Music News 11.25.13 (AMA Edition)

• Noteworthy performances:
• TLC (with Lil Mama)
• Miley Cyrus
• Jennifer Lopez (tribute to Celia Cruz)
• Imagine Dragons
• Justin Timberlake embarrassingly impersonates a Caribbean accent in acceptance speech (Salon)
• Katy Perry turns Japanese (Fox News)
• Bad Taste?: L ady Gaga and R. Kelly channel JFK and Marilyn Monroe (Mediaite)

Week 15: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand, "My Man" (1965)

Week 15: Barbra Streisand

Mo 11.25

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (DRAFT 1; BRING 3 COPIES)

Tu 11.26

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (DRAFT 1; BRING 3 COPIES)

 We 11.27

• NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING

Upcoming:

Week 16: Nirvana

Mo 12.02

• Class: Multimedia presentations

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Class review

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

We 12.04

• Class: Class review

Music News 11.19.13

• X Factor UK contestant gets the backing of ... Adele (SugarScape)
• The new interactive video for Bob Dylan's classic "Like a Rolling Stone" debuts (Entertainment Weekly)
• Lady Gaga's much-hyped Artpop flops (Daily Telegraph)
• Conservative group, One Million Moms, protests Kmart's new "Jingle Balls" ad (The Wrap)
• Daniel Day-Lewis' son, Gabe, releases a hip hop video (New York Daily News)
• Remembering "The Gettysburg Address" and Civil War-era music (Los Angeles Times)

Week 14: Radiohead

Radiohead, "Creep" (1993)

Week 14: Radiohead

Mo 11.18

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Tu 11.19

• Class: Multimedia presentations; SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

• Due: Reflection 08

We 11.20

• Class: Multimedia presentations

• Due: REFLECTION 08

Upcoming:

Week 15: Barbra Streisand

Mo 11.25

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

Tu 11.26

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

 We 11.27

• NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING

Week 16: Nirvana

Mo 12.02

• Class: Multimedia presentations

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Class review

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

We 12.04

• Class: Class review

 

Process Analysis Essay

For this assignment, you are being asked to write a process analysis of how your writing has changed during this course. The goal is to discover something about yourself as a writer and thinker. Along with the process analysis, you will need to embed relevant examples that highlight your process in writing an essay and evaluating, workshopping, editing, and revising that same essay. These examples must be included in the paragraphs in your essay, not attached as an appendix. Remember, the focus here is on the process and not the product. Consider your strengths and weaknesses as a writer when you began English 1A. Think about what you learned over the semester and what skills you will use in future coursework and beyond.

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 4 pages minimum (1000 words minimum)
• Word count at end of document

Note: Your response must be in standard essay format, NOT numbered or Q&A format. You can address the topics in any order that helps you make your point.

Item 1 (Writing Habits), must be addressed; after that, address any other two areas of reflection:

AREA OF REFLECTION	QUESTIONS TO PROMPT YOUR THINKING
REQUIRED:
1. Writing Habits	You must reflect on your writing habits. Where do you do your best work? What tools are helpful when writing? What time of day or under what conditions (i.e. at home, in the library, at a cafe) do you write best? Analyze what you think these preferences say about you as a writer and a learner.
CHOOSE TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:
2. Writing Strategies	Identify writing strategies and practices you’ve learned in this course that work well for you and that you will continue to use in your future writing. Illustrate with samples from your semester’s writing.
3. Feedback	What advice did you receive (from peer review, tutoring, workshop, instructor feedback) that was particularly helpful when revising your work? Illustrate using at least two examples from past assignments, including the comments. How can you apply that advice to future writing?
4. Revision	Analyze how you revised a specific paragraph. Include the paragraph in the paper. Describe the choices you made and why.

You are being graded on the following:

• Did you answer three questions and include appropriate examples?
• Does your reflection demonstrate serious consideration of your writing process?
• Do the examples you include support your reflection?
• Is the overall presentation of the reflection clear and professional?
• Does your writing reflect college-level syntactic variety and diction and demonstrate your fluency with the competencies established in first-year composition (grammar, mechanics, usage, etc.)?http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9152168562172648183#editor/target=post;postID=8232858621856448289;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=1;src=link

Also, look for the rubric on which your grade will be calculated in the Dropbox section of this website. The reflective analysis counts for 10% of your final grade.

Due: SEC. 03 & 23—MO 11.25 (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES); MO 12.02 (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

SEC. 86—TU 11.26 (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES); TU 12.03 (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Reflection 08: Snowed Out—The Christmas Music Avalanche

It used to be that they wouldn't show up until at least the day after Thanksgiving—at the earliest. Any earlier than that and it just seemed too soon. But these days, the dust of Halloween has hardly settled before someone, somewhere, eagerly rolls them out. Whenever it is they come, Christmas songs come with a vengeance. And while some people can't wait to revel in holiday cheer, others quickly feel inundated by the near endless stream of Christmas cheer. While these songs can be expected at a party or in a church, they can also be heard while on hold on the telephone or in every mall in America. How do you feel about holiday music? Which songs do you like and which do you detest? What is the line between this music celebrating the season and it spoiling the spirit? Finally, if you do not celebrate Christmas, how does holiday music affect you?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Centuries-old Christmas Carols Endure" (Tennessean)
• "Science Behind Why We Love, or Hate, Christmas Music" (WDIV)
• "The Ten Most Annoying Christmas Songs" (Gawker)
• "Ten Best Christmas Songs for Atheists" (Alternet)
• "Christmas Songs that Upset Me" (phillyBurbs.com)
• "Five Christmas Songs that Don't Suck" (Nerve)

Requirements:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be two full pages in length
• Must include a works cited page

Due: SEC. 03 & 23—WE 11.20; Sec. 86—TU 11.19

Music News 11.12.13

• Lady Gaga unveils her flying dress (Engadget)
• On the town: Ron Burgandy tours Amsterdam with Daft Punk (Spin)
• Miley Cyrus smokes weed on the EMAs (Hollywood Reporter)
• Tyler the Creator explain his use of the word "faggot"on The Arsenio Hall Show (YouTube)
• Study: Dementia patients improve after months of singing songs from The Sound of Music (Guardian)
  
• Hear Lorde's take on Tears for Fear's "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack (MTV)

Douglas Cowie's Owen Noone and The Marauder: A Selected Playlist

Below is a selected playlist from Owen Noone and The Marauder. Of course, there was no real life Owen Noone and The Marauder. However, the songs they sing a very real, and some date back to the beginning of our nation.

• "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
• "Groundhog"
• "John Henry"
• "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
• "Come All You Virginia Girls"
• "Eerie Canal"
• "Dixie"
• "The Midnight Special"
• "Hush Little Baby"
• "Careless Love"

Week 13: The Supremes

The Supremes, "I Hear a Symphony" (1965)

Week 13: The Supremes

Mo 11.11

• No Class—Veteran’s Day

Tu 11.12

• Class: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide” We 11.13

We 11.13

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide”

Upcoming:

Week 14: Radiohead

Mo 11.18

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Tu 11.19

• Class: Multimedia presentations; SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

• Due: Reflection 08

We 11.20

• Class: Multimedia presentations

• Due: REFLECTION 08

Week 15: Barbra Streisand

Mo 11.25

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

Tu 11.26

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

 We 11.27

• NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING

Week 16: Nirvana

Mo 12.02

• Class: Multimedia presentations

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Class review

• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

We 12.04

• Class: Class review

Music News 11.09.13

• Rizzle Kicks, Britain's biggest hip hop act, call out the mainstream's misogynistic and homophobic state (BBC News)
• As his alleged prostitute video goes viral, Justin Bieber is asked to leave an Argentine hotel (New York Daily News)
• UK Campaign: Explicit music videos should carry ratings (Guardian)
• Is this what the music of Ancient Greece actually sounded like? (Slate)
• Pussy Riot leader's husband says she has been lost in the Russian prison system (Los Angeles Times)
• Isolated vocal track of the week: The Turtle's "Happy Together" from The Ed Sullivan Show (Slate)

Week 12: ABBA

ABBA, "Waterloo" (1974)

Week 12: ABBA
Mo 11.04

• Read: OWEN—Pg. 101 - 150
• Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch: Excerpts from BBC Four Sessions: Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band (BBC Four)

Tu 11.05

• Read: OWEN—Pg. 101 - 200
• Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch: Excerpts from BBC Four Sessions: Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band (BBC Four)
• Due: REFLECTION 07

We 11.06

• Read: OWEN—Pg. 151 - 200
• Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
• Due: REFLECTION 07 

Upcoming:

Week 13: The Supremes
Mo 11.11

• No Class—Veteran’s Day

Tu 11.12

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

We 11.13

• Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES

Week 14: Radiohead
Mo 11.18

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide”
• Due: REFLECTION 8

Tu 11.19

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Writing a Process Analysis: A Guide”
• Due: REFLECTION 8

We 11.20

• NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING

Week 15: Barbra Streisand
Mo 11.25

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

Tu 11.26

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (BRING 3 COPIES)

We 11.27

• Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Department reading assessment

Week 16: Nirvana
Mo 12.02

• Class: Multimedia presentations
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

Tu 12.03

• Class: Multimedia presentations; Class review
• Due: PROCESS ANALYSIS (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH DRAFT 1 TO BACK)

We 12.04

• Class: Class review