Blog 7 on Ecology of a Cracker Childhood due 11/19

In 300-500 words, write about your response to ECC. How did you feel about the stories she tells about her life? What did you think about her writing style(s), give examples. I don't want a summary---I want your reactions, feelings, ideas, quotations. Let me know that you interacted with the text and got something from it. thanks.

WRTC Blog 6 on Bordo Due Oct. 30

Please discuss your reactions to Bordo's essay. How did you like her tone? Ideas? Examples? What role does the media play in our society? Your life? What did you think about the clips from Sat. Night Fever? Talk to me talk to me!

Eco Comm Blog 5

You can discuss your sections of "The Fields of Self," discuss a favorite quotation, look at a difficult section and try to figure it out, and so on. You can also write about what you've gathered from the first two chapters.

Blog 5 for WRTC

Discuss how your semester has gone so far. What have the last 8 weeks been like?

Eco Comm Blog 4

Respond to "Talking About the Mountain" using the prompts I gave in class Weds.

Blog 3 due 10/9/09

Discuss your favorite band and/or musician and explain why you think they are so good. Feel free to provide lyrics and videos.

Rodriguez Blog Due Oct. 2

Respond to Rodriguez in any manner you feel comfortable with. Consider the following:
Favorite quotations and why.
General response
agree/disagree?
Can you relate?
Any questions from SG.
Write a letter to the young Rodriguez from himself as an adult.
Write a letter from the adult/child Rodriguez to his parents.
You write a letter to a young/adult Rodriguez.

ECO COMMUNITY Blog 3 due 9/11 by 1:15

Respond to either the "Wilderness Letter" OR "Replacement of Memory." Use the study guide questions to get some ideas for what to write about.

Blog 2 due 9/4 for ECO COMMUNITY

Pick one or two quotations from Eric Reece's "Notes from a Very Small Island" and discuss why you like/dislike/agree/disagree with it. Read with or against the grain of the quotation(s). First, type out the quotation. Second, paraphrase (put into your own words). Third, discuss.

Remember to write in your own blog NOT in the comments to this blog :-).

Second Blog Assignment Due 9/4

Pick one or two quotations from Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" and discuss why you like/dislike/agree/disagree with it. Read with or against the grain of the quotation(s). First, type out the quotation. Second, paraphrase (put into your own words). Third, discuss.

Remember to write in your own blog NOT in the comments to this blog :-).

First Blog Assignment

Blog One Due Friday, August 28
Respond to the “DNA Age” Readings

In approximately 300-500 words respond to the “DNA Age” readings. Please feel free to read your classmates’ blogs and responses.

You can discuss one article at length or bring in several articles to cover one topic. Do not summarize the articles. We’ve already read them and don’t need to be told what they are about.

Here are some ideas for writing:
1. Would you want to know your DNA mapping? Why or why not?
2. Would you have a double mastectomy or some other kind of surgery if DNA testing suggested you were predisposed to getting breast or some other kind of cancer?
3. What if you found out that you would get a disease like Huntington’s which is fatal, what would you do with your remaining years?
4. How can DNA testing lead to prejudice---not just racial prejudice but prejudice against anyone who was “different”?