Final Blog Wrap Up

For your final blog entry, you will need to do two things.

1) Write a brief post highlighting what you felt was the most helpful and least helpful part of the quarter.

2) Produce a meme with a picture taken from the following photobucket page: http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o256/theinfraggablecrunk/Class%20Lols/. You will select a photo from that page and then upload it to a meme creator either at http://builder.cheezburger.com/builder/ or at http://www.quickmeme.com/make/. You should include the URL to your meme or just the image file on your blog post. You are free to make whatever meme you'd like, but try to keep it tasteful.

You can see some previous examples of these class memes here: http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o256/theinfraggablecrunk/Previous%20Class%20Memes/. Some are better than others, but I expect your crop to be the best to date.

Commonplace Topics

Wednesday's blog entry is two-parted: first, you should post a brief description of what your topic is and what you hope to accomplish with it (i.e., what should your audience take away from it?) by Tuesday at midnight. Second, you should go back and comment on a post other than your own, commenting whether or not you think it will be effective and providing feedback (remember, your goal is to provide assistance, so provide clear and specific feedback). The comment should be posted by midnight Wednesday.

Commonplace Blog

http://www.mhlearningsolutions.com/commonplace/

For this blog assignment, you will need to follow the above link and select a single Commonplace article. You should then post a comment to this blog entry with a link to said article commenting on how that article is either similar or different from the ARP style of writing. To do so, be certain to call attention to specific elements of your selected article, such as language, sources, topic matter, etc.

Where is the Love?

http://www.mhlearningsolutions.com/commonplace/index.php?q=node/5513

For this post, read the above essay from Commonplace. After you have done so, post a response to this post that can answer any of the following: what is the primary argument here? How is that argument conveyed? What about his format is similar to the ARP? Different? How effective is this essay?

ARP Thesis Statements

For Monday's blog post, we will follow the same format as the research question post in order to post your thesis statements for your ARP rough drafts. To do this, you will need to supply two comments. Your first comment, due before class, will be the thesis statement you are currently working with for your ARP. After class, you will need to come back and comment on one of your classmate's thesis statements, providing feedback on how to make it more effective. You will be aided in this process by following the reading for Monday from Writing Analytically, specifically paying attention to the section on weak thesis statements (255-64).

Boondocks: Guess Ho's Coming to Dinner

This video is an excerpt from an episode of the Boondocks. This show often tackles heavily satirical topics, and this excerpt is no exception. What are the issues of gender and sexuality that are being raised here? How do they intersect with the racial dynamics of the video? If this is satire, what is the message the episode is aiming at? What is it trying to say about sex and gender?

Research Questions

For this blog post, use the comments to post possible research questions based on your primary source as we discussed in class on Tuesday. Remember, strong research questions lead to further research and exploration while weak research questions are those that can be quickly answered, causing an end to any further investigation.

In addition to posting your questions, you should also offer advice and/or suggestions on other people's research questions in a second comment that can be posted later. The goal here is to help your classmates, so comments such as "your questions are good" don't offer a lot in regards to constructive criticism.