Read an interview with poet Robert Hass by Sarah Pollock, which you can find here. Just read the one from Mother Jones, don't worry about the second interview. Notice how questions create a dialogue that wanders but is more or less easy to follow. Skim the CW 449-483 and the EW 149-165 (this will probably be the most helpful reading you look at all semester in these books, so be sure and do it!).
Watch the TED video on unanswerable questions to get you thinking and then free write for 5-10 minutes listing as many questions as you can. Ask about things you don't know the answer to, that you might want to find out more about.
Research based on your questions. Start with wikipedia or google scholar, and as you go keep track of what you find out. Type the question and then a blurb of a paragraph or so on what you discover. Be sure and copy down the url for any site you visit. Let yourself wander and feel free to record any of your own ideas.
Post a list of 10 questions and responses to the blog, and don't forget to put a jump break after the first. Also, post your Op-Ed if you haven't yet. The format should look like this:
1. How smart are octopuses?
Watch the TED video on unanswerable questions to get you thinking and then free write for 5-10 minutes listing as many questions as you can. Ask about things you don't know the answer to, that you might want to find out more about.
Research based on your questions. Start with wikipedia or google scholar, and as you go keep track of what you find out. Type the question and then a blurb of a paragraph or so on what you discover. Be sure and copy down the url for any site you visit. Let yourself wander and feel free to record any of your own ideas.
Post a list of 10 questions and responses to the blog, and don't forget to put a jump break after the first. Also, post your Op-Ed if you haven't yet. The format should look like this:
1. How smart are octopuses?
- http://www.mollylaich.com/archives/1106
- http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/paul-the-octopus-who-predicted-world-cup-matches-dies/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Intelligence
- Apparently they're smarter than you'd think. Paul the octopus correctly predicted the world cup winners for 8/8 games in the last world cup. While that's probably just an anomaly, different octopus species are as smart as dogs and able to use tools (coconuts as shelters).
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