{"id":1035,"date":"2019-07-16T08:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2019-07-17T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:25:26","slug":"conspiracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/2019\/07\/16\/conspiracies\/","title":{"rendered":"American culture &#038; post-truth: Conspiracies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Front matter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Group conferences tomorrow: look at <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fuspKOHibSJl6ewfF8mjnRuy90cXGu6KA0PUtRjv45k\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"schedule (opens in a new tab)\">schedule<\/a><\/li><li>Response #1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Andersen, social annotations, and hypothes.is<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.se\/userdata\/images\/article\/11dc09c81c643b3f0ef6af292577b20c7cff774472c998078abb88e438e9039f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"268\"\/><figcaption>Chemtrails (the idea that the water vapor that leaves airplanes as they fly are part of a government plot to test chemical and biological agents) are one popular conspiracy theory that Anderson notes in &#8220;How America Lost Its Mind&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point most of you have created a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hypothesis account (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/hypothes.is\/login\" target=\"_blank\">Hypothesis account<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"installed the Chrome extension (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/hypothesis-web-pdf-annota\/bjfhmglciegochdpefhhlphglcehbmek?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">installed the Chrome extension<\/a>, and contributed comments to our PSP19 group. As you may have noticed, the key difference between holistic and social is that social annotations have an external audience (that is, someone other than the reader herself). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to Anderson\u2019s \u201c<a aria-label=\"Hypothesis account (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2017\/09\/how-america-lost-its-mind\/534231\/\">How America Lost Its Mind<\/a>\u201d and open hypothes.is in our group, PSP19. Find an annotation written by a classmate that resonated with you. Paste the original quote by Andersen and the students&#8217; response in a doc and respond to it. Edit for smoothness and clarity (For example: &#8220;At one point in the middle of the essay Andersen says&#8230; \/\/ Albina&#8217;s response to this was.. \/\/ I feel&#8230;). Once you are finished, paste this \u00b6 into our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bMsa84E3GMCN5sK9mYEQEpj6Z66L06KNhESo-HLI2MQ\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">lingering freewrites document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synthesis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes authors compose by moving from claims to evidence. That is, they might feel strongly about something, and they build an argument about why based on the facts and experiences at hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the opposite is often just as true, especially when writing in the university. In those cases, professors and scholars write by working from evidence to claims, and that often involves engaging a process called <strong><em>synthesis<\/em><\/strong>: directing a reader&#8217;s attention to patterns you notice across texts. To synthesize means to make meaning by building connections, helping readers along the way by contributing additional guidance by way of composing and arranging summaries, quotations, paraphrases, and interpretations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relating sources to each other can take shape in a number of ways. Some of these include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Comparison\/contrast<\/em><\/strong>: X is <em>like<\/em> Y in some ways, <em>un<\/em>like Y in other ways. For example: \u201cMore than eighty of the one hundred freshmen I surveyed noted that the major drawback of living in the dorms is cost; however, a recent article in <em>The Cornell Daily Sun<\/em> indicated that the University is working on making dorm-living cheaper by 2006.\u201d <\/li><li><strong><em>Exemplification<\/em><\/strong>: X is an <em>instance<\/em> or <em>example<\/em> of Y. For example: \u201cAccording to Dr. Joan DiFrancisco, a professor of sociology at Cornell, the most common way Greeks are misrepresented on campus is through media such as television programs, newspapers, and popular film. Recent examples of this can be found on MTV through shows like \u201cFraternity Life\u201d and \u201cSorority Life,\u201d both of which perpetuate Greek stereotypes.\u201d<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong><em>Cause and effect<\/em><\/strong>: X is a <em>cause<\/em> of Y. For example: \u201cAccording to Officer Tom Smith, an Ithaca cop who has patrolled near campus since 1995, it is relatively easy to buy alcohol underage in Ithaca because many store-owners get away with it. If this is true, perhaps it explains why Cornell and IC students are twice as likely to become alcoholics than students at SUNY Cortland, as a recent state report has indicated.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Reading + pre-writing + writing<\/strong> <strong>= synthesis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To begin the process of synthesis, it is essential to review all of the individual and collaborative pre-writing we&#8217;ve done so far with the four texts from this unit: Cloud, Roberts-Miller, The Daily, and Andersen. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your marginal annotations from Cloud &amp; Roberts-Miller<\/li><li>Our pulled passages from Roberts-Miller [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"link (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10SS8Az2xfcThYCV6RXQIPNROFVtmeWe92m1C9h_tA34\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>]<\/li><li>Lingering freewrites from The Daily &amp; Anderson [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"link (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bMsa84E3GMCN5sK9mYEQEpj6Z66L06KNhESo-HLI2MQ\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>]<\/li><li>Holistic annotations chart from The Daily [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"link (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JDgSvIhgLZhOGq6I4LL_vZUNcm7EXKCW-JW_SgQxVmw\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>]<\/li><li>Social annotations from Anderson [<a href=\"https:\/\/hyp.is\/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fmagazine%2Farchive%2F2017%2F09%2Fhow-america-lost-its-mind%2F534231%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hypothes.is (opens in a new tab)\">hypothes.is<\/a>]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share two quotes [<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OLGNnVm3S-XXmxLHTYQWyN9AiJJt3FXc4dxR0R7fjdY\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"link (opens in a new tab)\">link<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some tools to help you along<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Language for synthesis: [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"pdf (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Templates-from-They-Say-I-Say.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pdf<\/a>]<\/li><li>Examples [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"docx (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Stnd-Examples-of-Synth.doc\" target=\"_blank\">docx<\/a>]<\/li><li>More on what synthesis is [<a href=\"https:\/\/users.drew.edu\/sjamieso\/Synthesis.htm#key%20features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"link (opens in a new tab)\">link<\/a>]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Homework for Tuesday&#8217;s conference<\/strong>s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Response #1<\/strong>: Draft a 500-750 word personal essay that synthesizes our two or more sources so far in this unit. Rather than start with an argument, think of this essay as more of an analysis that points to patterns you&#8217;ve noticed \u2014 patterns that Cloud, Roberts-Miller, The Daily, and\/or Andersen have helped you to notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Homework&nbsp;for&nbsp;Wednesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read and annotate Beck\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2017\/03\/this-article-wont-change-your-mind\/519093\/\">This Article Won\u2019t Change Your Mind<\/a>\u201d (<em>The Atlantic<\/em>) using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/\">hypothes.is<\/a>. Add 3-5 annotations, aiming to balance your timing (that is, first to the document \u21c6 last to the document) with the above list of possible ways you might contribute. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Front matter Group conferences tomorrow: look at schedule Response #1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[116],"tags":[119,129,131,130,203],"class_list":["post-1035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reality","tag-annotation","tag-conspiracies","tag-hypothesis","tag-relativism","tag-synthesis"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb0PgZ-gH","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sf-chemtrails.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1706,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions\/1706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.courses.jasonluther.net\/cornell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}