I have made a few changes to the schedule for the next two weeks, as detailed below and on the Schedule page linked above. I have only gotten through half of the Essay #2 RDs. I will be handing them back on Wednesday morning; therefore, I pushed the Final Draft back until the 16th. Notice that the optional revision is due this Wednesday. Please include all previous drafts should you choose to revise!
The Westlake article can be obtained here, while the Braden is here.
M 11/7:
Avoiding Plagiarism
In-class: BH, p.482-487
Hempel with Lehman, “The Myspace Generation”
HW ~ BH, p.438f, 442-458, 462-475
W 11/9:
Revision of Essay #1 Due (Optional)
Conducting Research & Evaluating Sources
handout – Proper Citation in a Works Cited Page and Annotated Bibliography
Essay #3 Rubric
M 11/14:
handout – Westlake, "Friend Me If You Facebook: Generation Y and Performative Surveillance" (only pages 25-27, 30f... stop after the second-to-last paragraph on p.27)
W 11/16:Westlake, "Friend Me If You Facebook"
Essay #2 Final Copy Due
handout – Braden, “Is the Internet the Harbinger of Orwell’s Nightmares?”
HW ~ BH, p.379-387, 392-400
e-journal #7: After reading Braden, consider any questions presented in the following prompt when responding: Many would argue that the Internet is merely another window through which the public may be spied upon by “big government” or by secret agencies. Do you feel that Braden and Westlake share a similar argument regarding this issue? According to these authors, and in your opinion, what are the weakest points (literally, sites) of the Internet? What are some potential results of the Internet’s ability to replicate and publish information? Do you feel that you participate in citizen-surveillance? Do you contribute to content on the web? If so, what kind? What aspect of the Internet are you most wary about? Use at least two, properly cited textual examples in your response.
