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Instructor: Cathlena Martin
Email: cmartin@english.ufl.edu
Section: 1983
Office: Turlington 4409 or Image Lab on 4th Floor of
Rolfs Hall
Office Hours: The period directly following class or
by appointment
Mailbox: 4301 Turlington
Class Times: MWF per 6 / W per 9-11
Class Room: Rolfs 105
Class Website: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/cmartin
Class Wiki: http://writingthrumedia.pbwiki.com
(password: eng1131)
Class Blog: http://writingthrumedia.blogspot.com
Class Gradebook: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/~cmartin/gradebook/
Class listserve: f05-1983@clas.ufl.edu
Schedule
This schedule will change and adapt to the needs of the class as we progress
throughout the semester. Please visit the online schedule for updates
and revisions. The blog is an assignment that will be weekly throughout
the semester.
No class:
September 5: Labor Day
October 7: Homecoming
November 11: Veterans Day
November 24-25: Thanksgiving
Classes end December 7
Week 1: 24 - 26 August
WENDNESDAY – Course introduction: syllabus, assignments, materials.
HW - Skim NWE help pages (http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/writing/help/)
particularly the "Introduction" pages and the "General
Help By Subject" pages.
WEDNESDAY PM – no screening tonight
FRIDAY – NWE introduction; diagnostic
writing
HW – Skim NWE help pages (http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/writing/help/)
particularly the "Introduction" pages and the "General
Help By Subject" pages.
» Diagnostic Essay due Monday.
Week 2: 29 August - 2 September
MONDAY – Turn in a hardcopy of your Diagnostic Essay;
» Introduction to technology: Blogs
and Wikis (password:
eng1131)
» Assign grammar groups.
HW- Read Punctuation Made
Simple .
As a group, review your punctuation or grammatical aspect and find at
least one online game or online activity that address it. You will probably
find that most grammar games and activities are geared toward elementary
children or ESL students.Optimally, you will find something that both
children and college students could enjoy because the best children’s
games can be enjoyed by adults as well. Add a brief overview of your grammar
points and a link to the game(s) or online activity under the grammar
class assignment on the class wiki before class Friday (http://writingthrumedia.pbwiki.com/)
(password: eng1131).
WEDNESDAY – Discuss scholarly sources vs. popular sources and evaluating
a webpage
» Explain research and discussion assignment - sign up for times
on wiki by Sunday at midnight. Whoever signs up for the first Monday needs
to have a link to their article posted on the Wiki, or bring a copy of
their article for me to scan in, by class next Monday, Sept 6.
HW – First blog due Sunday by midnight -- answer the blog after
you have signed up for a research presentation/discussion time and after
your group has used the wiki to post their grammar points.
»Work on grammar presentation.
WEDNESDAY PM – Group time to work on grammar and game presentations.
As a group, review your punctuation or grammatical aspect and find at
least one online game or online activity that address it. You will probably
find that most grammar games and activities are geared toward elementary
children or ESL students. Optimally, you will find something that both
children and college students could enjoy because the best children’s
games can be enjoyed by adults as well. Add a brief overview of your grammar
points and a link to the game(s) or online activity under the grammar
class assignment on the class wiki before class Friday (http://writingthrumedia.pbwiki.com/)
(password: eng1131).
FRIDAY – Grammar and game group presentations (5-10 minutes each)
HW – Read “Introduction:
The Double Logic of Remediation” by Jay David Bolter and Richard
Grusin. Be prepared to DISCUSS the reading Wednesday. It may facilitate
discussion if you print out the reading and bring it to class Wednesday.
Please note the talking points on the class wiki.
» First blog due Sunday by midnight;
» For Wed PM class, go online or to a game magazine and find a review
of any children’s or teen’s (E or T, but not M rated game)
for any console or PC, print it out, and bring it to class;
» Over the long weekend, you should begin playing a video game for
your first video game review -- be sure and add which game that you are
going to review to the GameReviews class Wiki page.
Week 3: 6 September - 9 September (No class Monday)
WEDNESDAY – Discuss Diagnostic essays and “Introduction:
The Double Logic of Remediation” and media
HW – Read “Introduction:
Toward an Aesthetic of Transition” by David Thorburn and Henry
Jenkins by Monday;
» Go online or to a game magazine and find a review of any children’s
or teen’s (E or T, but not M rated game) for any console or PC,
print it out, and bring it to class tonight
WEDNESDAY PM STARTING AT 5PM–
Explain video and media game review;
» Look at student example papers of game reviews: one
and two.
» Writing workshop on video game reviews.
FRIDAY – Discuss “Introduction: The Double Logic of Remediation”
and media
HW – Work on first video game review;
» Read Mala's
article for Wednesday;
» Blog due Sunday by midnight.
Week 4: 12 – 16 September
MONDAY – Finish discussion from Friday and discuss “Introduction:
Toward an Aesthetics of Transition”
READING for Wed – http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1200228.html
HW – Work on first video game review -- If you haven't already,
add your game to the GameReviews page on the class Wiki by today (Monday)
at midnight.
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Mala (1);
» ESRB game rating system; MPAA
movie ratings; Classification
and Rating Administration Q&A
READING for today– http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1200228.html
READING for Monday: http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/overload/mcluhan/pb.html
HW – Work on video game review
WEDNESDAY PM – Individual work on video game review
FRIDAY – First Video Game Review Rough Draft Due Today;
» Peer review video game review.
HW – First Video Game Review Due Monday
» Read Kate's article http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/overload/mcluhan/pb.html
by Monday
» Begin thinking and researching what story to write your comparison/contrast
paper on (go to various video game stores and browse the games; look online
at different online game review sites and magazines).
Week 5: 19 – 23 September
MONDAY – Video game review (1) due at the beginning of class;
-vote on Comp/contrast by 6PM tonight on the Wiki
-Research presentation and discussion by Kate (2)
-"The medium is the message"
READING for today– http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/overload/mcluhan/pb.html
READING for Wednesday-http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,122316,00.asp
HW – begin brainstorming about comparison/contrast topics
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Cesar (3)
READING for today– http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,122316,00.asp
READING for Friday - Blake passed out handouts of the reading by Mitchell.
HW – begin brainstorming about comparison/contrast topics
WEDNESDAY PM Beginning at 5PM (pending that
the movie we vote on is under 2 hours)– Watch movie for
example of comparison/contrast paper and discuss
FRIDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Blake(4)
READING for Monday - http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/The-Role-Of-Media-in-Childhood-Obesity.pdf
HW – begin topic selection for comparison/contrast paper
-Don't forget that Blog #4 is due by Sunday at midnight.
Week 6: 26 – 30 September
MONDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Bianca Reyes (5)
READING due today– http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/The-Role-Of-Media-in-Childhood-Obesity.pdf
READING for Wednesday– "Is
Electronic Community an Addictive Substance?" by Florence Chee
and Richard Smith
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Christopher
Bell (6)
READING for today– "Is
Electronic Community an Addictive Substance?" by Florence Chee
and Richard Smith
READING for Friday- http://rulbii.leidenuniv.nl/MT/BB/archives/sdarticle.pdf
HW –
WEDNESDAY PM – Beginning at 5PM
play game and read selection from book for comparison contrast and discuss
in class.
FRIDAY –Research presentation and discussion by Vanessa Cunto (7)
- continue discussion and example of comparison/contrast paper if time
READING for today– http://rulbii.leidenuniv.nl/MT/BB/archives/sdarticle.pdf
READING for Monday-Gender and Video Games
HW –-Don't forget that Blog #5 is due by Sunday at midnight.
Week 7: 3 – 7 October
MONDAY — Research presentation and discussion by Tennison (8)
READING – Gender and Video Games: Lara Croft
READING for Wednesday - Neuron
Network Goes Awry, and Brain Becomes an IPod
HW –begin working on comparison/contrast
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Ashley Awbrey
(9)
READING for today– Neuron
Network Goes Awry, and Brain Becomes an IPod
HW – work on video game review
WEDNESDAY PM – play game for video game review.
FRIDAY – No class - Homecoming
Week 8: 10 – 14 October
MONDAY — Research presentation and discussion by Jennifer Swingle
(10)
READING for today – http://search.epnet.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=J0E183852496705
READING for Wednesday - http://www.gamestudies.org/0301/fromme/
HW – work on video game review; if you haven't already signed
up on Wiki for your game review, do so before tonight!; also sign
up for comparison/contrast story when you know your storyline.
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Jordan Grimes
(11)
READING for today– http://www.gamestudies.org/0301/fromme/
Reading for Monday -Images
of Women Sports; How
does the media cover the Games?; and the first 4 pages of Children's
right in sports.
HW –work on video game review
WEDNESDAY PM – work on video game review
FRIDAY – Rough draft of video game review due today;
peer review
Reading for Monday - -Images
of Women Sports; How
does the media cover the Games?; and the first 4 pages of Children's
right in sports.
HW – polish video game review; read student
example for inspiration; for Blog #7, ONLY WRITE
ONE ORIGINAL RESPONSE THIS WEEK; DO NOT WRITE A REPLY TO YOUR CLASSMATES
Week 9: 17 – 21 October
MONDAY – Video Game Review (2) due today
Research presentation and discussion by Julia Hayes (12)
READING for today -Images
of Women Sports; How
does the media cover the Games?; and the first 4 pages of Children's
right in sports.
READING for Wednesday - http://www.massiveincorporated.com/site_network/pr/04.11.05.htm
HW – work on comparison/contrast paper; if you have not signed
up on the wiki for your comparison/contrast storyline, do so before
tonight!
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Priti Marolia
(13); Additional article
on advertising and video games by Zach Whalen.
READING for today– http://www.massiveincorporated.com/site_network/pr/04.11.05.htm
READING for Friday– Advertising
and Children & Additional
Information for Discussion
HW – work on comparison/contrast paper
WEDNESDAY PM – Write!
FRIDAY –Research presentation and discussion by Stephen Ramaley
(14)
READING for today– Advertising
and Children & Additional
Information for Discussion
HW – work on comparison/contrast paper; Write
a reply to your classmates' posts for blog #7 and write an original response
for blog #8.
Week 10: 24 – 28 October
MONDAY – Rough draft (2 1/2 pages due today);
partner peer review; hints for
peer review
HW – write peer review of your partner's comparison/contrast paper
WEDNESDAY – partner peer review due today; discussion
of any writing problems; trouble shooting; decide on wiki teams
HW – revise comparison/contrast paper
WEDNESDAY PM – revise comparison/contrast papers
FRIDAY – Rough draft (5 pages due today); in class
peer review
HW – Polish comparison/contrast paper; write
both an original post AND a response post to BLOG #9
Week 11: 31 October – 4 November
MONDAY — Comparison/Contrast paper due today;
get into teams for wiki.
Go to your group website. Edit your home page to accurately reflect your
group (include group members' names and group topic). Also, you need to
start two different wiki pages today: the journal and the topic proposal.
The journal will be updated throughout the process, but the topic proposal
is due next Monday. And, for tonight's homework, I want each member of
your group to become familiar with uploading to the wiki by uploading
your comparison/contrast paper. These should be uploaded by class Wednesday.
HW – brainstorm for wiki team media topic
WEDNESDAY — Discuss 3rd video game review; Research presentation
and discussion by Jennifer Sylvian (15)
READING for today– http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/online_hate/protect_child_hate.cfm
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/online_hate/tactic_recruit_young.cfm
Children and Hate: Prussian
Blue; National
Vanguard interview
HW – brainstorm for wiki team media topic
WEDNESDAY PM – Wiki team conferences - Wiki media topic
proposal due Monday
FRIDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Natalie
Rodriguez (16)
READING for today– http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Archives/McLuhan's%20Insight%20Into%20The%20Media.htm
http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Archives/Making%20Sense%20of%20MeWorld.htm
HW – play game for video game review; polish wiki proposal
Week 12: 7 – 11 November
MONDAY — (evaluation by Laurie Taylor) Wiki team topic
proposal due today; short presentation (3-5 minutes) to the class
about your group project; Research presentation and discussion by Jon
Ridley (rescheduled for next Friday) (17)
READING for today– http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm
HW – work on video game review rough draft
WEDNESDAY – Draft of video game review due today;
Peer review
HW – polish video game review; post an electronic version of your
game review on your group's wiki by Mondays class
WEDNESDAY PM – polish video game review and work on wiki team project
FRIDAY – No class - Veterans Day
HW – polish video game review
Week 13: 14 – 18 November
MONDAY – Video Game Review (3) due (have a final copy of
your game review posted on your team's wiki by class today);
Research presentation and discussion by Vilmarie Estrella (18)
READING – "Not
only Natalee is missing; Is the media inattention to missing women
who aren't white due to deliberate racism or unconscious bias?"
Apparently, there's a problem with the link. If you just go to Lexis Nexis
Academic and type in "women racism media" in the Quick Search
query, it should be the first article that comes up. It's from the LA
Times titled, "Not only Natalee is missing; Is the media inattention
to missing women who aren't white due to deliberate racism or unconscious
bias?"
HW – work on wiki team topic proposal
WEDNESDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Josh Williams
(19)
READING – http://home.san.rr.com/prjacoby/Exposure%2520to%2520Violent%2520Media.pdf
If this link doesn't work, go to the wiki and use the link there.
MIT
Researchers Unveil a $100 Laptop They Hope Will Benefit Children Worldwide
HW – work on Wiki
WEDNESDAY PM – Wiki Team conferences
FRIDAY – Research presentation and discussion by Jon Ridley (17);
Making Successful Presentations; trouble shooting for wiki projects; Game-based
postage stamps
READING for TODAY-http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm
HW – work on Wiki
Week 14: 21 November
(Thanksgiving: no classes Wednesday and Friday)
MONDAY – Team conferences
HW – Work on Wiki and presentation
Week 15: 28 November – 2 December
MONDAY – Wiki media presentations
WEDNESDAY – Wiki media presentations
WEDNESDAY PM – no class; write self and peer evaluations of group
wiki (this should be a paragraph or two)
FRIDAY – Wiki media presentations; article on missing
children in media from the Gainesville Sun.
Week 16: 5 December – 7 December
(no classes Thursday or Friday)
MONDAY – Wiki media presentations
HW – write self and peer evaluation for group; feel free to print
and use this team evaluation form,
or you can write up a statement
WEDNESDAY- Wiki media presentations - Final
wiki is due by noon on Sunday by midnight.
Last day of Class; Hand in self and peer evaluation; fill out student
writing release.
No WEDNESSAY PM
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