Author Archive for Mike

Final Draft

Mike Calou Research Final Draft 5/20/09 Why is it Important to be Culturally Aware When We Teach English Composition? A New Composition Teacher’s Quest for Understanding The teaching of the writing can be compared to a dance; both partners have…

Portfolio Post

Mike Calou 2-26-09 Classroom Observation Date: 2-26-09 Class: English 1001-First Year Composition (College level) Start: 5:00pm End: 6:00 [T=teacher] (Note-making in parentheses) T: Mike will be observing in our class today. (I introduced myself) So, you had ideas about genre…

Open House

Dr. Devries and Fellow Classmates, I will be conducting an “open house” ritual at my school tonight from 6:30-7:30.  My colleague is out ill and I will be marshaling her room as well as mine.  I will try to leave…

Commentary Ten

Commentary Ten Ethnography/Memoir/Imagination/Story, by Paul Stoller This is a good article to read to conclude our study of “ethnography.” Although, I can’t speak for you when I say that, because this is just the beginning of the study of ethnography…

SMS-To Use or Not to Use

Dawn,   You present a clear topic:  Can or should  SMS (Short Message Service) be used in the classroom?  You begin in your lit review by discussing the “m learning” and Chinese college.  Then you wrap up your research with a…

Emotional Rhetoric Two

Sarika,  After reading the questions given to us by Dr. Devries I feel that I didn’t give you structured feedback.  So, I’ll try and do that now.  What is the research question driving your research?  I don’t have a clear…

Emotional Rhetoric

Sarika, You pose an interesting question.  Emotions and their affect on rhetoric is a good topic.  Your research is sound.  I would only suggest that you connect your introduction to the section about the speech by Mark Anthony.  It was…

Research Draft

Mike Calou Research Draft 5/7/09 Why is it Important to be Culturally Aware When We Teach English Composition? A New Composition Teacher’s Quest for Understanding The teaching of the writing can be compared to a dance; both partners have to…

Believe The Hype

“don’t believe the hype” (by Ann Ferguson, early 1990’s) This article is an ethnographic analysis of racism, but it is also an ethnographic “memoir.” Ferguson gives an account of the interplay between the “institution” (Rosa Parks Elementary), and the black…