Your final project is due Wednesday, May 6th at 11:45am.
Make an appointment with me this week to choose your project.
If you do not make an appointment with me by April 13th, I will choose the least popular project for you.
PROJECT #1
Write an essay about the best story that you read in The Best of the Best Science-Fiction
• Explain why you chose that one as your favorite
• Explain why it is better than the other short stories that you read
• Compare 3 of the following: characters, setting, theme, science, and plot
• Your essay must contain all the elements that your writing teacher requires for an essay.
PROJECT #2
Write an essay comparing one story to one movie from the provided list
• Explain if they are more similar or different
• If more similar, describe at least 5 similarities and 3 differences
• If more different, describe at least 5 differences and 3 similarities
• If equally similar and different, describe 4 similarities and differences
• Your essay must contain all the elements that your writing teacher requires for an essay.
PROJECT #3
Pick a branch of science that you are interested in from the provided list
• Select 3 news articles in English about that branch of science
• Each article must be at least one full page long when printed at the normal size
• You can use www.sciencenews.org, http://www.sciencedaily.com/, or Yahoo science news
• Write 2 paragraphs about why you are interested in that branch of science
• For each article, write a 1-paragraph summary followed by a 1-paragraph personal reaction to that article
• You should have a total of 6 paragraphs plus at least 3 pages of science news article
PROJECT #4
Go to the Skeptic’s Dictionary at http://skepdic.com/
• Choose 5 strange things that interest you from the topical indexes on the website
• Write 2 paragraph about each strange thing
• In paragraph #1, write about why you and other people are interested in that strange thing
• In paragraph #2, write about why you and other people believe or do not believe in that strange thing
• You should have a total of 10 paragraphs
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Mondays & Wednesdays at 11:00am
Best of the Best, 20 Years of the Year's Best Science-Fiction
Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
Spring 2009, ESL Institute University of Wisconin, La Crosse
Wimberley 209
Mondays & Wednesdays at 11:00am
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Email: slagoski.jere@uwlax.edu
Website: http://slagoski.googlepages.com
Phone: (608) 785-8314
Office Hours: 3:00-3:45 Monday-Thursday
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Absences
Students must attend classes on time (11:00 Mondays and Wednesdays)
Students are allowed 2 absences.
1/2 absence = more than 10 minutes late
Full absence = more than 20 minutes late
Students who are absent are responsible for the following: 1) get the information that was covered in class from a classmate, 2) turn in the homework that is due through a classmate or email, 3) get the homework that was assigned through a classmate or email.
Students are allowed 2 absences.
1/2 absence = more than 10 minutes late
Full absence = more than 20 minutes late
Students who are absent are responsible for the following: 1) get the information that was covered in class from a classmate, 2) turn in the homework that is due through a classmate or email, 3) get the homework that was assigned through a classmate or email.
Disability Statement
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student with a documented disability (e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, or hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the instructor and the Disability Resource Services office (165 Murphy Library, 785-6900) at the beginning of the semester. Students who are currently using the Disability Resource Services office will have a copy of a contract that verifies they are qualified students with disabilities who have documentation on file in the Disability Resource Services office. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate their needs with the instructor in a timely manner.
Course Textbook #1
Best of the Best, 20 Years of the Year's Best Science-Fiction
Course Textbook #2
Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
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