Due to Canvas one hour before the start of class on Tuesday, September 10.

Read “What Nobody Told Me About Small Organic Farming: I Can’t Make a Living” by Jaclyn Moyer. As you read, make marks in the margin or on a separate piece of paper when you notice aspects of the article that you find interesting or surprising.

https://www.salon.com/2015/02/10/what_nobody_told_me_about_small_farming_i_cant_make_a_living/ (Links to an external site.)

Part 1 (101 Review):

Once you have finished reading and taking notes, right a short (minimum 400 words) response of your initial impressions. Include rhetorical analysis: What kind of purpose do you believe the authors had for writing this essay? How do you know? What kinds of choices do the authors make that help you come to this conclusion? Who is the audience for this article? How do you know?

Part 2 (Summary):

Write a 250-word summary of “What Nobody Told Me About Organic Farming: I Can’t Make a Living.” Your summary should:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the authors’ ideas using your own words
• Describe the authors’ moves in the article, not plot points
• Focus on key points, not details
• Remain objective, avoiding first person (“I”) and second person (“You”)

Begin your summary by using the author’s last name and a verb, such as “Bittman, et al, believe that…” or later, “The authors claim that…”

Part 3 (Response):

Write a brief (200 words), informal, and clear response to the authors’ ideas. You could disagree with the author (and explain why), agree partially (and explain why), agree fully and expand on what the authors say with your own ideas, etc. It is acceptable but not necessary to use the first person in your response. For example, you might begin your response with, “I agree with the authors, but they fail to consider…”

Write an account of Science Shows No Link Between Games and Violence by Karen Sternheimer and Michael D. Gallagher, focusing on the rhetorical situation — context, purpose, primary claim, evidence, audience, and authors, as well as on the appeals used.

Write an approximately 3-page long paper, double-spaced, typed, and edited in normal font (12). Use M.L.A. formatting style.Papers with too many elementary spelling and grammar mistakes will be returned as incomplete.

You are to respect the university rules regarding plagiarism. Anybody who will be found guilty of plagiarizing will absolutely fail the class.

Steps to follow:

1. Start with setting the stage for the discussion and reveal the context of this argument.
2. Provide a short summary of the reading. Identify the claims of the article and present them in the order of their importance. You can explain some of these and provide quotations to illustrate them. However, avoid irrelevant details.
3. Introduce the authors as they appear from the text and context.
4. Identify the targeted audience.
5. Identify the purpose of the article.
6. Conclude with a short evaluation of the effectiveness of the argument. Is the argument effective or ineffective? How entertaining, convincing, or informative is the whole piece? (Do not answer these questions directly; integrate them into your brief evaluation.)

Key outcomes met with this assignment:

• Recognize that writing is a process of inquiry used both to discover and communicate ideas;
• Understand the rhetorical situation of a text – author, audience, purpose, context, evidence;
• Extract main ideas from texts and reorganize them;
• Analyze an author’s specific rhetorical moves in a given text;
• Summarize and paraphrase texts, and incorporate them into own writing to support and extend own ideas;
• Evaluate the arguments/claims and supporting material in written texts;
• Use collaborative and social aspects of the writing process by critiquing peer’s texts and discussing own writing;
• Format simple manuscripts, and cite sources accurately;
• Understand the consequences of plagiarism;
• Edit own writing for grammar, mechanics, and usage.

This is the third discussion assignment worth eight points. You are to read Chapter 7 in the text, the Indian lecture. Then you choose ONE Indian leader from the following: Pontiac, Tecumseh, Chief Joseph, and Red Cloud. You are then to view the video on your chosen leader and also read the follow websites on your chosen leader: Pontiac: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Pontiac (Links to an external site.)and http://www.nndb.com/people/072/000049922 (Links to an external site.) Tecumseh-: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh (Links to an external site.) and http://history1800s.about.com/od/leaders/p/tecumsehbio.htm (Links to an external site.) and http://www.historynet.com/tecumseh-red-cloud-and-sitting-bull-three-great-indian-leaders.htm (Links to an external site.) (this site also discusses Red Cloud) Chief Joseph: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph (Links to an external site.) and http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm (Links to an external site.) and http://www.indians.org/welker/joseph.htm (Links to an external site.) Red Cloud- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cloud (Links to an external site.)and http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/redcloud.htm. (Links to an external site.)

You are to become this leader and describe how you challenged the English or the United States government and what type of tactics your used and your level of success.

Finally you are to review all the Indian leaders covered in lecture and Chapter 7 along with your chosen leader and tell which Indian leader do you feel was the most successful and why. You are also to comment on two other students’ choices of leaders.

Good luck on this Early Indian discussion.

This assignment is to be an essay summarizing and analyzing an article from a professional journal in the field of family development.

The goal of this assignment is to acquaint you with a professional journal in the field of family development and the type of article written for professionals in that field.

Using the SDSU Library database, locate an article from the Journal of Marriage and Family which is published by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Choose any topic area you wish. I suggest looking over many article titles and descriptions to find one that really interests you.

A journal is a peer reviewed publication with professionals in the field as its audience. I suggest using this journal specifically because it is the oldest in the field and seen as a premier source of research publication about families. It will also make sure that you are finding the correct type of article and publication to review.

Here are the parameters for writing your paper: (Consult the APA Checklist on the Week 1 link for guidance on setting up the parts of the paper you have not had to do in the weekly work.)

Include:

(Your first page will be the Title page, the next three or so pages will be your content, and then the final page is the reference page. Make sure the reference page cites only the scholarly article from the Journal of Marriage and Family you used and the text.)

• Cite the research article a minimum of four times in APA.
• Cite the textbook a minimum of four times in APA.
• As always, write at a college level (grammar and spelling matter!).
• Proofread before submitting.
• Submit through Turnitin on Blackboard

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/thre…

Advances in neuroscience have shown that quality early learning experiences and interactions with adults are critical to the young child’s developing brain. For this assignment, you will begin by watching the three-part video series from Harvard University, Three core concepts in early development (Links to an external site.). As you watch, pay particular attention to the role of the adult, teacher, or caregiver in the child’s brain development. Also, be sure to think about how this information translates to the learning centers discussed this week.

For this assignment, you may choose to write a three- to four-page paper (not including title or reference page) or create an eight- to ten-slide Prezi (Links to an external site.) presentation (not including title or reference slide). Your assignment must utilize at least one scholarly source in addition to the course textbook and web videos. Your paper, including the title and references page, should be formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Using the video series and additional resources:

1. Discuss the importance of early learning experiences to the developing brain of infants and toddlers.
2. Describe three or more specific examples from the video of adults supporting cognitive development.
3. Summarize one or two specific teaching ideas or strategies from the videos for each of the learning centers discussed this week (i.e., literacy, manipulative or sensory, science, math, and blocks). Be sure that these are research-supported ideas or strategies that will help foster brain development.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.