{"id":31656,"date":"2024-08-30T00:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T00:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/a1-db-5-learning-the-grammar-of-animacy-and-smart-homework-goals-for-fall-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T00:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T00:40:41","slug":"a1-db-5-learning-the-grammar-of-animacy-and-smart-homework-goals-for-fall-2024","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/a1-db-5-learning-the-grammar-of-animacy-and-smart-homework-goals-for-fall-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A1: DB 5 &#8211; &#8220;Learning the Grammar of Animacy&#8221; and SMART Homework Goals for Fall 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">&#8220;Learning the Grammar of Animacy&#8221; by Robin Wall Kimmerer<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What did you think about this reading?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What did you like about it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is her purpose, or overall message?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is there a quotation from the story you can identify as a<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>thesis statement<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em>of sorts?&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Who is the primary audience for this piece?<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Why, and can you find evidence for your answer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How might changing the primary audience affect the central purpose of Kimmerer&#8217;s piece?<\/strong><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Imagine if Kimmerer was writing specifically to your parents;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">what about the piece would you expect to change?<\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What would be removed<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>because your parents wouldn&#8217;t find it rhetorically effective;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">what might be added?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Spend a few minutes reflecting over the &#8220;genre&#8221; of this piece<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What characteristics from this piece make it like a Critical Literacy Narrative?<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Find a specific example to better illustrate your comparison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What characteristics prevent it from being a Critical Literacy Narrative?<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Find a specific example (from Kimmerer, our Rubric, or our Prompt) to better illustrate your comparison<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be as obvious as your like, but name something other than word limit&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">Homework Practices<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I had you independently begin thinking about these questions last week; please feel free to draw and&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">refine<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>your ideas from<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-published=\"true\" data-course-type=\"assignments\">A1: WTL &#8211; Integrity and Homework Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Where and when do you complete your homework for this class? your other classes?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">When (or, for what kinds of assignments) might it be beneficial to have a separate space for this class?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Can you draft, revise, and edit a 10 page research essay in the same conditions you complete your process work in?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What distractions exist in your homework space?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How do you focus, even with these problems?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Knowing that the work load will progressively intensify as the semester continues, can your schedule accommodate the increased work load?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Name one challenge you experienced this weekend whilst completing homework which you can reasonably expect to persist for the semester<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Example:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8220;I do my homework at home, but I live with my baby sister who cries a lot. It&#8217;s distracting, and it&#8217;ll never truly be solved.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The challenge could be about your homework practices, your content, your motivation, your time management, your materials, etc&#8230;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How were\/are you accepting that challenge and moving through it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">SMART Goal for Fall 2024<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Reflecting on your homework practices,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">please create a SMART goal<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(specific to this course) which will help you overcome the challenge you previously identified. We will return to these goals throughout the semester, and you may find that they will change over time. Remember, SMART Goals are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">S &#8211; Specific<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What HOMEWORK PRACTICE can you begin which will address your persistent, semester-long challenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">M &#8211; Measurable<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How can this HOMEWORK PRACTICE be quantifiably measured?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I recommend either units of time (hours, minutes) or a specific number of accomplishments (words written; process work completed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A &#8211; Attainable<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This is a goal for the entire semester; you are creating a beneficial habit. This should be a challenge, not something you&#8217;re already doing, but it should also be realistic enough to see improvement between now and the end of the semester.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">We will return to these goals later on, so we&#8217;ll know if we achieved our goals or if we need to adjust our expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">R &#8211; Relevant<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make this goal a HOMEWORK PRACTICE. Something you can change, add, or remove from your current practices that will make you more successful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">T &#8211; Timely<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">We only have until the semester&#8217;s end together, so be reasonable with how much you expect to change within that timeframe<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As we revisit these goals, it&#8217;s okay if we have to adjust our expectations to better match the reality of our time restraints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Learning the Grammar of Animacy&#8221; by Robin Wall Kimmerer What did you think about this reading? What did you like about it? What is her purpose, or overall message? 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