Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monday, Final Review Questions
Please post any questions you would like answered during the final review
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Updated Q & A Schedule
Q & A Schedule
Everyone should be signed up for a total of four dates (two questions and two answers).
On days where numerous questions are posed by two or more people, respondents are only required to answer one of the questions although they may choose to include portions of each question in their final answer.
Questions should be posted by no later than 7pm on the date before they are due.
Questions should be answered by no later than 7am on the due date.
For example: Ryan Davidson should have a question posted by Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Melissa should then have her answer posted sometime before 7am the next morning (two hours before class). Ideally questions will be posted much earlier in advance in order to give the respondent as much time as possible to answer in an adequate fashion.
M January 28 Q: Ryan Davidson
A: Melissa Bryant
W January 30 Q: Abbey Phillips and Caroline Wink
A: April Van Cleve and Amanda Tisdale
F February 1 Q: James Shows
A: April Van Cleve and Melissa Bryant
W February 6 Q: Jeremy Graham and Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Everyone must post a response by 5pm
F February 8 Q: Timothy Porter and Karen Raiford
A: Hollie Sleeseman and Amanda Tisdale
M February 11 Q: Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Brittany McClure and Abbey Phillips
W February 13 Q: Casey Clingan and Samantha Wash
A: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
F February 15 Q: Amanda Tisdale
A: Brian Pope and Hollie Sleeseman
M February 18 Q: Titiana Ross and Maia Ivanova
A: Caprisha Smith and Chaquita Roberts
W February 20 Q: Brittany McClure and Amanda Tisdale
A: Alicia Augustine and Johdrick Morris
F February 22 Q: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
A: Caroline Wink and Titiana Ross
M February 25 Q: April Van Cleve, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
A: Brittany McClure and Titiana Ross
W February 27 Q: Caprisha Smith
A: Erica Sherrill and Samantha Wash
F February 29 Q: Samantha Wash and Chaquita Roberts
A: Jamilla Fairley and Johdrick Morris
M March 3 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Titiana Ross and Casey Clingan
A: Maia Ivanova and Tim Porter
W March 5 Q: Kyle Childress and Jamilla Fairley
A: Karen Raiford, James Shows, Kimmy Phillips, and Casey Clingan
M March 17 Q: Joely McDaniel and Maia Ivanova
A: Patrick Hendrix and Holly Milner
W March 19 Q: Kristyn McDaniel and Holly Milner
A: Joely McDaniel and Jamilla Fairley
M March 24 Q: Hollie Sleeseman and Samantha Wash
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Kristyn McDaniel
W March 26 Q: Chaquita Roberts, Chris Johnson, and Johdrick Morris
A: Jonathan Khan, Caprisha Smith, and Kristyn McDaniel
F March 28 Q: Alicia Augustine and Kimmy Phillips
A: Holly Milner, Paul Inoa, and Caroline Wink
M March 31 Q: April Van Cleve and Jonathan Khan
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Jeremy Graham
W April 2 Q: Patrick Hendrix, Paul Inoa, and Kyle Childress
A: Karen Raiford and Erica Sherrill
F April 4 Q: Brian Pope and Holly Milner
A: Kyle Childress and Casey Clingan
W April 9 Q: Joely McDaniel, Hollie Sleeseman, and Cary Longstaff
A: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
M April 14 Q: Alicia Augustine, Chris Johnson, and Jamilla Fairley
A: Jonathan Khan and Kristyn McDaniel
W April 16 Q: Jonathan Khan, Paul Inoa, and Melissa Bryant
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Chaquita Roberts
F April 18 Q: Melissa Bryant and Johdrick Morris
A: Caprisha Smith, Chris Johnson, and James Shows
M April 21 Q: Caroline Wink and Erica Sherrill
A: Cary Longstaff, Paul Inoa, and Tim Porter
W April 23 Q: Kimmy Phillips and Cary Longstaff
A: Maia Ivanova and Jeremy Graham
F April 25 Q: Brittany McClure and Karen Raiford
A: Cary Longstaff and Chris Johnson
Everyone should be signed up for a total of four dates (two questions and two answers).
On days where numerous questions are posed by two or more people, respondents are only required to answer one of the questions although they may choose to include portions of each question in their final answer.
Questions should be posted by no later than 7pm on the date before they are due.
Questions should be answered by no later than 7am on the due date.
For example: Ryan Davidson should have a question posted by Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Melissa should then have her answer posted sometime before 7am the next morning (two hours before class). Ideally questions will be posted much earlier in advance in order to give the respondent as much time as possible to answer in an adequate fashion.
M January 28 Q: Ryan Davidson
A: Melissa Bryant
W January 30 Q: Abbey Phillips and Caroline Wink
A: April Van Cleve and Amanda Tisdale
F February 1 Q: James Shows
A: April Van Cleve and Melissa Bryant
W February 6 Q: Jeremy Graham and Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Everyone must post a response by 5pm
F February 8 Q: Timothy Porter and Karen Raiford
A: Hollie Sleeseman and Amanda Tisdale
M February 11 Q: Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Brittany McClure and Abbey Phillips
W February 13 Q: Casey Clingan and Samantha Wash
A: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
F February 15 Q: Amanda Tisdale
A: Brian Pope and Hollie Sleeseman
M February 18 Q: Titiana Ross and Maia Ivanova
A: Caprisha Smith and Chaquita Roberts
W February 20 Q: Brittany McClure and Amanda Tisdale
A: Alicia Augustine and Johdrick Morris
F February 22 Q: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
A: Caroline Wink and Titiana Ross
M February 25 Q: April Van Cleve, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
A: Brittany McClure and Titiana Ross
W February 27 Q: Caprisha Smith
A: Erica Sherrill and Samantha Wash
F February 29 Q: Samantha Wash and Chaquita Roberts
A: Jamilla Fairley and Johdrick Morris
M March 3 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Titiana Ross and Casey Clingan
A: Maia Ivanova and Tim Porter
W March 5 Q: Kyle Childress and Jamilla Fairley
A: Karen Raiford, James Shows, Kimmy Phillips, and Casey Clingan
M March 17 Q: Joely McDaniel and Maia Ivanova
A: Patrick Hendrix and Holly Milner
W March 19 Q: Kristyn McDaniel and Holly Milner
A: Joely McDaniel and Jamilla Fairley
M March 24 Q: Hollie Sleeseman and Samantha Wash
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Kristyn McDaniel
W March 26 Q: Chaquita Roberts, Chris Johnson, and Johdrick Morris
A: Jonathan Khan, Caprisha Smith, and Kristyn McDaniel
F March 28 Q: Alicia Augustine and Kimmy Phillips
A: Holly Milner, Paul Inoa, and Caroline Wink
M March 31 Q: April Van Cleve and Jonathan Khan
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Jeremy Graham
W April 2 Q: Patrick Hendrix, Paul Inoa, and Kyle Childress
A: Karen Raiford and Erica Sherrill
F April 4 Q: Brian Pope and Holly Milner
A: Kyle Childress and Casey Clingan
W April 9 Q: Joely McDaniel, Hollie Sleeseman, and Cary Longstaff
A: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
M April 14 Q: Alicia Augustine, Chris Johnson, and Jamilla Fairley
A: Jonathan Khan and Kristyn McDaniel
W April 16 Q: Jonathan Khan, Paul Inoa, and Melissa Bryant
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Chaquita Roberts
F April 18 Q: Melissa Bryant and Johdrick Morris
A: Caprisha Smith, Chris Johnson, and James Shows
M April 21 Q: Caroline Wink and Erica Sherrill
A: Cary Longstaff, Paul Inoa, and Tim Porter
W April 23 Q: Kimmy Phillips and Cary Longstaff
A: Maia Ivanova and Jeremy Graham
F April 25 Q: Brittany McClure and Karen Raiford
A: Cary Longstaff and Chris Johnson
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
Essay Assignment #1
ENG 203 / DAVIDSON
ESSAY ONE
Due Date: February 18
In defining literature, many limit textual analysis to canonized poetry and fiction; however in contemporary studies in many English departments, the list of texts that are open for analysis has become nearly limitless. Thus looking at song lyrics, television, cinema, advertisements, etc as texts that are symbolic of our current societal voice is an important aspect of cultural studies.
For your first paper, you will be looking at both an episode of a television show as well as a piece of literature we’ve studied thus far this semester in order to discuss how each piece deals with similar themes. You may find it useful to begin your focus on race, class, or gender; for example, you might want to see how “Barn Burning” and The Sopranos explore family and loyalty in different ways or how discrimination in Othello compares with that of South Park or Queer as Folk.
Be certain that your essay utilizes quotes from the show as well as the story or poem to augment your argument. In choosing a show, you might want to pick something you are modestly familiar with; this show may currently be on the air or something you watch in rerun on DVD. (The latter may be preferable as that you would be able to watch the same episode multiple times to dig out emblematic importance in a specific episode.) You may also want to watch a few episodes of the show to refresh yourself with the characters, setting, typical plot structure, and other miscellaneous details, but please keep your analysis focused on a single episode.
As with all papers in this class, feel free to talk to me if you would like to tweak this idea or go with something else that you feel would work with this unit. You will need to discuss these ideas with me over email or during my office hours.
In grading this paper, I will be looking for depth of ideas and analysis (Are you “thinking outside the box”? Are you pushing the idea to its limits?), use of supporting evidence, proper use of citations, and overall strength and clarity of the writing itself (including structure and grammar).
Please make sure that your paper adheres to the following:
-3-4 pages
-Double-spaced
-Times New Roman Size 12
-1 _ margins (Microsoft standard)
You may come speak with me about this paper at any time. My office is in the LAB 336. My office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:15 and by appointment. Feel free to contact me at ryan.davidson@usm.edu with any other questions you might have.
ESSAY ONE
Due Date: February 18
In defining literature, many limit textual analysis to canonized poetry and fiction; however in contemporary studies in many English departments, the list of texts that are open for analysis has become nearly limitless. Thus looking at song lyrics, television, cinema, advertisements, etc as texts that are symbolic of our current societal voice is an important aspect of cultural studies.
For your first paper, you will be looking at both an episode of a television show as well as a piece of literature we’ve studied thus far this semester in order to discuss how each piece deals with similar themes. You may find it useful to begin your focus on race, class, or gender; for example, you might want to see how “Barn Burning” and The Sopranos explore family and loyalty in different ways or how discrimination in Othello compares with that of South Park or Queer as Folk.
Be certain that your essay utilizes quotes from the show as well as the story or poem to augment your argument. In choosing a show, you might want to pick something you are modestly familiar with; this show may currently be on the air or something you watch in rerun on DVD. (The latter may be preferable as that you would be able to watch the same episode multiple times to dig out emblematic importance in a specific episode.) You may also want to watch a few episodes of the show to refresh yourself with the characters, setting, typical plot structure, and other miscellaneous details, but please keep your analysis focused on a single episode.
As with all papers in this class, feel free to talk to me if you would like to tweak this idea or go with something else that you feel would work with this unit. You will need to discuss these ideas with me over email or during my office hours.
In grading this paper, I will be looking for depth of ideas and analysis (Are you “thinking outside the box”? Are you pushing the idea to its limits?), use of supporting evidence, proper use of citations, and overall strength and clarity of the writing itself (including structure and grammar).
Please make sure that your paper adheres to the following:
-3-4 pages
-Double-spaced
-Times New Roman Size 12
-1 _ margins (Microsoft standard)
You may come speak with me about this paper at any time. My office is in the LAB 336. My office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:15 and by appointment. Feel free to contact me at ryan.davidson@usm.edu with any other questions you might have.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Q & A Wednesday, February 6th
Heart of Darkness (215-236)
Everyone should have a response posted by 5pm
Everyone should have a response posted by 5pm
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Discussion Board Questions 1/28/08
A few possible questions for consideration....
#1: At the beginning of today's reading, Carlos relates, "I will never let them touch me with their filthy hands! I will never let them make a domestic animal out of me" (152). How do domesticity, obedience, and subservience play into the next part of the narrative? Do the occupations, which are given to Filipinos ones which are able to allow for any movement along the social hierarchy?
#2: Bulosan is at a loss to explain the paradox of the "kind" and "cruel" Americans. How may these contradictions be justified in terms of any of the characters of the story, either American or Filipino? Is it unfair to conclude that any group of people must be either one way or another?
#1: At the beginning of today's reading, Carlos relates, "I will never let them touch me with their filthy hands! I will never let them make a domestic animal out of me" (152). How do domesticity, obedience, and subservience play into the next part of the narrative? Do the occupations, which are given to Filipinos ones which are able to allow for any movement along the social hierarchy?
#2: Bulosan is at a loss to explain the paradox of the "kind" and "cruel" Americans. How may these contradictions be justified in terms of any of the characters of the story, either American or Filipino? Is it unfair to conclude that any group of people must be either one way or another?
Friday, January 25, 2008
Q & A Schedule
Everyone should be signed up for a total of four dates (two questions and two answers).
On days where numerous questions are posed by two or more people, respondents are only required to answer one of the questions although they may choose to include portions of each question in their final answer.
Questions should be posted by no later than 7pm on the date before they are due.
Questions should be answered by no later than 7am on the due date.
For example: Ryan Davidson should have a question posted by Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Melissa should then have her answer posted sometime before 7am the next morning (two hours before class). Ideally questions will be posted much earlier in advance in order to give the respondent as much time as possible to answer in an adequate fashion.
M January 28 Q: Ryan Davidson
A: Melissa Bryant
W January 30 Q: Abbey Phillips and Caroline Wink
A: April Van Cleve and Amanda Tisdale
F February 1 Q: James Shows
A: April Van Cleve and Melissa Bryant
W February 6 Q: Jeremy Graham and Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Everyone must post a response by 5pm
F February 8 Q: Timothy Porter and Karen Raiford
A: Hollie Sleeseman and Amanda Tisdale
M February 11 Q: Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Brittany McClure and Abbey Phillips
W February 13 Q: Casey Clingan and Samantha Wash
A: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
F February 15 Q: Amanda Tisdale
A: Brian Pope and Hollie Sleeseman
M February 18 Q: Titiana Ross and Maia Ivanova
A: Caprisha Smith and Chaquita Roberts
W February 20 Q: Brittany McClure and Amanda Tisdale
A: Alicia Augustine and Johdrick Morris
F February 22 Q: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
A: Caroline Wink and Titiana Ross
M February 25 Q: April Van Cleve, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
A: Brittany McClure and Titiana Ross
W February 27 Q: Timothy Porter and Caprisha Smith
A: Erica Sherrill and Samantha Wash
F February 29 Q: Samantha Wash and Chaquita Roberts
A: Jamilla Fairley and Johdrick Morris
M March 3 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Titiana Ross
A: Maia Ivanova and Tim Porter
W March 5 Q: Kyle Childress and Jamilla Fairley
A: Karen Raiford, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
M March 17 Q: Joely McDaniel and Maia Ivanova
A: Patrick Hendrix and Holly Milner
W March 19 Q: Kristyn McDaniel and Holly Milner
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Jamilla Fairley
M March 24 Q: Hollie Sleeseman and Samantha Wash
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Kristyn McDaniel
W March 26 Q: Chaquita Roberts and Johdrick Morris
A: Jonathan Khan, Caprisha Smith, and Kristyn McDaniel
F March 28 Q: Alicia Augustine and Kimmy Phillips
A: Holly Milner and Caroline Wink
M March 31 Q: April Van Cleve and Jonathan Khan
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk
W April 2 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
A: Karen Raiford and Erica Sherrill
F April 4 Q: Brian Pope and Holly Milner
A: Kyle Childress and Casey Clingan
W April 9 Q: Joely McDaniel, Hollie Sleeseman, and Cary Longstaff
A: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
M April 14 Q: Alicia Augustine and Jamilla Fairley
A: Jonathan Khan and Kristyn McDaniel
W April 16 Q: Jonathan Khan and Melissa Bryant
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Chaquita Roberts
F April 18 Q: Melissa Bryant and Johdrick Morris
A: Caprisha Smith and James Shows
M April 21 Q: Caroline Wink and Erica Sherrill
A: Cary Longstaff and Tim Porter
W April 23 Q: Kimmy Phillips and Cary Longstaff
A: Maia Ivanova
F April 25 Q: Brittany McClure and Karen Raiford
A: Cary Longstaff
On days where numerous questions are posed by two or more people, respondents are only required to answer one of the questions although they may choose to include portions of each question in their final answer.
Questions should be posted by no later than 7pm on the date before they are due.
Questions should be answered by no later than 7am on the due date.
For example: Ryan Davidson should have a question posted by Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Melissa should then have her answer posted sometime before 7am the next morning (two hours before class). Ideally questions will be posted much earlier in advance in order to give the respondent as much time as possible to answer in an adequate fashion.
M January 28 Q: Ryan Davidson
A: Melissa Bryant
W January 30 Q: Abbey Phillips and Caroline Wink
A: April Van Cleve and Amanda Tisdale
F February 1 Q: James Shows
A: April Van Cleve and Melissa Bryant
W February 6 Q: Jeremy Graham and Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Everyone must post a response by 5pm
F February 8 Q: Timothy Porter and Karen Raiford
A: Hollie Sleeseman and Amanda Tisdale
M February 11 Q: Jennifer Nabzdyk
A: Brittany McClure and Abbey Phillips
W February 13 Q: Casey Clingan and Samantha Wash
A: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
F February 15 Q: Amanda Tisdale
A: Brian Pope and Hollie Sleeseman
M February 18 Q: Titiana Ross and Maia Ivanova
A: Caprisha Smith and Chaquita Roberts
W February 20 Q: Brittany McClure and Amanda Tisdale
A: Alicia Augustine and Johdrick Morris
F February 22 Q: Brian Pope and Abbey Phillips
A: Caroline Wink and Titiana Ross
M February 25 Q: April Van Cleve, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
A: Brittany McClure and Titiana Ross
W February 27 Q: Timothy Porter and Caprisha Smith
A: Erica Sherrill and Samantha Wash
F February 29 Q: Samantha Wash and Chaquita Roberts
A: Jamilla Fairley and Johdrick Morris
M March 3 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Titiana Ross
A: Maia Ivanova and Tim Porter
W March 5 Q: Kyle Childress and Jamilla Fairley
A: Karen Raiford, James Shows, and Casey Clingan
M March 17 Q: Joely McDaniel and Maia Ivanova
A: Patrick Hendrix and Holly Milner
W March 19 Q: Kristyn McDaniel and Holly Milner
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Jamilla Fairley
M March 24 Q: Hollie Sleeseman and Samantha Wash
A: Joely McDaniel, Kimmy Phillips, and Kristyn McDaniel
W March 26 Q: Chaquita Roberts and Johdrick Morris
A: Jonathan Khan, Caprisha Smith, and Kristyn McDaniel
F March 28 Q: Alicia Augustine and Kimmy Phillips
A: Holly Milner and Caroline Wink
M March 31 Q: April Van Cleve and Jonathan Khan
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk
W April 2 Q: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
A: Karen Raiford and Erica Sherrill
F April 4 Q: Brian Pope and Holly Milner
A: Kyle Childress and Casey Clingan
W April 9 Q: Joely McDaniel, Hollie Sleeseman, and Cary Longstaff
A: Patrick Hendrix and Kyle Childress
M April 14 Q: Alicia Augustine and Jamilla Fairley
A: Jonathan Khan and Kristyn McDaniel
W April 16 Q: Jonathan Khan and Melissa Bryant
A: Jennifer Nabzdyk and Chaquita Roberts
F April 18 Q: Melissa Bryant and Johdrick Morris
A: Caprisha Smith and James Shows
M April 21 Q: Caroline Wink and Erica Sherrill
A: Cary Longstaff and Tim Porter
W April 23 Q: Kimmy Phillips and Cary Longstaff
A: Maia Ivanova
F April 25 Q: Brittany McClure and Karen Raiford
A: Cary Longstaff
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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