Mandatory Reading Assignment for Tues. March 25

Hello students,

Here is your mandatory reading assignment for Tues. March 25. We will discuss this in class.

The link is here.

Reminder – Research Outlines due March 6

Dear students,

A reminder that your research project outlines are due on Thurs. March 6.

Your outline should be a concise summary of your progress to date. It should include the goal of your research (what questions are you trying to answer?), what you have learned so far, and how you expect to reach your goal.

Your outline also should include the sources you have used to date. List the author's full name (last name, first name), the title of the story/study, the name of the sourced publication, and the publication date.

Examples:
Doe, Joan "Man bites dog," USA Today, Sept. 6, 2006
Juan, Don "Analyzing a life of temptation," Journal of Neuroscience, 206 (that's the issue number) Sept. 2006 (that's the date of publication)

Send your outline as a Word document attached in an e-mail to me. My e-mail address is richclew@hotmail.com. Don't forget to CC yourself on the e-mail, so you know I received it.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Good luck!

Vote on Tuesday!

Hello students,

Don't forget to vote on Tuesday! I think you all have gained an appreciation for how historic this election is. And your vote does count. Exercise that privilege!

Primary Prediction Project for Tue. March 4

Hello students,

There maybe some confusion about the project I assigned earlier this week regarding the presidential primary on March 4.

Each group's goal is to predict who will win the Democratic and Republican primaries in your assigned state. Each group also will need to explain how it made the predictions.

IMPORTANT: The project is due on Tue. March 4.

The group leader is in charge of giving the presentation to the class. The group leader also assigns responsibilities to the other group members. I had suggested in class how to divide those responsibilities (1 group leader who coordinates tasks and gives the presentation; 1 student to research the voting habits, pre-primary polls, demographics, etc. in the state; 2 students to analyze the Republican candidates; 2 students to analyze the Democratic candidates). But the decision is yours how best to accomplish the task.

Group leaders can e-mail me at richclew@hotmail.com with any questions.

Good luck and have fun with it!

Reading Assignment for Tues. Feb. 26

Dear Students,

Please read the following for class on Tues. Feb. 26. The reading will tie in nicely with our discussion that day. You can find the reading by clicking here.


Thank you, and I will see you in class on Tuesday.
Have a good weekend!

Weekly Discussion Question

Dear students,

Here is your weekly discussion question. Comments due before class on Tues. Feb. 26.

1. What was a highlight for you in the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and why? What did you learn in the film that you did not know before viewing it?

Weekly Discussion Question

Hello students,

Here is the weekly discussion question. Your answer is due before class on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The writers' strike ended this week, when the writers' union voted to ratify the contract negotiated between union leaders and the movie and television industry. Who "won" the strike – the writers or the industry? Whom does the new deal benefit the most? You will need to do a little research to answer these questions effectively.