Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall 301. The class roster listed 26 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-four attended, as verified by a brief in-class writing exercise.
Discussion covered the submitted abstract, the upcoming annotated bibliography, and concerns of context. Student participation was relatively low.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140910
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-three attended, as verified by a quiz.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and earlier classes' vocabulary before briefly treating longer works. Student participation was relatively good.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and earlier classes' vocabulary before briefly treating longer works. Student participation was relatively good.
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140910
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion discussed the JobP and IP before treating comma use and assorted other punctuation. Student participation was as expected.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as Section 004. Student participation was as expected.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as the earlier sections. Student participation was as expected.
Students in all sections are reminded that class meets in Morrill Hall 106, the Electronic Classroom, on Friday, 12 September 2014. Those who have not submitted their EC policy agreement forms will not be admitted and will be counted absent therefore.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion discussed the JobP and IP before treating comma use and assorted other punctuation. Student participation was as expected.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as Section 004. Student participation was as expected.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as the earlier sections. Student participation was as expected.
Students in all sections are reminded that class meets in Morrill Hall 106, the Electronic Classroom, on Friday, 12 September 2014. Those who have not submitted their EC policy agreement forms will not be admitted and will be counted absent therefore.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140908
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion touched on the submitted Collaborative Project Planning Document, the JobP, and the IP before going into detail about design principles. Student participation was relatively good, with some excellent questions being voiced.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in Section 004. Student participation was not as good as usual.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as earlier sections. Student participation was good. Notably, one student from the section came in for consultation during office hours, and another attended an appointment after class, which is likely to be of benefit; other students are encouraged to follow the examples.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion touched on the submitted Collaborative Project Planning Document, the JobP, and the IP before going into detail about design principles. Student participation was relatively good, with some excellent questions being voiced.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in Section 004. Student participation was not as good as usual.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same materials as earlier sections. Student participation was good. Notably, one student from the section came in for consultation during office hours, and another attended an appointment after class, which is likely to be of benefit; other students are encouraged to follow the examples.
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140908
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-three attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and online discussion postings before reprising some vocabulary from the last class meeting and treating theme. Much attention was given to "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children." Student participation was quite good overall.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and online discussion postings before reprising some vocabulary from the last class meeting and treating theme. Much attention was given to "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children." Student participation was quite good overall.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140905
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twenty-three attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and symbolic language. Student participation was good.
Apologies for the lateness of posting.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and symbolic language. Student participation was good.
Apologies for the lateness of posting.
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140905
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered continuing concerns of the JobP and the Collaborative Project Planning Document, as well as introducing the IP and treating concerns of proposals, generally. Specifically addressed were issues of purposes of communication. Student participation was acceptable, although there are still students who need to improve in that regard.
Section 006
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered the JobP, Collaborative Project Planning Document, the IP, and proposals in general. Prescriptivism and descriptivism were treated in brief. Student participation was somewhat limited.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same concerns as had that in Section 006. Student participation was generally good, although some students still need to improve their performance in that regard.
Apologies for the delayed posting.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered continuing concerns of the JobP and the Collaborative Project Planning Document, as well as introducing the IP and treating concerns of proposals, generally. Specifically addressed were issues of purposes of communication. Student participation was acceptable, although there are still students who need to improve in that regard.
Section 006
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered the JobP, Collaborative Project Planning Document, the IP, and proposals in general. Prescriptivism and descriptivism were treated in brief. Student participation was somewhat limited.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same concerns as had that in Section 006. Student participation was generally good, although some students still need to improve their performance in that regard.
Apologies for the delayed posting.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20140903
Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered the first portion of the JobP as well as concerns of the remaining portion of it and the Collaborative Project Planning Document. Concerns of groups and teams were also discussed, and Robert's Rules of Order was noted as a standard reference for conduct of group meetings. Student participation was overall good, although some few students could still improve their performance in that regard.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. All attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had that in Section 004. Student participation was overall good, although some few students need significant improvement in that area.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as earlier sections. Student participation was generally good.
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered the first portion of the JobP as well as concerns of the remaining portion of it and the Collaborative Project Planning Document. Concerns of groups and teams were also discussed, and Robert's Rules of Order was noted as a standard reference for conduct of group meetings. Student participation was overall good, although some few students could still improve their performance in that regard.
Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. All attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as had that in Section 004. Student participation was overall good, although some few students need significant improvement in that area.
Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified through a brief written exercise.
Discussion covered much the same material as earlier sections. Student participation was generally good.
Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20140903
Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-three attended, as verified through a quiz.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and of setting. Mention was made of such concepts as Coleridge's willing suspension of disbelief, verisimilitude, Tolkien's assertions about secondary creations in "On Fairy-stories," and Hobb's assertions about the value of depicting the mundane in "5000 Words about Myself." Student participation needs improvement from a number of students.
Students are reminded that the information on the quizzes derives directly and explicitly from assigned readings and lectures.
Discussion covered concerns of the abstract and of setting. Mention was made of such concepts as Coleridge's willing suspension of disbelief, verisimilitude, Tolkien's assertions about secondary creations in "On Fairy-stories," and Hobb's assertions about the value of depicting the mundane in "5000 Words about Myself." Student participation needs improvement from a number of students.
Students are reminded that the information on the quizzes derives directly and explicitly from assigned readings and lectures.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Sample Abstract: White Hats for White Plumes: The Western as Arthurian Romance Reimagined
Students, please find below an example of an abstract I drafted for submission to the International Congress on Medieval Studies. While it is not formatted as those you are asked to submit should be (for which guidelines look here), its content is of the kind requested. Use it as a model for your own work.
While its appeal has waxed and waned, the myth of the American cowboy is one that endures in the United States, continuing to appear in print and on screens big, small, and digital. Although individual depictions vary, some common features of the paragon of the Western man appear across decades and in the works of various authors and other artists. The cowboy is of European descent, most commonly of English extraction (although he necessarily associates with people of other ethnic backgrounds), frequently coming from a landed background and having military or militaristic experience. He is indelibly associated with life on horseback, and commonly carries weapons for use at long range and in close quarters. More to the point, he lives according to a strict code of honor, demanding self-reliance and grit in fighting and holding those who are less able to protect themselves in high regard; his honor calls for the cowboy to “ride for the brand,” being loyal even to the point of death to the landed owner of a particular mark or to the land and mark itself.
In this, the American cowboy is markedly similar to the knight of Arthurian romance. Not only is he akin to those who sit at the Round Table in his surface features, but in many cases, his narrative patterns follow those employed by Malory, the Gawain-poet, their forebears, or their Victorian medievalist successors, following a single character for a time in additive adventures that end up repeating their own tropes again and again. His appearances in the writings of such authors as William W. Johnstone exemplify the parallels neatly, demonstrating that the Arthurian knight continues to be refigured and reappropriated in the early twenty-first century.
While its appeal has waxed and waned, the myth of the American cowboy is one that endures in the United States, continuing to appear in print and on screens big, small, and digital. Although individual depictions vary, some common features of the paragon of the Western man appear across decades and in the works of various authors and other artists. The cowboy is of European descent, most commonly of English extraction (although he necessarily associates with people of other ethnic backgrounds), frequently coming from a landed background and having military or militaristic experience. He is indelibly associated with life on horseback, and commonly carries weapons for use at long range and in close quarters. More to the point, he lives according to a strict code of honor, demanding self-reliance and grit in fighting and holding those who are less able to protect themselves in high regard; his honor calls for the cowboy to “ride for the brand,” being loyal even to the point of death to the landed owner of a particular mark or to the land and mark itself.
In this, the American cowboy is markedly similar to the knight of Arthurian romance. Not only is he akin to those who sit at the Round Table in his surface features, but in many cases, his narrative patterns follow those employed by Malory, the Gawain-poet, their forebears, or their Victorian medievalist successors, following a single character for a time in additive adventures that end up repeating their own tropes again and again. His appearances in the writings of such authors as William W. Johnstone exemplify the parallels neatly, demonstrating that the Arthurian knight continues to be refigured and reappropriated in the early twenty-first century.
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