In this assignment you will practice the fundamentals
of critical thinking via blogging about telenovelas. Your blog entries
should reflect your thought process and your learning experience as you go
through the course. In other words, your posts should be a thoughtful (and
creative) expression of yourself. If you wish, you can complement the entries
with images or other media.
Specifically,
blog entries will be of two types:
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Open topic entries: With the exception of the post
due on March 24, which should be a reflection on what you learn about telenovela
production, you are free to analyze, comment and/or reflect on any of the
topics and readings we will cover in class. You can also write about the
telenovela(s) you are analyzing for your class assignments. Be warned that
mere description won’t meet my expectations.
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Responses/comments to entries: A good blog builds a community. In
that spirit, you should comment on the entries posted by your classmates or by
me, be those open topic entries or responses to others’ posts. Your comments
must be substantive and add to the conversation. In other words, merely stating
“I agree” or “good point” is not nearly enough.
You must
write at least five open topic
entries and six responses/comments during our term. The open topic
entries should be spread out throughout the semester. Therefore, I expect to find at least one new open
topic entry written by each of you by 9 p.m. of each of the following days:
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January 30
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February 13
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March 24* (post must be about
production)
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April 9
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April 27
There are
no partial deadlines for your responses/comments, just the final deadline: April 27 at 9 p.m. I highly recommend
you also write your comments throughout the semester.
