Read Part 1 of “Invisible Child – Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life” by Andrea Elliot for the New York Times. Then answer the following questions in 500-1000 words. Write your answers in a Word doc and email to … Continue reading
Below is the grading rubric for Project 3. It’s a bit less detailed than previous rubrics, but it should still give you a clear sense of what to aim for in completing your final projects. Remember that this project has … Continue reading
In one typed, double-spaced page, please answer the following: 1) What is your new target audience? Why have you chosen this audience/why do you want to reach them? 2) What will you produce for your remix (e.g. Short video, audio … Continue reading
Listen to both acts of the This American Life episode “The Problem We All Live With.” Then respond to the following questions, writing between 250-500 words: When you click on the transcript for the episode, the page includes the following note: “This … Continue reading
Click here to access the full grading rubric for Essay 2.
As promised, here are some resources for responsibly working with sources: – On the differences among quoting, summary, paraphrase, and patchwriting: click here – On avoiding plagiarism (via Harvard): click here Bonus: links with information on how to identify fake news
Step 1: Read Joan Didion’s “Sentimental Journeys” and answer the following questions, citing from the text as necessary: 1) What is Didion’s intellectual or research problem? Think about the Booth formula of naming a topic, adding a question, and articulating … Continue reading
Step 1: Read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations” and answer the following questions, citing from the text as necessary: 1) What is Coates’ intellectual or research problem? Think about the Booth formula of naming a topic, adding a question, … Continue reading
Essay 1 is due on Friday, 3/3 at 11:59 PM. Submit the essay as a .doc or .docx file via email to [email protected]. I will email you back to let you know that I received the paper as soon as … Continue reading
As promised, here is the grading rubric I will use for Essay 1. Let me know if you have questions.