Week Twelve

Schedule of Last Days

Monday, June 5: 

• If you did NOT turn in the Research Essay last week, turn it in by the end of class. Otherwise, it will be late. If you use your token, you may turn it in as late as Thursday, June 8 at 2:00PM with no penalty.
• If you turned in the Research Essay last week: Complete your Wikipedia work.

Your draft will be returned. Decide whether you want to revise it and let me know when you will put it in my box inE103: https://goo.gl/forms/QH69nSvKXSe6t2D22  

Responses here (in case you forget what you told me):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cZzaCXRCD4fETRXFNw4QtnHgSE6oaaJ0CEtchHntL4Y/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, June 12: Grades and reflection.

MLA/APA Help-A-THON

 The Library is offering drop-in workshops for students on both MLA/APA.  These sessions are designed to provide informal one-on-one assistance to students who are in the process of compiling their Works Cited lists. Please announce in your classes.

 

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY!

 

WHEN: Students can drop in anytime during these 2 hour sessions:

 

• Wednesday, May 31st            10 AM-12 PM

• Thursday, June 1^st                   2 PM- 4 PM

• Monday, June 5^th                    5 PM-7 PM

Technically True: News and Research in the Digital Age

May 30, 11am-2:30pm

Little Theater

Is everything you read fake?! If the current media environment has you concerned, join a conversation with students, scholars, and journalists about media and the news. This half-day conference will include a panel discussion, group activities, and a keynote address. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and think critically about a variety of topics: 

·         The 21st Century news cycle in contrast with past models 

·         Mainstream media’s relationship to alternative media outlets

·         The role of social media and responsible information sharing

·         General strategies for identifying clickbait and evaluating news online

·         Strengths and weaknesses of crowdsourced knowledge services like Wikipedia

Please RSVP using this form if you intend to bring a class or attend as an individual

Conference Schedule

11am - 12pm, Panel Discussion

Seraphin Santiago, journalism student, LaGuardia Community College

Dr. Cheri Carr, Professor, LaGuardia Community College 

Matthew Chayes, Reporter at Newsday

Barbara Gray, Chief Librarian, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism 

12:15pm - 1:15pm, Breakout Sessions led by LaGuardia faculty (lunch will be served)

1:30pm - 2:30pm, Keynote Speaker

Dr. Alexandra Juhasz, Chair, Film Department, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Week Ten: Peer Review / Writing the Second Draft

Class

1. Elements of a successful first draft

2. Workshop

-Some of you will work on completing the steps before Peer Evaluation:

• Proposal (deep trouble)
• Sentence Outline (trouble)
• Composing first draft (late, but okay)

-Some of you have a complete first draft, so you will sharing it with classmates and completing the Peer Evaluation Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ViHbt-hIJzYYPW3WI1-T_89ii8mtxRlbZu_J0fgWXzM/edit?usp=sharing


Schedule of Last Days


Second Draft of the Research Essay (PRINT COPY) due May 30 to June 2 at 2pm (may be revised); or June 5; or up to June 8 at 2pm with token (no revision). Turn in this draft to my box in E103

Let  me know when you plan to turn in the essay: https://goo.gl/forms/QH69nSvKXSe6t2D22

Wednesday, May 31: Open Workshop (working on what you need)

Monday, June 5: Complete Wikipedia work. Drafts turned in May 30-June 2 will be returned.

Monday, June 12: Grades and reflection.

Massive cyberattack that hit 200,000 users was 'huge screw-up' by government

See the article here: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/19/wannacry-cyberattack-nsa-wikipedia-jimmy-wales.html

Jimy Wales opnion in this video: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000620099

Week Nine: Writing the First Draft

Class
Once I approve your Sentence Outline, you may begin fleshing out your ideas. here is a model of how the final draft should look like (also in Class Docs): http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/ld.php?content_id=17039058

For this first draft, we will focus on

a) the proper way to construct an essay
b) the proper way to construct a body paragraph (page 11 of packet)
c) the proper way to use sources (pages 18-18; 24 of packet)

The aim at this stage is getting all the information down as coherently as possible. This draft does not have to be pretty or even complete: you can use disclaimers ("I need a source here") to indicate you understand how the whole will work though it is still in progress.

For next Monday's class

Have a complete first draft ready for Peer Evaluation.

Week Eight: Writing a Sentence Outline

Class

1. Check the syllabus and figure out your midterm grade. Post your expected grade and explanation in this form: https://goo.gl/forms/YWdA6xYYLfBK45O92


*Now complete these steps depending on where you are in the writing process:

2. Finish or revise your Research Essay proposal for my approval. If I approve it, go to Step 3.

3. Compose your Sentence Outline for my approval. If I approve it, go to Step 4.

• Sample Sentence Outline 

4. Begin the first draft of the Research Essay

For next Monday's class
Compose a complete Sentence Outline for my approval. If you finish the outline before Monday and you want me to check it, send me an e-mail at xgallardo@lagcc.cuny.edu. Then you can go on to the first draft of the paper