Tuesday, 2/28:
HW Review + Focus on Grammar Practice and March assignment information + Essays graded/ comments +
Comparative Essay Overview + New Topic Introduction + Definition of artificial intelligence, Brittanica + What is Artificial Intelligence? You tube + A.I. Here, There, Everywhere, New York Times
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 2nd
1. 1 hour on Grammar Practice Units 1&2 + post your writing in Asynchronous Assignments/ Grammar by commenting on my post (you have 1 week to do this)
2. Select 1 paragraph from A.I. Here, There, Everywhere. Summarize it, paraphrase it and respond to it. Post your work in Assignments.
Thursday, 3/2:
HW Review + Text 1: A.I. Here, There, Everywhere/ Summarizing and paraphrasing + Writing an introduction: hook, topic + background, thesis or statement of purpose
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 7th
1. Summarize 1 paragraph assigned to you in our lass Notebook
2. Conversation 3 : Summarize and respond to text 1: A.I. Here, There, Everywhere + reply to 1 classmate
3. Add at least 3 words or phrases to the class glossary and provide definitions and examples
4. 1 hour of grammar practice Part 1 Units 1&2, Present and Past, if you haven’t yet completed this task (weekly Tues-Tues)
Tuesday, March 7th:
HW Review + Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive: summarizing, comparing and contrasting, on Perusall and class notebook.
If you have time: finish reading A.I. Here, There, Everywhere, focusing on the part about LOVE.
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 9th
The Online Search Wars Got Scary. Fast. New York Times technology columnist encounters the darker side of Bing’s A.I. chatbot. Click on the transcript as you listen to the podcast.
Take notes on: 1 thing that surprised you, 1 thing that you can connect to the article ” A.I. Here, There, Everywhere.” and 1 thing you’d like to know more about. Be ready to share your notes in class on March 9th.
Thursday, March 9th:
HW Review + Individual summaries + Quoting, Summarizing. Paraphrasing, MLA and Avoiding Plagiarism + definitions
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 14th
Write Draft 1 of your comparative essay. Publish it as a post in the category Peer Review 2. For more information, click here.
1 hour of grammar practice Part 1 Units 3 &4 (+5 if you wan extra practice), Past tense and used to + would (weekly Tues-Tues)
Tuesday, March 14th:
Paragraphs/ Topic sentences + Sample essay + Writing a conclusion + Individual revisions
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 16th
Peer review x 2: comment on two classmates’ drafts by answering the 10 assigned peer review questions
1 hour on Grammar Practice Part 2 Units 6&7- The Future + post your writing in Asynchronous Assignments/ Grammar by commenting on my post (you have 1 week to do this)
Thursday, March 16th: Midterm Check-in (submit on Blackboard) + Midterm Survey Submit here + Midterm Review Meetings (meet with Prof. Barnes)
Groupwork: find an interesting source about AI. Post it here. Comment on your classmates’ sources.
On your own: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the risks? Write your answer here.
Asynchronous/ In Your own time before class on March 21st
1 hour on Grammar Practice Part 2 Units 6&7- The Future + post your writing in Asynchronous Assignments/ Grammar by commenting on my post (you have 1 week to do this)
Schedule a session with the ESL Lab or the Writing Center to revise your essay.
Revise your comparative essay and submit it on Blackboard by Tuesday, March 21st
