Library Day 2

Hello! As you might recall, I had mentioned that we would be meeting again soon to help you prepare for your 3rd essay 😊     As your semester has progressed, you might have noticed that some of your professors are requiring “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed” level research (if not, don’t worry.  They will 😊) The tutorial and… Continue reading Library Day 2

HUMA 202 in Rome

Course Objectives Rome and its surroundings are the locus of imaginative works that continue to shape our cultures and civilizations. We’ll spend a few weeks reading and discussing some of these, and then we’ll get to explore these places ourselves and encounter some of the art and architecture (and food!) that provokes and responds to… Continue reading HUMA 202 in Rome

Library Instruction Session 2 Prep

Hello! I am sending you the link for your Information Literacy assignment that we are asking that you complete before we meet back in the library classroom! https://hbl-gcc.libwizard.com/f/WRIT-101-essay3   (If you are off campus, please remember to connect to the Global Protect VPN before beginning the tutorial). As your semester has progressed, you might have noticed… Continue reading Library Instruction Session 2 Prep

French/Crouch Extra Credit

If you attend either David French or Andy Crouch’s Thursday evening lectures, you may write a one-page assessment of their talk (double-spaced. i.e. 250 words) and hand that in to me. I’ll give you up to 5 points toward your quiz scores.

Research and Analysis

The purpose of this unit is to help you begin gathering and analyzing sources for your ten-page Researched Argument. We will begin in the SAU archives where you can find a particular artifact to start your research. You will then find ways to situate this artifact in a broader conversation by interviewing a relevant expert… Continue reading Research and Analysis

Artifact Analysis

For this assignment, you’ll first have to find an artifact in the SAU archives. There are all kinds of items held here, to get your creative juices flowing, here are just a few topics represented in the archive’s collections: • Pioneers in Michigan (Gitchell diaries) • Free Methodist history • Education (co-ed dorms, seminary farm,… Continue reading Artifact Analysis

Sample Virtue Essays

Video Game Hospitality In The Odyssey, one of the most important virtues that every good Greek nobleman has to exercise is proper hospitality. Zeus, the ruler of the gods, is the god of guests and hospitality, and the different places Odysseus and his men visit are evaluated based on how their hosts treat them. For… Continue reading Sample Virtue Essays

ENG 112 Sample Essays

Questions: The Path to Heaven In his book, The Divine Comedy, Dante emphasizes the role that questions play in strengthening a Christian’s faith. Dante is pushed by his mentors to ask questions to better his understanding bringing him ultimately closer to God. Instead of preaching the message, his mentors waited for Dante’s curiosity to help… Continue reading ENG 112 Sample Essays

Poetry Portfolios

Since this is a poetry writing course, most of your grade is determined by how well you write poetry (surprising, I know). You may think that poetry grading is incredibly subjective and that any grade I assign your poems will be arbitrary. There’s some truth to that. I’ve submitted the same poems to many different… Continue reading Poetry Portfolios

Participation

I reserve 10% of your final grade to allocate based on your participation in our class discussions, workshops, and the poetry reading near the end of the semester.  This is a course that depends on the eager, thoughtful, wise participation of everyone involved.  Normally, I simply determine this portion of your grade by the percentage… Continue reading Participation