January 29, 2009
Monday: Have read “The Legend of Master Ledgend” at this link and bring in a response paper on one of two topics: 1. What type of Real Life Superhero would you be and why? Give details of your costume and actions. OR 2. What is there to admire about Master Legend and his fellow Real Life Superheroes? What is there to dislike? Please use examples from the text and end the response paper with your final analysis.
Wednesday (Computer Lab): quoting, paraphrasing, and summary
Thursday: Subculture paper introductions due! Also, in preparation for class today please have read over the MLA rules on The Owl.
January 21, 2009
No class today (Wednesday 1/28)! I can’t make it to campus through this awful snow (I live in Indianapolis where the snow fall is almost triple that of Purdue) and I hate the idea of you guys slipping and sliding about. Enjoy your day off and I will see you at the library tomorrow.
Monday: Have read this essay on dumpster diving, and explore this and this webpage about dupster diving. Please write a two page response about how you would and would not fit into this subculture. What parts appeal to you and which don’t?
Tuesday: Conferences with 1:30 Marina, 1:40 David, 1:50 Craig, 2:00 Jenny, and 2:10 Madison
Wednesday (Computer Lab): Introduction Workshop. Please have your subculture paper topic decided by this time.
Thursday: Meet in the Undergraduate Library, room G959
Friday: Conferences with 1:30 Juliana, 1:40 Adam, 1:50 Morgan, 2:00 Allison, 2:10 Todd
January 14, 2009
Monday: MLK Day. No class!
Tuesday: Conferences with 1:30 Scott, 1:40 Kevin, 1:50 Alex, 2:00 Julie, 2:10 Amber.
Wednesday (computer room): Intro to blogging and to Subculture Project. Blog about personal subculture. Must write at least 500 words. Due 10am next day.
Thursday: Have read “Cricket Fighting” In Best American Essays. In this essay cricket fighting is used as a metaphor for something lost, forgotten, or devalued in society. Please write and bring with you to class a 2-page (typed, double spaced) essay on something you think is lost or we are losing in society. Please don’t feel you have to be serious or grave in your essay; you can write about the loss of chunky peanut butter as easily as the loss of innocence. Whatever you want to write about is fine.
Friday: Conferences with 1:30 Joseph, 1:40 Ian, 1:50 Brett, 2:00 Erica, 2:10 Steve.
January 7, 2009
Monday: Introduction
Tuesday: No Conferences
Wednesday: Meet in Computer Classroom. In-class diagnostic essay.
Thursday: Have read “Becoming Adolf” in The Best American Essays.
Friday: No Confereces
