Presentations

Today you present your final paper's information.

Have a visual for the screen. Do not read your paper.

Turn in your daybooks for the last check.

Homework:

1. Choose ONE essay to read for the class final tomorrow:

“The Case for Kill Switches in Military Weaponry” by Jonathan Zittrain pages 926-929

  

OR 

“Organ Sales Will Save Lives” by Joanna MacKay pages 156-161.

 
Please read the essay before class tomorrow (1 pm in room 227) and come prepared to write an essay in response to a prompt I will provide. 

Final Version Due

Turn in the final version hard copy of your Controversy in Intellectual Property paper.

I return the assessment final.

In your daybook:

Describe how the in-class essay went for you. What is hard/ easy for you in a timed situation?

Presentation requirements for tomorrow:

Purpose: To share what you learned.

Method: 1. Explain the controversy to the class. (Do not read your paper. You may use notes.)

             

               2. Show an appropriate visual on the screen while you talk.

                        You may prepare a PowerPoint slide or two, or simply show an informative                            webpage (one of your sources? several?).

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Daybooks are due tomorrow, Tuesday Sept. 19.

The course final will be Wednesday Sept 20. We could meet at 1 PM to do the final in room 227.

Homework:

1. Get out all the papers you wrote for class this quarter. Answer the following questions in your daybook:

A.  Of all the papers, what was your best hook? Copy it down.

B. Out of all the papers, what was your best clincher?  

C. Of all the papers, which got the highest grade? Do YOU think it was the best? Why or why not?

D. Which of your papers was the weakest? Why? What was its grade?

E. Which assignment actually gave YOU the most practice in critical thinking? Why?

F. Which was your longest paper?

G. What's your favorite title that you gave a paper this quarter? 

H. How many pages did you write? (total of all graded papers plus the one handed in today)

Common Final Timed Essay

Today you will write an essay in response to David Sedaris's "Us and Them."

I will hand out a prompt; be sure to choose ONE option, and write your essay in response to that ONE assignment.

At the end of 50 minutes you will print and hand in what you have written. Try to take time to proofread before you print.

Homework:

1. Open your Draft #2 in Turnitin in Moodle and look at the comments Kate has made.

2. Make your last revisions and have the Final Version of your paper ready at the beginning of class on Monday.

Draft #2 is Due

You upload your draft into Moodle.

We discuss the Common Final grading rubric, and the test tomorrow.

Homework:

1. Read and study "Us and Them" by David Sedaris on pages 849-855 of the text. You may take notes in your daybook and use them tomorrow during the test.

Writing Credibly

First of all, your drafts.  Remember that your goal is to explore controversy. You have all found some interesting examples; however, you don't all make clear connections with opposing views or interpretations of the situation. Before you state YOUR opinion of the situation, explain what others think about it -- especially people who don't agree with each other.

There are some "radical" views of patent law/copyright out there --

We look at the example report.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow Draft #2 is due -- it will also be turned in using Moodle and Turnitin.

2. On Thursday Sept. 14 is the Common Final. I will assign the reading tomorrow; you will read the article/essay before class on Thursday. During class on Thursday you will type an essay in response to a prompt about the reading. You will print and hand in what you produce in 50 minutes of work.

More About Citations

How does your draft look in Turnitin?  All sign in and look, please.

The trickiest part of this paper is explaining clearly what you have learned about the controversy, and being clear about the sources of your information. You don't want to be boring, but you also need to give credit where credit is due.

To help with this, you will read a BETTER example of student writing (better than "My Friend Michelle).  "Does Texting Affect Writing" by Michaela Cullington is in the text on pages 129-137.

Follow the directions with the handout carefully.

Homework:

1. Work on your draft, using information/ comments from Turnitin.

2. Complete the handout.

Researching and Writing

How are you doing finding sources that explain all sides of the controversy?

Your goal is to explain the controversy using information from your sources as you go. This means providing both in-text citations and a Works Cited page.

Let's see how this works...

You are writing your draft of this paper. Tomorrow is a work day (class will not meet). The draft will be posted in Turnitin in Moodle by the deadline of Sunday Sept 10 at 6 pm.

Homework:

1. Continue to research and understand your topic.

2. Create your first draft, including both in-text citations and a rough Works Cited page.

3. Post your draft in the Turnitin link in Moodle before Sunday Sept. 10 at 6 pm.

Researching Your Topic

You should have a topic relating to Intellectual Property chosen.

First of all, we review the CRAAP test.

Meet Mike Mulligan! Which leads to this article.

Then we look at SCC's library databases, and you spend time looking for information on your topic.

DAYBOOK CHECK: Include Summary/ Response Worksheet and CRAAP Test Worksheet.

 
Homework:

1. Find at least 3 sources on your topic, and post them in the forum in Moodle. Due tomorrow.  You do not have to end up using these exact sources, but they are a start.