february 17 (101a)

Who said “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor”?

A. Vince LombardiB. George WashingtonC. Harrison FordD. Bill GatesE. Daniel Boone

Jacob (3), Brenna (5), Colin (2), and Jackson (7 weeks)

Free write—write without picking up your pen or pencil until I say stop. Do not worry about grammar, spelling, or sounding silly. Start with the prompt and go where your mind takes you.

Prompt: Respond to the chapter—how do you

feel about cognitive dissonance? How do you feel about Festinger? Linda Santos? Slater?

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Free write—write without picking up your pen or pencil until I say stop. Do not worry about grammar, spelling, or sounding silly. Start with the prompt and go where your mind takes you.

Prompt: How much do you care what people think

about you? How willing are you to stand up against a crowd even if you will be all alone and ridiculed?

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I am going to show you an image

WITHOUT TALKING or looking at your neighbor, write immediately what you would do in this situation

Remember, you only get one first reaction, so please do not look around

Write directly on your paper what you would do

You are in a crowded office building. Quite a few people are waiting with you in the lobby for an elevator. You are in

the middle of the pack, but you will definitely get on the next elevator. The

doors open and you see…

You are here!

WITHOUT TALKING or looking at your neighbor, write immediately what you would do in this situation

Remember, you only get one first reaction, so please do not look around

Write directly on your paper what you would do

Now you are all by yourself waiting for the elevator. The doors open and

you see…

WITHOUT TALKING or looking at your neighbor, write immediately what you would do in this situation

Remember, you only get one first reaction, so please do not look around

Write directly on your paper what you would do

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Write a one-page, two paragraph response to “Quieting the Mind” using one well-integrated quotation and one well-integrated paraphrase

The first paragraph should use one of the templates from the “They Say” section and should summarize the point to which you are responding

The second paragraph should use one of the templates from “Yes/No/Okay, But” and should respond to that point

Highlight or underline all four of these items

Bring the finished essay to me and when I check it off, you are free to go

A. Cognitive dissonance videos

B. “Quieting the Mind” discussion

C. “Water Landing” Introduction

D. Essay #2 prompt

E. Practicing Quoting/Responding

A. Cognitive dissonance

B. Quoting

C. Paraphrasing

D. Essay #2

E. “I Say”

Due Thursday, February 19 at 11:55 p.m.:

Post to the weekly discussion on Moodle

Due Sunday, February 22 at 11:55 p.m.:

Respond to at least two students in the Moodle discussion

Due Monday, February 23 at 11:55 p.m.:

Watch the EP video lessons “How to Focus Your Essay and Respond to the Essay Prompt” and “How to Use Reference Material in Your Essay” and take the respective quizzes

Due Tuesday, February 24 at the beginning of class:

Read “And Yet” (Chapter 5 of They Say/I Say) and come to class prepared to discuss

Read “In the Unlikely Event of a Water Landing” (Chapter 4 of Opening Skinner’s Box) and come to class prepared to discuss and complete the Metacognitive Reading Log