Charlotte and Natalia's Log
Charlotte:
Class began with the usual poem reading. Mat read a poem titled "I Will Not Die According to My Time Sheet" by Alain Ginsberg. After hearing the poem, Derek then read the log he had written from last Monday, a helpful reminder from the class that seemed to be ages ago. By then, it was time to move into today's agenda. Mat explained how grading any projects will go, especially Project 1, in order to ease our minds and clarify how final grades and evaluations will take place. Once this was done, a rubric was somewhat reluctantly created for Project 1. Mat broke down key elements to look for in this piece of writing. The class basically wrote their own rubric, coming up with important things we personally thought should be incorporated in the essay. Parts that the class came up with were then bolded and italicized to clarify importance (or lack thereof) in our personal narratives. Once everyone had a tight grasp on what to look for in a personal narrative, peer groups were created. Groups read their papers out loud, as other members of the group gave feedback and final tips for the last draft.
Natalia:
During the second half of class, Mat reminded us to meet at Stroizer Library for class and to write a blog from a chapter of our choice in the Bedford Book of Genres. He also stressed that for our research proposal, it's very important to be as specific as possible on your topic.
Unfortunately, there was no time for text presentations, but we jumped directly into discussion of "Consider the Lobster." Kaycee led the discussion by referring to Joe, Lexy, and I in regards of the use of sources, as well as the humans v. lobsters argument. The class concluded that Wallace did not take sides but rather present information and let the reader chose their own stance on the topic.
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