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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Randy’s Lecture/ Writing Response
Randy’s Lecture/ Writing Response
What is the point of this program? Why are you truly here? Columbia’s Summer Bridge Program was created to show and demonstrate that you are academically prepared “FOR THE HIGHER LEVEL”. I am talking about college if you’re lost. You’re here only to prove that you can survive. To struggle with problems, deal with adult hood and still have that determination to never be late, absent and turn in every assignment. Can you do it? Do you still have that mind mentality that you had when you first walked through the door? I see people everyday not doing their homework and wasting precious time. That immaturity should no longer exist because we are older and wiser than before. We as students have caught “BRIDGEITIOUS” and we need to make that quick turn and ride in the right direction. Look around and tell me what you see. People have already chosen their paths because you do not even see them there. This is not for everyone and we need to realize that. We are adults and we need to start acting like it.
I want you to write a truth paper. I want you to tell the truth in your paper as if you would get shocked by electricity if you lied. Explain whether or not you have token bridge seriously. Talk about the times you did not do your homework or you decided it is ok to be a little late. Write about the times you had to write in your blog about a chapter and you had no idea what it was about. When you came in the class with excuses on why you do not have your paper. Do you think that any of these things will fly in the fall? Tell the truth of any and more of the examples that you have done.
1 Page – TRUTH ONLY
What is the point of this program? Why are you truly here? Columbia’s Summer Bridge Program was created to show and demonstrate that you are academically prepared “FOR THE HIGHER LEVEL”. I am talking about college if you’re lost. You’re here only to prove that you can survive. To struggle with problems, deal with adult hood and still have that determination to never be late, absent and turn in every assignment. Can you do it? Do you still have that mind mentality that you had when you first walked through the door? I see people everyday not doing their homework and wasting precious time. That immaturity should no longer exist because we are older and wiser than before. We as students have caught “BRIDGEITIOUS” and we need to make that quick turn and ride in the right direction. Look around and tell me what you see. People have already chosen their paths because you do not even see them there. This is not for everyone and we need to realize that. We are adults and we need to start acting like it.
I want you to write a truth paper. I want you to tell the truth in your paper as if you would get shocked by electricity if you lied. Explain whether or not you have token bridge seriously. Talk about the times you did not do your homework or you decided it is ok to be a little late. Write about the times you had to write in your blog about a chapter and you had no idea what it was about. When you came in the class with excuses on why you do not have your paper. Do you think that any of these things will fly in the fall? Tell the truth of any and more of the examples that you have done.
1 Page – TRUTH ONLY
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Now that you’re almost finished with the book
Now that you’re almost finished with the book
1. Towards the end of the book did you still have the same views about the characters that you started with?
2. Were all of your questions about the story answered?
3. If you had to choose over would you still have chosen that book? Why?
4. What kept your attention and made you keep reading?
5. Throughout the book would you consider the author to have spoken in his/her own voice? Explain.
6. If you had to choose a character in your book who represents you who would you choose?
7. Would you recommend this book? Explain.
These questions were written by Randy
1. Towards the end of the book did you still have the same views about the characters that you started with?
2. Were all of your questions about the story answered?
3. If you had to choose over would you still have chosen that book? Why?
4. What kept your attention and made you keep reading?
5. Throughout the book would you consider the author to have spoken in his/her own voice? Explain.
6. If you had to choose a character in your book who represents you who would you choose?
7. Would you recommend this book? Explain.
These questions were written by Randy
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Spirituality/Religion
Spirituality/Religion
1. What religions are focused on in your books?
2. Does your own religion relate to your book?
3. Compare/contrast your “religious life” to those of the characters. (compare: the habits that you have, whether or not your truly live by the religion)
a. Do you follow your religion or just claim it/use it as part of your image?
4. Is religion important to you, why or why not?
5. What questions do you have about religion/spirituality?
6. Do you believe in Karma or something similar?
7. Has your faith ever been tested, threatened or questioned by another person?
a. Have you ever gotten into an argument while standing up for your beliefs or putting down someone else’s?
Written by Devin and Brandon
1. What religions are focused on in your books?
2. Does your own religion relate to your book?
3. Compare/contrast your “religious life” to those of the characters. (compare: the habits that you have, whether or not your truly live by the religion)
a. Do you follow your religion or just claim it/use it as part of your image?
4. Is religion important to you, why or why not?
5. What questions do you have about religion/spirituality?
6. Do you believe in Karma or something similar?
7. Has your faith ever been tested, threatened or questioned by another person?
a. Have you ever gotten into an argument while standing up for your beliefs or putting down someone else’s?
Written by Devin and Brandon
Cliché Discussion Continued (not the blog assignment, just a note to read through)
cli·ché
–noun
1.
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
2.
(in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
3.
anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.
Examples of Clichés that might come up in your papers:
"You can't judge a book by its cover."
"Live and learn."
"Stay the course."
"What goes around comes around."
"I gotta do what I gotta do."
These kinds of cliché phrases and generalizations are ok to use in 1st drafts of your papers, but make sure to go back and correct them by replacing such phrases with ones that are more clear and specific.
–noun
1.
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
2.
(in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
3.
anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.
Examples of Clichés that might come up in your papers:
"You can't judge a book by its cover."
"Live and learn."
"Stay the course."
"What goes around comes around."
"I gotta do what I gotta do."
These kinds of cliché phrases and generalizations are ok to use in 1st drafts of your papers, but make sure to go back and correct them by replacing such phrases with ones that are more clear and specific.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Abuse/Self-Abuse
Abuse/Self-Abuse
Find an abusive situation that occurs in your book, whether the abuse is self-inflicted or caused by another person. For example: cauliflower ear would be self-inflicted while child abuse is caused by another character. Find and quote that example.
1. How do you think abuse affects people later on in life?
2. How does a character in your book overcome the abuse?
3. Do you think that the person doing the abusing can overcome that habit?
4. Where have you seen abuse occur in our generation?
Written by Quinten and Russ
Find an abusive situation that occurs in your book, whether the abuse is self-inflicted or caused by another person. For example: cauliflower ear would be self-inflicted while child abuse is caused by another character. Find and quote that example.
1. How do you think abuse affects people later on in life?
2. How does a character in your book overcome the abuse?
3. Do you think that the person doing the abusing can overcome that habit?
4. Where have you seen abuse occur in our generation?
Written by Quinten and Russ
From Global to Local
From Global to Local
During Thursday’s salon you took “local” issues that pertain to your books and connected them to “global” issues is the world at large. Today you will first identify a global issue and show how it connects to a local issue.
Go to the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/ and find an article that covers something that is happening in an ANOTHER COUNTRY. Then answer the following questions:
1. Give the name of the article that you chose along with a brief description of it
2. What sorts of global issues does the article deal with? For example: poverty, war, fair trade, natural disaster relief, health care, racial profiling, adoption etc.
3. Where do you see this larger global issue affect smaller local areas? For example: your high school, your family, a best friend, the local super market, Chicago Public Schools, this class, the way your cousin wears his hair etc.
4. How do you think the same global issue can affect many different people? What is it about these issues that make them so widespread? Do people who experience the same issue have a connection to one another, even if they’ve never met?
During Thursday’s salon you took “local” issues that pertain to your books and connected them to “global” issues is the world at large. Today you will first identify a global issue and show how it connects to a local issue.
Go to the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/ and find an article that covers something that is happening in an ANOTHER COUNTRY. Then answer the following questions:
1. Give the name of the article that you chose along with a brief description of it
2. What sorts of global issues does the article deal with? For example: poverty, war, fair trade, natural disaster relief, health care, racial profiling, adoption etc.
3. Where do you see this larger global issue affect smaller local areas? For example: your high school, your family, a best friend, the local super market, Chicago Public Schools, this class, the way your cousin wears his hair etc.
4. How do you think the same global issue can affect many different people? What is it about these issues that make them so widespread? Do people who experience the same issue have a connection to one another, even if they’ve never met?
Thursday, July 31, 2008
How would you characterize yourself?
How would you characterize yourself?
Find a piece of multimedia that could represent you. You can check out google images, pull something from your myspace page, find a song, sketch etc. Describe the piece of media in your blog post and answer the following:
1. What about this piece of media represents who you are?
2. Does this piece of media help show the way that you see yourself or the way that other people see you?
Be ready to present to the class.
Find a piece of multimedia that could represent you. You can check out google images, pull something from your myspace page, find a song, sketch etc. Describe the piece of media in your blog post and answer the following:
1. What about this piece of media represents who you are?
2. Does this piece of media help show the way that you see yourself or the way that other people see you?
Be ready to present to the class.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
What kinds of violence have you experienced?
What kinds of violence have you experienced?
For example: In Our America two nine and eleven year old boys killed a five-year old boy by throwing him out of a fourteen story window. They had seen a lot of violence and were used to it. The violence didn’t seem to bother them.
1. Are you used to seeing violence in your own environment? If so, what type of affect does it have on you? (Consider anything from fighting, arguing, and media to video games)
2. Do you think that violence can solve problems? What kinds of problems might it solve? In what types of situations do you think violence can be helpful?
3. Choose a violent experience in your book to discuss. How did violence affect the character after it happened?
These questions were written by Rakisha and Mark
For example: In Our America two nine and eleven year old boys killed a five-year old boy by throwing him out of a fourteen story window. They had seen a lot of violence and were used to it. The violence didn’t seem to bother them.
1. Are you used to seeing violence in your own environment? If so, what type of affect does it have on you? (Consider anything from fighting, arguing, and media to video games)
2. Do you think that violence can solve problems? What kinds of problems might it solve? In what types of situations do you think violence can be helpful?
3. Choose a violent experience in your book to discuss. How did violence affect the character after it happened?
These questions were written by Rakisha and Mark
Monday, July 28, 2008
Making Choices
Think of an event in your book where the character had to make a choice. Find a quote that discusses this event.
Make sure to INTRODUCE this quote: What event does the quote discuss? Who is involved? Why is it important?
Explain what the character is choosing between.
1. Would you have made the same choice as your character or done something differently?
2. Why or why not?
3. What influenced the choices that the character made? (consider aspects of environment, personal values, goals, beliefs etc.)
4. What influences your own choices? (What things are important to you?)
This question was written by Carlos
Make sure to INTRODUCE this quote: What event does the quote discuss? Who is involved? Why is it important?
Explain what the character is choosing between.
1. Would you have made the same choice as your character or done something differently?
2. Why or why not?
3. What influenced the choices that the character made? (consider aspects of environment, personal values, goals, beliefs etc.)
4. What influences your own choices? (What things are important to you?)
This question was written by Carlos
Thursday, July 24, 2008
How has the book changed you since you began to read it?
Blog Question for Monday
How has the book changed you since you began to read it?
1. Has it made you go about doing things differently?
2. Has reading this book made you appreciate certain things more than you used to?
3. What aspects of life or things around you do you look at differently?
4. Choose a quote that caught your attention when you read it and record it here. (This will be good to come back to in future essays.)
5. Have you ever wondered how people came to be the way that they are? Now that you’ve read this book do you wonder about the events in their past? How did you come to be who you are today? (think of a specific event)
How has the book changed you since you began to read it?
1. Has it made you go about doing things differently?
2. Has reading this book made you appreciate certain things more than you used to?
3. What aspects of life or things around you do you look at differently?
4. Choose a quote that caught your attention when you read it and record it here. (This will be good to come back to in future essays.)
5. Have you ever wondered how people came to be the way that they are? Now that you’ve read this book do you wonder about the events in their past? How did you come to be who you are today? (think of a specific event)
How do place and space function in your book?
How do place and space function in your book?
Choose a passage that looks at the story’s setting. Consider how characters relate to the space. Please answer all of the following questions.
1. Is it a virtual space (online chat room) or an actual place in the world (house, playground etc.)?
2. What does it look like (give us a brief description)?
3. Why is it a significant space? What happens there that is meaningful?
4. Imagine what you would do if someone dropped you off in this space.
a. Would it change your day-to-day life?
b. Would it affect how you see yourself?
c. Would the space begin to change your philosophy on life and personal beliefs?
5. How does the author use place/space to bring out the characters’ identity? What do we learn about the characters as a result of them being in a particular space? Why did the author choose to write the story within this particular space?
(for those reading STF choose any one of the chapters to discuss)
Choose a passage that looks at the story’s setting. Consider how characters relate to the space. Please answer all of the following questions.
1. Is it a virtual space (online chat room) or an actual place in the world (house, playground etc.)?
2. What does it look like (give us a brief description)?
3. Why is it a significant space? What happens there that is meaningful?
4. Imagine what you would do if someone dropped you off in this space.
a. Would it change your day-to-day life?
b. Would it affect how you see yourself?
c. Would the space begin to change your philosophy on life and personal beliefs?
5. How does the author use place/space to bring out the characters’ identity? What do we learn about the characters as a result of them being in a particular space? Why did the author choose to write the story within this particular space?
(for those reading STF choose any one of the chapters to discuss)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
What is a parent?
What is a parent?
Look through your book and find a passage (at least 1 sentence) that talks about parenting.
Make sure to include this quote somewhere in your blog (beginning, middle or end).
Consider:
1. Who is a parent in this book? (mothers, fathers, grandparents, teachers etc.)
2. What do characters do or say that helps to define them as parents? (Give specific examples)
3. Complete this sentence: A parent is ______________________.
Look through your book and find a passage (at least 1 sentence) that talks about parenting.
Make sure to include this quote somewhere in your blog (beginning, middle or end).
Consider:
1. Who is a parent in this book? (mothers, fathers, grandparents, teachers etc.)
2. What do characters do or say that helps to define them as parents? (Give specific examples)
3. Complete this sentence: A parent is ______________________.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Us and Others
As we read our texts, we are analyzing and comparing our lives to the lives of the characters we are reading about. What can you learn about yourself by studying the lives of others?
Monday, July 21, 2008
What do you want to know?
By the time you graduate from Columbia College Chicago what would you like to know? What sort of truth are you seeking out? How do you know when something that you have learned is true or authentic?
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