Tutorial Class Wednesday February 21 & Main Assignment

Dear Class,

Wednesday's class will be a tutorial class. To complete your Main Assignment: Final Draft by Thursday 8 a.m., the most important work you need to do at this stage is to finish your research, and write, read, and rewrite. Therefore the best use of time at present is individual work or peer review or a tutorial with me, and not to meet as a whole class.

So, if your most important need is to do individual work on your Final Draft, do not come to class Wednesday.

However, if you want to peer review your Final Draft with a friend, you can meet in our classroom or any other place (e.g the Library, Starbucks, etc.).

But, if you want a tutorial with me, you must 1) Post your latest writing to your blog and I will do my best to read it before your tutorial and 2) Sign up for a tutorial on the DIY Textbook, Tutorial Sign Up. I do not mind if two of you come at the same time, but definitely not three at once. Certainly, an individual tutorial is best for you personally. When you come along to class you must be organised to use the whole time - do not spend 45 minutes waiting for your tutorial.

VOF Main Assignment: Final Draft Essay 50%

Post the final draft of your essay to your blog. 800 -1000+ words, MLA style. Use 5+ sources (mix articles, books, WWW), the majority must be English sources. Use subheadings for each section. The assignment requires Header, Outline, Student Information, Title, Final Draft, and Works Cited. Use Sample Essay as a basic guide. Please use the title: VOF Main Assignment - Final Draft Essay.

**Please note: The due date for the Main Assignment is Thursday 8 a.m., February 22. Your paper MUST be submitted on or before this date. The Syllabus allows for submission of minor assignments up to two (2) days after the due date, but this rule does NOT apply to the Main Assignment.

Homework Monday February 19

Dear Class, This message is a reminder only, there are no changes or additions to the homework:

VOF Essay Dates
13/2 (T) 5. First Draft 400+
16/2 (F) 6. Revised Working Outline + 7. Full-length Draft
19/2 ((M) 8. Works Cited + 9. Winter Project (5 min. Presentation & 5 min. Discussion. Documentation: Working Outline + 3 Discussion Questions. Print. Post to your blog)
21/2 (W) 10. Research Collection
22/2 8 a.m. (Th) Final Draft ***Submission cannot be late. Your ARW grade is due to the ELP Office on the 26/1***

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 8 - Works Cited*
Write the first draft of the Works Cited. Post your assignment to your ARW Portfolio, please use title: VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 8 - Works Cited.
To guide you in formatting and organizing your works cited, refer to the Essay Instructions:
SGW: The Works Cited Page pp. 65 - 68.
AWR: Documenting Sources: MLA-4a through MLA-4b; p. 340-367 .
Web Box: VOF

• Reference: Works Cited MLA Style - Pearson Education

• Works Cited activity (PDF file)

• Works Cited activity_answers (PDF file)

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 9 - Winter Project (5%)*
What to do:
1) Give a five (5) minute presentation on your essay. Groups of four (4).
2) Lead a five (5) minute discussion.
Preparation:
1) Prepare an up-to-date version of your Working Title/Thesis/Outline (i.e. Minor Assignment 6). Add three (3) discussions questions (1, 2, 3) to the bottom of the Outline. Your questions should challenge your classmates' views and ideas, but not require specific knowledge of your topic they might not have, this will encourage interested, lively discussion of your topic and your ideas. You should use this feedback to further clarify/extend the ideas in your Final Draft.
2) Use your Outline and practice your presentation a number of times until you feel comfortable and know what you want to say and how you want to say it.
4) Post your Winter Project to your blog. Please use the title: VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 9: Winter Project
5) Print a copy of your Winter Project (Outline & Discussion Questions). You will give this copy to me before your presentation, this partly confirms that you have prepared. After you have completed a confident, well-organised Winter Project, you will have finished completely.

Smith & Wagar class answers

Folks, I have finally finished checking your class answers for Smith & Wagar (16:40 2/15). The answers displayed now are basically correct. When I thought a better answer was especially needed, I either recommended that you check the answer from my other ARW class, or I suggested a page and line numbers to read in the text. There are some excellent answers, but overall the answers are not as strong as you did for Silver. Some critical answers for Wagar are disappointingly missing. You would make yourself many friends if you voluntarily answered one of the missing responses! Finally, I edited the grammar only lightly, the most important thing was the accuracy. Good luck tomorrow! Owen.

Ae Class Answers: Smith Comprehension Questions

Ag Class Answers: Smith Comprehension Questions

AE Wagar Comprehension Questions

AG Wagar Comprehension Questions

Tutorial class Friday 16 February

Dear Class,

Tomorrow's class will be a tutorial class. To complete your Minor Assignment 6: Revised Working Outline & Minor Assignment 7: Full-length Draft (800+) by Friday, the most important work you need to do at this stage is to research more, write more, and edit your writing. Therefore the best use of time at present is individual work or peer review or a tutorial with me, and not to meet as a whole class.

So, if your most important need is to do individual work on your essay, do not come to class tomorrow.

However, if you want to peer review your essay with a friend, you can meet in our classroom or any other place (e.g the Library, Starbucks, etc.).

But, if you want a tutorial with me, you must 1) Post your latest writing to your blog and I will do my best to read it before your tutorial and 2) Sign up for a tutorial on the DIY Textbook, Tutorial Sign Up. I do not mind if two of you come at the same time, but definitely not three at once. Certainly, an individual tutorial is best for you personally. When you come along to class you must be organised to use the whole time - do not spend 45 minutes waiting for your tutorial.

If you are not happy with this plan for tomorrow's class and would like me
to change the plan, please email and I promise to listen to your reasons very carefully.

Best, Owen.

Evans' NP: Diamond's arguments about why societies fail, based on his book, "Collapse" (2005).

o Definition

o Historical Example: Maya

o Diamond's 5 point framework for why societies collapse

1. Environmental damage

2. Climate change

3. Hostile neighbours:

4. Decreased support by friendly neighbours:

5. How societies respond to a crisis

o The Future: Australia

o Why some societies make wrong decisions

o Responses to challenges: Japan
o Critique

Homework due Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 February

For Tuesday 8 a.m.
VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 5 - First Draft (400+)
1. First Draft* - You may wish/need to review SGW: 4.51 The Introduction, 4.5.2 The Body, 4.5.3 The Conclusion, & 7.9 Your First Draft. Use the Sample Essay to guide you in structuring your essay. Write and post your assignment to your blog.

**Part of the reason for the 8 a.m. deadline is I must read your work before your tutorial on Tuesday. If you will not have a tutorial, I do need to respond to your First Draft as soon as I can.
****Tutorials: You should book well ahead as tutorials will be busy. You can book a tutorial next week and the last week of semester both at the same time. You can take a tutorial after the First Draft, before the Full-length Draft, & after the Full-length draft. You need to plan when you will take your tutorials and to book early so you do not miss out. You only have 3 (AG) or 4 (AE) tutorials left this semester. ELP policy is for individual tutorials (SGW 7), I do not mind if two of you come, but an individual tutorial is best for you.
For Wednesday:
Wagar
1. Read and annotate text pages 5-7
2. Write individual answers for questions 14-17
3. Contribute to class answers for questions 10-13 (assigned students only)
Ongoing:
VOF Research Collection
Post the WWW sources you have found so far to the class Web Box. Use the tag: arwvof. This is Minor Assignment 10. This is an ongoing assignment as you write your VOF essay. This assignment calls for you to post 10+ WWW sources on your topic and/or classmates' topics. You will select some sources from the Web Box for use in your essay. This assignment is explained in some detail in the Bioethics Essay: Student Instructions (although, in the end, it was not reqired for your first essay this semester). You were also shown how to post webpages to the Web Box in class early this semester. This assignment is worth 3% and from today you have exactly 2 weeks to work on it. If you have any trouble, always ask classmates first, but if you still need help I can help you in tutorials.
--If you were not able to finish by today, you must complete your Working T/T/O by Friday--
VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 4 - Working Title/Thesis/Outline
Working Title/Thesis/Outline* - Review the sample assignment and the instructions. For extra support you may wish/need to review SGW: 4.5.4 The Title, Thesis Statement pp. 36-37, and 7.7 Your Outline. Write and post your assignment to your blog.

"Science finds-industry applies-man conforms." Yes? No?

Homework due Wednesday 7 February

VOF Essay Dates
13/2 (T) 5. First Draft 400+
16/2 (F) 6. Revised Working Outline + 7. Full-length Draft
19/2 ((M) 8. Works Cited + 9. Winter Project (5 min. Presentation & 5 min. Discussion. Documentation: Working Oultine + 3 Discussion Questions. Print. Post to your blog)
21/2 (W) 10. Research Collection
22/2 8 a.m. (Th) Final Draft ***Submission cannot be late. Your ARW grade is due to the ELP Office on the 26/1***

Wagar
1. Read and annotate text pages 3-5
2. Write individual answers for questions 10-13
3. Contribute to class answers for questions 4-9 (assigned students only)

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 4 - Working Title/Thesis/Outline
Working Title/Thesis/Outline* - Review the sample assignment and the instructions. For extra support you may wish/need to review SGW: 4.5.4 The Title, Thesis Statement pp. 36-37, and 7.7 Your Outline. Write and post your assignment to your blog.

VOF Research Collection
Post the WWW sources you have found so far to the class Web Box. Use the tag: arwvof. This is Minor Assignment 10. This is an ongoing assignment as you write your VOF essay. This assignment calls for you to post 10+ WWW sources on your topic and/or classmates' topics. You will select some sources from the Web Box for use in your essay. This assignment is explained in some detail in the Bioethics Essay: Student Instructions (although, in the end, it was not reqired for your first essay this semester). You were also shown how to post webpages to the Web Box in class early this semester. However, if you have any trouble, always ask classmates first, but if you still need help I can help you in tutorials. This assignment is worth 3% and you have about 2.5 weeks to complete it.

--If you were not able to finish by today, you must complete your Essay Proposal by Wednesday--

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 3 - Essay Proposal
Essay Proposal * - Review the sample Essay Proposal. Include all five (5) elements. Write and post your own proposal to your blog. Use the title: Bioethics Essay - Minor Assignment 3 - Essay Proposal .

Homework due Monday February 5

Wagar

1. Read and annotate text pages 2-3
2. Write individual answers for questions 4-9 (~1.5 hours)
3. Contribute to class answers for questions 1-3 (assigned students only)

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 3 - Essay Proposal
Essay Proposal * - Review the sample Essay Proposal. Include all five (5) elements. Write and post your own proposal to your blog. Use the title: Bioethics Essay - Minor Assignment 3 - Essay Proposal .

VOF Research Collection
Post the WWW sources you have found so far to the class Web Box. Use the tag: arwvof. This is Minor Assignment 10. This is an ongoing assignment as you write your VOF essay. This assignment calls for you to post 10+ WWW sources on your topic and/or classmates' topics. You will select some sources from the Web Box for use in your essay. This assignment is explained in some detail in the Bioethics Essay: Student Instructions (although, in the end, it was not reqired for your first essay this semester). You were also shown how to post webpages to the Web Box in class early this semester. However, if you have any trouble, always ask classmates first, but if you still need help I will help you in class on Monday. This assignment is worth 3% and you have about 2.5 weeks to complete it.

--If you were not able to finish by today, you must complete your Working Bibliography by Monday--

VOF Essay - Minor Assignment 2 - Working Bibliography
Working Bibliography.* Review the sample bibliography . Organise the bibliographical information for the 3+ sources you have found into an ordered list or table. Post your Working Bibliography to your blog. Use the title: Bioethics Essay - Minor Assignment 2 - Working Bibliography.

I am sorry I am a bit late sending this message today. Have a great weekend. Best, Owen.