There was a side of me that wished for a snow day this morning, but I'm glad the class met because we accomplished a ton today. I feel like we got to know each other better and it seems that y'all have many interesting insights about "The Wire" as well as a good connection to the they say I say concepts.
You should have received an email, or perhaps several, notifying you that I shared you Google Docs for the scene analysis template, scene analysis sample, and sign-up spreadsheet. I can't link to them here because as you guys pointed out, the link feature doesn't seem to work. But I uploaded copies of the template and sample onto the Scene Analysis page. The spreadsheet is linked here, but of course you would have to email me which slot you wanted since that link wasn't an editable version.
Like I said, this afternoon (Wednesday) is a great time to come to my office to resolve any technical issues. I'll be here in Enterprise 314 until about
Reminders:
-Watch The Wire, episodes 1.4-1.10. This is our longest viewing block, so I wanted to put it at the start of the semester before our schedules get crazy. As I said today, the main thing you'll get out of the first season is probably familiarity with the characters and their speaking rhythms. Anything else is gravy.
-Read the McMillan article. I will be using it as a sample on Monday to demonstrate how to do the Article Analysis.
-If you still haven't filled out your survey, print this and bring it to me on Monday. The scene referred to in question 13 takes place in episode 1.2. (Here's a repost of the summary of class responses to questions #12 and #13 on the survey. Have a look.)
-If you still haven't written a test post to the blog, please do so.
-If you still haven't signed up for your Scene Analysis and Article Analysis, time's a'wasting. Remember, you can change your slot later, but you would need permission of the other student to trade.
-As soon as possible, you need to check to make sure you are able to access the Re-Up. Using VLC as your video viewer and selecting the "save link as" option on your browser should resolve most software issues. If your problem is download speed, you can bring a laptop to my office and I'll batch transfer them.
-Continue asking me questions by email, blog, or office hours about any of this stuff you're not clear on!
Links: I translated D'Angelo's tattoo (力英). Granted I only know about 200 words of Chinese, but those two are pretty basic.
I'm doing my Scene Analysis on monday, but I can't open the template. the email you sent with the invitation to view the Google Doc as well as the link here on the blog say I don't have permission to access the document. I tried downloading the RTF file and that wouldn't work either. Am I missing something??
ReplyDeleteYeah, apparently I spelled the word "worksheet" wrong. It's fixed now... thanks for bringing this to my attention.
ReplyDeleteAnd just to clarify, on the worksheet it says I'm signed up for episode/s 1.6-1.7. Does that mean I can pick a scene from either episode?
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ReplyDeleteHello to section H05: I missed class on Wednesday due to pneumonia, would anyone be willing to hang out after class and catch me up to speed on what I missed and let me copy any class notes? Thanks so much!!!
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Would anyone be willing to trade scene analysis' with me? I am signed up for 5.5-5.6 due 3/30 but I really want to do the Economics Article which is numbered 17, and unfortunately both my scene and article selections are in the same time cap for the essay. Is there any way someone would switch their scene analysis with me -- I need to do one that fits the FIRST draft essay dates. Thank you!
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