Your Homework!

Read Chapter 13 in Good Reasons.

Write and post a rhetorical precis.

Read Chapter 24 in Good Reasons.

Write and post a rhetorical precis.

DUE at the start of class on March 5.

Extra Credit!

I have TWO opportunities for extra credit for you:

1. Angela Davis! She is speaking tonight (Wed., 2/20) at the OUC at 7 p.m. Like I said last night, this is a great opportunity to hear from a remarkable, newsworthy, and well-educated woman. I hope to see you all there. Here is some information about Angela Davis.

2. “Contested Bodies: Lynching Photographs and the Struggle for African-American Freedom and Identity." This is a lecture by CSU-Pueblo professor Dr. Scott Gage. The lecture will be held at El Pueblo History Museum at 6:30 pm on Thursday, 2/28. Here is a link to more information about the event.

I will be at both of these important and powerful events. To earn extra credit, you simply must connect with me at the event.

MWP #1 Due

Just a happy reminder . . .

Your papers are due at beginning of class on Tuesday, February 26. Looking forward to reading your work!

Research + Summary!

Thanks to our favorite (and super helpful!) librarian, you should have a skilled command of databases and research tools. Your task tonight is to put your research skills into action . . . and, of course, your precis writing skills too!

Before class today, you should have already found one article and written one precis towards your first paper.

Tonight, I want you to begin finding and summarizing (using precis format) four more sources for your paper. [Please include an MLA-formatted citation -- using your handy Quick Access book -- with each precis! Trust me, this will make your life easier.]

Before the next class (Feb. 12), you should have read and summarized a total of five articles that fit your paper. All five precis must be posted to your blog before the start of class.

In class, on Tuesday, Feb. 12., we will transform your precis into an annotated bibliography, which you will turn in before the END of class. (Note, this is different than the assignment sheet states.)


NOTE: Your sources must be current! Please limit your sources to articles or books written in the last 4-5 years.

And, please, give Ms. Heedt your respect and enthusiasm as she assists you tonight!