I LOVE YOUR TOPIC MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST TRY TO EXPAND ON YOUR SMALL IDEAS! YOU HAVE GOOD THOUGHTS BUT HUST NEED TO EXPRESS THEM BETTER! I LOVE WHAT YOUR FOCUSING ON BUT FIND A BETTER CONNECTION. I LOVE THE TOPIC, MAKE A CLEAR THESIS OKAY!

what up my man!!! so yeah i so totally didnt make it to class for many reasons but yes my powerpoint was finished...but i heard u went up there anyway with only 2 minutes prep time!! good job hun  i admire that! so alice, does this coutn as me blogging? lol. sorry i wasnt in class! xoxo

jerald,

 i don't have to say how you need to take this assignment seriously.  i mean for real, Alice is not playing with our grade.  IF SHE DOESN'T GET THE WORK SHE WANTS, YOU WON'T GET THE GRADE YOU WANT!!!!! but, really, take this serious.  your presentation was unprepared, i don't have to say that, you already know it.  so, you have to be focused because it is worth 200 points.  that's almost half of our grade........

get some more information about the book and the movie and make sure  you use examples in your paper for both..  if you still don't understand what a "peer reviewed" source, ASK questions!!!!!!!!!

WE ALL KNOW YOU CAN DO IT JERALD, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

gotta be honest...it wasn't too terrible for the two minutes you put in on it.  But to be serious.  You should definitely narrow down your thesis.  Otherwise you'll be writing a 30 page paper to realize that you don't even need half of it.  Anyway, good luck, hope you get a good grade on the paper.

I liked that you were trying to have everyone focus on you by not having everything up on the screen.  You kept us from reading off of the slides and made sure our attention was directed at you.  In the beginning you were doing pretty well, but you lost some momentum towards the end.

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 i think you have picked a good topic that might have a lot to talk about. as Alice said you may need to work on it a little bit more. i know it is the hardest assignment for this sem. but i know you can do it. i am trying my very hard too. i haven't watched the movie so i cann't say much about it but if you realy need help, go to the righting lab. it is a big help, trust me. good job, just try your best. 

   Good start. I feel like it would be pretty easy to find where the two pieces are similar. Maybe instead of comparing how they change in jail, go with Cole's idea and compare when they change views on other races.

I think you could have done extremely better than what you did, if you were prepared. Your thesis should be more specific and have a strong foundation supported by your three supporting statements. I think once you get organized(strong thesis, resources, etc) your paper can be vetry good...

You had information but lacked confidence and seemed unable to put it all together need to work on that.

Dear Lovely Jerald,

     I can tell, like everyone else, that you weren't quite prepared. It is hard to compare two totally different things but I think if you just spend some time and think about what they went through while they changed, like you said they did, you will come up with better ideas to how it happened. Sorry I don't have much to help you with, but good luck!

       Your idea for the thesis was pretty good but not as specific as what Alice demands.  What about including epiphanies and how they apply to the characters in both the movie and the the book.  Also, Cole brought up a good point about social interaction. How did they affect the people and what outcomes came about it.  You could probably use one of these points as a thesis, some how, and create a pretty in depth essay that contains a lot of insights into humans and society.  Those could be some of the sources you can find to help support your points.

It sucks that we are both on the same page. I have not even really started on the paper. Yeah it sucks that we still have a lot of catching up to do with the rest of the class but at least you have an idea of where you are headed with the rest of the paper. Good luck on this upcoming week working on that paper.

it doesn't seem that you took to much time on your project or powerpoint, but you still have some time.  i don't know much about Malcolm X but you picked a very good movie that is full of emotion and shows how people can change. I will bring you the movie tomorrow so that you can quote from the text. If you need any help reading into the movie i'll be glad to help because i love that movie and have seen it many times. All you gotta do is ask.

you did well for not knowing what exactly to present about.... well what to put on the powerpoint itself... don't worry though because i didn't know until after you presented... but anyway... you needed sources... your thesis was very good! you sound passionate about what you are presenting and i'm sure your paper will be great! good job for short notice!

Be Prepared.
'Nuff said

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