Ocean News 11.30.13

• Teenager killed by shark off Australian coast (International Business Times)
• Cut open a sperm whale and this may happen (Huffington Post) WARNING: GRAPHIC
• Coming back: Endangered green sea turtle numbers up in Florida (NBC News)
• An amazing encounter with a humpback whale (Huffington Post)
• Study: Ocean currents kill more Australians than any other natural phenomenon (Science World Report)
• Envisioning the floating city (Red Orbit)

Week 15

Week 15
Tu 11.26

• Class: Watch—The Cove (2009)

Th 11.28

• No Class: Thanksgiving

Upcoming:

Week 16
Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Th 12.05

• Class: End-of-class review 

Ocean News 11.20.13

• Is this "thing" in Cambodia a whale? (Huffington Post)
• Filipino fisherman improvise refrigerator boats in wake of Typhoon Haiyan (Atlantic)
• Why is SeaWorld still using Tilikum to breed? (OneGreenPlanet) 
• Also ... Activists protest SeaWorld's inclusion in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (USA Today)  
• Nine hundred pounds: Weight of a sunfish pulled from Jamaican waters (GrindTV)
• Africa opens new underwater hotel room (CNN)

Week 14

Week 14
Tu 11.19

• Class: Watch—Blackfish (2013); Department reading assessment
• Due: REFLECTION 07

Th 11.21

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 15
Tu 11.26

• Class: Watch—The Cove (2009)
• Due: REFLECTION 08

Th 11.28

• No Class: Thanksgiving

Week 16
Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Th 12.05

• Class: End-of-class review 

Ocean News 11.14.13

• The Philippines devasted by Super-Typhon Haiyan (CNN)
• Reconstructing the path of a deadly storm (CNN)
• Haiyan was one for the record books, but is it just the beginning? (NBC News)
• How rising sea levels will doom Miami (Rolling Stone)
• Presenting posh Italian mini-yachts (Wired)
• Titanic as it would stack up against a modern cruise liner (Twitter)

Process Analysis Essay

For this assignment, you are being asked to write a process analysis of how your writing has changed during this course. The goal is to discover something about yourself as a writer and thinker. Along with the process analysis, you will need to embed relevant examples that highlight your process in writing an essay and evaluating, workshopping, editing, and revising that same essay. These examples must be included in the paragraphs in your essay, not attached as an appendix. Remember, the focus here is on the process and not the product. Consider your strengths and weaknesses as a writer when you began English 1A. Think about what you learned over the semester and what skills you will use in future coursework and beyond.

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 4 pages minimum (1000 words minimum)
• Word count at end of document

Note: Your response must be in standard essay format, NOT numbered or Q&A format. You can address the topics in any order that helps you make your point.

Item 1 (Writing Habits), must be addressed; after that, address any other two areas of reflection:

AREA OF REFLECTION	QUESTIONS TO PROMPT YOUR THINKING
REQUIRED:
1. Writing Habits	You must reflect on your writing habits. Where do you do your best work? What tools are helpful when writing? What time of day or under what conditions (i.e. at home, in the library, at a cafe) do you write best? Analyze what you think these preferences say about you as a writer and a learner.
CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:
2. Writing Strategies	Identify writing strategies and practices you’ve learned in this course that work well for you and that you will continue to use in your future writing. Illustrate with samples from your semester’s writing.
3. Feedback	What advice did you receive (from peer review, tutoring, workshop, instructor feedback) that was particularly helpful when revising your work? Illustrate using at least two examples from past assignments, including the comments. How can you apply that advice to future writing?
4. Revision	Analyze how you revised a specific paragraph. Include the paragraph in the paper. Describe the choices you made and why.

You are being graded on the following:

• Did you answer three questions and include appropriate examples?
• Does your reflection demonstrate serious consideration of your writing process?
• Do the examples you include support your reflection?
• Is the overall presentation of the reflection clear and professional?
• Does your writing reflect college-level syntactic variety and diction and demonstrate your fluency with the competencies established in first-year composition (grammar, mechanics, usage, etc.)? 

Also, look for the rubric on which your grade will be calculated in the Dropbox section of this website. The reflective analysis counts for 10% of your final grade.

Due: TH 11/21—(DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES); TU 12.03—(FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Reflection 07: Give It a Go—Water Sports and You

Yes, the beach is great for doing nothing—no question. But the ocean also offers an almost endless number of opportunities for physical activity. Whether you swim like a fish or sink like a stone, your perfect water sport awaits. From surfing to snorkeling to jet skiing to skimboarding, the ocean offers hours of exhilarating fun. For this reflection, consider those water sports you've tried your hand at, as well as those you'd like to try. For example, which sports seem fun? Dangerous? Scary? Also, which sports are you sure to never try and why?

Required:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be one page in length

Due: Tu 11.19

Week 13

Week 13
Tu 11.12

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Th 11.14

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide”

Upcoming:

Week 14
Tu 11.19

• Class: Watch—Blackfish (2013); Department reading assessment
• Due: REFLECTION 07

Th 11.21

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 15
Tu 11.26

• Class: Watch—The Cove (2009)
• Due: REFLECTION 08

Th 11.28

• No Class: Thanksgiving

Week 16
Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Th 12.05

• Class: End-of-class review  

Ocean News 11.07.13

• The Earth "if all the ice melted" (National Geographic)
• Scientist creates glow-in-the-dark ice cream from luminescence proteins in jellyfish (Lick Me, I'm Delicious) 
• Portions of the Pacific have warmed 15 times faster in the last 60 years than they did during the previous 10,000 (USA Today)
• Meet the fish that eat your plastic (Grist)
• Why Five Species You Thought Were Endangered Really Aren’t (Slate)
• A toxic Texas-sized island of debris from the Japanese tsunami continues on its path to teh West Coast (Independent)

Week 12

Week 12
Tu 11.05

• Read: COLD—p. 133 – 182 
• Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations 

Th 11.07

• Class: Lecture—“First Contacts on Film: Dances with Wolves, Contact, and At Play in the Fields of the Lord” 
• Due: REFLECTION 06 

Upcoming:
 

Week 13
Tu 11.12

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Th 11.14

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide”

Sa 11.16

• Field trip: Details TBA—Participation optional

Week 14
Tu 11.19

• Class: Watch—Blackfish (2013); Department reading assessment
• Due: REFLECTION 07

Th 11.21

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

Week 15
Tu 11.26

• Class: Watch—The Cove (2009)
• Due: REFLECTION 08

Th 11.28

• No Class: Thanksgiving

Week 16
Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Th 12.05

• Class: End-of-class review 

Ocean News 11.02.13

• George Thornton, the engineer behind Oregon's infamous exploding whale, dies at 84 (NPR News)
• Sun Microsystems co-founder uses 19th century treaty to ban public from his beach (ValleyWag)
• Brazilian surfer possibly breaks big-wave record (Los Angeles Times)
• A Queens neighborhood before and after Hurricane Sandy (Slate)
• Scientists dissect the pair of oarfish found on California shores (Yahoo! News)
• Conservationists: Peruvian fisherman skinning dolphins alive as shark bait for Asian delicacy (Latin Post)