Just Mine Now

Here's the link to the comics at the Washington Post to make things a bit easier, and Go Comics .  Also, should you tend toward political cartoons, which might be your best bet, try either Cagles .   I may post some other resources here over the weekend.

I know many of you think I'm going overboard on this topic.  However, I'm not.  Here's the example of another consequence related to plagiarism that I briefly mentioned in class today.  The reason I'm posting this?  It's a very real problem, not just in the high school or college classroom. 

Here's a good article to read, " For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall ," in The New York Times.   Why do you think I'm suggesting this?  Perhaps an analysis of the appeals present as well as how well it supports its claim.  It's also something to keep in mind when you feel you're being overwhelmed in class.   As I always say, "There's method to my madness!"  No I'm not being unreasonable, or intimidating, or displaying some kind of attitude.  Your best interests are always on my mind, even during vacation!

I'll be adding a few links here over winter break to aid you revise your synthesis essays as well as help you become more well-informed about responding to the synthesis question.  Here's the first: What is a Synthesis Essay ? - Bellevue College (this is a pdf file)   Another general website, an introduction, but possibly useful, if not now, in future synthesis essays:  Synthesis Information

Only your MC assignment and the study guide questions for Walden plus your own MC questions, one for chapter 5 and another for chapter 9, are due tomorrow.  The Walden journals will be due either at the end of this week (more than likely) or the beginning of next week (not so likely). 

Don't forget that there are some links related to Walden on the class's home page .  Some include notes about the text, so you might want to keep this in mind should you become confused while reading, or would like a fresh look at the text (reading the analyses of others). 

Something that has found its way to my inbox today that describes rhetorical strategies you might consider using when writing your position paper can be found here .   This website often offers pages that can be helpful for this class.