Dead Drops
Gwendolyn suggested that it might be interesting for our class to participate in a project known as "Dead Drops" - please take a look at the relevant website: http://deaddrops.com/ before next week's class.
Gwendolyn suggested that it might be interesting for our class to participate in a project known as "Dead Drops" - please take a look at the relevant website: http://deaddrops.com/ before next week's class.
Please write a response to the following prompt:
What if we were all connected by the "worldwide mind"? Would this bring us together? What happens when you can't hide what you think?
Guidelines:
1 page or less
Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling
Turn in before the end of class
You guys requested chapter equivalents for our weekly assigned reading. Here they are for Brave New World:
Week 2: Read Ch 1-4
Week 3: Read Ch 5-8
Week 4: Read Ch 9-13
Week 5: Read Ch 14-18
Evaluation Criteria (100 points possible):
Presentation turned in to professor by 10 am on presentation day - 10 points
Organization of presentation - 15 points
Clarity of presentation to audience of peers - 25 points
Scientific explanation - 25 points
Source citations - 10 points
Answering questions after presentation - 15 points
Below you will find the list of who is presenting and leading book discussion on particular class meeting dates:
01/31/2012 - "Conditioned breeding/eugenics" - Zoey and Julia
02/07/2012 - "Hallucinogens" - Conrad and Amanda
03/20/2012 - "Atomic Bomb" - Lauren S. and Dan
04/03/2012 - "Genetic engineering" - Hawi and Pam
04/10/2012 - "Transgenic animals" - Ian and Marissa
04/17/2012 - "Hot bioforms/pandemics/biological weapons" - Kailey and Lauren H.
04/24/2012 - "Xenotransplantation" - Danny and Gwendolyn
Before coming to class on January 17th, please post a comment to the "Welcome to your freshman seminar!" entry below and please read the short story "Thanasphere" at http://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm?book_number=508. We will discuss this short story as a group.
This blog will be used for course assignments and discussion throughout the Spring 2012 semester.
Please post a few sentence description of yourself with the following information as a comment to this post:
1. name
2. hometown
3. major or majors under consideration
4. hobbies
5. Why are you taking this freshman seminar?
These posts will allow us to get to know eachother.
When you post a comment on our class blog, it may not show up right away - don't worry, I just have to discriminate between real entries and spam.