Final Version Due

I don't know what you wrote for the thinkwrite yesterday, but here's some music.

You turn in your Summary/ Analysis papers.

Thinkwrite about them.


We look over the prompt about Intellectual Property.

Have you heard about these guys, Patent Trolls?

You have two tasks today:

1. A little grammar.  Go to this page.  Number in your daybook from 1 to 10.  Do the first 10 exercises.  As you do them, write only the FIRST 4 WORDS of each fragment in your daybook.  Note: the site does not number them, so be careful.


2. Now I want you to find some interesting stuff using the internet.
 Look in YouTube and on the internet for an example of problematic  use of someone else's intellectual property.Upload it into the Problems with Intellectual Property Forum in our Moodle class.

Homework:

1.  Finish the above. 

2. Daybooks due Monday. There will be 3 handouts included with it: the annotated article (tan), the article questions (tan) and the movie essay (pink).

3. If you write your Short Essay #3, you'll be done.  I will not talk about Intellectual Property ANY MORE in class.

4. TWFTD: literal in OED

What is a 5 Paragraph Essay?

"How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?" 

                           E.M. Forster, Wikiquote

Thinkwrite:  Think about the examples I shared on Monday.  Is plagiarism the same as stealing?

The Five Paragraph Essay is a genre that helps you clearly explain what you think on a given topic. First, we'll look at a model essay, so you know what's expected. (handout is in moodle)

After you read the single paragraph on page 1 and the essay on page 2, do these things:

1. On page 2, label the paragraphs:  Intro/ Body 1/ Body 2/ Body 3/ Conclusion
2. Underline the thesis statement (one sentence stating what the whole paper is about).
3. Put a wavy line under the topic sentences of each body paragraph.
4. Now on page 1, label each sentence with a 1,2 or 3 depending on which body paragraph it was expanded into.
5. Put your name on this and keep it in your daybook.

Thinking about intellectual property and fair use, here's what YouTube tells people who want to make money. Do you think a compilation video is fair use? Does it make a difference if the sources are cited?

Is the Constitution under attack in the area of copyright?


You're going to write a short, five paragraph essay on this topic. 

I pass out the prompt for this essay.

Homework:

1.  Prepare the Final Version of your Summary/ Analysis paper, and bring all tan comment sheets and Writer's Page.

2.  The next daybook check will be Monday.  There are two tan handouts that will part of that check: your annotated article, and the worksheet of questions about your article.

2.  TWFTD:  plagiarism in the OED.

Working on Your Final Version

I return your letters.  (8 AM read drafts) On the topic of letters, and learning the art of rhetoric: The review. The comment storm. The manager's response.

You open your Draft #2 in the TurnItIn reader, and look at editing changes.  Ask me about stuff you don't understand.  Ask about revisions.  Ask for help if you need it.  The final version is due Friday.

Also, ask about marks on your Observation paper.  Do you know what to write in your daybook about that paper?

Homework:

1.  Get your Summary/Analysis finished for Friday.  You MAY upload again in Part 2 if you want to see that errors are gone (not required).

2.  TPFTD:  fair use     (look up the term, define and quote)

Draft 2 Summary/Analysis

See this?    Now we watch this. It does matter what you do with other people's stuff.

 This is well done.

Now you read drafts.

Upload your draft into Moodle.

Homework:

1.  Get your Draft #2 uploaded in Moodle.

2.  TWFTD:  intellectual property  (as a phrase/term)

Plagiarism and Intellectual Property

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

First of all, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan

1. Why did the publisher cancel her contract and destroy her books? Do you think this was appropriate?

 Helene

      2. Why was this outcome SO DIFFERENT?

 Herr Guttenberg

     3. Was this the right outcome for a politician, for Germany?

Beyond "plagiarism" to "intellectual property":

 Book covers? 

      4. Was this a case of theft?  Who decides?

 If the courts are in charge... 

       5. Do you agree with the Australian Supreme Court ruling?

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

       6.  Whom do you think the law says that TV news footage "belongs" to? What do you think? Have you heard of "fair use"?

All the questions above are answered in the daybook.

NOTE:  When you paraphrase the information from an article (like you are doing in your current paper), you AVOID plagiarism when you make it clear who wrote the article, and use LOTS of author tags. You must punctuate quotes correctly and use your own words most of the time.

I return your Observation papers.  The red marks all relate to subordination and coordination-related errors.  These include missing commas, r.o. (run-ons), c.s. (comma splices), and frag. (fragments). Remember:  Marks show you what you can work on regarding the mechanics of writing.  That's not, however, the art of being effective, getting your point across, and meeting the assignment.

Homework:

1.  Read ALL the remarks on your returned paper, as well as the grading grid.  In your daybook, under the heading Observation Grade, do these tasks:

A.  Copy down one positive comment by me.

B. List two strengths of the paper. (Based on your opinion or my comments/scoring.)

C.  List two weaknesses of the paper.

D.  Make a list of all the red markings on your paper.  List how many next to these categories:

• comma
• cs
• ro
• frag

2. Tomorrow your Draft #2 is due.  Bring the hardcopy, typed, and be prepared to upload the file in Moodle (TurnItIn) again.

3. TWFTD: nebulous.