Estimados Estudiantes,

If you are reading this post, CONGRATULATIONS to YOU!  This means you are still in the FIGHT!  Now, we have returned from Spring Break, it's time to begin putting our Sixties Research Papers together.  With each new class, I will teach you new SKILL to  help you SUCCEED – We will take it ONE-STEP-at-a-TIME!  I know.  I know.  For many you, this class is your first college-level English class, so you couldn't really know what to expect. Believe me when I tell you this:  I've been there. It may be a long time ago, but I know how it feels.  I know some of you may feel overwhelmed.  But, that's exactly why I'm writing you this message.  All I ask of you is to be RESILIANT.

I MEAN – THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE – WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR LIFE? – WHAT KIND OF PERSON DO YOU WANT TO BE?

Take the time you need to identify the “why” behind your work!   Do you want to have to repeat this class for not completing the required assignments?   Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ after a setback, or keep positive in the face of challenges.  This week we begin Jay's BALD AMBITION Tour – If you want it ( THE GRADE!) you can have it – It's time to reach out and GRAB IT!

Jay's Tip:  

• Come to class each day with your Project Binder – I will be CHECKING and GRADING it CONSTANTLY to HOLD you ACCOUNTABLE.

•  When you have someone that you know is going to be checking your work,  it can be very motivating!

• This week, I will be looking for PRINTED VERSIONS of your Sixties MLA FORMAL OUTLINE.
• I also need to see PRINTED VERSIONS of your first three paragraphs – Quote Sandwich – Jay's Delayed Thesis – Summary of a Research Article

Jay's Midterm Mini-Draft – Due Friday, April 28 – 600 Points – It's SINK or SWIM Day!

• Here is the Canvas Assignment: Jay's "Back-to-the-Future" Sixties Research Paper – MINI DRAFT – Submit First Three Paragraphs on Canvas – TAKE THE POINTS (600)
• Here is Canvas URL:   https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/22541/assignments/536012?module_item_id=1265889

Jay's English 105 Support Network:

You can always contact your instrutor here:  jay.lewenstein@imperial.edu

Here is Helpful Hannah's email: hannah.clay@imperial.edu

Here is the email for our helpful IVC reference librarian – Helena Quintana – helena.quintana@imperial.edu

Jay's Sample Midterm Mini-Draft Submission:

Hissie Chrynde

Professor Jay Lewenstein

English 105

14  July 2020

Janis Joplin:  A Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneering Spirit

 In 1965, Janis found home in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. This area was known as a mecca for young hippies. Young people dressed in bright colors, beads and feathers were coming in from all over the world, and they listened to loud, crazy psychedelic rock.  Janis jammed with the Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish and the Jefferson Airplane.  Her rough and raucous voice pushed the music to the edge.  “They loved to see her get crazy,” said Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish. “It was part of her image: the wild woman, the blues mama” (Angel 42).  In this fashion, Janis become one of the first women to ever to take center stage in the Rock ‘n Roll world.  She was a pioneering spirt.  Tragically, she died of a heroin overdose at age 27. 

    What caused Janis so much distress?  For all of her brilliance, she would always be an outcast. In high school Janis was bullied and laughed out of town for being different.  Her classmates didn’t like her affection for “black” music, poetry, or art. They were threatened by her independence.  At her concerts, she once said, she heard her name screamed by  thousands of people, but  most  often she went home to a silent, lonely apartment.  In this environment Janis began to look more to drugs and alcohol than to her music. One one hand, she was bold, adventurous, defiant.  On the other, she was frightened and insecure.  What a horrible loss.  But, today Janis is an important historical figure for her her ability to succeed in an industry dominated by men;  Her music, her style, and her voice has inspired generations of young women artists to step up and reach for their dreams.

   In 1967, Janis broke through with Big Brother and the Holding Company – she became known as the Queen of Psychedelic Soul (Smith).   This came right about the time of the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Janis found herself right in the middle of her element.  Hippies.  Drugs.  Music.  She flew  her "Freak Flag" with pride. In Big Brother and the Holding Company, she found herself a future. She had the bold voice to match the band's instrumental genius. They took the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, and the world would never be the same.  The Monterey Pop Festival will always remain famous for superstar artists like the Who and Jimi Hendrix.  But not many who were there will forget Janis’s performance. She sang “Ball and Chain” as only she could (Schall).   Janis took an old blues song and made it hers.  She sang it at her pace and in her voice.   “Janis – who never wanted to do anything formulaic, typical or predictable – was starting out in her career and it was a very important moment for her,” her manager Clive Davis told The Guardian in 2014. “I think it was a little too formal and maybe corporate just to sign a document […]. So she asked to sleep with me to make it more personal.”  Davis later said he never slept with her, but Janis was GREAT all the same (Schall).

Jay's Checklist: 

1. Header – This the information in the upper left-hand corner of  the page – Follow MLA guidelines

• For Specific Details go to Canvas Assignment – Jay's Back to the Future Sixties Research Paper – MLA COVER PAGE – Grade-Boosting Opportunity – Jay's Three-Part Title for Your Project – Create an MLA Cover Page
• Here is the Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/22541/assignments/536013
• Jay's Note:  Page Numbers ( see upper right-hand corner)  will not format in Canvas – They will be important on your final draft.

2. Image – Reduce size to 400 px – this means height and/or width should be no larger than 400 PX.

• You will need an MLA Caption – See Week 7 – Film History Research Project – INSERT ILLUSTRATIONS and CAPTIONS  - Learn MLA Format
• Here is Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/19158/assignments/492846?module_item_id=1148079
•  Jay's Tip: I created caption in Word – I RIGHT-CLICKED on the image – Do your BEST to format your caption – I will be HAPPY with your EFFORT ( Ask me for help during Zoom Breakout Sections).

3. Two – Part Title – Be Thoughtful.  Be Creative.  Be Clear. (NO BOLDFACE.  NO QUOTATION MARKS.  NO  ITALICS.)

•   For Specific Details go to Canvas Announcement – Week 7.03 – Sneak Preview – Jay's Week Seven Grade-Boosting Assignment – MLA Title Page – TAKE THE POINTS
• Here is Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/19158/assignments/492839?module_item_id=1148078
• Scroll Down to see student samples of previous semesters.

4. Quote Sandwich – 300 words.

•   For Specific Details go to Canvas Announcement – Week Five – Film History Research Project – QUOTE SANDWICH  - Follow Jay's Model for John Lennon
• Here is Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/19158/discussion_topics/263225?module_item_id=1148054
•  Check your punctuation on the quote!
•  Don't forget your SIGNAL PHRASE – You need  to state clearly WHO SAID WHAT!
•  Format an in-text citation after the quote – follow Jay's model above.  Remember: the author's name of the article goes INSIDE the quottation marks.  The PERIOD goes AFTER the FINAL PARENTHESIS.

5. Jay's Delayed Thesis – 100 words!

•  See Canvas Assignment – Week Six – Film History Research Paper – Jay’s Delayed Thesis – Position your THESIS near the TOP of your PAPER – SECOND PARAGRAPH – First, HOOK your READER – Then, GUIDE your READER –  Follow Jay's Model
• Here is your Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/19158/assignments/492830?module_item_id=1148066
• Does your thesis pass the “So what?” test?If a reader’s first response is likely to  be “So what?” then you need to clarify, to forge a relationship, or to connect to a larger issue.
• POOR THESIS means POOR GRADE! – Check Jay's Comments in Canvas Gradebook – I may have left you a suggestion.

6.  Summary of Research Article – 300 Words

• For Specific Details See Week Four –  Film History Research Project – SUMMARY of RESEARCH ARTICLE – Follow Jay's Model for Marilyn Monroe
• Here is your Canvas Link: https://imperial.instructure.com/courses/19158/discussion_topics/263226
• Jay's Tip: Your Summary will show you are a SERIOUS STUDENT – You Deserve a Serious Grade – You Have Read the Materials – You Understand Key Concepts
• VERY IMPORTANT:  You must identify your SOURCE – What is the title of the article – Who is the author – What is the author trying to say?
• If you need to use MULTIPLE ARTICLES to complete this paragraph, that's COOL – But, you must cite your sources with in-text citations.
• NO ANNOUNCEMENTS – This means, you don't write stuff like "In this paragraph I will  show…"  or "In my research I found…"  – NO NEED for this in an ACADEMIC PAPER.

Jay's Final Word: SUCCESS IS IN YOUR REACH – YOU JUST GOT TO WANT IT – DO YOU HAVE THE AMBITION?