Argumentative: Spring 2013
The College of The Bahamas
School of English Studies
College English Skills II
ENG 120
Spring 2013
Journal Responses
You will be expected to submit a short response to an assigned reading passage or other medium of expression. These will constitute your reading/writing journal and will be part of your Critical Reading,
Class Work and Oral Assignments (5 points of your 25 points assigned for journals – or 1 point per journal entry). Each response should be at least a page and a half in length (@ 500 words minimum) and typed with a clear heading (including the journal number) on the first page and a header on all subsequent pages. A good way to start your journal entry is to restate the question. Then take it from there!
Journal Response 1
Due: Week 2, Class 2
Reading
Read “What’s Wrong with Black English” by Rachel Jones This is available at the Copy Centre or online at http://faculty.washington.edu/lauramcg/courses/com374/outlines/jones_my_turn.doc Reflecting
Consider the position argued by Jones. Do you agree or disagree with her? How does her argument about Black English relate to Bahamian Dialect?
Writing
In no more than 100 words, summarize her argument. Then take a position agreeing or disagreeing with
Jones and explain why. In your discussion you can refer to Bahamian Dialect. Be sure your over -all journal summary-response is at least 500 words (with the summary representing no more than 20 percent of it).
Journal Response 2
Due: Week 4, Class 2
Reading
Access and read about netlore - urban legends, hoaxes, phishing, chain letters and scams - at the following websites (the last one is my favorite):
The Bunk Stops Here http://www.purportal.com/ Christian Urban Legends http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_cul.htm Darwin Awards http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/ Don’t Spread That Hoax http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/ Hoax List: Current Netlore & Urban Legends
School of English Studies
College English Skills II
ENG 120
Spring 2013
Journal Responses
You will be expected to submit a short response to an assigned reading passage or other medium of expression. These will constitute your reading/writing journal and will be part of your Critical Reading,
Class Work and Oral Assignments (5 points of your 25 points assigned for journals – or 1 point per journal entry). Each response should be at least a page and a half in length (@ 500 words minimum) and typed with a clear heading (including the journal number) on the first page and a header on all subsequent pages. A good way to start your journal entry is to restate the question. Then take it from there!
Journal Response 1
Due: Week 2, Class 2
Reading
Read “What’s Wrong with Black English” by Rachel Jones This is available at the Copy Centre or online at http://faculty.washington.edu/lauramcg/courses/com374/outlines/jones_my_turn.doc Reflecting
Consider the position argued by Jones. Do you agree or disagree with her? How does her argument about Black English relate to Bahamian Dialect?
Writing
In no more than 100 words, summarize her argument. Then take a position agreeing or disagreeing with
Jones and explain why. In your discussion you can refer to Bahamian Dialect. Be sure your over -all journal summary-response is at least 500 words (with the summary representing no more than 20 percent of it).
Journal Response 2
Due: Week 4, Class 2
Reading
Access and read about netlore - urban legends, hoaxes, phishing, chain letters and scams - at the following websites (the last one is my favorite):
The Bunk Stops Here http://www.purportal.com/ Christian Urban Legends http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_cul.htm Darwin Awards http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/ Don’t Spread That Hoax http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/ Hoax List: Current Netlore & Urban Legends