Discussion Question 7
Directions:
Answer ONLY ONE of the following questions as thoughtfully as possible, after reading the lecture. Then post your answer to the English 103 Message Board by the deadline. Your answer is due no later than Thursday, Apr. 20.
Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Sunday, Apr. 23. In order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 other people's postings.
Please answer the question as thoughtfully as possible, after reading the lecture. Then post your answer to the English 207 Message Board by the deadline.
We will be using the Canvas Discussion Board for this class. Click on the link below to get to the LACCD portal, sign in, and then click on the link for Canvas in the right column. This will take you to the Canvas dashboard. From there, click on the square with the name of our class. Once you've entered the class, you will find the "Discussions" link on the left side of the screen:
Remember: This discussion question is worth a possible 20 points. Late answers will receive 0 points. Points will be assigned according to the thoughtfulness of your answers, not by whether they are "right" or not, since sometimes there is no "right" answer. Just be sure your ideas are supported by the material in the readings.
1. Klosterman says television won't exist in 25 years: "I doubt the current structure of television will exist in two hundred fifty years, or even in twenty-five" (160). Do you agree? Explain why.
- State your position explicitly.
- Give 2 reasons supporting your position.
- Give evidence to support your reasons.
- Consult at least one source other than the assigned reading to get this information.
- Give a Work(s) Cited entry for that source(s), in correct MLA format. (This part is important--you will lose points if the format is incorrect. Ask if you need help.)
2. Klosterman argues that the tv show that will last is Roseanne. Do you agree? If you do, explain why you agree. If you don't, propose an alternate show that will last. Explain your choice.
- State your position explicitly.
- Give 2 reasons supporting your position.
- Give evidence to support your reasons.
- Consult at least one source other than the assigned reading to get this information.
- Give a Work(s) Cited entry for that source(s), in correct MLA format. (This part is important--you will lose points if the format is incorrect. Ask if you need help.)
3. Malcolm Gladwell says, "In twenty-five years...no one in America will play football..." (Klosterman 178). Give 2 of the reasons why he might be right. Give 2 reasons why he might be wrong.
- Consult at least one source other than the assigned reading to get this information.
- Give a Work(s) Cited entry for that source(s), in correct MLA format. (This part is important--you will lose points if the format is incorrect. Ask if you need help.)
4. Klosterman talks about the movie Whiplash, in which a teacher at a music conservatory relentlessly and (some say) cruelly pushes a student to become great. The teacher doesn't believe in praise. "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job,' he says..." (189). Do you agree with this teacher that praise harms students more than it helps them, and that criticism and cruelty are the path to greatness?
- State your position explicitly.
- Give 2 reasons supporting your position.
- Give evidence to support your reasons.
- Consult at least one source other than the assigned reading to get this information.
- Give a Work(s) Cited entry for that source(s), in correct MLA format. (This part is important--you will lose points if the format is incorrect. Ask if you need help.)
5. Klosterman argues that video games will replace sports in the future. Give two reasons why that might happen. Give two reasons why it might not.
- Consult at least one source other than the assigned reading to get this information.
- Give a Work(s) Cited entry for that source(s), in correct MLA format. (This part is important--you will lose points if the format is incorrect. Ask if you need help.)
When you respond to other people's answers, be sure to post a response of substance, which adds new details or ideas to what they've said, or asks questions for clarification. Don't just say "I agree that the teacher in Whiplash is great" or some variation on that. Really give some thought to what the other student has said and see what you can contribute.