This wiki functions as a course management system for English 015.233.  The wiki enables us to have a more collaborative space than Angel, and requires a small learning curve.  You will be able to access the course syllabus, assignments, helpful resources, and writing space here.  

New Assignment:  Pitching Proposals and the Final Paper  Current Assignment:  Audience Profile (Due August 1, 2013) In-Class Presentations and Discussions Narrative Portfolio

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New Assignment:  Pitching Proposals and the Final Paper 

Group Presentations:   Pitch Perfect Outline

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Monday:  Groups 1 and 5:  Peer Calibrated Grading Form (8.5)

Tuesday:  Groups 2, 4, 7:  Peer Calibrated Grading Form (8.6)

Wednesday:  Groups 6 and 3:  Peer Calibrated Grading Form (8.7)https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jSloZV4DtPNe4fTr--y9H0EUEfZ4swLufjqqa0_lcV0/viewform

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• Click here for the Assignment Sheet 
• Persuasive Writing/Speaking Tips
  
• Homework Schedule 
• Click here for your proposal paper peer review in lieu of class on Friday, August 2 
•  Peer Review:  Evaluate as individuals or group.  Depends on if you want one big collective opinion about the paper or three-five different opinions.  Contact your assigned group to negotiate.  

                                Return your group's peer reviews no later than Sunday!  (use pitch commentary peer review assignments)

• Group 1 evaluates Group 2 (is evaluated by group 3)
• Group 2 evaluates Group 3 (is evaluated by group 1)
• Group 3 evaluates Group 1 (is evaluated by group 2) 
• Group 4 evaluates Group 6 (is evaluated by group 5)
• Group 5 evaluates Group 4 (is evaluated by group 7)
• Group 6 evaluates Group 7 (is evaluated by group 4)
• Group 7 evaluates Group 5 (is evaluated by Group 6) 
• Final paper revision conferences 
• Sample student essays one, two, and three 
• Group evaluation sheet (evaluates group performance on all three collaborative assignments) 

Current Assignment:  Audience Profile (Due August 1, 2013)

• Click here for the Assignment Sheet

• Click here for the Homework Schedule

• Conference Sign-Up!  
  
• Conference Sign-Up (July 30-31)
  

In-Class Presentations and Discussions

• Socio-Political Action Powerpoint 

• Local resources:

• Click here to search 1000+ PSU Organizations
• Click here to search local non-profit organizations
  
• Schlosser Discussion 
• For Galadriel:  Food Label Accuracy
• http://www.cspinet.org/new/200810101.html 
• Who reads food labels?  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950329310001199
• Other articles about food labels:   
• http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.20185/full
• Browse:  http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22food+label%22&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C39
• http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=185332 
• Kozol Discussion 

Spotlight Organization

http://www.gao.gov/

• http://www.gao.gov/search?search_type=Solr&o=0&facets=&q=food+labels&adv=0&criteriaCounter=2&shownCriteriaCounter=2&referenceSearch=1&boolean1=&type1=all&criteria1=food&field1=&boolean2=&type2=all&criteria2=labels&field2=&adv_begin_date=mm%2Fdd%2Fyyyy&adv_end_date=mm%2Fdd%2Fyyyy

Previous Assignments... 

Evaluation Portfolio (Due:  July 22, 2013)

• Assignment Sheet
• Homework Schedule
• Asking Research Questions  
• Research FACTS! 
• Click here for the Researching and Investigating Powerpoint
• Database Recommendations, organized by field, or area of focus
• HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY
  
• June 28 Group Activity/Discussion
• Class Notes for June 28 
• Class Notes for July 8 and 9 
• Major Assignment for the Narrative Unit 
• Link to descriptive techniques 

Narrative Portfolio

Due Date:  July 10, 2013, no later than midnight

(See:  Narrative Grade Breakdown!)

Portfolio should be ONE document saved as a .docx, .doc or .odt file.  NO PDF's!!  Please send your final portfolio to alexandrialockett@gmail.com no later than midnight.

Click here for a template:  .docx version (If using MS Word)

                                                .odt version (If using LibreOffice/OpenOffice)

It will consist of:

• a short letter indicating what you revised and why.  
• Final Draft of your Narrative
• Rough Draft (optional:  if you saved a separate copy, please include it) 
• Peer review.  

Directions for creating your online journals link.

Course Management Materials

• Syllabus
• Student Information Form
• Class Interests Survey 

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