BA 3 Tips for success

-Be sure you address BOTH parts of this question. The second part will probably require more space than the first.

-You can use whichever of the terms makes the most sense to you: warrant, theoretical framework, underlying assumptions.

-Think about the question: What kind of knowledge does this author value? What did/does the author think about the subject they address in their essay? Remember the types of questions we asked in class!

For this assignment, you can choose any of the articles listed in the Raider Writer directions.

Potential Literature Reviews

Below is a list of potential literature reviews. The reviews on this list are all available on JSTOR. Search for them by entering the article title or author into the search field. These articles are all from different disciplines, and hopefully one will be interesting to you. If not, you can use JSTOR (or any of the techniques we will learn about in the library next week) to search for more literature reviews. Just be sure that they are comparable to these. They should be approximately 7-10 pages. Let me know if you need any help finding literature reviews! I am here to help.

To access JSTOR, you should go to our library's webpage. From there, click "Find Articles" and under the letter "J", you will find JSTOR. You will have to log in with your e-raider if you access JSTOR from off campus.

Remember, you MUST bring a literature review to class for credit this week.

* Fearing Fat: A Literature Review of Family Systems Understandings and Treatments of Anorexia and Bulimia

Kyle D. Killian

Family Relations, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Jul., 1994), pp. 311-318

* The Costs and Benefits of Sentencing: A Systematic Review

Cynthia McDougall, Mark A. Cohen, Raymond Swaray and Amanda Perry

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 587, Assessing Systematic Evidence in Crime and Justice: Methodological Concerns and Empirical Outcomes (May, 2003), pp. 160-177

* Thirty Years of Black American Literature and Literary Studies: A Review

Farah Jasmine Griffin

Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2, Special Issue: Back to the Future of Civilization: Celebrating 30 Years of African American Studies (Nov., 2004), pp. 165-174

* Recent Moves in the Sociology of Literature

Wendy Griswold

Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 19, (1993), pp. 455-467

* Lung Cancer Risk after Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Review and Meta-Analysis

Ben Armstrong, Emma Hutchinson, John Unwin and Tony Fletcher

Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, No. 9, 2004 Annual Review (Jun., 2004), pp. 970-978

* Lead Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review

Ana Navas-Acien, Eliseo Guallar, Ellen K. Silbergeld and Stephen J. Rothenberg

Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 115, No. 3 (Mar., 2007), pp. 472-482

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Brief Assignment 2/Reading 3

Tips for success:
-Follow all directions in the Raider Writer description.
-Be sure to introduce your reader/grader to the article. Do not assume that they know which article you are talking about. You MUST tell them.
-You MUST use “The Ethnobiologist’s Dilemma”– if you use a different article, you will NOT receive credit.
-When possible, identify both the theory of language and the person/persons who postulated it.
-Answer all parts of the question completely.
-Read the article MULTIPLE TIMES to make sure you understand it fully.
-When citing from the article (and you are required to do this) use MLA style. See your handbook and the link on the right side of the blog for help with this.

For next week you will need to read:
You are currently assigned Chapter 11 in the textbook. We are going to cut down the reading a bit.
Focus on and carefully read the introduction-page 391-396 and the article by Joan Van Marion 414-43.
Read Stephanie Coontz’s article and the introduction (423-426) and the Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas article (426-431).
We will be using these two articles for an in-class activity (for a grade) next week.

We will have a reading quiz as well over this information. As we discussed for class, you do not have to read to memorize every fact, but instead, read with an eye to structure, the steps the writer took to create the essay, and the organization.

Brief Assignment One

The tutorial for the Bedford's site is here:
http://english.ttu.edu/lang/compsp09/continuing_student_demo/continuing_student_demo.htm
This should help you change your account and access the 1302 Pre-Diagnostic.

For those of you that are new to the Bedford site, please use this diagnostic:
http://english.ttu.edu/lang/compsp09/new%20student_demo/new%20student_demo.htm

Please let me know if you have any problems or if you do not receive the Raider Writer email soon!

Welcome Spring 2009!

This is our new discussion forum for Ms. Armstrong's Spring 1302 classes. This blog is meant to be a place for students to post questions or have discussions about assignments and in-class work with fellow students. This site will be an additional resource for our class, and should be a valuable addition to our in-class discussions.


Below this post are the remaining posts from my 1302 classes from last semester. Feel free to take a look at the old information. Keep in mind that the assignments and readings have changed slightly this semester, so do not do your work based solely on these old guidelines. However, the posts may help you to see the overarching themes and goals of this class more clearly.

For Class 11/18

Please remember to bring a sample of a writer (journalist, novelist, etc) whose STYLE (not content) you admire. Bring a few paragraphs, a page, something. It's fine (maybe even good) if you bring it hand-copied instead of printed. Start to formulate a response to WHY you like that writer's style.

For next week, 11/5

For class next week, be certain to read chapter 15 in the handbook. This material will be very important in preparing for next week's assignment and revising your 2.1.