Reviews, Analysis, Outlines, and Thesis: GREEN AND BLUE CLASS

Today we will talk about:

Quiz:
1. What is the Purpose of your Games?
2. What are the Similarities/Differences between your games?

The Differences Between Analysis and Review...

Signifying Play: The Sims and the Sociology of Interior Design
http://gamestudies.org/0601/articles/paulk

Review of the Sims:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sims/review.html


Different Types of Outlines for Compare/Contrast...

- Your paper has to be more than just compare two pieces. It has to have an argument for something.

Sequential Method Outline

- Discuss all of Game A

- Discuss al of Game B

- Conclusion integrates both

Lens Paper: looks at one text as it relates through the “lens” of another

- The second text is used in reference to the first

- Discuss Game A as it relates to Theme 1, using Game B as an example

- Discuss Game A as it relates to Theme 2, using Game B as an example

- Discuss Mario brothers in terms of japanese manga, through the lens of the pokemon video game

Point by Point method: if you have themes or ideas or points that parallel specifics in both texts

- Discuss Theme 1 with Game A and B

- Discuss Theme 2 with Game A and B

HOMEWORK:
Homework:
Look Over the Project 1 Post (especially the Questions in the comment section regarding how to write your paper) as well as the examples of students found at:
http://collegewriting.us/1102proj1_socialpoliticalarguments_sampletexts/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Rough Draft due at the beginning of Class (it must be completed and typed in order to get credit) .