RWS 100: Starting Unit #2

Bookkeeping: There is a new Blog Template for Unit #2 Blog Posts! (NO genre this week, though…) Papers are being graded (give it a week) Your next paper is due 11/3, with first draft due 10/27 (I will provide the prompt on Thursday) For Thursday, Read They Say/I Say ch 1-3 (pp. 19-51).

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Why did he write it. What was the context Why did he write it? What was the context? Was it the same as Clive Thompson?

Let’s meet Nicholas Carr! (watch video)

Did you agree with him? (Do you struggle to pay deep attention…?)

What did you think he did well in his argument? What did you think sucked?

How does this complicate your relationship to the Thompson piece? How would you characterize the relationship between the two texts?

Which argument do you think was more effective?

Get into your…new teams!

Team #1 Brianna Bigornia Jenna Bisla Christopher Kamikawa Amber Simes Bryan Verkler

Team #2 John Cossette Rigoberto Macedo Gregory Royse Rosario Tornabene Sarah Tucker

Team #3 Alisha Arco Gianna Cecchini Angelica Gamez Chloe Jorgensen Brianne Sheridan

Team #4 Ryan Bennett Stephanie Bradley Paul Fuerte Jessica Kajerian Blake Nuesca

Team #5 Kaylani Brown Audrey Espinosa Jasmine Evans Jarod Heise Josue Jauregui

In a week, you need to be ready to be quizzed on your charted text! Work together on the same page on the wiki Make notes! Send messages on there! Although you can & should divide the work, make sure you know how each paragraph works, pay attention to your teammates’ work!

Rest of class to work on this…