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comp106: profile of a community member
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007. Profile of a community member. On your first writing assignment for Comp 106, you began to write about your community by analyzing a place or artifact with personal and public significance. You wrote about ballparks, memorials, cider mills, bookshops, and parks. You started creating a mythology of your community by telling stories, identifying values and concerns, and contemplating the significance of various community dynamics. Part of the purpose of the assignment is to get ...
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comp106: March 2007
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Arguing a local issue: the final assignment. Regardless, demonstrate knowledge with the issue as well as the community in which the issue currently has importance. In other words, become well-versed in ALL SIDES of the debate and understand the debate’s current social context. How did this issue become important to the community? What is the current status of the debate? Why is the issue being debated? Who are the important players? What’s at stake for these players? You may addr...
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comp106: interview tips
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Thursday, February 15, 2007. Set up your interview. Make contact with your potential interviewee. Ask his or her permission to conduct the interview. Be flexible and work with the person’s busy schedule. Decide together whether you will conduct the interview via e-mail or in person. Give the person a sense of how long the interview will take. Prepare for the interview. Do background research on the person. Find out as much as you can before the interview. Write out your questions in a logical order.
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comp106: links to Detroit blogs
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Links to Detroit blogs. For Thursday, January 18, visit the following two blogs. Http:/ fadeddetroit.blogspot.com/. And write a two-page response to the sites. What experiences do you find in the images on these sites (go through the archives too)? What kinds of stories emerge on these sites? What kinds of representations of Detroit do you find on these blogs? Type out your response. Bring two photocopies of your mini-essay to class on Thursday. Posted by bdegenaro @ 8:08 AM.
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comp106: Sample Photo Essays
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Some "professional photo essays". Caring for the Wounded in Iraq. From the New England Journal of Medicine. Stop and Smell the Sakura. From an online journal called The Foriegner Japan. From a site called Picture Projects. See also Time Magazine's Photo Essays Page. Which has numerous examples of interesting photo essays. Some sample "student photo essays". These are what my students have done in recent semesters. Out and About in Ferndale. Posted by bdegenaro @ 8:06 AM.
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comp106: welcome to the "D"
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Thursday, February 01, 2007. Welcome to the "D". Detroit's Convention and Visitors Bureau unveiled a new ad campaign, using this new metallic symbol and the slogan "Cars, Culture, Gaming, Music, Sports." They hope to increase the amount of tourism in the area and make Detroit seem "cool" to young people. Full story here. What do you think of the campaign? Practice photo-blogging by placing the image in your blog and responding to the above questions. Include a link to the full story, too.
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comp106: January 2006
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006. Dear Comp 106 Students:. Welcome to the class! On this site, I will regularly post announcements and updates, so check back often. E-mail: billdeg@umd.umich.edu. Posted by bdegenaro @ 12:20 PM. Arguing a local issue: the final assignment. Some profiles to read and enjoy. Profile of a community member. Welcome to the D. Links to Detroit blogs.
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comp106: some profiles to read and enjoy
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007. Some profiles to read and enjoy. Brainstorming ideas for your profile paper? Here's a few examples to get you thinking. Of local band The Paybacks. Local activist and attorney. Posted by bdegenaro @ 7:45 AM. Profile of a community member. Welcome to the D. Links to Detroit blogs. Assignment: Analysis of a Place/Artifact.
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comp106: January 2007
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Thursday, January 18, 2007. Here's a good example. Of one writer using sarcasm to make a point. Posted by bdegenaro @ 9:11 AM. Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Links to Detroit blogs. For Thursday, January 18, visit the following two blogs. Http:/ fadeddetroit.blogspot.com/. And write a two-page response to the sites. What experiences do you find in the images on these sites (go through the archives too)? What kinds of stories emerge on these sites? Posted by bdegenaro @ 8:08 AM. Thursday, January 11, 2007.
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comp106: restaurant review
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Thursday, February 22, 2007. In addition to blogging your community, you have now written two formal papers about Metro Detroit: an analysis of a place or artifact and a profile of a community member. As yet another way to use writing to engage with your local community, your next assignment requires you to review a local restaurant. I hope that you will have some fun with this assignment. The quality of the food is typically the main thing that a reader looks for in a restaurant review. And quality ...
