1402 Speech Critical

 For Erica:  The CSPI claims that "excess sodium causes more than 100,000 fatal heart attacks and
strokes each year."


Oops, I forgot to give you back your outlines. I will make another attempt at our next class. These are your group symposium outlines.

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Today's class was devoted to writing the outline.  The instructor put notes on the overhead projector and students wrote their outline along with each point:  general purpose, specific purpose, thesis, etc.

We also looked at the speech evaluation sheet. In each class, we will cover a part of the evaluation sheet. Today's topic was "organization" and the instructor told students want to do to get the most points under organization.

We learned how to decide what our three main points are.

She also said we would talk about one speech anxiety reliever at each class.

She told students what needed to be turned in at each class: 

1. key word outline with in-text citations and annotated works cited
2. page headed up "what I'm working on," which is points written to the student from the last speech
3. speech evaluation form
4. note cards, which are shown to the instructor and taken with the speaker. The notecard can have only 30 words on it. You do not need to give the instructor the note cards at the conclusion of the speech.

To Do for Next Class:

Bring outline for each part we talked about in class today. This is mostly everything except for the introduction and the preview.  Each point must be backed up with research. The annotated works cited needs to be attached, as well.

Bring research to the next class. By the time the speech outline is handed in, there should be a minimum of 10 sources. There will be a second Works Cited with all sources on it, and each source counts for a class participation point.

Be sure you are current with the readings, as a reading check can come at any time. In addition, there is a midterm on the reading check.

Reading for this week is (per the schedule):  Ch. 9, Organizing the Outline

HTML

Thursday, Oct. 6


HTML Web pages links uploaded
Start a portfolio page
CSS document declaration




Tuesday, Oct. 4

mostvisited



Glossary


ppt review of HTML (advanced)

Health Communication

Wednesday, Oct. 5

We worked on the material presented in Ch. 1 of the PsychoSocial text. The instructor gave students a handout with the Hippocratic Oath on it. Students were asked to paraphrase the Oath. Then, on an assignment which will be due one week from today (Oct. 12), students are to go to a link at Encyclopedia Britannica and read the modern version of the oath. In addition, the instructor asked students to see if our library has a copy of a reference in the text. 

We learned the definitions of beneficence and nonmaleficence. We also worked on the pronunciation.

Finally, in the last part of the class, the instructor went over Dr. Engel's biopsychosocial model of health communication. We were unable to finish the last few screens, and will complete them at the next class.

 Following is the material from one of the screens that the instructor agreed to post:

ØWhat do patients want?

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–Biomedical diagnosis

–Active listening—human face

–Proactive clinical style

–Non-judgmentalàempathy

–Caring healer vs cold technician

–Requires high reliability in face of unexpected events

–Requires mindfulness, attentive observation, critical curiosity, informed flexibility

–Intuition + explicit knowledge = art of medicine

To Do for Next Class:

In PsychoSocial text, read Ch. 2
Work on assignment handed out in class and discussed above.

Students who need another copy of the handout may email the instructor at the Comcast address for a copy.




Monday, Oct. 4

We spent the class session writing an analysis of empathetic communication in "The Doctor."  The assignment sheet:

Instructor notes from movie and essay question.  Write one page, minimum.

To Do for Next Class:


Finish essay if not already completed.

Read the first two chapters of each book.

Attention All Tuesday, 10/4 Students

3:38 p.m. I have just received word that the mechanic can get the part needed tomorrow a.m. He is going to work on it Tuesday. Still, I have no other way to get to class, so tomorrow's 11 a.m. 1402 and Advertising 3765 will be canceled.  I will send an e-mail to all classes, and if you get this, please spread the word to your friends and colleagues in the class.

The work will be done in time for HTML, so I will see all students in that class at 6 p.m.


1402, 3765 and Web Certification

Please check here before going to class, as my car has developed a mechanical problem. The mechanic thinks it can be fixed today, but so far we have not located the part.  If I cannot get the part, I will not be able to come to class tomorrow. I will post again as soon as I know.

Writing 102 10:10

Friday, Oct.  7, 2011

The poetry assignment was introduced today.  Over the weekend, students will choose their school, movement, form, or technique. On Monday, we will put the choices on a table.

To Do for Next Class:

 Point 1 of the research paper is due.

On Friday, Oct. 17, a two-page poetry paper will be due.

By Wed., Oct. 12, three pages of "How to Read a Poem" (link at right), should be read.


Wednesday, Oct. 5

Today we had a library session where James showed students how to use the academic databases for their research. He asked students what their topics were, and used them as examples as he navigated the research databases.

In discussing social issue questions, he suggested going through the following databases in this order:

CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly Researcher), because it gives approximately 20 pages of background, graphs, and illustrations.
then:

Opposing Viewpoints, for reasons that are self-described in its title,


and finally,

Academic Search Premiere

He noted that combining the  terms with the word "and" gets more specific results. (Note:  you would not use "and" in a Google search.

To Do for Next Class:

Look at research and determine the major points.  Read the post for the 9:05 102 class for some techniques that will help. The first two pages of the paper will be due on Mon., Oct. 10.

Be working on literary criticism for poetry genre.

Read Lester, Ch. 3, Gathering Sources Online


Monday, Oct. 3

We put research thesis statements on a table today. If yours is not on the table, put it there now. I have made the table editable by anyone in the class.

To Do for Next Class:

Continue to research and annotate. Put the sources on an Annotated Works Cited as you go.  The first two points of the research paper need to be written this week.

Writing 102 9:05

Friday, Oct. 7, 2011

We had a brainstorming session to help other students with their topics.

Students handed in Point 1. In the future, students should turn in an updated annotated works cited with each point.

To Do for Next Class:

Write Point 2, which is due Fri., Oct. 14.


The poetry roundtables will begin on Oct. 19, so come to class prepared to commit to a date.


A draft of one of the poetry papers will be due next Wed., Oct. 12. It will be for the poet's background and place in the genre. The instructor will provide a more detailed assignment sheet for this paper.







 Wednesday, Oct. 5

 We worked on how to determine what our points for the research paper are.  The paper will be written in stages:   point 1, 2, and 3

In showing students how to determine what our points are, she said to look at the thesis statement and ask the question: "What do I need to know to buy into the author's thesis?"

Make a list of these points.  Ask other people, too, by showing them the thesis and having them tell you what they would need to know.  Please note that this technique only works if the thesis statement is fairly specific.







What would work:

The human brain has passed through evolutionary stages which have changed the way humans think as exhibited in writing and other forms of communication such as drawing.




What would not work:

Humans  in the process of evolution have passed  from different periods that  are unique because of their characteristics.



 To Do for Next Class:


Write Point 1, which will be due on Friday




Added 3:36 Monday:  Please note that you can go into this document and add your thesis statement. You may also adjust your thesis statement if necessary.

Monday, Oct. 3

We went over the links for the poetry assignment and the instructor explained the purpose of the literary criticism in the assignment. She showed students how to get the "cruxes" out of both literary criticism and poetry. We used examples from students' literary criticism:  pilfer, sestina, and others were words that needed clarification.

We went through each link (on right, links section), so students knew what to do with each link. For example, on the explication link, the instructor explained to put the questions in a Word document and answer each question in a different color of type. The exemplification is used as the basis for one of the papers.

To Do for Next Class:

Continue to research, looking for literary criticism within the poetry movement, school, etc., for a specific poem by an poet one finds of interest. Soon we will put the specific poet and poem on the chart.

Regarding research paper, we are writing point 1 this week. It will be due next Monday.

Writing 101 8 a.m.

Fri., Oct. 7, 2011

We worked on three items:

a)  Corrected library quiz
b)  Finished .ppt on semicolon
c)  Did an exercise on division that came from classification that students did at a previous class

For additional help with writing this essay, students should enter "classification and division" into the writershelp search engine.

To Do for Next Class:

Write at least one, preferably two or more pages of classification/division
Continue working on  other essays to bring total pages written to five pages each. Due date for all essays is October 17.



Wed., Oct. 5, 2011

First we took a quiz on the library session. The quiz will be corrected on Friday in class.




Next the instructor went over attendance records from the beginning of class. Students who had dates where they were marked as absent were given the chance to show their notes if they had been in class on the date in question.



She also reminded students that the midterm is coming up and that questions about the reading will be on the exam.



Next we discussed the classification/division essay. The instructor went over the key points from the book, such as the difference between classification and division, and the purpose of the essay.



We read a brief essay by Jerry Seinfeld on staying in or going out. We discussed what the purpose of his essay was. Ultimately, it was decided that it was to teach.



Students then made a table and headed it up with two classifications, "staying in" and "going out." We will use the table to work with from pages 286-87 in next class.



To Do for Next Class:



Review readings for midterm



Read this week's pages of classification and division essays


Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

We had a library session today, where James introduced students to the databases, reference books, etc.

On Wed., we will meet (as usual) in the lab.  There will be short, 5-6 question quiz on what James had to say.

To Do for Next Class:

Keep up with readings. There may be reading questions on the above quiz for recent readings.