Editing Marks Guide

Here is a guide to some of the editing symbols (some standard, some my own) you'll be seeing on your papers this semester.

˄  -  insert
↑  -  fix spacing issue (usually when text is not properly double-spaced)

→  -  indent once
→ →  -  indent twice
+  -  good point 
?  -  meaning unclear
#  -  add space
" "  -  add quotation marks
¶  -  new paragraph 
Ҩ  -  delete
2X  -  double space
AWK  -  awkward phrasing
CS  -  comma splice
FRAG  -  fragment
OP  -  off prompt—thesis or paragraph is misaligned with the prompt  
HEAD  -  fix issue with the header
ITL  -  -italics—either add or remove
RO  -  run-on sentence
SP  -  spelling
SV  -  subject-verb agreement
TNR  -  change to Times New Roman
WC  -  word choice

Powerpoint Presentations, Sec. 09 (UPDATED)

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By midnight on Friday, February 8th, you and a partner should be signed-up for a topic and date.  All topics and dates are first-come first-served. Topics will be crossed off as they are chosen. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave the group's names (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per group is required.
3. Be sure that you sign up in the correct section.
   

Example:
David Cortez and Kerry Clancy: #15 - The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, 03.11.13

Follow these guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

• The work distribution is up to each pairing, though it should be somewhat equitable
• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length
• There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
• Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 
• On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will likely:

• Open with cover and introduction slides
• Begin by contextualizing the topic, then presenting relevant information 
• Include visually interesting illustrations
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a compelling visual style
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube*
• Conclude with a summarization of the information presented  

Remember, this is an opportunity to be creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer contextualization
• Be thinly researched
• Allow visuals to overrun their content
• Not engage the class in any meaningful way
• Fail to incorporate any multimedia
• Conclude without a concluding slide

*Here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into PowerPoint 2007. Embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. The History of the National Enquirer
2. Great Hoaxes: Orson Welle’s The War of the Worlds
3. Lives Lived Through a Lens: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Michael Jackson
4. Dark Hollywood: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
5. Mark David Chapman: The Man Who Killed John Lennon
6. Entertainment for Men: The History of Playboy
7. Sarah Burnhardt, The Most Famous Actress the World Has Ever Known
8. Mommie Dearest and the Celebrity Tell All
9. The American Showman: PT Barnum
10. FF: The World of Fan Fiction
11. Dark Hollywood: The Black Dahlia
12. The Great American Pin-Up Girls
13. Great Hoaxes: Balloon Boy
14. Fame Seekers: Why People Want to be Famous
15. The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
16. Tales of the Hollywood Sign
17. "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping
18. Dark Hollywood: The Roman Polanski Scandal
19. John Hinckley Jr.: Jodie Foster Stalker and Would-Be Presidential Assassin
20. The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood’s Golden Age
21. Inside the Studio System
22. History Rewritten: DW Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation
23. Eight Men Out: Inside the Black Sox Scandal
24. The Queens of Hollywood: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons

 Choose from these dates:

Week 05

We 02.20

1. Avril D'Souza and Breanna Pierson - Dark Hollywood: The Black Dahlia  

Week 07

Mo 03.04

1. Keon Paulino and Elliot Rivera - Eight Men Out: Inside the Black Sox Scandal

2. Matthew Do and Jesse Han - The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico

Week 08

We 03.13

1. Lauren Ross and Adriana Fregoso - Mommie Dearest and the Celebrity Tell All

2. Kathrina Tan, Mihn Tran, and Anh Tran-Section - The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood’s Golden Age

Week 09

We 03.20

1. Vanessa Padilla and Alejandra Arias - Tales of the Hollywood Sign
2. Mark San Juan - Mark David Chapman: The Man Who Killed John Lennon

Week 11

Th 04.03

1. Camille Chafetz and Selomé Tekle - Fame Seekers: Why People Want to be Famous

2. Kaley Neven - "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping

Week 13

Mo 04.15

1. Ryan Kort - FF: The World of Fan Fiction

We 04. 17

1. David Noche and Philip Phan - Entertainment for Men: The History of Playboy

2. Bruce Nguyen and Arturo - The Great American Pin-Up Girls

Week 14

Mo 04.22

1. Josh Rosado and Eduardo Martinez -- The American Showman: PT Barnum

Week 15

Mo 04.29

1. Irving Ramirez and Analise Maddox - History Rewritten: DW Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation

PowerPoint Presentations, Sec. 01 (UPDATED)

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By midnight on Friday, February 8th, you and a partner should be signed-up for a topic and date.  All topics and dates are first-come first-served. Topics will be crossed off as they are chosen. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave the group's names (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per group is required. 
3. Be sure that you sign up in the correct section.
   

Example:
David Cortez and Kerry Clancy: #15 - The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, 03.11.13

Follow these guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

• The work distribution is up to each pairing, though it should be somewhat equitable
• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length
• There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
• Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 
• On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will likely:

• Open with cover and introduction slides
• Begin by contextualizing the topic, then presenting relevant information 
• Include visually interesting illustrations
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a compelling visual style
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube*
• Conclude with a summarization of the information presented  

Remember, this is an opportunity to be creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer contextualization
• Be thinly researched
• Allow visuals to overrun their content
• Not engage the class in any meaningful way
• Fail to incorporate any multimedia
• Conclude without a concluding slide

*Here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into PowerPoint 2007. Embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. The History of the National Enquirer
2. Great Hoaxes: Orson Welle’s The War of the Worlds
3. Lives Lived Through a Lens: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Michael Jackson
4. Dark Hollywood: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
5. Mark David Chapman: The Man Who Killed John Lennon
6. Entertainment for Men: The History of Playboy
7. Sarah Burnhardt, The Most Famous Actress the World Has Ever Known
8. Mommie Dearest and the Celebrity Tell All
9. The American Showman: PT Barnum
10. FF: The World of Fan Fiction
11. Dark Hollywood: The Black Dahlia
12. The Great American Pin-Up Girls
13. Great Hoaxes: Balloon Boy
14. Fame Seekers: Why People Want to be Famous
15. The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
16. Tales of the Hollywood Sign
17. "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping
18. Dark Hollywood: The Roman Polanski Scandal
19. John Hinckley Jr.: Jodie Foster Stalker and Would-Be Presidential Assassin
20. The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood’s Golden Age
21. Inside the Studio System
22. History Rewritten: DW Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation
23. Eight Men Out: Inside the Black Sox Scandal
24. The Queens of Hollywood: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons

Choose from these dates:

Week 05

We 02.20

1. Katherine (Katie) Vu and Leslie Legacion - Great Hoaxes: Balloon Boy

Week 08

We 03.13

1. Elizabeth Baba and Kristine Mondala - The Great American Pin-Up Girls

2. Yvonne Oliva and Minh Do - John Hinckley Jr. : Jodie Foster Stalker and Would-be Presidential Assassin

Week 09

We 03.20

1. Aaron Nguyen, Justin Tu, and YuanYuan Jou (Michelle) - Fame Seekers: Why People Want to be Famous

Week 11

Th 04.03

1. Katherine Satsatin and Stephanie Pham - Mark David Chapman: The Man Who Killed John Lennon

2. Karen Villanueva and Jarenny Perez - Tales of the Hollywood Sign

Week 13

Mo 04.15

1. Alex Shen and Johncarlos Ochoa - Entertainment for Men: The History of Playboy

2. Bernard Watts and Brianna Pickens - Dark Hollywood: The Black Dahlia

We 04. 17

1. Karen Luu and Julian Rincon - "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping

2. Jia Liang and Vanessa Santos - The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood's Golden Age"

Week 14

Mo 04.22

1. Jennifer Gonzalez and Jaspinder Kaur - Lives Lived Through a Lens: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Michael Jackson

Week 15

Mo 04.29

1. Jimmy Kwong and Barry Louie - The American Showman: PT Barnum

2. Clarence Wu - FF: The World of Fan Fiction

Week 02

WEEK 02

Read: eR—“Why Do We Want to be Famous?” (Psychology Today), “I Want to be Famous” (Guardian), “So You Want to be Famous…” (Newsweek); FAME—Introduction – “2. Mobs of Fame-Starved Children”

Mo 01.28

Introductions; Lecture—“A PowerPoint Presentation How-to”

We 01.30

Reading discussion; Lecture—“Writing as a Process, Pt. 1”

Due: REFLECTIONS 01 & 02

Upcoming:

WEEK 03
Read: FAME—“3. A Home for the Famous and Almost Famous” – “5. The Desire to Belong: Why Everyone Wants to Have Dinner with Paris Hilton and 50 Cent”

Mo 02.04
Reading discussion; Lecture—“Writing as a Process, Pt. 2”

We 02.06
DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY

Reflection 02: Political Stars—Celebrities and Politics

As last week's inauguration for President Obama illustrated, politics can be a star-studded affair. In fact, celebrities, both liberal and conservative, came out in full force for the 2012 presidential election. Throughout the campaign, President Obama and Governor Romney could count on a stable of celebrity backers to stump on their behalves—though it was decidedly slanted in favor of the President. Presidential politics aside, celebrities have also sought to inform the public on any number of issues, ranging from the humanitarian crisis in Darfur to marriage equality to the environment. But do all these stars' efforts really make a difference? Can people really be persuaded to vote for a candidate or give to a cause because of a celebrity's endorsement? Likewise, can a celebrity's stamp of approval turn people off? Is it fair to question if celebrities are even qualified to speak to some of these issues? Finally, have you ever been swayed toward a politician or cause because of a celebrity? Why or why not?

Include at least three of the following in your discussion:

• "Celebs Get Political in 2012" (Politico)
• "How Celebrity Endorsements Affect Voters" (E!)
• "Convention Star Power: Blurring the Line Between Celebrity and Politics" (CBS News)
• "When Celebrities Get Involved in Politics" (Washington Post)
• "Do the Political Opinions of Celebrities Matter?" (Investopedia) 
• "Are Celebrities Qualified to Have Political Opinions?" (Slate) 

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• Two full pages in length
• Works cited page

Find a sample reflection HERE.

Due: We 01.30—Along with Reflection 01

Reflection 01: Crossing the Line—Athletes Behaving Badly

As Lance Armstrong's doping confession reminds us, professional athletes are people, too. And just like people, they sometimes do bad things.  However, in the past twenty years, pro athletes have been involved in a variety of scandals, including sexual assault (Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger), steroids (Mark McGuire), illegal betting (Pete Rose), sexting (Brett Favre, Ron Artest), drunk driving (Charles Barkley), sexual harassment (The New York Jets), infidelity (David Beckham, Tiger Woods), dogfighting (Michael Vick), domestic violence (Tito Ortiz), prostitution (Wayne Rooney), assault (Tonya Harding, Jason "Mayhem" Miller), drug use (Jennifer Capriati), and even murder (OJ Simpson). Still, in the court of public opinion, some athletes transgressions are judged more harshly than others. Some athletes have the ability to sail past scandal (e.g. Michael Phelps), while others' images remain permanently impaired (e.g. Barry Bonds). What is the line between what fans can forgive and what they cannot forget? Has a favorite athlete of yours ever been embroiled in controversy? If so, did you continue to support him or her?

Include at least three of the following in your discussion:

• "Most Disliked Athlete? America Still Hasn’t Forgiven Michael Vick" (Yahoo! Sports)
• "Rich Athletes Behaving Badly" (Forbes) 
• "My Newfound Sympathy for Lance Armstrong Fans—and Hatred for Lance" (Atlantic)
• "'How Could You?': The Fan's Response to Athletes Behaving Badly" (Psychology Today) 
• "Sports: Where (Almost) All of Your Sins are Forgiven, Maybe" (The Sports Manifesto)
• "Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and American Athlete Worship" (The Sports Fan Journal)

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• Two full pages in length
• Works cited page

Find a sample reflection HERE.

Due: We 01.30—Along with Reflection 02

Celebrity News 01.23.13

• The Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo hopes to highlight marriage equality during Super Bowl (New York Times)
• Also ... Does Kate Upton's Super Bowl ad for BMW go too far? (Yahoo!)
• Chris Brown's house is the latest to get "swatted" (Los Angeles Times) 
• Conservative group: Cut state funding of Sundance over sexually provocative films (ABC News)
• Oscar-bound: Adele to perform her "Skyfall" at the Academy Awards (Billboard)
• Move over Gaga, Justin bieber now the most followed on Twitter (Entertainment Weekly)

Week 01

WEEK 01

We 01.23

Syllabus review

Upcoming:

WEEK 02

Read: eR—“Why Do We Want to be Famous?” (Psychology Today), “I Want to be Famous” (Guardian), “So You Want to be Famous…” (Newsweek); FAME—Introduction – “2. Mobs of Fame-Starved Children”

Mo 01.28

Introductions; Lecture—“A PowerPoint Presentation How-to”

We 01.30

Reading discussion; Lecture—“Writing as a Process, Pt. 1”
Due: REFLECTIONS 01 & 02

Welcome!