September 30, 2014 - Tuesday

Class Work

1. Call up your interview notes on CANVAS. Share at your table.  Each table will nominate one individual to share with the class. This should NOT be someone who has shared work in the past - a new voice, please!

FYI: An item of interest - http://www.phoenixmag.com/History/saguaro-show.html

2. Comparison/Contrast:   shoe activity & two methods of organization

3. Now it is time to organize your thoughts and fill in gaps.

•  You will be comparing Old Phoenix to New Phoenix.
• If you are a recent "move in," you may compare where you used to live with where you live now.
• Or, very recent move-ins may compare where they came from with an older version of that place.
• Decide if you will use the point by point or the item by item framework.

Item #1(Place) or (Phoenix Then) or (Hometown Then)
Point A
Point B
Point C

Item #2 (Place) or  (Phoenix Now) or (Hometown Now)
Point A
Point B
Point C

OR

Point A
Item #1Item #2

Point B
Item #1
Item #2

Point C
Item #1
Item #2

Post your Organizational Chart in CANVAS by Thursday. If you need to conduct additional research on the past or the present or the hear or the there, add it.

Keep track of your sources! Easybib is your friend.

Before we look at a sample comparison/contrast essay, take about two minutes to sketch a "floor plan" of your home or apartment and the yard or space surrounding it.

Now, take a look at a traditional Chinese home.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0SO80l16CpUnlkAGQ5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0OW44bmU5BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1NNRTY1Ml8x?_adv_prop=image&fr=ytff1-yff25&va=traditional+chinese+homes

How do they differ? How are they similar?

Handout: "American Space, Chinese Place"

For homework, re-read the article. Note how it is organized. Answer the following questions and post the answers in CANVAS.
1. What is being compared? (5 pts.)
2. How is the essay organized? Did the author use Point by Point or Item by Item, or something else? Explain. (5 pts.)
3. Locate three transitional phrases or sentences. Write them and explain how and where they were used. (6 pts.)
4. What is the "best" sentence in the essay? Explain your choice. (There is no wrong answer.) (4 pts.)
5. Do you agree or disagree with the author? Justify your answer. (5 pts.)