I've read about half the position papers and annotated bibliographies and am very excited about the research you turned up! We are going to have some very significant material with which to work.
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Bring Nuclear Nebraska to class. There is an open-book writing question for the next class.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Sat., Feb. 10, Writing 102
What we did in class:
We did an exercise from Lukeman to learn the where long sentences might be appropriate. The instructor showed five or six ways to make a sentence long (yet grammatically correct). Students wrote a sentence that was a half-page long. We looked at a few of the sentences on the doc cam. Next week we will focus on short sentences and where to use them.
Instructor distributed poetry assignment and re-scheduled the poetry presentation dates. We talked about Dylan Thomas briefly and the instructor is looking for input on a poem to explicate. Jasmine suggested Poe and Shakespeare. Students gave their genre selection and we put them on a table.
Instructor lectured on characteristics of poetry and discussed the Jungian theory of the collective unconscious and how it relates to the arts. She reminded students there is a poetry quiz Feb. 23.
Students turned in their annotated bibliographies (AB) and received five points. There will be five more points next week if the AB is in correct form. Students are to write Point 1 of the research paper. The instructor also reviewed the readings for the coming class session.
We did an exercise from Lukeman to learn the where long sentences might be appropriate. The instructor showed five or six ways to make a sentence long (yet grammatically correct). Students wrote a sentence that was a half-page long. We looked at a few of the sentences on the doc cam. Next week we will focus on short sentences and where to use them.
Instructor distributed poetry assignment and re-scheduled the poetry presentation dates. We talked about Dylan Thomas briefly and the instructor is looking for input on a poem to explicate. Jasmine suggested Poe and Shakespeare. Students gave their genre selection and we put them on a table.
Instructor lectured on characteristics of poetry and discussed the Jungian theory of the collective unconscious and how it relates to the arts. She reminded students there is a poetry quiz Feb. 23.
Students turned in their annotated bibliographies (AB) and received five points. There will be five more points next week if the AB is in correct form. Students are to write Point 1 of the research paper. The instructor also reviewed the readings for the coming class session.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Social Adv What Happened Febr 5-7
Read Time Magazine cover story.
Please note: this post was edited on February 13 to add more protest sources.
Thursday:
How to find protests in NJ:
1. There are ongoing weekly protests against the Iraq War. If you recall, our colleague Jessica is slated to attend an antiwar protest in New Brunswick. It is from 11:30-12:30 and is on Raritan Ave. and Rt. 27 in Highland Park. You will find that protest and others featured at this link, which is a .pdf file. There may be one near you.
2. Students should also check their presidential candidate's web site to see if there are any scheduled rallies.
3. On March 27, there will be a walk for peace. Ask your mom or go with a friend.
4. Enter "protests NJ" in your alerts when you put in your key words.
New:
5. More URLS for protests in NJ:
Added on February 13:
All are welcome to attend Pax Christi NJ’s Spring Assembly Saturday April 19th at St. Patrick’s Church and School in Jersey City. The topic this year is solidarity, migration and reconciliation. We have a wonderful program planned with several dynamic speakers including Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, the former president of Bread for the World and Juan Carlos Ruiz from the New Sanctuary Movement.
Theme- Although Americans view immigration as “the problem “it is just as much, or perhaps more so, the problems of extreme poverty and political conditions in the countries which cause people to migrate. This migration creates both a positive impact in the form of money being sent back and a negative impact in the “brain drain”. This relationship along with the issues of US foreign and trade policies and unfair immigration policies will be examined. We will also discuss the ideas that come from developing countries such as micro credit (Muhammed Yunus, Bangladesh) that have the potential to help everyone.
Keynote Speaker - Bishop Thomas GumbletonA longtime national and international activist in the peace movement, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is an outspoken critic of violence and militarism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, and has published numerous articles and reports.Former President of Bread for the WorldFounding President of Pax Christi, USACo-Founder of Michigan Coalition for Human RightsBoard Member: Lambi Fund of Haiti, U.S. El Salvador Institute; Fellowship of Reconciliation; National Agenda for Peace in El Salvador; Witness for Peace; Nicaragua-U.S. Friendship Office; World Conference on Religion and Peace (Office of the Secretary General of the UN)
Workshop Topics (Partial List)-
CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY:By giving poor people the power to help themselves, the micro-credit revolution has offered them something more valuable then food – security, hope and self-esteem. This is a how to workshop built on Tonie Malone’s 14 years of experience in Haiti.
FORGIVENESS RECONCILIATION AND HEALING:
Two different experiences will be shared about FRH
1) Rwanda’s experience by Fr. Sabune Petero
2) South Africa’s experience by Georgette Delinois
Participants will be able to explore ways to duplicate the FRH concept in places where individuals have experienced violence and are emotionally, psychologically, spiritually or physically wounded. They will hopefully additional gain insight into effective ways to best help people heal themselves consequently their countries.
What We Need is Peace The plea of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and SyriaThis workshop will give an overview of the reality and concerns of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and Syria with discussion of our response as American citizens. Presented by Clare Nolan. Clare was a member of CRS delegation of religious women to Iraq and Syria in January 2008. Clare is the NGO representative for the Sisters of the Good shepherd at the UN in New York. Good Shepherd has Lebanese and Syrian sisters with projects in both countries responding to our brothers and sisters from Iraq.
The US Immigration Detention System:Talk will be given by Father Juan Carlos Ruiz, an ordained Roman Catholic priest and the founding director of the Asociacion Tepayac Bronx Community Center. He is currently lead organizer for New Sanctuary Movement activities in New York City.
Full brochures for pre-registration will be available by the end of the month.
Kathy O'LearyState Council Member – Pax Christi NJChapter Coordinator-Pax Christi Summit(a local chapter of Pax Christi USA www.paxchristiusa.org ) 908-273-0751
www.paxsummit.blogspot.com
"We need no rifles or pistols for battle, but instead spiritual weapons; and the foremost among these is prayer." - Franz Jaegerstaetter“We Suffer & RejoiceWith Our Brothers & Sisters”Pax Christi NJSpring Assembly 2008Co-sponsored byHaiti Solidarity Network of the NortheastPlease join us for a day of prayer and education on◊ solidarity, migration and reconciliation ◊Saturday, April 19th9:30 am to 5:00 pm*St. Patrick’s Church & School492 Bramhall Ave.Jersey City, NJKeynote Speaker:Bishop Thomas GumbletonFounding Bishop President of Pax Christi USAIn Special Honor of :Fr. Gene SqueoPax Christi NJ Dorothy Day Peacemaker of the YearAward Recipient for 2007Workshops topics:The Immigration Detention System, Iraqi Refugee Crisis, Micro Credit, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & HealingCost $35 (includes lunch), $20 for Senior Citizens and Students*reception for Fr. Squeo to followFor more info contact: Kathy O’Leary 908-273-0751 kathy-wargo@comcast.net
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Here's a Coalition for Peace Moratorium on March 19:
http://www.peacecoalition.org/action/cfpa/080319_moratorium_regional_000.aspx
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The instructor described two other assignments:
a) Press clippings file. Each person will keep track of an area and post pertinent articles to a file that the instructor will set up online.
The instructor showed the students how to set up news alert pages, RSS feeds, and news articles sent to an email address. Students are to set these up with their key words over the weekend. The example given in class was Vanessa's topic, which is "why young people don't vote." Come to class prepared to discuss any technical issues you might have. Students will post articles over the period of the semester and the cut-off date is April 30.
At an upcoming class, the instructor will show students how to post their articles and make links.
The second assignment that was discussed was "meet a lawmaker." Find out who your representatives are and phone the local legislative office or subscribe to your rep's newsletter to find out about local meetings. See the upper left hand side of the page.
Instructor will explain benefits (for the advertising project) at the next class. Students will form into groups to work on the advertising projects. We now have the required research to begin those projects.
Tuesday:
We went over the chapter in the text about attending a protest. The instructor showed a video of a protest in D.C.
On Thursday we will turn in the position paper and its annotated bibliography. We will do peer readings of each other's work. There may be a brief writing assignment about Ch. 1 in Nuclear Nebraska.
Please note: this post was edited on February 13 to add more protest sources.
Thursday:
How to find protests in NJ:
1. There are ongoing weekly protests against the Iraq War. If you recall, our colleague Jessica is slated to attend an antiwar protest in New Brunswick. It is from 11:30-12:30 and is on Raritan Ave. and Rt. 27 in Highland Park. You will find that protest and others featured at this link, which is a .pdf file. There may be one near you.
2. Students should also check their presidential candidate's web site to see if there are any scheduled rallies.
3. On March 27, there will be a walk for peace. Ask your mom or go with a friend.
Save the Date!
New Jersey Peace Action’s
2nd Annual Mother and Daughter Walk for Peace
Sat., March 29th, 2008 10AM-1PM (rain date Sun., March 30th 1PM-4PM)
Meet at NJPA office:
673 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Honoring women peacemakers!
For registration forms and more information, email:
njpawalkforpeace@yahoo.com
or call our office: (973) 744-3263
4. Enter "protests NJ" in your alerts when you put in your key words.
New:
5. More URLS for protests in NJ:
Added on February 13:
All are welcome to attend Pax Christi NJ’s Spring Assembly Saturday April 19th at St. Patrick’s Church and School in Jersey City. The topic this year is solidarity, migration and reconciliation. We have a wonderful program planned with several dynamic speakers including Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, the former president of Bread for the World and Juan Carlos Ruiz from the New Sanctuary Movement.
Theme- Although Americans view immigration as “the problem “it is just as much, or perhaps more so, the problems of extreme poverty and political conditions in the countries which cause people to migrate. This migration creates both a positive impact in the form of money being sent back and a negative impact in the “brain drain”. This relationship along with the issues of US foreign and trade policies and unfair immigration policies will be examined. We will also discuss the ideas that come from developing countries such as micro credit (Muhammed Yunus, Bangladesh) that have the potential to help everyone.
Keynote Speaker - Bishop Thomas GumbletonA longtime national and international activist in the peace movement, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is an outspoken critic of violence and militarism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, and has published numerous articles and reports.Former President of Bread for the WorldFounding President of Pax Christi, USACo-Founder of Michigan Coalition for Human RightsBoard Member: Lambi Fund of Haiti, U.S. El Salvador Institute; Fellowship of Reconciliation; National Agenda for Peace in El Salvador; Witness for Peace; Nicaragua-U.S. Friendship Office; World Conference on Religion and Peace (Office of the Secretary General of the UN)
Workshop Topics (Partial List)-
CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY:By giving poor people the power to help themselves, the micro-credit revolution has offered them something more valuable then food – security, hope and self-esteem. This is a how to workshop built on Tonie Malone’s 14 years of experience in Haiti.
FORGIVENESS RECONCILIATION AND HEALING:
Two different experiences will be shared about FRH
1) Rwanda’s experience by Fr. Sabune Petero
2) South Africa’s experience by Georgette Delinois
Participants will be able to explore ways to duplicate the FRH concept in places where individuals have experienced violence and are emotionally, psychologically, spiritually or physically wounded. They will hopefully additional gain insight into effective ways to best help people heal themselves consequently their countries.
What We Need is Peace The plea of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and SyriaThis workshop will give an overview of the reality and concerns of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and Syria with discussion of our response as American citizens. Presented by Clare Nolan. Clare was a member of CRS delegation of religious women to Iraq and Syria in January 2008. Clare is the NGO representative for the Sisters of the Good shepherd at the UN in New York. Good Shepherd has Lebanese and Syrian sisters with projects in both countries responding to our brothers and sisters from Iraq.
The US Immigration Detention System:Talk will be given by Father Juan Carlos Ruiz, an ordained Roman Catholic priest and the founding director of the Asociacion Tepayac Bronx Community Center. He is currently lead organizer for New Sanctuary Movement activities in New York City.
Full brochures for pre-registration will be available by the end of the month.
Kathy O'LearyState Council Member – Pax Christi NJChapter Coordinator-Pax Christi Summit(a local chapter of Pax Christi USA www.paxchristiusa.org ) 908-273-0751
www.paxsummit.blogspot.com
"We need no rifles or pistols for battle, but instead spiritual weapons; and the foremost among these is prayer." - Franz Jaegerstaetter“We Suffer & RejoiceWith Our Brothers & Sisters”Pax Christi NJSpring Assembly 2008Co-sponsored byHaiti Solidarity Network of the NortheastPlease join us for a day of prayer and education on◊ solidarity, migration and reconciliation ◊Saturday, April 19th9:30 am to 5:00 pm*St. Patrick’s Church & School492 Bramhall Ave.Jersey City, NJKeynote Speaker:Bishop Thomas GumbletonFounding Bishop President of Pax Christi USAIn Special Honor of :Fr. Gene SqueoPax Christi NJ Dorothy Day Peacemaker of the YearAward Recipient for 2007Workshops topics:The Immigration Detention System, Iraqi Refugee Crisis, Micro Credit, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & HealingCost $35 (includes lunch), $20 for Senior Citizens and Students*reception for Fr. Squeo to followFor more info contact: Kathy O’Leary 908-273-0751 kathy-wargo@comcast.net
---------------------
Here's a Coalition for Peace Moratorium on March 19:
http://www.peacecoalition.org/action/cfpa/080319_moratorium_regional_000.aspx
--------
The instructor described two other assignments:
a) Press clippings file. Each person will keep track of an area and post pertinent articles to a file that the instructor will set up online.
The instructor showed the students how to set up news alert pages, RSS feeds, and news articles sent to an email address. Students are to set these up with their key words over the weekend. The example given in class was Vanessa's topic, which is "why young people don't vote." Come to class prepared to discuss any technical issues you might have. Students will post articles over the period of the semester and the cut-off date is April 30.
At an upcoming class, the instructor will show students how to post their articles and make links.
The second assignment that was discussed was "meet a lawmaker." Find out who your representatives are and phone the local legislative office or subscribe to your rep's newsletter to find out about local meetings. See the upper left hand side of the page.
Instructor will explain benefits (for the advertising project) at the next class. Students will form into groups to work on the advertising projects. We now have the required research to begin those projects.
Tuesday:
We went over the chapter in the text about attending a protest. The instructor showed a video of a protest in D.C.
On Thursday we will turn in the position paper and its annotated bibliography. We will do peer readings of each other's work. There may be a brief writing assignment about Ch. 1 in Nuclear Nebraska.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Comm 128 February 5 What Happened
We filled out an alphabetical roster and each student will get a copy of colleagues' contact information.
We passed out new syllabi that have the schedule of activities and assignments. Throw out old ones.
Schedule of Reading & Activities date is for Thursdays; should be for Tuesdays. Instructor's mistake.
Instructor explained the research paper (semester-long project) to the class. Each person read the theories and made a choice for their paper.
Each student is to get 10 sources on her or his topic for next week. Eventually these sources will become an annotated bibliography, which is why all information from where the source came from should be kept.
Google part of assignment: Up to three. Put in theory and add "Wiki" at the end. Write brief summary. Keep URL. Five to six summary sentences on each source.
E-journal portals: No article requirement due to search (title) peculiarities. Try it, see what you get. UCC->Library->Database->Article->E-journal portals browse (upper right) ->journalism and communication->Communications & Mass Media-->Search
J-Stor: Balance of articles should come from here or E-journal portal. Library ->databases->social science->sociology or psychology-J-Stor->search. Browse articles for what interests you. Save citations.
We passed out new syllabi that have the schedule of activities and assignments. Throw out old ones.
Schedule of Reading & Activities date is for Thursdays; should be for Tuesdays. Instructor's mistake.
Instructor explained the research paper (semester-long project) to the class. Each person read the theories and made a choice for their paper.
Each student is to get 10 sources on her or his topic for next week. Eventually these sources will become an annotated bibliography, which is why all information from where the source came from should be kept.
Google part of assignment: Up to three. Put in theory and add "Wiki" at the end. Write brief summary. Keep URL. Five to six summary sentences on each source.
E-journal portals: No article requirement due to search (title) peculiarities. Try it, see what you get. UCC->Library->Database->Article->E-journal portals browse (upper right) ->journalism and communication->Communications & Mass Media-->Search
J-Stor: Balance of articles should come from here or E-journal portal. Library ->databases->social science->sociology or psychology-J-Stor->search. Browse articles for what interests you. Save citations.
Event Planning Febr. 5-7 What Happened
Bill Q complained about having to work too hard in this class.
The instructor went over the public relations angles that can be used in an event. The examples cited were the Superbowl Green angle and the Taste of the NFL. We went over a short video that gave students an idea of the public relations that can be gained from such positioning. Ryan discussed the Superbowl Parade and subsequent events from the previous Thursday.
We went over Chapter 3 and the instructor pointed out pertinent charts and lists that will be helpful to students who work in event planning. In addition, we discussed mapping out the venue and the instructor provided three software programs and one modeling program (all free) with which students should try to get some experience:
IBM Lotus software suite (Symphony) Also see article.
openoffice.org
drawanywhere.com
Program to buy:
Visio (Microsoft)
Note: I see that Symphony no longer includes a drawing program but I put in the link anyway because the software that is offered is so good.
We did chapter outline check-in for Ch's 1, 2, and 3. Each student handed in their outline of what they will be looking for when they do their reaction paper.
Next Thursday, students will be handing in their writing sample based on the assessment interview.
Quizzes section in notebook should be changed to "outline." Put outlines here; put notes taken in class in notebook section.
Due for Thursday:
Outlines that will be checked in for Thurs. are Ch. 3 and for people who got the book late, Ch's 1 & 2.
Outline for reaction paper, based on Ch's 1-5 (see assignment sheet). This outline is items you will note when you go to your event--items to which you will react. This outline can be handwritten.
Notebook check. One ponit for having the notebook, two points for having the notebook with the categories, and three points for having class papers to date put in each section.
Instructor handed out assignment sheet for writing for the needs assessment questionnaire. This assignment is due next Thursday, February 14th. The objective is to see the level of business writing skill of the students.
The instructor went over the public relations angles that can be used in an event. The examples cited were the Superbowl Green angle and the Taste of the NFL. We went over a short video that gave students an idea of the public relations that can be gained from such positioning. Ryan discussed the Superbowl Parade and subsequent events from the previous Thursday.
We went over Chapter 3 and the instructor pointed out pertinent charts and lists that will be helpful to students who work in event planning. In addition, we discussed mapping out the venue and the instructor provided three software programs and one modeling program (all free) with which students should try to get some experience:
IBM Lotus software suite (Symphony) Also see article.
openoffice.org
drawanywhere.com
Program to buy:
Visio (Microsoft)
Note: I see that Symphony no longer includes a drawing program but I put in the link anyway because the software that is offered is so good.
We did chapter outline check-in for Ch's 1, 2, and 3. Each student handed in their outline of what they will be looking for when they do their reaction paper.
Next Thursday, students will be handing in their writing sample based on the assessment interview.
Quizzes section in notebook should be changed to "outline." Put outlines here; put notes taken in class in notebook section.
Due for Thursday:
Outlines that will be checked in for Thurs. are Ch. 3 and for people who got the book late, Ch's 1 & 2.
Outline for reaction paper, based on Ch's 1-5 (see assignment sheet). This outline is items you will note when you go to your event--items to which you will react. This outline can be handwritten.
Notebook check. One ponit for having the notebook, two points for having the notebook with the categories, and three points for having class papers to date put in each section.
Instructor handed out assignment sheet for writing for the needs assessment questionnaire. This assignment is due next Thursday, February 14th. The objective is to see the level of business writing skill of the students.
Writing 102--Tues/Thu, Febr 5-7
Thursday:
First we did an exercise from Lukeman where we wrote a sentence that was half a sheet long. The instructor explained the circumstances under which we might want to use long sentences. She explained techniques for writing a grammatically correct sentence using the semicolon, dash, parentheses and commas. We looked at a student example and indeed, it did convey emotion, which is one of the purposes of writing a long sentence. In next week's class, we will write a short sentence on the same topic and contrast the two techniques.
Point One of the research paper and the annotated bibliography was due today. We did peer readings using a guide provided by the instructor.
Paraphrasing and summary worksheet was handed out. Instructor went over the two techniques for providing support. A third technique, quotation, will be discussed in a future class. Students are to use their research to write a paraphrase and a summary for their Point 2, which will be due on the 17th.
Instructor said poetry presentations will be given the week of March 16.
Tuesday:
What to do for next class:
Be sure you've read Chapter 1 from Lukeman as we will be doing a writing exercise from it.
We will also be doing a writing exercise on paraphrasing and summary, and the assigned reading on which the exercise is based is Hacker, 113-18. We will also do peer readings of Point 1 at Thursday's class.
Bring Point 1 and annotated bibliography (five sources with abstract). The latter will be considered a rough draft (RD) and will not be given a grade until it is revised. RD's are not graded but timeliness is noted and it does have an effect on the overall grade.
The instructor discussed the nature of poetry today (heightened, concentrated, concrete, images, playful, mysterious). She also discussed the collective unconscious (CU) and how musicians, poets, writers, and artists draw upon it in the creation of their works. Students should know which psychiatrist is associated with the collective unconscious and discuss how the CU is related to poetry.
Instructor put off poetry presentation dates for one week.
First we did an exercise from Lukeman where we wrote a sentence that was half a sheet long. The instructor explained the circumstances under which we might want to use long sentences. She explained techniques for writing a grammatically correct sentence using the semicolon, dash, parentheses and commas. We looked at a student example and indeed, it did convey emotion, which is one of the purposes of writing a long sentence. In next week's class, we will write a short sentence on the same topic and contrast the two techniques.
Point One of the research paper and the annotated bibliography was due today. We did peer readings using a guide provided by the instructor.
Paraphrasing and summary worksheet was handed out. Instructor went over the two techniques for providing support. A third technique, quotation, will be discussed in a future class. Students are to use their research to write a paraphrase and a summary for their Point 2, which will be due on the 17th.
Instructor said poetry presentations will be given the week of March 16.
Tuesday:
What to do for next class:
Be sure you've read Chapter 1 from Lukeman as we will be doing a writing exercise from it.
We will also be doing a writing exercise on paraphrasing and summary, and the assigned reading on which the exercise is based is Hacker, 113-18. We will also do peer readings of Point 1 at Thursday's class.
Bring Point 1 and annotated bibliography (five sources with abstract). The latter will be considered a rough draft (RD) and will not be given a grade until it is revised. RD's are not graded but timeliness is noted and it does have an effect on the overall grade.
The instructor discussed the nature of poetry today (heightened, concentrated, concrete, images, playful, mysterious). She also discussed the collective unconscious (CU) and how musicians, poets, writers, and artists draw upon it in the creation of their works. Students should know which psychiatrist is associated with the collective unconscious and discuss how the CU is related to poetry.
Instructor put off poetry presentation dates for one week.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Sat., Febr. 2, Writing 102
What we did in class:
-Students went to the library instruction room where Jane took them through the basics of why information/ideas must be cited. She admonished them that "not all information is valid or good in a Google world." Other points:
--If a source has references, you can check them out.
--When in doubt, cite it.
--Save the information when you're working so you have it.
--Use citation system the professor expects
--Citation requires you to be detail oriented and meticulous.
Jane then took the students through the MLA tutorial and showed them the hard-copy pamphlets. She also showed them NoodleBib and how Microsoft Word 2007 can help them do citations while they write their papers.
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Notebook check will be February 9:
- One point for having notebook
- Two points if notebook categories are labeled
- Three points if all classroom materials are filed in the notebook.
Students are to choose a poetry genre from the link at poets.org. Read every genre and then make the top three choices for what to write about and present. Written assignment sheet will be distributed next week.
Students should choose their topic for the research paper and bring five annotated sources to class next week. The sources must have the description (abstract) and be in the form of an annotated bibliography (like we did in class).
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