Tuesday, September 11th (.210)

Good morning, everyone. Today we will start with discussion on our assigned readings move forward. Your in-class writing will connect to the idea of authority which stems from your "Frameworks" reading. The final steps for the class will be to review some Discovery Blogs and take a look at GDDs that are currently in-process.

Students in the parking lot like...

Reminders

• Weather Channel Moment

• As of now, there is a large-ish storm that is projected to head our direction. It is not a hurricane, but it has the potential to dump a lot of rain on CC over the next few days.

• Keep an eye on the forecast.

• Pay attention to the university's emergency alerts.

• This is how you will know if class is cancelled or not.

• Be safe. Don't drive if the water on the roads is questionable.

• You should be finalizing your GDD and Discovery Blogs from last Sunday.

• Make sure that the links are submitted in the right spot! As of now, there appear to be quite a few "missing" links.

• This month is Hispanic Heritage Month at TAMUCC. Check on the list of events here.

• There are a good variety of things happening. I think there is a little something for everyone.

Today

• Responding to the Reading (NWWK 3.0)

• Review your assigned paragraph and create a short summary or blurb that you can share with the class.

• Group 1: Para. 1

• Group 2: Para. 2

• Group 3: Para. 3

• Group 4: Para. 4

• Group 5: Para. 5

• Share with the class!

• Making Connections (Authority)

• Let's take a real world example: Beyonce.

• First, why are we connecting music with writing?

• What situation do we most commonly associate Beyonce?

• Why?

• Would you argue that she is or is not an authority in this space?

• In her album, Lemonade, Beyonce has several songs that could be viewed as outside of her standard

• Daddy Lessons (performed at the CMAs): resulted in a bit of push-back from they audience and conservative commentators.

• How did Beyonce attempt to establish her authority in her performance of this song?

• Why do you think her authority was challenged by viewers?

• Formation (excerpt from Video Album)

• In what ways did Beyonce attempt to establish herself as an authority in this video? Consider not just the lyrics/music but the imagery, too.

• Was she successful?

• How was she challenged?

• To the Google Drive!

• What did you think about the "Authority" reading?

Homework

• You should be in-process on your second GDD. The submission space is now open and the soft deadline is this Friday.

• Your second Discovery Blog is due on Sunday.

• Reading

• NWWK TC 4.0 (p. 59-61)

• "Framework for Information Literacy" Searching as Strategic Exploration (p. 9)