3/29/2011 "Images of Discontent," have TWP, Chps. 7-8 read for class
3/31/2011 Wobbly image auction, have TWP, Chps. 9-10 read for class
Friday, March 25, 2011
Writing Project 4--Wobbly Image Analysis
For this writing assignment, we will be using an image from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or the "Wobblies," image archive at: http://www.iww.org/en/graphicslibrary. Another source that you may use is the IWW exhibit on the Labor Art web site at: http://www.laborarts.org/exhibits/iww/title.cfm.
This assignment will be a straightforward undertaking...select an image that appeals to you or infuriates you, and write a rhetorical analysis of this image. This will be a good opportunity to see how a labor organization uses graphic images to influence and create an argument for an audience.
The image can be a logo, a work of formal art, a cartoon, or a photograph, but part of this assignment will be to figure out what the argument of the image is, who is the audience, and if the image's argument contains elements of either ethos, logos, or pathos; if the argument contains two of the three or all three of the "rhetoreers."
Generally, there is a lot going on in these images, so careful study and examination of details within the image will be essential toward earning your 3.0 on this assignment. I would advise doing a bit of background reading on the Wobblies either from their web site or from other print sources. Other things that will contribute to the grading will be correct assessment of ethos, logos, and/or pathos in the image, 3C writing style, sentence structure, and proper citation of the image and/or other sources used for the writing project.
Writing project follows standard format we have been using including font, etc., and the standard format we have been using for rhetorical analysis. Also, for this assignment, please copy and paste the image into the document at the end of the text. If these instructions are not followed in a concrete manner, I will not grade the writing project.
This assignment will be a straightforward undertaking...select an image that appeals to you or infuriates you, and write a rhetorical analysis of this image. This will be a good opportunity to see how a labor organization uses graphic images to influence and create an argument for an audience.
The image can be a logo, a work of formal art, a cartoon, or a photograph, but part of this assignment will be to figure out what the argument of the image is, who is the audience, and if the image's argument contains elements of either ethos, logos, or pathos; if the argument contains two of the three or all three of the "rhetoreers."
Generally, there is a lot going on in these images, so careful study and examination of details within the image will be essential toward earning your 3.0 on this assignment. I would advise doing a bit of background reading on the Wobblies either from their web site or from other print sources. Other things that will contribute to the grading will be correct assessment of ethos, logos, and/or pathos in the image, 3C writing style, sentence structure, and proper citation of the image and/or other sources used for the writing project.
Writing project follows standard format we have been using including font, etc., and the standard format we have been using for rhetorical analysis. Also, for this assignment, please copy and paste the image into the document at the end of the text. If these instructions are not followed in a concrete manner, I will not grade the writing project.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thoughts on the Final Research Paper
Core mastery of the course material will be demonstrated in the form of a final research paper. Instructor and student will agree upon the paper’s topic. The paper will be six pages long (not counting works cited or bibliography), double-spaced using 12 point Times-New Roman font and have 1" margins.
An abstract presenting an outline or main point of your paper must begin your final research paper. This abstract should be 4-7 sentences long, in italics, and single-spaced.
In this paper, you will need to cite at least 6 different sources. Of these six sources at least 3 sources need to be primary sources, meaning something obtained from an archive or similar repository. Also, the paper must have at least four different types of sources, an example: your paper may use a book, scholarly journal, oral history, and historic photograph.
As this final research paper replaces a "test" final, it is weighted quite heavily in class grading. As such, the paper should demonstrate what we have learned as a class over the duration of the semester. In this paper, be sure to use sound rhetorical principles in the paper: be sure to identify your audience; make a strong, but balanced and supported argument, if you write with bias be sure to make that bias transparent; and include the three rhetoreers in your writing.
Also, be sure to employ the 4 Cs (clear, concise, concrete, current/flow) in your writing, while using some of the techniques we discussed in class to make your writing more readable.
Additionally (also again), be sure to begin the final with your abstract. The abstract should be single-spaced and in Italics before your paper’s introduction.
An abstract presenting an outline or main point of your paper must begin your final research paper. This abstract should be 4-7 sentences long, in italics, and single-spaced.
In this paper, you will need to cite at least 6 different sources. Of these six sources at least 3 sources need to be primary sources, meaning something obtained from an archive or similar repository. Also, the paper must have at least four different types of sources, an example: your paper may use a book, scholarly journal, oral history, and historic photograph.
As this final research paper replaces a "test" final, it is weighted quite heavily in class grading. As such, the paper should demonstrate what we have learned as a class over the duration of the semester. In this paper, be sure to use sound rhetorical principles in the paper: be sure to identify your audience; make a strong, but balanced and supported argument, if you write with bias be sure to make that bias transparent; and include the three rhetoreers in your writing.
Also, be sure to employ the 4 Cs (clear, concise, concrete, current/flow) in your writing, while using some of the techniques we discussed in class to make your writing more readable.
Additionally (also again), be sure to begin the final with your abstract. The abstract should be single-spaced and in Italics before your paper’s introduction.
Writing Project 3--Oral History Write-up
Writing Project 3 is a special project because the actual writing is the secondary part, the stuff that comes before the writing is the really unique part of this writing project.
So, as a part of Writing Project 3 you will be interviewing a wageworker; in essence you will be doing an oral history with a person that you select over Spring Break. Part of this process will be to sit-down with the person, record an oral history, and then report back on your experience.
I would suggest taking this opportunity to interview a relative and perhaps turn this into the start of a type of family history project. We will be going over the process of doing an oral history in class, so in this entry, I will detail the outcomes needed for this writing project.
This writing project will entail doing a two-page paper. The first page of the paper will be a short history of the job that your interviewee did as a wageworker. Be sure to incorporate recollections from your interviewee into the short history of the person's wagework, but also include a reference from a book or scholarly journal.
For the second page of this writing project, transition into the experience of doing your oral history. Attempt to analyze what you learned from this process, what you liked or disliked about the process, or what you might do different if you were to do this again.
Third page will be the works cited page, which should include the entry for your oral history interview and the entry for your book or scholarly journal.
I will be looking forward to reading about your experiences doing an oral history interview.
So, as a part of Writing Project 3 you will be interviewing a wageworker; in essence you will be doing an oral history with a person that you select over Spring Break. Part of this process will be to sit-down with the person, record an oral history, and then report back on your experience.
I would suggest taking this opportunity to interview a relative and perhaps turn this into the start of a type of family history project. We will be going over the process of doing an oral history in class, so in this entry, I will detail the outcomes needed for this writing project.
This writing project will entail doing a two-page paper. The first page of the paper will be a short history of the job that your interviewee did as a wageworker. Be sure to incorporate recollections from your interviewee into the short history of the person's wagework, but also include a reference from a book or scholarly journal.
For the second page of this writing project, transition into the experience of doing your oral history. Attempt to analyze what you learned from this process, what you liked or disliked about the process, or what you might do different if you were to do this again.
Third page will be the works cited page, which should include the entry for your oral history interview and the entry for your book or scholarly journal.
I will be looking forward to reading about your experiences doing an oral history interview.
Quick Look Unit 11
3/22/2011 View Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, WP 3 due "Oral History"; have TWP, Chps. 2-4 read for class
3/24/2011 Finish Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, be sure to take good notes on doc; have TWP, Chps. 5-6 read for class
3/24/2011 Finish Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, be sure to take good notes on doc; have TWP, Chps. 5-6 read for class
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Quick Look Unit 10
3/15/2011 Student meetings WP 2 due, "Compare and Contrast"
3/17/2011 No class, Instructor Gone, begin reading The Working Poor (TWP), Preface-Chp. 1
3/17/2011 No class, Instructor Gone, begin reading The Working Poor (TWP), Preface-Chp. 1
Friday, March 4, 2011
On How to Do an Oral History...
As one of the writing projects is based on the successful completion of doing an oral history...following are a few suggestions and sites that detail the process of doing an oral history interview:
Perhaps the most essential part of doing an oral history is the development of rapport with the interviewee. For many of you who may be interviewing relatives, this may be easy as you will already have rapport with your relative, but regardless the development of a "good vibe" with the person you are interviewing is an integral part of establishing ethos with the person you are talking with.
So, oral history is not just sitting down and talking with a person. There is the development rapport, writing out questions before the interview, the recordation (with either an analog or digital device or taking notes) of the interview, and development and management of the interview to assure that the oral history questions and answers flow with some continuity.
Below are a two links that will help in this process, and as always if there are any questions on any of this material, please email.
Read this great site on how to do oral history: http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html
This is a site from Finlandia University with audio samples of oral history interviews: http://www.kentsgenealogy.com/finnamericanoralhistories/
Perhaps the most essential part of doing an oral history is the development of rapport with the interviewee. For many of you who may be interviewing relatives, this may be easy as you will already have rapport with your relative, but regardless the development of a "good vibe" with the person you are interviewing is an integral part of establishing ethos with the person you are talking with.
So, oral history is not just sitting down and talking with a person. There is the development rapport, writing out questions before the interview, the recordation (with either an analog or digital device or taking notes) of the interview, and development and management of the interview to assure that the oral history questions and answers flow with some continuity.
Below are a two links that will help in this process, and as always if there are any questions on any of this material, please email.
Read this great site on how to do oral history: http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html
This is a site from Finlandia University with audio samples of oral history interviews: http://www.kentsgenealogy.com/finnamericanoralhistories/
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