Potluck Sign-up for Mon, 5/17!

Dear Class,
Monday, 5/17, is our last day of class. (The following Wednesday, 5/19, is our final exam.) So, as per a few people's requests, we are going to have a potluck on Monday!

You are not obligated to bring anything, but it'll be more fun if you do! If you plan on bringing something, please respond to this post and say what you'll be bringing. I'll pick up plates, forks, napkins, and think of some kind of munchie to bring.

Post #13: Overtures

For your new blog response (this is one of your last ones!), answer the following question:
Lamott's journey towards faith is long and complicated. What are the most important things that contribute to her ultimately becoming a committed believer? Be as specific as possible and be prepared to discuss your response in class.

Due: before our next class

NEW EXTRA CREDIT IDEA!

Up to 10 points max: the more detailed, the more points you’ll get.

Assignment: Give me specific feedback on this class—I value your opinion! Tell me which RA articles you recommend that I teach again and which ones you’d recommend deleting; provide specific explanations (and go beyond “this article was boring”). Also, tell me what things we did that helped you learn and which things you would recommend doing less of. Please also provide any additional suggestions or ideas.

Requirements: Typed, at least one page

Due: By the last day of class

Sample Research Paper and other Paper 5 resources

Sample Research Paper
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/HackerResearchPaper.pdf

Interview Questions
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/SampleInterviewQuestions.doc

Sample Outline for Option 1
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/Spring2010E100Paper5SampleOutline.doc

Announcements

1) No blog response during spring break; just keep up with the readings on the calendar and catch up on any that you missed in the past few weeks.

2) Leon Leyson, a Holocaust survivor, will be coming to Fullerton College and speaking in the Campus Theater on Tue, April 6, 12:00-1:30 PM. He's a really good speaker and I highly recommend that you attend if you can. I'll offer an extra credit opportunity afterwards if you attend and want to write to him (ask me for details).

Have a wonderful spring break! :)

Post #12

For your new blog response, answer both of the following questions:
1) What is the line/section that struck you the most in the "Appearances" article?
2) Choose one of the following LOP questions and answer it--> What would you do if you were in Pi's shoes? What earlier images/ideas/symbols do you see revisited in the novel now that the plot has picked up and the "main" part of the story has begun? How do you make sense of what has happened to Pi? Why is there a constant flux between positive and negative things happening to Pi after the ship sinks?


Due: before our next class meeting

Announcements:
--> Extra credit: Take one of the Project Implicit tests at this website ( https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html ) and type up a one-page reflection on the test and your results. Due: next class meeting
--> If you want to rewrite Paper #2, follow the same rewrite instructions for Paper #1 and submit it at our next class meeting
--> Have a good spring break!

Post #11 & Reminders

For your new blog post, answer the following two questions. This time, it would actually be a good idea to do this blog response before you do the readings:
1) Most of us think that it's wrong to stereotype others, yet we do it anyway. Do you think it's possible for people to start stereotyping people less? Explain.
2) We're all accustomed to hearing about people committing horrible acts of violence against others. What kind of mentality or attitude must exist in a person to enable them to behave in this way towards a fellow human being? (note: disregard acts of self-defense and protection of others; those things are not what I'm referring to here)

Reminders:
--> No class on Monday, 3/22, because I'll be at a conference.
--> Since we're not having class on Monday, your homework listed for this weekend is longer because it's two meetings worth of readings. If you haven't started it already, start this weekend for sure!
--> Final Drafts of your Paper #3 due Wednesday, 3/24.