Based on the video No One Writes Alone: Peer Review in the Classroom, respond to the questions below.
In three-five sentences any font style or color, respond to the questions below.
Read Mixing Languages and Dialect
Complete the following questions in number order. You may use any font color or style, only size 12.
Items to Look For While Reviewing
While reviewing your classmates’ writing pieces, think about the peer review readings and videos in this module.
Criteria for Responding to Peers (Minimum three paragraphs)
Focus on the Sound
The three stories below focus on vernacular and dialect. Your goal is to read all three stories in order to get a sense of language. Think about how the author uses dialect to gain the audience’s attention. Keep in mind that these stories may also “touch a nerve”, however, isn’t that what literature is supposed to do?
Junot Diaz- How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl or Halfie) (Links to an external site.)
2. Fiction Excerpt 1: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Links to an external site.)
Writing journals may be submitted as
Use the method which is most comfortable for you. The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording: As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.
Please note that students in online courses who do not submit a Canvas assignment in the first two weeks will be withdrawn as No-Shows. Students will still have to pay for the course. Make sure to submit your assignments!
Often, you don’t really process your feelings about work until you write down your thoughts about it. Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the films and meet the length requirement. You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, etc.) you choose: The process is what’s important. Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.
For this assignment, you will watch four short narrative films. Each film is between 3-10 minutes long. You must watch the films in their entirety in order to complete the film journal on the next page.
In order to have a better understanding of literary elements and devices, we need to include music and songs. From rap to country music, there are many forms of literary devices that we probably never paid attention to. For this discussion activity, you will choose one of your favorite songs and discuss their elements or devices.
But here is the fun part!
Think about your favorite song and either upload the video or the song itself. Clean versions only, please!
After you submit your song, you will read and listen to your peers’ choices. Choose two and then discuss your thoughts about their song(s).
Don’t forget to cite your work! Use your MLA resource module to assist you with citing music or videos.
| My example:
Speed Me Up by Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Yachty, and Sueco the Child. I chose this song because it has a catchy fast beat with a strong baseline. Plus, it was a great ending credit song choice for the movie. Even though it was created for the Sonic the Hedgehog soundtrack, the lyrics still discuss some form of struggle. The literary element that I chose was; Man vs Society. (Conflict) The lyrics discussed how fast each rapper reached their achievements and enjoyed the positive accolades. However, what remains interesting is they are still viewed negatively by society. |
In this class, we will be engaging with the following senses:
For this short writing assignment, students will read the article What Literature Can Teach Us by Esther Lombardi (Links to an external site.).
After reading the article, write a three-four paragraph essay that entails your understanding of what literature is. Include how literature is beneficial to school skills and emotions. Use textual evidence from the article, to support your viewpoint.
After reviewing the sources on John Brown and his raid on Harper’s Ferry please discuss if you think John Brown is a hero or a terrorist. Does his cause determine the answer to this? Think about earlier in the semester when you discussed whether or not the Sons of Liberty were terrorists and the criteria that you used to make that decision. When applying that same criteria to John Brown, does your label for him change?
To receive full credit for this assignment your post must:
Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately
In your initial post, include at least one interesting question the readings raised for you
After reviewing the sources on the Lost Cause, please discuss the following: How have you previously been taught about the Civil War? How do you think our country today remembers it? What impact do you think the Lost Cause has had on how America, and the South in particular, has remembered the Civil War? Was Reconstruction a success or a failure? Confederate monuments have recently made many headlines with some calling for their removal. What should be done with the Confederate monuments? Should they be removed or remain where they are? Why? Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately.
One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of the Civil War using the primary documents provided.
From the documents provided, create an interpretation of the war. What can be learned from these primary sources about the larger experience of the Civil War? What did the soldiers have in common? What experiences, motivations, troubles, or successes were present in several of the letters?
This assignment should be at least 250 words and contain your reactions or questions about some specific issue within the historical narrative which you find compelling. For full credit, your paper must not simply sum up the reading or repeat points made there. Rather, I’m looking for you to create your own interpretation, explain the emotional content of the piece, or discuss some original insight. Include citations as needed.