B.The Answer should include data (evidence) from either of our principal sources plus any appropriate material from the various internet assignments and links I’ve provided for you throughout the class. Those who answer your question should feel free to include pictures or charts they discovered if they wish, making sure they write about any visual materials included to make sure that the reader sees what they wish him to see. I would expect at least one reference to such material, but feel free to exceed my expectations. You may also use ideas from the blogs of other students. NOTE: You must attribute the idea to the student by indicating the name and date of the entry.
Part Two:
Write an answer to any one of your classmate’s questions, following the guidelines in part B above.
OPTIONS:
Option One.
Those who wish to work with their Blog/Journal instead of a question may do so. What I would like, in this case, is a retrospective reflection on the blog and what the blogging process has taught you or what it has contributed to your understanding of Class and Culture in America. Refer to specific entries by title–don’t feel that you have to cut and paste them into the essay itself. You might consider ways in which your early blog entries differ from your later ones, if indeed they do differ. If you have a specific entry about which you have particularly good feelings, you might choose to highlight that.
NOTE: Even if you chose to write this option, you will still need to post a question which your classmates may choose if they wish. Your question should follow the form of Part One, A & B. Above.
Option Two: Extra Credit.
Anyone who wishes to write on a second classmate’s question for extra credit may do so.
General observations:
As you choose your question from among those submitted by your classmates, try to choose one with a different perspective from your own. There is no great joy in writing the same thoughts twice.
DUE DATE:
Submit electronically by Bridges and E-mail by 9: p.m. the day after the final day of examinations, Wednesday, December 19.
Length:
My preference is always to say “say what you have to say and then quit. For some reason, students always find that a little nerve wracking. My quess (only a guess) is that it would be difficult for you to express yourselves in less than 4 pages per essay. But if you find yourself padding to reach some hypothetical length, I’d rather have you do as I suggest above. Say what’s on your mind and in your heart and then quit
