LBSU 304 Week 2 Art and Literature Agenda

The Function of Art + Creating art +The Importance of

Art and Literature today
Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate the holiday!

For those of you who are leaving class before 8:30 this evening please see the video below for more details about tonight's class and helpful hints for this week's assignments. Please disregard the due dates listed at the bottom of the video.  The due dates in Blackboard are correct.

Video for Week 2: http://brandman.adobeconnect.com/p5arjszjvpr/

5:30-5:45	Welcome to Week 2! Read Introduction for Class on BB Feedback for DB-points, questions, comments Feedback for Writing Task #  1-My comments, points Feedback for Class Participation Reminder that each week is 125 points x 8=1000 total pts.
5:45-6:05	Discussion about Art-What is Art?
6:05-6:25	Week 2 Participation Write: The objective of this assignment is to help fulfill the course learning objective: analyze the relevance of specific disciplines (such as art, literature, science, technology, social sciences, history, political science and philosophy). Present an argument that could be delivered to a school board or college explaining why the creation of art, music, dance, sporting activity and literature should or should not be made a fundamental part of every school’s pre-K to 12th grade curriculum. Write a one sentence thesis statement that argues your point. Brainstorm reasons why or why not you think every school should or should not include this discipline into its curriculum. I will not be collecting this Participation Write but I will be asking you to share your one sentence argument with the class. Your writing task for week 2 will be to write a summary of this argument (300 words) and to find five sources that support your argument.  You will also need to write about how or why each source supports your thesis.
7:25-7:45	Directions for Writing Task Week 2 1.    Instructions: This week in class, you presented an argument that you could deliver to a school board or college that explains why the creation of art, music, dance, a sporting activity and/or literature should or should not be made a fundamental part of every school's pre-K to 12th grade curriculum.      2.    1) Outside of class, search for five credible Internet sources that support your argument. For your written assignment, you will list each source and write 3-5 sentences about each source.     How do you know if you are using a credible source?     Try the C.R.A.P. Test below?       * Currency - o How recent is the information? o How recently has the website been updated? o Is it current enough for your topic? * Reliability - o What kind of information is included in the resource? o Is content of the resource primarily opinion? Is is balanced? o Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations? * Authority - o Who is the creator or author? o What are the credentials? o Who is the published or sponsor? o Are they reputable? o What is the publisher’s interest (if any) in this information? o Are there advertisements on the website? * Purpose/Point of View - o Is this fact or opinion? o Is it biased? o Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? 3.    2) Then write a 300 (minimum) word summary of your argument.
7:45-7:55	Review of 6 Point writing rubric
7:55-8:05	Review what is due next for Week 3 1.   Review the instructions about your “Annotated Bibliography and Summary” writing assignment and submit it.  It is DUE Sunday at midnight and worth 75 points.   2.   Click on the "Discussion Board" link below to participate in your discussion worth 25 points.  Your main post is DUE Wednesday prior to your next class session, and your responses to others are DUE Sunday at midnight. 3.   Your in-class participation in discussions and activities is worth 25 points. If you wrote a thesis statement and shared it with the class today, you received full participation credit for class today.