Category: final exam

Hey folks.

Here’s a space to start building our Terms and Ideas lists for Hadiya Roderique’s “The Case for Black Joy.” I’ll post the essay here and two ways to download it.

Read it, then comment in the terms and ideas format (brush up on that here), but since the final exam is VERY important, do FIVE terms and at least TWO ideas. Try to add to our group knowledge by looking at what has already been posted, so that there’s less repetition. If you see a term or idea someone has posted that you could add value to, please reply to their comment!

A reminder on the Terms and Ideas form:

1. Read the article (or essay or poem) first. Take note of things you need to look up. Look them up. Check that you are using a definition that makes sense.
2. Mark sections of the text that introduce interesting ideas. This is much easier to do if you are reading on paper! If you are reading on-screen, write notes in a notebook. I know, it’s easier not to, but you will really, really wish you had done this when it is time to write a paper on this topic. Plus it makes you smarter.
3. In you reply, list at least FIVE terms you looked up. This can mean just looking a word up in the dictionary — such as “tabernacle,” in the James Baldwin — or looking up a broader concept — such as “Congo Square” in wikipedia or similar. (Yes, wikipedia is fine for this purpose.)
4. PROVIDE A SOURCE FOR YOUR DEFINITION. If you copy it word for word — which is fine for this assignment — PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS. You don’t need to use full MLA format for this assignment, though you are welcome to. A URL in parentheses or a link is fine. But get in the habit of giving credit to your sources.
5. Next, write 1-3 paragraphs about TWO IDEAS in the text you think are worth further examination.
6. After making your reply, return to the post and comment on 2-3 of your classmates’ replies. You may learn something! There are a lot of smart people around here.

Hey folks.

Here’s a space to start building our Terms and Ideas lists for Erich Fromm’s “Disobedience As A Psychological And Moral Problem.” I’ll post the essay here and two ways to download it.

Read it, then comment in the terms and ideas format (brush up on that here), but since the final exam is VERY important, do FIVE terms and at least TWO ideas. Try to add to our group knowledge by looking at what has already been posted, so that there’s less repetition. If you see a term or idea someone has posted that you could add value to, please reply to their comment!

After you read this essay, post a reply using the “terms and ideas” model. Watch the Terms and Ideas” video and read more about that model here.

A reminder on the form:

1. Read the article (or essay or poem) first. Take note of things you need to look up. Look them up. Check that you are using a definition that makes sense.
2. Mark sections of the text that introduce interesting ideas. This is much easier to do if you are reading on paper! If you are reading on-screen, write notes in a notebook. I know, it’s easier not to, but you will really, really wish you had done this when it is time to write a paper on this topic. Plus it makes you smarter.
3. In you reply, list at least 3 terms you looked up. This can mean just looking a word up in the dictionary — such as “tabernacle,” in the James Baldwin — or looking up a broader concept — such as “Congo Square” in wikipedia or similar. (Yes, wikipedia is fine for this purpose.)
4. PROVIDE A SOURCE FOR YOUR DEFINITION. If you copy it word for word — which is fine for this assignment — PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS. You don’t need to use full MLA format for this assignment, though you are welcome to. A URL in parentheses or a link is fine. But get in the habit of giving credit to your sources.
5. Next, write 1-3 paragraphs about an idea in the text you think is worth further examination.
6. After making your reply, return to the post and comment on 2-3 of your classmates’ replies. You may learn something! There are a lot of smart people around here.