Wed/Thurs Jan 10-11
Vocab words and grading change discussion. 

Vocab: bolster, depreciate, indiscriminate, inquisitive, nebulous, relegate, finite, sedentary, tenet, terse

Introduction to argumentation.  This will be our writing focus this semester.  Details and links will be added, but this Purdue OWL template is a good simple start.

Case study discussion and example.  What will the format look like, and how will we prep for it?  Here's an example of what a "case study" resource might look like, paired with a prompt/question that will need to be answered in the vocab essay.

Martian Chronicles initial discussion and read time.

Tuesday, Jan. 9:

Discussion of some format changes in grading, specifically to vocabulary test/essay.

Literary magazine submission extra credit options: JOCO Elementia and South Inscriptions.  See earlier post for JOCO link.  Submission deadline is Feb. 1 for JOCO, so get on it if interested.  Inscriptions deadline is April 3 so you have a little more time on that one.

Guiding questions reflecting in-class discussion over getting started on The Martian Chronicles and connecting it to our media consumption intro to the semester can be found on G-Class. Read Rocket Summer and Ylla.