Thursday, September 13, 2012

Class Work
1. Photo Activity . . . handout. . . with a partner, walk around the campus for 10 minutes and take 10 pictures that represent a message from Mother Nature! What is she trying to tell us? Use the camera on your phone, iPad, or other device.
2. "Saving the Songs of the Sea" (Save the Last Word for Me activity) (Causes and effects)
3. "The Bounty of the Sea" (Sample essay of effects)
4. Convincing with humor . . . "So Earth Had This Boyfriend" (handout)
5. Sample problem/solution essay . . . "Practical Wildlife Management" (Deer activity)
6. An Inconvient Truth . . . take a brief look at this award winning documentary. Finish for homework.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXMarwAusY4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqVyRa1iuMc&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtyieNg18O0&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFxG-8I0Go&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tkDK2mZlOo&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzx24hw_K5I&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTFuGHWTIqI&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLCUdWuyng&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KkrlhoFbBM&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzQ0GeLVLhk&feature=fvwrel
Homework
1E. Read "Evening the Odds". (handout) It is an essay of argumentation. However, it identifies a problem and offers a solution. Answer the following and post your responses in MyCompLab.
1. What is the problem presented in this essay?
2. What is/are the cause(s) of this problem?
3. What solution is offered?
4. What are the advantages of the solution?
5. Were you convinced? If so, what convinced you? If not, why not? What would be needed to convince you? (25 pts.) Post in MyCompLab.
2E. Identify a current problem. Define it. Conduct research and locate the causes of the problem. Keep track of your sources. (3) Conduct research and locate possible solutions to the problem. (3) Annotate your "working bibliography." See: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/annotated-bibliographies/

In short, an annotated bibliography is just like a Works Cited page. You simply add a sentence or two to each entry to explain the content of the article. EasyBib asks if you want to annotate your entries.

2E. Identify a current problem. Define it. Conduct research and locate the causes of the problem. Keep track of your sources. (3) Conduct research and locate possible solutions to the problem. (3) Annotate your "working bibliography." See: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/annotated-bibliographies/

In short, an annotated bibliography is just like a Works Cited page. You simply add a sentence or two to each entry to explain the content of the article. EasyBib asks if you want to annotate your entries.
Post the bibliography in MyCompLab.

3E. Watch the clips of An Inconvient Truth.  Identiry the following and post your responses in MyCompLab.
1. Problem
2. Causes
3. Solutions
4. Facts
5. Use of humor
6. Use of facts and figures (charts)
7. From what you could tell from the pieces of this documentary, do you believe that global warming is a problem? Explain. If so, can it be fixed? If not, how do you explain the melting of the polar caps? (Feel free to quote other sources.) (35 Pts.) Post in MyCompLab.

4E. Get ready to write your Problem/Solution essay.  See: http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-problem-solution-essay  (A handout is also available)  After reviewing the steps, plan your essay.

Create a box outline -
A. Identify the problem. Prove it exists. Consider charts, graphs, and hard numbers.
B. Identify the causes. Be specific.
C. Identify the effects.
D. Share solutions - this is a call to action. People are interested in the popular question, "What's in it for me?" Tell them! Make sure the readers know why your solution is the best possible solution.

5E. Locate a "visual" that shows the problem you plan to discuss. Print a copy or be able to call it up on the computer in class on Tuesday. In MyCompLab, describe your visual and explain the message. Post the link. See pp. 211 and 212 in Write Now for sample images of argument.