Reviewing the Review Essays

Over the weekend you will read and annotate a classmate's Review draft. You will leave this classmate a comment on their blog that shares your insight into their essay. Use TSMGTW 437-439 to shape your comments. Comments are due Sunday by midnight.

You will also bring your marked and annotated copy of the draft to class for your peer on Monday.

Your response to these drafts is worth class points. Be sure you do this and bring them to class Monday.

These drafts will be turned in with your final essay.

Art Gallery Expedition

You should post your mini-review based on a piece of artwork from our trip to the gallery by midnight on Thursday.

Remember to begin your review with the formula thesis statement I gave you before entering the art gallery.

Research for Review

Begin researching the topic for your review essay.

You must research and post your findings in response to one question you recieved from a classmate today.

You should refer to pages 702-738 in TSGTW to help you in your research.

Best movies and Best Worst Movies

For your blog entry today:

Write a review of a movie of your choice. Pick a movie that you would award an Oscar to, or a movie that you would award a Razzie to. Write 3 paragraph justifying your evaluation. Your paragraphs should center around certain judging criteria (as discussed in class today) and you should use examples to effectively illustrate your claims. (ie: Princess Bride deserves a Razzie award because the set is so poorly constructed it bounces during the sword fighting scenes...)

Also post comments on two other blogs - try to find blogs you have not read before.

Be sure your post entries are detailed. Some of you have been slacking in this department. Step it up.

For Wednesday you should also read pages 422 - 428 in SMGTW. Come to class Wednesday knowing what subject you would like to write your review essay on.

Ethnographic Essay Drafts

-In class on Friday you should have switched drafts with two other people. Over the weekend you will respond to these drafts. You should annotate the drafts and then write a one page response designed to assist your classmate in the revision process. Use the "Critical Reading Guide" for Profile Essays on pp. 117-119 in TSMGTW as a guide in structuring your response.

Also, on your own blog, post one concern you have about your ethnographic essay. What are you struggling with? Then comment on the blogs of two people you have not responded to before.

** Remember to visit the Writing Center twice throughout the semester!

Revision Reading

After completing the assigned reading, post one paragraph from your CD assignment on your blog. Then work your way back through this paragraph thinking about the revision suggestions your received during peer review and about the revision guidelines given in TSMGTW. Post your revision of your paragraph.

Create a Blog Playlist

Using the on-line service, playlist.com, create a play-list with at least 2 of the songs from your CD assignment. You should then create a post with one paragraph for each of these songs detailing why and how this song represents you or some part of your life. You will surf your classmates' blogs and leave two responses to others' playlists.