On the Water

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Monday - Wednesday: JAWS film study: Critical Theory on the Water

HW: Due Weds, revise thesis statement and two (or three) topic sentences

Thursday:

Discussion of film and theories
Glog overview and function

Friday:

Chunking practice and instruction
Glog workday

HW: Glog due Monday, Chunks due Tuesday

Sunday, January 30, 2011

January 31- February 4

We are close....can you see him?
He is coming.

Monday:

"Little Red" Revisited
Introduction to Critical Theory
HW: Read "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

Tuesday:

Groups Analyze story according to assigned lens
Prepare a visual and document to share on Weds.
HW: Current Event on the Water: Find a timely and newsworthy encounter on the water. Read and react to the piece in a 200 word response. You will post the response to your blog. Avoid using first or second person and be sure to back up your opinions and observations. Creative thinking gets you points!!!!

Wednesday:

Art, Photography and Literary Movements
Opening image: render the painting
Create a photo gallery on Flickr that follows the 3 different lit movements.

Thursday:

"The Raft of the Medusa"
Visual Rhetoric and Analysis
A Glimpse at Maritime law

Friday:

Writing the Argument

Sunday, January 23, 2011

January 24- 28

Monday:

Making sense of Coleridge's Mariner: Partners
HW: View the glogster - come prepared to answer questions for the two video clips.

Tuesday:

Mariner unpacked
HW: "The Open Boat" part 1 due Thursday - see syllabus

Wednesday:

Mariner unpacked
HW: "The Open Boat" part I due Thursday - see syllabus

Thursday:

Create a blogger account.
Email me a link to your new blog.
Add a photo or avatar
Go to Waterloggedshark.blogspot.com and become a follower.
Make a sample post

Compose an email to maria.jernigan@cpalions.org - include the link to your blog site in the email itself.

Go to Shark Attacks
1. Write a post that includes but is not limited to the following:
* types of attacks
* statistics
* location of most attacks
* characteristics of attacks
* anything you learned about shark attacks from surfing the site.

2. Post two questions you have concerning this topic.

Friday:

Go to Shipwreck Central or Videosurf
Find a shipwreck you wish to expore and watch the videos to see the wreck.
(you may NOT use TITANIC )

1. Write a new post that includes but is not limited to the following information:
* The Name of the Boat
* Her original destination, dates, and purpose for journey
* Where she sank.
* Why she sank
* The Story of her demise
* The facts behind her discovery and recovery.
* Survivors of wreck
* Interesting details about cargo and what was found with her
* Name of explorer who found her
* When she was discovered
* Any other interesting information

2. Post the answers to these questions on your new blog - under Post: Shipwreck

"Open Boat" - Naturalism
HW: Finish "OPen Boat"

Friday:

"Open Boat"
Nautical Nonsense - Law and the Sea
Raft of the Medusa

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Thoughts on the Mariner

Monday, January 17, 2011

January 18- 21

Tuesday:

From the beginning - River: the Giver
Rivers and Waters of Underworld
Greek Perspective- "Echo and Narcissus" (821)
Distribute Reading Schedule and Rime
HW: Rime, parts 1-3 due Thursday

Wednesday:

Famous Figureheads and parts of a Ship
Creatures of the Deep - Sirens
"A Siren Song"(1079) - tpcast
HW: Rime, parts 1-3 due

Thursday:

Rime discussion
Dark Romanticism
HW: Rime parts 4-7

Friday:

Rime discussion
Structure and Style Analysis

Sunday, December 19, 2010

January 4- 7

This site is our online forum and space for our seminar. Homework, handouts, and other information will be posted here throughout the semester.

Tuesday:

Introduction to course, syllabus, expectations
Allusion Activity

Wednesday: