Here's some stuff to check out.
http://www.genderads.com/Gender_Ads.com.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyCnJLNhQeE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUyfD1F7k1I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53dLCWYq2fM
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Assignment for Thursday 10/20
Hi everybody --
For the night class, this is a reminder. For the the morning class, check your email for a more detailed version.
You'll need the handout I gave you last week titled Letters to the Editor: Genre and Genre Conventions
and this link to the Western Herald Letters to the Editor
1. Read the letters. Identify how they they match up with (or fail to conform to) the characteristics of the genre indicated on the handout. Be prepared to discuss the letters and conventions. I'll be putting it on you.
2. Start brainstorming some campus/school/freshman/whatever issues that could serve as the topic for your own letter to the editor of the Western Herald. You can feel free to address the issues we've discussed in this unit, but are not required to.
Questions? Shoot me an email or post a comment. Otherwise, I'll see you Thursday and provide further details on where we go from here. Happy reading.
For the night class, this is a reminder. For the the morning class, check your email for a more detailed version.
You'll need the handout I gave you last week titled Letters to the Editor: Genre and Genre Conventions
and this link to the Western Herald Letters to the Editor
1. Read the letters. Identify how they they match up with (or fail to conform to) the characteristics of the genre indicated on the handout. Be prepared to discuss the letters and conventions. I'll be putting it on you.
2. Start brainstorming some campus/school/freshman/whatever issues that could serve as the topic for your own letter to the editor of the Western Herald. You can feel free to address the issues we've discussed in this unit, but are not required to.
Questions? Shoot me an email or post a comment. Otherwise, I'll see you Thursday and provide further details on where we go from here. Happy reading.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tangent
Not really directly related to what we're doing in this unit, but an interesting article I just found in the Chronicle referencing you. and me. and our interactions? Maybe? Feel free to respond on your blog if you check this out. Do the usual search for the article title below (or just find it on the front page through tonight).
21st-Century Campus Culture
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
L2E & research
Hey everybody --
Going to bed early tonight, taping my phone to my head so there's no chance I'll sleep through the alarm this time, and looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
Below I'm copying a link that will be useful to you for future discussions. So far the only Letters to the Editor that we've read have been from The Chronicle of Higher Education. That will still be our primary source for content as we work toward our topics for this project (assignment sheet forthcoming), but I also want you to check out the letters to the editor of the Western Herald so we can talk about genre conventions, and in some ways compare these to the letters in the Chronicle. Some questions to consider: What makes a good/effective letter to the editor? A poor one? When you write a letter to the editor, who are you writing to? Who could you potentially be writing to? Here's the link:
http://www.westernherald.com/category/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/
Also, bookmark this site because you'll find it VERY helpful going forward in this class (especially for some upcoming assignments), and likely throughout your college career:
http://libguides.wmich.edu/content.php?pid=238585&sid=1968584
Going to bed early tonight, taping my phone to my head so there's no chance I'll sleep through the alarm this time, and looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
Below I'm copying a link that will be useful to you for future discussions. So far the only Letters to the Editor that we've read have been from The Chronicle of Higher Education. That will still be our primary source for content as we work toward our topics for this project (assignment sheet forthcoming), but I also want you to check out the letters to the editor of the Western Herald so we can talk about genre conventions, and in some ways compare these to the letters in the Chronicle. Some questions to consider: What makes a good/effective letter to the editor? A poor one? When you write a letter to the editor, who are you writing to? Who could you potentially be writing to? Here's the link:
http://www.westernherald.com/category/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/
Also, bookmark this site because you'll find it VERY helpful going forward in this class (especially for some upcoming assignments), and likely throughout your college career:
http://libguides.wmich.edu/content.php?pid=238585&sid=1968584
Monday, October 10, 2011
and again...
Here's a useful link to Brown vs. Board of Education info (and its relevance today) and some other articles you can look up in the Chronicle for references to language.
Brown site
http://usinfo.org/enus/education/overview/brown-nea.html
Check out this interesting site if you're interested in language at all. Interesting perspective in the introductory remarks, and just a really interesting site:
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
This article relates to the development of English:
"My Kingdom for a Word"
The following two look at questions of use of a specific form of non-standard English:
Brown site
http://usinfo.org/enus/education/overview/brown-nea.html
Check out this interesting site if you're interested in language at all. Interesting perspective in the introductory remarks, and just a really interesting site:
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
This article relates to the development of English:
"My Kingdom for a Word"
The following two look at questions of use of a specific form of non-standard English:
"Ebonics Is Not a Panacea for Students at Risk" (1997)
"Ebonics and Standard English" -- L2E response to above article. Only 1st letter is probably useful for our purposes.
"'Switching' Between Black and Standard English" (1994)
More Diversity! Yay!
Here's something else you can search for in the Chronicle -- actually, it's on the main page, so it shouldn't be too hard. This has to do with a question Elmhurst College began asking on its applications, the general response to the question, and the college's thinking behind it. It also addresses the question posed in some of our other essays and discussions: why would (some) colleges seek out a diverse student body?
Despite the Controversy, We're Glad We Asked
Thursday, October 6, 2011
More Public Writing -- Assignment for 10/10
Okay -- because I know I threw a lot out there today (and in the late classes the ghost of Steve Jobs repeatedly sabotaged our efforts), I'm going try to spell out what I'm looking for you to do in pretty good detail here. If you have a question, post it as a comment in response to this post, so when everybody can see the question and my response to it. One point: this is not the only way to get to this information, but it is the simplest. If you miss a step but get to where you can find the articles/letters I'm directing you to, that's just fine.
Start out by entering this address into your browser:http://www.wmich.edu/library/
-- You should see Power Search, some tabs and a search bar underneath.
-- Search for: Chronicle of Higher Education (make sure you spell this correctly)
-- Click the Find it at WMU button
-- If you selected and spelled everything correctly, the first two entries you should see are The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education almanac. Click on the first selection.
-- A new window will pop up listing places where you can find the full text of the Chronicle online. The first one should say: Get Full text (Miscellaneous Ejournals) -- click on that and another window should open.
Note: If you are on a computer already connected to Western's network (where you had to login with your Bronco id and password), you will be directed to the chronicle's website. If not, you will be prompted to enter your Bronco ID. Once you do so, you'll be directed to the Chronicle's website.
Note #2: We are going through this way because, while you could just get on the internet and go into the Chronicle's website, some of the content would be inaccessible because you're not a subscriber. WMU does subscribe to the chronicle on your behalf though, so going through the library site, logging in, etc. gets you that access.
-- Below these instructions, you should see a collection of titles and dates. Highlight a title and copy it (Ctrl +c) (DO NOT include the author/date -- you just want the title. The quotes should be okay.) In the top right of the Chronicle's main page, you should see a search bar. Paste (Ctrl+v) the title into the search bar, and it will bring up the article/letters. It will also bring up a lot of other stuff that you can feel free to check out, but I'm only requiring you to search for what I've included below.
So -- here's what I want for Tuesday.
It would be great if you read everything I've got below over the weekend, but you're not required to. (Don't worry -- you will be eventually!) What I want you to do is search for and read the 4 selections under the LANGUAGE heading.
Then, I want you to write a blog entry by Monday night. You can respond to questions 2 or 3 after the Cantor essay, or respond to the LANGUAGE group. You can respond to the debate, agree with points, disagree, synthesize arguments, ask questions if there are things you don't understand, or maybe start considering genre questions relating to the Letter to the Editor (L2E) Genre, (what are the concerns? Format? Audience(s)? Tone? Characteristics you notice?). Or take this somewhere else -- your call. As long as you're engaging with the work, I'm happy.
LANGUAGE:
Start out by entering this address into your browser:http://www.wmich.edu/library/
-- You should see Power Search, some tabs and a search bar underneath.
-- Select the Journals tab
-- Search for: Chronicle of Higher Education (make sure you spell this correctly)
-- Click the Find it at WMU button
-- If you selected and spelled everything correctly, the first two entries you should see are The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education almanac. Click on the first selection.
-- A new window will pop up listing places where you can find the full text of the Chronicle online. The first one should say: Get Full text (Miscellaneous Ejournals) -- click on that and another window should open.
Note: If you are on a computer already connected to Western's network (where you had to login with your Bronco id and password), you will be directed to the chronicle's website. If not, you will be prompted to enter your Bronco ID. Once you do so, you'll be directed to the Chronicle's website.
Note #2: We are going through this way because, while you could just get on the internet and go into the Chronicle's website, some of the content would be inaccessible because you're not a subscriber. WMU does subscribe to the chronicle on your behalf though, so going through the library site, logging in, etc. gets you that access.
-- Below these instructions, you should see a collection of titles and dates. Highlight a title and copy it (Ctrl +c) (DO NOT include the author/date -- you just want the title. The quotes should be okay.) In the top right of the Chronicle's main page, you should see a search bar. Paste (Ctrl+v) the title into the search bar, and it will bring up the article/letters. It will also bring up a lot of other stuff that you can feel free to check out, but I'm only requiring you to search for what I've included below.
So -- here's what I want for Tuesday.
It would be great if you read everything I've got below over the weekend, but you're not required to. (Don't worry -- you will be eventually!) What I want you to do is search for and read the 4 selections under the LANGUAGE heading.
Then, I want you to write a blog entry by Monday night. You can respond to questions 2 or 3 after the Cantor essay, or respond to the LANGUAGE group. You can respond to the debate, agree with points, disagree, synthesize arguments, ask questions if there are things you don't understand, or maybe start considering genre questions relating to the Letter to the Editor (L2E) Genre, (what are the concerns? Format? Audience(s)? Tone? Characteristics you notice?). Or take this somewhere else -- your call. As long as you're engaging with the work, I'm happy.
Good luck. Remember: post any questions as a comment below.
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LANGUAGE:
“Why Do Academics Continue to insist on ‘Proper’ English” 7/1/92 (Article – Baron)
“Language, Diversity, and ‘Proper’ English” 7/29/92 (L2E)
“Defending Linguistic Diversity” 8/12/92 (L2E – Baron response)
DIVERSITY
“A Diverse Department” 8/13/04 – article
“Love Me, I Celebrate Diversity” 12/4/06 – article
“Diversity Programs and Social Norms” 1/19/07 (L2E)
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“Why Diversity Matters” 6/1/07 (article)
“Diversity is Not What Should Really Matter” 6/22/07 (L2E)
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The entry below is just something interesting I stumbled on while searching for threads for you to follow. This article argues that Formula does not have to be a bad thing and actually proposes a few that, after reading, are the sort of thing that I think can be really helpful when you're stuck trying to write something. We can talk about this going forward, and may actually try to put some of it to use. In short, it's worth checking out.
The entry below is just something interesting I stumbled on while searching for threads for you to follow. This article argues that Formula does not have to be a bad thing and actually proposes a few that, after reading, are the sort of thing that I think can be really helpful when you're stuck trying to write something. We can talk about this going forward, and may actually try to put some of it to use. In short, it's worth checking out.
“In Teaching Composition, ‘Formulaic’ is Not a Four Letter Word”
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