Problem/Solution Short and Long

Complete this sentence:  In his essay "Why Prisons Don't Work," Wilbert Rideau _____

We look at a student's paper, "It's  Not Just a Bike" pages 188-189 Bedford. You have questions to answer in your daybook (see handout -- and on Moodle).

Now watch this video about copyright. I hand out the prompt for the next SHORT essay on Intellectual property.  You are focusing on the problem here, NOT solutions.

I return the "Utility of Close Observation" short essay.

Homework:

1. For Monday, you must have decided what your LONG problem/solution paper will be about. There should be at least a page of brainstorming ideas for this in your daybook.

2.  You will have time on Monday to type up the short essay on Problems with Intellectual Property, due Tuesday.  Draft 1 of  the LONG Problem/Solution will be due Wednesday. You are working on TWO SEPARATE WRITING TASKS AT ONCE!

3. Finish reading "It's Not Just a Bike" and answer the questions in your daybook.

3.  TPFTD:  intellectual property    --define as a phrase!

4. Daybook check Monday.

Some Problems: Intellectual Property

In your daybook,  define plagiarism.  Here's one.

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan  Why did the publisher cancel her contract and destroy her books? Do you think this was appropriate?

 Helene Why did the publisher NOT cancel her contract, etc.? 

 Herr Guttenberg. Was this the right outcome for Germany?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":  

 Book covers?  Was this a case of theft?

A business model? How could this be stopped?

 If the courts are in charge...  Do you agree with this ruling?

Better news, for some:  music...  TV   iTunes

All the questions above are answered in the daybook.

Homework:

1.  Tomorrow your next short essay is assigned.  It's due at the beginning of class Tuesday next week. This short essay is about  a problem of my choice; the long essay Problem/Solution is the problem of YOUR choice.

2. TWFTD: nebulous.

Begin Problem/Solution

Look at this interesting effort. This is what professional journalists do for us...

Hand in your Summary/Analysis paper.

Then we look at the next kind of paper you will write.

Daybook writing:

Look at the pictures on pages 134-135 of Bedford.  Think about these families and situations.  Write a paragraph that describes what you see in these pictures.  Then create two columns on the page, one labelled "Problems"  one labelled "Solutions." Brainstorm at least 3 problems and more solutions that these pictures bring to mind.

Now we read an example of the next paper you will write.  Bedford pages 185-187, "Why Prisons Don't Work."

In your daybook, answer questions 2, 3, 5 and 8 from page 187.

Homework:

1.  Finish answering the questions above.

2.  Begin thinking about a problem you can discuss, with actual solutions you can propose and explain.

2.  TWFTD:   verify in the OED.

Editing and Proofreading

Fun in the lab:

You must go to Moodle for your class and post to the "Sentence Error" forum there, below the TurnItIn link.  You must find two examples from your Long Observation paper of any of these errors: comma splices, run-ons, or fragments.  You must type the whole thing into the forum post AS AN ERROR.  Don't label what kind of error it is.

 A classmate will have to post a fix for it, and label the type of error it is.

Then you have time to work on your Summary/Analysis paper through TurnItIn.  Ask me about any grammar issues you have.

Homework:

1. The Final Version is due tomorrow, with Works Cited page.  Be sure to bring all tan sheets: Writer's Page, Comment Sheets, AND the annotated copy of your article.

2.  TWFTD: rehabilitation.

Draft 2 Summary/Analysis

I return your Long Observation papers.
Look over the scoring grid and the comments on the paper.

In your daybook:
1.  Copy down the strengths and weaknesses I listed.
2.  Look at the scores in each category and list your two hightest and two lowest categories.
3.  In all the comments you see, list one that surprised you and explain.
4.  Make a tally of all your grammar/usage issues. Include sp//ro/cs/frag/tense/cap/commas:coord-sub

I check Works Cited pages with your drafts.

Get into your same groups and read today's drafts.  These are also to be uploaded into Moodle/TurnItIn today, for work tomorrow.

Homework:

1.  Upload your Draft 2 into Moodle/TurnItIn Part 2.

2.  Begin preparing your final version, due Wednesday.  Have grammar questions for me tomorrow.  The goal is to fix the errors that were most common in your  Long Observation paper.

3. TWFTD:   your choice from another class.