EART 4 Spring 2011: Section Schedules, Assignments & Important Dates

Detailed information for all assignments can be found at:

http://es.ucsc.edu/~thorne/EART4/Homework/index.html

**WRITE YOUR SECTION (DAY/TIME) AND TA’S NAME ON ALL ASSIGNMENTS!!**

Week #2 Section Introduction; explanation of schedule/assignments/etc for the quarter; Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

4/6 W Activity 1 (10 pts): The Core movie review; due in Lecture

Week #3 Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

4/13 W Diary Entry 1 (11 pts): Journal entry plus 1 source (all parts listed below); due in Lecture

o Date/type of event

o Article(s) about event

o Clear citation for article(s): author(s), article title, publication, date, URL, etc.

o Personal summary

Week #4 Explanation & discussion of Volcano Project; Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

4/20 W Screenplay synopsis & 3 sources (5 pts): 1-3 sentence (tentative) description of screenplay plot and science concepts, plus 3 clearly cited sources; due in Lecture

Week #5 Quiz review; Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

4/27 W Diary Entry 2 (11 pts): New journal entry plus NEW source (different from Entry 1’s source), PLUS attach Diary Entry 1; due in Lecture

4/29 F In class quiz #1 (100 pts)

Week #6 Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

5/4 W Volcano Project (100 pts): due in Lecture

Week #7 Screenplay peer review groups assigned, drafts swapped

5/9 – 5/13 Screenplay drafts (10 pts): due in Section

- ½ page (minimum) description of actual Earth Science events/processes

- 5 page (minimum) description of story line, indicating how the Earth Science events/processes intersect/drive the story line

- Include synopsis and 3 sources that were due 4/20

- Bring 3 copies of everything above to your section this week (2 for peer reviewers, 1 for your TA)

Week #8 Group discussions of Screenplay draft peer reviews; TA reviews and peer reviews of Screenplay drafts handed back; Lecture topics discussion/Q&A (time pending)

5/16 – 5/20 Written Screenplay Peer Reviews (15 pts): due in Section

- Edited copies of partners’ drafts (grammar/spelling/etc.)

- Paragraph (minimum) review/critique of each draft, addressing grading criteria given in class

- Bring 2 copies of each review to your section this week (1 for each draft author, 1 for your TA)

In-class peer review Discussions (5 pts): TAs will take attendance and listen in!

Week #9 Last chance for screenplay/disaster diary help! Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

5/27 F Screenplay (65 pts) and Disaster Diary (58 pts): due in Lecture

- Total Screenplay grade (100 pts) is composed of:

o Synopsis/Sources (5 pts)

o Rough Draft (10 pts)

o Peer Reviews (15 pts) / Discussion (5 pts)

o Final Screenplay (65 pts)

*** Turn in Final Screenplay with ALL OF THE ABOVE attached!

- Each entry of your Disaster Diary should include:

o Date/type of event

o Article(s) about event

o Clear citation for article(s): author(s), article title, publication, date, URL, etc.

o Personal summary

- Total Disaster Diary grade (80 pts) composed of:

o Diary Entries 1 & 2 (6 pts EACH)

o Sources 1 & 2 (5 pts EACH)

o Remaining 8 Diary Entries (48 pts)

o Source #3 (10 pts)—Wikipedia does not count!!!

*** Turn in Final Diary with ALL OF THE ABOVE attached!

Week #10 Quiz review; Lecture topics discussion/Q&A

6/1 W Activity 2 (10 pts): 2012 event/process descriptions; due in Lecture

6/3 F In class quiz #2 (100 pts)