"Most great stories of adventure, from The Hobbit to Seven Pillars of Wisdom, come furnished with a map. That's because every story of adventure is in part the story of a landscape, of the interrelationship between human beings (or Hobbits, as the case may be) and topography. Every adventure story is conceivable only with reference to the particular set of geographical features that in each case sets the course, literally, of the tale."-Michael Chabon

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Don't Forget!

Don't forget about your photo-a-day project--you should have seven photos at this point--five from last week and two from the week before.

Here are some pictures I've taken around Ames the past couple weeks:




Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Thursday Class

We're meeting in 212 Ross. Don't forget to bring your papers, rough draft, and peer review materials (either stapled together or in a folder.)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Photo Project

Photo-a-Day Project

Begin: 2/18
End: 4/15

This excludes weekends and Spring Break.

*No more than two photos should be inside of your home.
*At least twelve of the pictures should be taken outside.


Use this as an opportunity to connect with your surroundings. Think about how you would like to visually represent your experience. At the end of the project you will present a slide show of your photos, and submit one printed and mounted photo.

Example Photos (taken by Richard Button for a "photo a day" project):

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Syllabus Refresher

2/16: Lab: (Switched to Large Room--Song/Journal people present Thursday):(Tuesday)

Songs: Danielle De Bruin, Jordan Euson
In Class: Listen to PRI Studio 360 interview with Sean Penn, Work in scene group, Discuss Walden/film
From Walden; or, Life in the Woods, by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 9-25
(Theodore Mathews) (Journal)



2/18: Classroom: (Thursday)

Songs: Carrie Fick, Alexander Frisvold
In class: Peer Response, Introduce photo project
-Rough draft, visual analysis due.
-START PHOTOS HERE
“A First American Views His Land,” by N. Scott Momaday, p. 570
(Sara Adelman, Alexander Bales)



2/23: Lab: (Tuesday)

Songs: Erik Gerver, Michael Gloss
In class: National Park visual analysis activity
“Speech at Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 6, 1903,” by Teddy Roosevelt
“Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks,” by Edward Abbey, p. 413
(Matthew Johnson, Liza Jaszczak) (Journal on one)



2/25: Classroom: (Thursday)

Songs: Austin Godfrey, Lauren Halbert
In class: Introduce Rhetorical Analysis
VISUAL ANALYSIS DUE
From A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, p. 85, and from My First
Summer in the Sierras, p. 98, by John Muir. (Sara Hill, Emma Broadnax)

Thursday

Don't forget:

We're meeting in the small classroom. Bring a rough draft of your paper (3-5 pages)! If you don't bring a rough draft, you will be marked as absent. Also: we'll be catching up on songs and what-not. Review your syllabus and see if you should have presented anything on a day we missed class, if so, then be prepared to present on Thursday.

~Rachael

Monday, February 15, 2010

Tuesday

Don't forget:

We're in the large classroom--and you should read Thoreau before class.

~RB

Monday, February 8, 2010

Don't Forget

We're in the large classroom in Hoover all next week!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Movie Trailer in class activity

Consider the following:

What is being framed? What is the director choosing to show?

  • Use of visuals (people, places, objects, etc.)
  • Use of audio (narration, quotes, music, etc.)
  • Pace and tone
  • Types of emotional appeals meant to persuade the viewer
  • The way the character interacts with his environment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAuzT_x8Ek

Monday, February 1, 2010

Power Plant Tour:

You must be signed up for one of these tours. If you're not--sign up for an open spot using the comment function.

If you have questions about directions--check out Miss Dixon's blog:
http://eng250fr.blogspot.com/2010/02/campus-map.html

11:00

1-Wesley Boyer
2-Thomas Baldwin
3-Jay Brummel
4-Kyle Litchenberg
5-Kyle Bradwell
6-Thomas Yung
7-Elizabeth Jacobs
8-Erica Miller
9-Brandon Wilson
10-Matthew Harvey
11-Troy Lue Ttjohanne
12-Chris Ryrd
13-Lauren Halbert
14-Ted Beem
15-Sarah Craig
16-Danielle De Bruin
17-Caitlin Stewart
18-Maddie Norelius
19-Michael Gloss
20-James Capello
21-Chris Cozzi
22-Jake McDonough
23-Sara Hill
24-Sara Adelman
25-Yasmine Sepehri
26-Carrie Fick
27-Benjamin Juhke
28-Emma Broadnax
29-Jessanuy Dahlberg
30-Lacey James

12:00

1-Jordan Julson
2-Ramsay Ah Sam
3-Austin Gadfrey
4-Sam Stonehocker
5-Jordan Euson
6-Nicole Hanninen
7-Alex Ruggeberg
8-Tacie Hoose
9-Matthew Johnson
10-Jarred Schubert
11-Crystal Jovan
12-Alex Bales
13-Bryce Linn
14-Mel Anderson
15-Jack Ferezy
16-Yaheng Chen
17-Daniel Fiores
18-Eric Gerver
19-Alex Fitzvold
20-Rachel Peller
21-Matthew Mayberry
22-Sarah Constable
23-Mark Sinclair
25-Sean Seaton
26-Emily Swaim
27-Ted Mathews
28-Jacob Holmstrom
29-Connor Gerdes
30-James-Pruchnicki

Power Plant Tour

1-Qi Wang
2-Yao Fu
3-Allison Metzger
4-Nick Duetak
5-Ben Boecker
6-Lauren Jessen
7-Cleyon Luing
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