Missing page

The two chapters from the Postman and Weingartner book–I hope with no missing pages this time–are here. If you’d like to get only the page that was missing from the original file, you can download it here.

Readings for week 11/27

For the week of November 27, please download, print, and read these two chapters from Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner’s book Teaching as a Subversive Activity (citation below). We will discuss Chapter II, “The Medium Is the Message, Of Course,” first (Monday for the 2pm class, Wednesday for the others) and Chapter III, “The Inquiry Method,” second (Friday for all classes). You don’t have to read it all at once. As you read, keep in mind that this book was written in 1968. Have you seen evidence of the influence of Postman and Weingartner’s ideas in your own educational experiences?

Postman, Neil and Charles Weingartner. Teaching as a Subversive Acivity. New York: Dell, 1969.

Assignment sheet for Paper 5

Download the assignment sheet for Paper 5 here. If you haven’t done so, you should read Allyn & Bacon, Chapter 8 (“Writing an Exploratory Essay”) in preparation for writing Paper 5. If you have read it already, it would probably be worth your while to review Chapter 8,  particularly the example student essays (197-207).

Assignment sheet for Paper 4

Download the assignment sheet for Paper 4 here. You may find these additional resources helpful in thinking about how to research, write, and format your Proposal/Annotated bibliography:

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab page on annotated bibliographies
  
• Guidelines for MLA list of Works Cited
• Sample annotated bibliography: This is an annotated bibliography compiled for a graduate class in literary criticism. Keep in mind that, in content, it does not exactly meet the requirements for Paper 4; it’s offered primarily as a formatting example.

Peer review worksheet for Paper 3

On Monday, 16 October, you will need to bring your draft of Paper 3 to class for peer review. It may be helpful to bring multiple copies so that each reviewer can have a clean copy to mark. At least two classmates should review your paper; you will turn in your draft, along with each reviewers answers to the worksheet questions, when you submit your final paper on 23 October.

Download the peer review worksheet for Paper 3 here.

Assignment sheet for Paper 3

Download the assignment sheet (pdf) for Paper 3 here.

Bring a draft of Paper 3 to class with you on Monday, 16 October, so that you can workshop your paper with classmates. Bringing multiple copies of your paper, while not required, may make it easier to process comments and markings by several reviewers. A peer review worksheet will be available for download here no later than Wednesday, 11 October.

When you turn your paper in on 23 October, please include the worshopped draft(s), along with the peer review worksheets from your classmates. You may attach these to your (stapled) paper with a paper clip.

Reading for Friday, 9/22

Please download, print and read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.” This translation of Plato’s text (taken from in Book VII of his Republic) is from the following source (pp 605-609):

Stumpf, Samuel Enoch. Philosophy: History and Problems. New York: McGraw Hill, 1988.

Assignment sheet for Paper 2

Download the assignment sheet for Paper 2 here. A first draft of Paper 2 is due Wednesday, 27 September 2006. Please bring three copies of your draft to class and be prepared to participate in peer review workshop. We will devote two class meetings to workshopping drafts.

Paper 2 is due on Wednesday, 4 October 2006.

Readings for Wednesday, 9/20

Please download, print and read these essays from Harper’s Magazine; bring your printed copies to class so you can refer to them during class discussion. When you read the essays, pay special attention to the writers’ “angle of vision” (for more on “angle of vision,” see Chapter 4 in Allyn & Bacon). These essays were published together under the heading “On the uses of a liberal education.” So that you understand what is meant by “liberal education” (hint: we’re not talking about a political bent here), I suggest you read this short piece by Mortimer Adler, entitled “What is a Liberal Education,” before reading the Harper’s essays.

Edmundson, Mark. “As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students.” Harper’s Magazine Sep. 1997: 39+.

Shorris, Earl. “As a Weapon in the Hands of the Restless Poor.” Harper’s Magazine Sep. 1997: 50+.

Wendell Berry essay for Friday, 9/15

Please download, print and read this essay by Wendell Berry. Pay close attention to how Berry explains both the problem he sees and the solution(s) he proposes. Please bring your print-out to class so you can refer to it during our discussion.

“Conserving Communities“ by Wendell Berry