3 classes left...

Meet on second floor of library

Homework:

Finished/Mostly finished zine presentation on Monday and Wednesday.

4 classes left...

• Discussion Leaders
• RooWriter
• Should have taken it after Discourse 200
• One time charge of $15--can take it as many times after that
• How it works
• Different themes to choose from
• 7-8 sources
• Write a 750-1,500 word essay using a min. of 3 sources

No homework

5 classes Left...

Zine templates:  http://nuonis.com/book-templates/ 


optional Friday:

 

Homework: Discussion Leader reading

6 Classes Left...

Homework:

• Post 1st draft to Bb by Sunday midnight and bring copy to class on Monday

Wednesday, 7 classes left...

• Discussion Leader!
• Only 1 left after this

Homework:

• Bring magazine (that you don't mind cutting up)
• Read: https://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-cure-for-pain/
• Highlight the places where the writer incorporated research and in another color, highlight how the writer kept your attention

Monday 8 Days left...

• Cat and flower pictures
• Work on your zine in class--and actually work (second floor library--we will meet and go over game plan in hallway and then you can get started)
• I will float around to talk to you if you have questions

Updates on your zine:

• You can use up to 1,000 words from your first paper--so long as you make significant changes to make it fit this new form!!!!!
• Each "art page" (no text but significant time spent working on it) can be worth 125 words (up to 4)--you can make arguments about changing the values and number of this, but final decision  will be up to me.

Homework: 

• Readings for discussion leader.  Remember there are 2 days of discussion leaders left.  You (as a whole but a few have consistently been great) have been a been lackluster.  Pick it up.  You need 150 points by the end.  I will give a bonus pass if you go over by 100 points (I think some have).  I will do my best to have points totaled before class on Wed.

9 days left...

• THEORY!!!
• define "cat"
• Who has the power to decide what is and is not meaning?
• Example: "African American" and "family"

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/42891

Homework: 300 word proposal of Zine due to Bb Sunday at midnight

10 days left...

• Discussion leader

Homework:

• Read "Structure, Sign, and Play" and bring to class
• Highlight 3 passages you think are significant
• Bring in 3 questions you have on the text

11 days left...

NO CLASS

But you have to bring to class on Wednesday EXTENSIVE brainstorming--two types

• sketch
• free writing
• listing
• brain clouds
• other... 

Spend around 50 minutes (aka the time you would spend in class) doing this.  

12 days left...

• Group up and share your findings from the articles
• Consider the questions on the following while watching the videos:
• Why do these late night political talk shows need to be particularly careful with the rhetorical choices they make?
• What are the primary rhetorical choices?
• Why are they successful? (As in this kind of show has been around for a very long time)
• How do they make it satire?  How far can it be taken?
• What is your plan for your own rhetorical choices?

Homework:

• Remind Niki to pick up the books from the library before they send them back
• Bring brainstorm assignment to class on Wednesday 
• Discussion Leader Reading (see tab)
• No Class Monday (4/10)
• Structure, Sign and Play is posted to Bb.  We will discuss it on Friday, April 14.  It is DIFFICULT text.  Start reading it early.  

13 classes left...

• Quiz!
• Discussion Leaders!
• Homework!
• Read:
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/local/2017/03/30/disabled-or-just-desperate/?utm_term=.de042b9afbc5
• http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/
• Identify:
• What rhetorical choices worked best?  Least? Why?
• Where did you notice the author's opinion most?  Was that a problem?
• What kind of sources were used?  How were they embedded in the article? 
• What did you think of the story-like approach of the Washington Post article?  How did it compare to the NPR article?  Did it fill your expectations of a news article?
• Bring these answers to class (note: it can be written in the margins of the articles)

PS: Jeremy--https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/the-mystery-of-why-the-best-african-american-figure-skater-in-history-went-bankrupt-and-lives-in-a-trailer/2016/02/25/a191972c-ce99-11e5-abc9-ea152f0b9561_story.html?utm_term=.daef175f720b

Also, Niki, this is a reminder to yourself to get the books from the library. 

14 classes left...

Zines!  This is your final project.  See the tabs above for specific info.

Resources/Ideas:

http://grrrlzines.net/writing/student%20zine%20guide.pdf

http://www.complex.com/style/2014/03/cool-independent-zines-you-should-know-about/

http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/indie-zines-4132490

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=zine&rs=typed&term_meta[]=zine%7Ctyped

http://kcur.org/post/local-counterculture-shines-kansas-citys-first-zine-conference#stream/0

This is your chance to be creative and to explore your rhetorical skills through words, tone, images, and really anything else.