Monday, June 1, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Final Twitter Assignment
1. What is the one thing from this class you hope to remember once you graduate?
2. What was your favorite text we read and why?
Extra Credit Tweet
1. How has this class changed your thinking about urban violence?
2. What was your favorite text we read and why?
Extra Credit Tweet
1. How has this class changed your thinking about urban violence?
One more survey....
Taking this survey will get you 10 quiz points. Send me a screen shot of the final thank you page if there is one.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Class Cancelled Tomorrow (6.27)
Class: My son has a fever and needs to stay home tomorrow from daycare. I thus can't make class. On the bright side, this gives you some extra time to finish the novel.
If you're interested in your grade on the paper, email me. Otherwise, I'll have it for you Monday.
I'm aware I didn't post a Twitter assignment last week. That was intentional. Look for a new Twitter assignment tomorrow.
If you're interested in your grade on the paper, email me. Otherwise, I'll have it for you Monday.
I'm aware I didn't post a Twitter assignment last week. That was intentional. Look for a new Twitter assignment tomorrow.
Take this Survey
For one extra credit point on your final course grade... Send me a screen shot of the last 'you've finished' page when the survey is done for credit.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BuildingNewComp_Spring2015
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Questions
Submission: How does fear affect or change racial identity for those who have been traumatized by white supremacist culture?
Revision: What role does "fear" and "mutual fear" play in understanding riot culture in James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Walter Mosley's Little Scarlet? How does fear and/or mutual fear explain the origins for rioting and racial violence, and also how people understand riots and racial violence that occurs as a result of rioting?
Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by fear and/or mutual fear, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (fear, and/or mutual fear). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).
Submission: Are riots - and/or the use of social violence-- regressive or progressive? Can rioting use strategic violence as a vehicle for social change? Does justice actually follow rioting? Can rioting be used for positive means?What new problems or challenges might arise from the use of rioting and/or social violence?
Revision: In what ways do the texts The Fire Next Time and Little Scarlet demonstrate how riots communicate a search for social justice through strategic violence? To what extent does rioting achieve justice for rioters, and to what extent does it create a new set of problems for communities to solve?
Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by social justice and strategic violence, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (social justice and strategic violence). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).
Revision: In what ways do both Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Mosley's Little Scarlet depict the role of anger and frustration as a root motivation for rioting? How do both authors 'work through' those emotions and construct an alternative framework for adapting to injustice?
Revision: What role does "fear" and "mutual fear" play in understanding riot culture in James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Walter Mosley's Little Scarlet? How does fear and/or mutual fear explain the origins for rioting and racial violence, and also how people understand riots and racial violence that occurs as a result of rioting?
Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by fear and/or mutual fear, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (fear, and/or mutual fear). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).
Submission: Are riots - and/or the use of social violence-- regressive or progressive? Can rioting use strategic violence as a vehicle for social change? Does justice actually follow rioting? Can rioting be used for positive means?What new problems or challenges might arise from the use of rioting and/or social violence?
Revision: In what ways do the texts The Fire Next Time and Little Scarlet demonstrate how riots communicate a search for social justice through strategic violence? To what extent does rioting achieve justice for rioters, and to what extent does it create a new set of problems for communities to solve?
Answer this question in a 2-3 sentence, tentative thesis statement where you define what you mean by social justice and strategic violence, and the meaning, or relationship, of the textual examples you plan to use to explore this idea. Then, in at least three supporting paragraphs, use manageable quotes from both course texts to support the claims you make in your thesis, making sure that you explore passages from both texts. In at least one paragraph, perhaps the conclusion, be sure to explicitly compare and contrast how these two texts converse with one another about the theme at stake (social justice and strategic violence). More points will be awarded to students who examine passages that reflect their personal reading of the texts (in other words, students will receive increase their chances of excellence if they don't simply summarize class discussions about passages we discussed as a group).
Revision: In what ways do both Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Mosley's Little Scarlet depict the role of anger and frustration as a root motivation for rioting? How do both authors 'work through' those emotions and construct an alternative framework for adapting to injustice?
Monday, May 18, 2015
Quiz 9
Little Scarlet
This quiz is open book or open note IF the student can demonstrate he or she did the reading; they can prove this through annotations, highlights, and/or notes.
In the pages we read for today (50-148), we encountered even more situations were some of the big themes, or ideas, that we've been discussing in class arose. Select a passage or scene from the text (or from memory) that you believe exemplifies the importance of a 'big idea' we could bring into our class discussion. What happened in the scene, and why is it so significant? What is the 'big idea' behind the scene that you believe might also speak to some of the ideas or themes we've been discussing in this course? In short, how can we connect a scene from the novel involving Easy to some idea from Baldwin's The Fire Next Time? The Harlem riots? 1877?
This quiz is open book or open note IF the student can demonstrate he or she did the reading; they can prove this through annotations, highlights, and/or notes.
In the pages we read for today (50-148), we encountered even more situations were some of the big themes, or ideas, that we've been discussing in class arose. Select a passage or scene from the text (or from memory) that you believe exemplifies the importance of a 'big idea' we could bring into our class discussion. What happened in the scene, and why is it so significant? What is the 'big idea' behind the scene that you believe might also speak to some of the ideas or themes we've been discussing in this course? In short, how can we connect a scene from the novel involving Easy to some idea from Baldwin's The Fire Next Time? The Harlem riots? 1877?
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