Keri Ortiz and Tina Bell 1.) Tina Bell Computer Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse room 120 The computer monitor is approximately 17 x 14. A thin band of silver surrounds the outside edge creating a border. Inside this silver band, a…
English 5870
Week 2 – Harris Chap 1
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Maria Shreve Dr. DeVries English 5870 February 24, 2009 In the introduction of Rewriting, Joseph Harris, discusses exactly how intellectuals write in response to text, that is, the work of others. (1) He states that it simply is not enough…
Exercise 2 — Paired Observation
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Conduct an observation with a partner Decide on a place, a time, and a common frame or question to organize your observation. Make sure you orient yourselves the same way (for example, label people and the objects in the setting…
Exercise 1 – Still Life in Pairs
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Agree on an object and then spend 15 minutes observing and describing it (in writing). Be as descriptive as you can. Write several paragraphs describing the object, first what it’a like, then what you think about it. Use specific details…
5870 — Calendar
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Tentative Schedule Week 1: What is Ethnography? 2/17 Introduction to the course and to each other. Don DeLillo passage about “The Most Photographed Barn in America” . Quick-write responses to syllabus quotations. An exercise in observation. *Create a plan for…
The Most Photographed Barn In America
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This piece is excerpted from White Noise, the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, and is considered an example of postmodern literature. It won the National Book Award in 1985 and garnered attention and readers for DeLillo who is now a highly respected author.
English 5870 — Practicum: Teaching Composition
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Spring 2009 Tuesdays 6:00-9:00 p.m. An Ethnographic Approach to Classroom Observations The culture of school tends to work against learning and in favor of knowledge. –Sheridan Blau, CSU Stanislaus Instructional Institute Day, 2009. Required Texts: Rewriting: How To Do Things…