This is just to remind everyone that on Monday, 11/30 we will be meeting in the Library, room 242, for a screening of Al Gore's documentary film An Inconvenient Truth.
Be sure to bring your Coursepack, as we will be discussing the Moser and Thompson articles, as well as the Kallman and Gore articles posted on this blog in preparation for your last major writing assignment, Essay #5, due 12/2.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
library requirement
Okay folks, so as the semester draws to a close I must inform you that I have only received one student's certificate of completion regarding the Library Orientation Program. I handed out flyers concerning this requirement many weeks ago, and I recently announced the following information to the class this previous Monday (11/23). Taken directly from the English Department's statement,
All English I students at Brooklyn College are required to take an Introduction to the Library English I Library Orientation Program.Therefore, given that virtually the entire class has been negligent in fulfilling this necessary task, I feel compelled to reward you if participate and to penalize you if you fail to do so. I am instituting the following conditions regarding this required formality:
The Library Orientation Program will count as one Article Paper grade, bringing the total of Article Papers to five. Recall that Article Papers count as 25% of your final grade. Thus, this one, final paper counts as 5% (or one-twentieth) of your overall English I course grade.Of course, should you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, please feel free to email me. Note: you need to sign up for an orientation session before attending; you may do so by speaking with a clerk at the Library Reference/Circulation Desk located on the first floor. You are encouraged to visit the website prior to attending: http://dewey.brooklyn.cuny.edu/library/help/loop
If you attend the Library Orientation Program and hand in your certificate of completion no later than 12/18 to my mailbox in the English Department (2308 Boylan), then you will receive an A on the fifth Article Paper.
If you fail to attend the Library Orientation Program and you do not hand in the certificate, then you will receive an F on the fifth and final Article Paper.
Monday, November 16, 2009
perform your internet agency and vote by replying to this post!
Just to get an idea out there...
On Monday, 11/30, we are scheduled to watch Al Gore's documentary film An Inconvenient Truth during the class's normal meeting time. This film will cut into a majority of the time we have to discuss the similarities and differences between the Moser and Thompson essay's that day. That being said, the essay from Seg 5 is due the following class period, Wed. 12/2.
As an alternative, I'd be willing to screen the film (at the same location in the library) that evening after your last class in James Hall at 4:55p; this would allow the entirety of the normal class period (@ 2:15p) to be devoted to a comparison/contrast discussion of Moser and Thompson. Also, we'd be able to finish the entire film (80+mins), rather then 50mins or so we otherwise see.
Indeed, this change would make the film session "optional", but I'd encourage all to come, as anything you see in the film and make note of could be cited as secondary support in your subsequent essay! Plus, I find the film to be particularly informative, offering a broader knowledge of the impact our modern lives have on the entire biosphere, and the time frame in which we as a species has to react.
So, I propose a vote.
Please reply to this post, with yea!, for the evening film screening or nay! to keep the screening during the normal class meeting time. (I would have said that we could just vote using the "claps and snarls", but there is the possibility of voting more than once this way...)
On Monday, 11/30, we are scheduled to watch Al Gore's documentary film An Inconvenient Truth during the class's normal meeting time. This film will cut into a majority of the time we have to discuss the similarities and differences between the Moser and Thompson essay's that day. That being said, the essay from Seg 5 is due the following class period, Wed. 12/2.
As an alternative, I'd be willing to screen the film (at the same location in the library) that evening after your last class in James Hall at 4:55p; this would allow the entirety of the normal class period (@ 2:15p) to be devoted to a comparison/contrast discussion of Moser and Thompson. Also, we'd be able to finish the entire film (80+mins), rather then 50mins or so we otherwise see.
Indeed, this change would make the film session "optional", but I'd encourage all to come, as anything you see in the film and make note of could be cited as secondary support in your subsequent essay! Plus, I find the film to be particularly informative, offering a broader knowledge of the impact our modern lives have on the entire biosphere, and the time frame in which we as a species has to react.
So, I propose a vote.
Please reply to this post, with yea!, for the evening film screening or nay! to keep the screening during the normal class meeting time. (I would have said that we could just vote using the "claps and snarls", but there is the possibility of voting more than once this way...)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
new hw/assignment shortcut added & library reminder
Hey everyone. Just some vip fyi...
I've added a new shortcut to the schedule of readings and written assignments to the right-hand side taskbar. It's right under the email roster and syllabus shortcuts. I will be vigilant in keeping this schedule current, so check the blog frequently for reading homework and the due dates of written assignments and journals.
Also, don't forget tomorrow 9/2/09 we meet in the library, room 242 at our regularly scheduled meeting time.
I've added a new shortcut to the schedule of readings and written assignments to the right-hand side taskbar. It's right under the email roster and syllabus shortcuts. I will be vigilant in keeping this schedule current, so check the blog frequently for reading homework and the due dates of written assignments and journals.
Also, don't forget tomorrow 9/2/09 we meet in the library, room 242 at our regularly scheduled meeting time.
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