Thank You for a Great Semester

I'd like to take this final opportunity to thank you for two really great classes. I had a super time in class and I hope you did, too. So, thank you.

Have a fun (and safe) break. Please keep in touch.

 -D

Week 17: Bob Dyaln

Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (US #39, 1965)

Week 17: Bob Dylan
Mo 12.10
Class: Course review

UPDATE 12.13:
I received your final exams much sooner than I expected, so I have begun contacting everyone from my four sections about their final grades. It is a slow process, so please be patient. I have 100 people to email, and so it'll take time. I hope to have emailed everyone by Sunday.

The end is near!

Reflection 09: Yesterday—Reflections on Reading and Writing about Music (Optional Extra-Credit Assignment)

It's the last dance

Your extra-credit assignment asks that you reflect upon a semester's worth of reading and writing about music. What about the subject matter struck you as most interesting? What surprised you? Did you change your mind about any particular aspect of music? Were any preconceived notions of yours changed or challenged? Did you pick up any new favorites along thew way? In a reflection-style response, consider the experience of studying various aspects of music in an English composition class. 

Worth up to 10 extra-credit pts. 

Required:

• MLA Style
• Must be exactly two-full pages in length

Due: Via email by Wednesday, December 12th at noon

Music News: 12.06.12

• Pop Danthology mashes up 55 of 2012's biggest hits (LA Music Blog)
• Newly out Frank Ocean snags six Grammy nominations (Advocate)
• By the numbers: American Idol winners'  chart success by the numbers (Today)
• Let bygones be bygones: Metallica joins Spotify (CNET)
• Spin names its 50 best albums of 2012 (Spin)
  
• Mariah Carey, backed by Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, rocks "All I Want for Christmas is You" (Rolling Stone)

For Your Final Exam Preparation

Below are two sample prompts for your final exam this week. Also included is the rubric from which your essay will be scored.

• Sample Prompt 1
• Sample Prompt 2
• Grading Rubric

Here is a sample 1A prompt along with a corresponding annotated essay:

• Sample Prompt 3 (Jihad vs. McWorld)
• Sample Prompt 3 Annotated Essay (Jihad vs. McWorld) 

PowerPoint presentation:
The Mad Dash: Thesis Statements

Week 16: Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You" (US #1, 1992)

Week 16: Whitney Houston
Mo 12.03
Class: Final exam prep; Lecture—“The Mad Dash: Thesis Statements”

We 12.05
Class: Final exam prep; Lecture—“The Mad Dash: Essay Outlines”
Due: REFLECTION 8

Sa 12.08
FINAL EXAM: 8 AM, SCI 142*

Week 17: Bob Dylan
Mo 12.10
Class: Course review

*My four sections will be sharing this lecture hall with four sections belonging to Prof. Mohsenzadegan. That means there will be 200 students taking the exam in the same room, so please get there on time to ensure that you get a seat that works best for you.

Music News: 12.01.12

• Mackelmore bucks hip hop, promotes acceptance of gays (PRI)
• On World AIDS Day, Bono's fight against the disease continues (Time)
• Hugs and kisses: Rihanna and Chris Brown are affectionate on Instagram (New York Daily News)
• iTunes 11 finally arrives (Washington Post)
• Fans: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez 4EVER (MTV)
• Florida teenager fatally shot over his loud music (Christian Science Monitor)