching

·         Active environment

·         Questions are answered

·         Understand what’s being taught

·         Come back home with answers

·         Real topics , real ideas

·         Engage students with experience

·         Planning a purposeful lesson à engaging students

Group 4: What Inquiry is not?

·         It’s not hands on

·         It’s not the same

·         It doesn’t answer the inquiry question, or has nothing to do with questions

·         Working together and thinking

Group 5: The Commonalities

·         How to improve your skills

·         Asking questions

·         Instead of textbooks, interact, collaborate

·         Be creative, think outside the box

10/18

Read: Steven Wolk "School As Inquiry"
Write: 1 page response

Social Media:  On Facebook /Twitter / Tumblr like the following social media sites:  NPR / The New Yorker /  The Atlantic/ AJ +

If you don't have any of these look for stories on the official sites of:  NPR / The New Yorker / The Atlantic / AJ+

• Copy and paste link to an article that you read
• Post on Google+
• Tell me a little bit of the article and why you decided to write on it

Any questions? Post on blog....

10/13

Answer the following and turn in as "Haberman Response"


What’s the first thing you thought about when you read the title "Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching?


Define: SOCIOECONOMIC & SOCIOCULTURAL


What is Pedagogy of Poverty according to Haberman?



Elaborate on: Authoritarian and directive nature of the pedagogy of poverty is deceptive about who really is in charge READ 3^rd Column on page 292

- Interpret reading and provide analysis



Elaborate on: Good TEACHING with a focus on Sociocultural/Socioeconomic conditions
- How does this apply to you?

- How does this apply everyone else?

Group Names

Please post your group number and members below in the comments section of the blog.  

If you are not in a group, please let me know below.  

FYI: I have posted some updated information on the essay, please make sure to check that out.