12596 |
JEN MAHER |
TuTh 1:15-2:30 pm (GNDR-G 225)
|
BH 310
|
***PLEASE NOTE: HON-BM 299 (4 cr) is a placeholder course number. It represents a combination of GNDR-G 225 (3 cr)and a 1-credit, HON-H 299 discussion section that meets separately. To earn honors credit for GNDR-G 225, you MUST enroll in HON-BM 299. At the end of the first week of classes, HON-BM 299 will dissolve, and you will automatically be placed on the rosters for GNDR-G 225 (3450) and HOH-H 299 (12591), and you will receive a grade in each of these courses.***
HON-H 299 Description:
I will ask you to bring many of the theories and texts we read in the class up to date. We will watch additional films/videos to supplement your formal section of G225 and each of you will be part of a group presentation illustrating the weekly reading according to syllabus dates using an outside media clip that is more than five years old. You will be asked to illustrate and “teach” a weekly essay through a Power Point presentation that will be graded by your peers. These presentations will require you to:
- Identify the argument of the piece from the course and discuss its strengths and weaknesses
- Select a specific scene or scenes from a media text that allow you to illustrate, contradict, or expand upon the author’s point
- Lead the class through a discussion based on the question or questions you give connected to the reading
- *****Please note, it is not required that you either like or agree with the essay you present on, only that you consider it fairly and present it to your peers in a way that does justice to both******
- Follow the Guidelines set out for you EXPLICITLY under “PowerPoint Guide” under “Files.”
Your grades will be determined by class participation, graded in class writing assignments, and your in-class presentation (graded by your peers under my purview).