Week Eleven (11/30-12/7)

A. Revising article sections (overall, 100 points; 1 hour):
          Secondary Sources for Wild Seed HERE.

B. Time to work on the next draft of the Research Paper (2 hours)


Assignment Due Saturday, December 5

Last Draft of the Research Paper. Instructions HERE.

Week Ten (11/23-11/30)

A. Revising article sections (overall, 100 points; 2 hours):
          Secondary Sources for Wild Seed HERE.

B. (Optional) Time to work on the first draft of the Research Paper (1 hour)
C. Last Weekly Research Journal Entry! - Go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled "Research Journal Entry ___" Take a few minutes to write Research Journal Entry #10 (10 points) on what you did and learned today.

Assignment Due November 24 

First Draft of the Research Paper. Instructions HERE.

Week Nine (11/16-11/23)

A. Revising article sections (overall, 100 points--one and a half hours):
          Secondary Sources for Wild Seed HERE.

B. Reviewing my feedback on your Research Essay Proposal (one and a half hours)
  • If your research proposal was incomplete (did not fulfill all requirements spelled out HERE), you may turn in a revised, complete proposal for 85 points. 
  • If you did not turn in a proposal, you may turn in a complete late proposal for 75 points.
    • See an example of a proper proposal HERE and  HERE
  • If your proposal was complete: see my comments on your draft. Please move on to a first draft of the essay.
    • Instructions for the Research Paper HERE

 C.  Fill out this Working Thesis Statement form HERE. My feedback HERE.

 D. Weekly Research Journal Entry - Go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled "Research Journal Entry ___" Take a few minutes to write Research Journal Entry #9 (10 points) on what you did and learned today.

Assignment Due November 23

First Draft of the Research Paper. Instructions HERE.
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Week Eight (11/9-11/16)

A. Choose a team to work on sections for the Wikipedia article on Wild Seed:
Editing Team 1. Article sections: Characters; Power struggles; Further reading
Editing Team 2. Article sections: Plot; Contribution to feminist thought
Editing Team 3. Article sections: Reception; Eugenics/Superhuman Mutants; Commentary on New World Slavery
Editing Team 4. Article sections: Backgrounds; Afrocentrism/Afrofuturism; Revision of origin stories

B. Editing the article sections (overall, 100 points):
          Secondary Sources for Wild Seed HERE.

 C. Instructions for the Research Paper HERE

 D. Reviewing my feedback on your Research Essay Proposal
  • If your research proposal was incomplete (did not fulfill all requirements spelled out HERE), you may turn in a revised, complete proposal for 85 points. 
  • If you did not turn in a proposal, you may turn in a complete late proposal for 75 points.
    • See an example of a proper proposal HERE and  HERE
  • If your proposal was complete: see my comments on your draft. Please move on to a first draft of the essay.
E. Weekly Research Journal Entry - Go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled "Research Journal Entry ___" Take a few minutes to write Research Journal Entry #8 (10 points) on what you did and learned today.
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Week Seven (11/2-11/9)

In Class

A.  Presentation on readings for Research Assignment 5
B.  Review of topics and writing Research Paper Proposal. Instructions HERE. 
C. Vote on the importance of themes using THIS FORM.
D. Weekly Research Journal Entry - Go to your Sandbox, click on Edit, and create a Level 2 Heading titled "Research Journal Entry ___" Take a few minutes to write Research Journal Entry #7 (10 points) on what you did and learned today. 

 Assignment due 11/7 by 9:00AM

Research proposal due on Blackboard (100 points). Instructions HERE.

 Assignments due 11/9 
  • Read pages 15-23 of the class packet and review the LaGuardia's Library's Guide to Plagiarism. Complete the Quizzes Understanding Plagiarism (17 points) and Acknowledging Sources (20 points) on Blackboard
  • Complete this Quoting Quiz (8 points) HERE.
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