Journals

In lieu of a journal entry this week, I would like you to complete another research-related writing assignment: an annotated bibliography.

1. Review what an annotated bibliography is, and what it might look like. I would like you to try to make one, with an amended due date of Monday, December 16th (not what is listed in the syllabus). Please upload it into the homework vault below.

Homework vault:

Reading and Listening

2. Read the following two sources on writing concepts. The first can be interpreted as a model of writing for some of your projects, and an interesting perspective on language used in writing and "code meshing." The second should serve to remind you about the importance of drafting, and an expression not restricted by form.

3. Watch/listen to the video essay below on Stranger Things and the Danger of Nostalgia. Since our class is very much into debating TV series and films, I'd like to debate the essayist's approach to this Series. 

LAST MINUTE EDIT: If you don't want to encounter any spoilers (there aren't many anyway...) in the video essay above, please alternatively watch the video essay linked below, which can still apply to our discussion of TV series/films.

And finally, an Oatmeal comic for the week, in parts 1 and 2: