This week, you'll begin working with new peer groups. See the updated list on the margin of the blog.
Last week, most of you conveyed good comprehension of the articles you've been reading. I'm glad you are gaining in confidence with more rigorous reading material, and I encourage you to make sure you're producing analysis and original thought beyond summation of the texts you're reading, and that the connections you are making are clear, before posting your response. Also, make sure you specify which question you are answering when choosing between options.
Here are a few of the Greatest Hits from last week:
See Justin Vizcaino's review and analysis of the movie "Training Day", http://vizzyalexio.blogspot.com/2010/09/real-wild-men.html and Jackie Pridgett's review of "Kill Bill" http://jackie-alwaysdream.blogspot.com/2010/09/real-wild-women.html for examples of excellent gender studies analysis of film.
See Amara's post on "Technology and Family", http://amararodriguez.blogspot.com/2010/09/technology-and-family.html, which is an excellent example of writing that conveys comprehension of the reading and also offers original thought on the topic at hand.
If your own posts are not meeting the standards exampled above, you are getting less than full credit. It's not too late to improve your scores by writing better work.
This week, as you write your blog posts, I'd like you to focus on clarity, strong editing, and completeness. For your peer reviews, focus on honesty. When you choose to avoid pointing out areas of improvement to your classmates, you put their grade at risk AND lower your own chances at receiving full credit for the review.
As for your readings this week, they are some of my favorites of the semester. You'll read articles that pose theories about the communication gap between genders (and solutions for this problem), and you'll read some science-based perspectives about our mating habits (which reveal some surprising, yet potentially convincing, insight as to why we do what we do).
Enjoy the readings!
-AP
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