Philosophy and the Matrix Doc

https://vimeo.com/53000177

Research Paper - Instructions

Here is the research paper assignment, with new deadlines.

4/10    Outlines Due - minimum of 250 words.  Include 3-4 quotes from  min 3 sources.
An example.    Here’s another framework

Annotated Articles and Annotated Bibliography due 4/8 Weds

What's due.
1) 4 articles (or 3 articles and 1 other kind of source) printed our and annotated.
2) Annotated bibliography link here and here.

Due 3/27

We are beginning work on the Research Paper

On 3/27 you should have print-outs of 3 sources on your happiness research topic (print outs of full articles, physical books, printed descriptions of documentaries, etc.)

Use the SCCC Library database, rather than Google or Google Scholar.

Also, a reminder, 3/27 is the last date to turn in revised essays (School and Happiness) for a changed grade.  Follow all revision policies in syllabus

Paper Revision Guidelines

All revisions to the 1st paper are due (printed, stapled and according to policy) no later than Friday 3/27 at noon.  Here are the guidelines from the syllabus

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APPENDIX II: Dr. McCormick’s Voluntary Paper Revision Guidelines

Any student may re-write a passing essay in hopes of raising their grade.  I recommend consulting with me during office hours and/or with a tutor in the Writing Center.

To be resubmitted, revised papers must:

1. demonstrate substantial change.  Papers where teacher’s corrections are merely transcribed – or those that offer only minimal edits – will not receive higher grades.
2. be attached to the corrected original copy with teacher’s marks.
3. be turned in to professor within two weeks of the date it was returned to the student or by the final day of class (whichever is earlier).
4. include an additional 250-or-more word typed description of the changes made and the rationale for these edits.  If they failed to incorporate any of the teacher’s suggestions into the revision, students should address the reason(s) they chose not to do so.
5. exclude no more than 2 of the corrections on the original for grammar, syntax, spelling, etc.

There are no exceptions to these conditions

FYI

http://www.sparkol.com/blog/8-classic-storytelling-techniques-for-engaging-presentations/

Paper #2: Happiness at Work. Speech Summary + Personal Response

650 words. Typed.
Summarize one of the 4 videos we watched (Jobs, Anchor, Coplin or Pink)
Provide a personal respond to one or more of its ideas 

Summary Drafts - Due Fri 3/13
Full Draft (Summary + Response) -Typed and printed 3/18
Final Paper due 3/20

Summary Resources

http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/AEP/EN104/summary.htm

http://web2.uconn.edu/ahking/How_to_Summarize_a_Research_Article.pdf

Sample Citations:

Gustafson, Ellen. "Obesity + Hunger = 1 Global Food Issue." TED. July 2010. Lecture.

McGonigal, Jane.  “Gaming Can Make a Better World.” TED. March 2010. Lecture.

Sheeran, Josette. "Ending Hunger Now".  TED. July 2011. Lecture.

 

Dr. M's Fall 2015 teaching

Contemporary Non-Fiction Journalism - 91561 - ENG 174 - 100
Type	Time	Days	Where	Date Range	Schedule Type	Instructors
Class	2:00 pm - 3:15 pm	MW	Ammerman-Islip Arts Building 204	Aug 27, 2015 - Dec 21, 2015	Lecture	Elizabeth McCormick (P)

The Art of Poetry - 91642 - ENG 221 - 101
Type	Time	Days	Where	Date Range	Schedule Type	Instructors
Class	12:30 pm - 1:45 pm	TR	Ammerman-Islip Arts Building 210	Aug 27, 2015 - Dec 21, 2015	Lecture	Elizabeth McCormick (P)

Special Topics: Textual Sexualities: LGBTQI+ Literature - 93349 - ENG 295 - 101
Type	Time	Days	Where	Date Range	Schedule Type	Instructors
Class	12:30 pm - 1:45 pm	MW	Ammerman-Islip Arts Building 200	Aug 27, 2015 - Dec 21, 2015	Special Topics	Elizabeth McCormick (P)

RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

RSA Animate - Re-Imagining Work

3/6 Make up assignment for absent students

Due to weather, today's absense CAN be made up.

To do so:
1) Watch both the Shawn Anchor and Steve Jobs speeches (also on blog)
2) Type and bring in two 250-word responses (total 500 words) that include both summary and personal reflection. 

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 high definition.flv

Weds 3/4 - happiness at work!

Papers due - Fri 2/27 by email or dropped off in Dr. M's mailbox in English Dept (Islip 200)

Happiness at Work

Briggs-Meyers Test  http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
other resources: http://www.personalitypage.com/html/index.shtml
http://www.16personalities.com

Interactive Career Satisfaction map http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/career-satisfaction.htm

HW - Due fri 3/6
Write a 250 word response to the answers you got.

Friday 2.13

Today we'll cover a lot of ground.

I'll return your very first writings with comments.
We will review your assigned readings and notes.
We'll begin thinking about the revision.

Here is the full assignment for your paper #1 revision. 

Week of Feb 4th

Weds - Reviewing Introduction to Understanding Rhetoric

Fri - Make up Essay #1 Day (Students who were in class 1/30 and wrote essay then are excused from class)

HW due Weds (2/11) of next week: 

• Understanding Rhetoric - Read Chapter 1 and take 3-5 pages handwritten notes   

A helpful resource on taking study notes.

Still have pages to fill up.  Here are just a few other ways to use them:

• Predictions:  Before you read, judging only by the title and other obvious material, what do you think the chapter will be about?  Will it connect to something you learned earlier in life (Hs?)? 
• Personal Examples:  Are there experiences you've had/ seen/ heard where the principles of rhetoric and composition were made clear?  Any that conrtadicted them?
• Visualizations:  Graphing or charting certain ideas visually can really help one understand them at a deeper level. 
• Meta-analysis:  What do you think about the WAYS the materials are being presented? 
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Welcome Spring 2015.

For your weekend homework (Due Weds 1/28), you'll work on Fragments and Comma Splices And Fused Sentences
Be sure to keep track of your answers. You can use the worksheets provided - or your own record - to keep track of your answers (and to submit to me).

After this, you'll revise your three paragraphs written for today's class, taking all you've learned about paragraph construction and sentence structure into consideration.