lunch project for green media

lunch project for green media

1. today in class, we decided who would make what:


2. using words and photography, document your preparation process. be smart and be creative. take more photographs than necessary (so that you can select your best shots later) but don't let your photography get in the way of your cooking.

3. select between 5-10 photos and make either a flickr set or a blog post.

4. make sure one of your photos documents where you got one or some of your ingredients.

5. make sure one of your photos documents all of your ingredients ready to cook or what one of our readings called mise en place.

6. make sure at least one of your photos includes a human being who is not you.

7. somewhere within your flickr set or blog post, provide a recipe for your dish. include a recipe title, ingredients, and directions. consider your audience carefully.

8. as discussed in class, what i want to see in this project is some soul, some kind of voice, something human.

9. once finished and certainly by class on tuesday, tweet your lunch project. Be sure to include a link and #greenmedia somewhere within your tweet.

10. bring your dish to class on tuesday, march 1. bring serving utensils, a plate, a bowl, a fork, and a spoon.

a talk for admitted students

today, i'm giving a talk to recently admitted students to USF. with luck, my talk will go something like this:
















update! here's some pics from the talk:

paper 2 for golden gate park first-year seminar

Paper 2 for Golden Gate Park

1. In our readings and class discussions, we have focused on the early history of Golden Gate Park as well as the crucial role of William Hammond Hall. For your second paper, I want you to write, in no more than three double-spaced pages, about any aspect of Hall.

2. Keep in mind that everything we do in this class is cumulative which means by now I expect you to know how to introduce your topic effectively and how to summarize your sources.

3. In this paper, you are required to use at least two sources: Raymond H. Clary's Making of Golden Gate Park: The Early Years: 1865-1906; and Gray Brechin's Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin.

4. Although I expect a fascinating, well-written, and well-edited essay about Hall, what I am most interested in is your ability to select and integrate quotations effectively. Please consider re-reading Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein's chapter, "'As He Himself Puts It': The Art of Quoting," and definitely revisit your notes on Tuesday's class discussion of "quotation sandwiches."

5. Edit carefully. If I find three or more errors - spelling, grammar - I will stop reading your paper, return it to you, and ask you to re-edit and re-submit.

6. Sometime between now and Thursday, February 24, tweet the topic of your paper. Be sure to include the #rhet195 hashtag in your tweet.

7. Paper 2 is due in class on Thursday, February 24. No late work accepted.

my new gardening intern

breakfast project for green media

breakfast project for green media

1. working solo, in pairs, or in groups, cook, bake, or prepare something suitable for breakfast or lunch. bring your meal to class on tuesday, february 15, and share it with the rest of us.

2. using photography, document the preparation process. upload your photos to flickr, tag and title them, and put them into a set.

3. somewhere within your flickr set, provide a recipe for your meal. as we discussed in class, be sure to include a recipe title, intro, ingredients, and instructions.

4. be creative.

5. once finished and certainly by class on tuesday, tweet your recipe. Be sure to include a link and #greenmedia somewhere within your tweet.

6. in addition to bringing your meal to class on tuesday, bring your own bowl or plate, fork, and serving utensils.


update!

breakfast project was successful and extremely delicious. enjoy our recipes!

stephanie bruno's Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

kate darden's zzzzuuuuucccchhhhiiiinnniiiii pie!

jaime giacomi's Weekend Brunch

liz lauer's The Most UNHEALTHY Breakfast You Could Ever Eat...But Also The Best

sophia miles' Best Banana Bread Recipe

brittany rowels' The Absolute Best Cinnamon Rolls Ever

nick ryan's Breakfast Project

tracy sidler's Lemon Curd and Cranberry Scones

david silver's scones stuffed with caramelized red onions and brie

matt steinbach's Salsa with a Kick, Grandma's Pico de Gallo

chris williams' Blueberry Lemon Zest Breakfast Bread

calling all USF environmental studies students!

are you an environmental studies major at USF?

have you written an academic paper that takes an interdisciplinary approach to an environmental problem or issue?

have you worked on a project that improved the environmental performance and livability on the USF campus and surrounding area?

if so, please consider applying for one of our two annual awards.

Gary Snyder Outstanding Paper Award

This award is named after the poet, essayist and environmental activist Gary Snyder. The award will be awarded annually through the Environmental Studies Program to the best academic paper that takes an interdisciplinary approach to an environmental problem or issue.

All senior environmental studies students graduating no later than December 2011 are encouraged to submit their best paper related to the environment. Besides criteria such as content, style, organization, argumentation, grammar and spelling the committee will look in particular for papers that show evidence of the interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Studies.

In order to compete for this award please submit your best paper (10-15 pages) by 1 April 2011 to Professor Kuperus (gkuperus [ at ] usfca [ dot ] edu).


Green & Gold Award

The Green and Gold Award recognizes an Environmental Studies student whose ideas and initiatives have improved the environmental performance and livability on the USF campus and surrounding area. The Green and Gold Award celebrates projects that reduce our collective environmental footprint, foster eco-literacy, engage diverse communities, and/or demonstrate sustainable best practices outside the classroom.

In an essay no longer than 500 words, students should explain their project, discuss some of the Environmental Studies principles informing the project, and highlight tangible evidence of the project's impact. Please submit your essay by 1 April 2011 to Professor David Silver (dmsilver [ at ] usfca [ dot ] edu).

homework assignment for green media

Homework assignment for Green Media

1. Read Mark Bittman's Chop, Fry, Boil: Eating for One, or 6 Billion, New York Times, December 31, 2010.

2. In the article, Bittman provides recipes for three meals - a stir-fry, a chopped salad, and a basic combination of rice and lentils. select and cook one of these meals.

3. Document the preparation process with photographs. Take more photos than you need - that way you can edit through them and select the best shots. Don't let your photography get in the way of your cooking.

4. Upload your photos to flickr, title them, tag them, and put them into a set. Make sure your set has between 3-10 photos - no more, no less.

5. Once finished, and before class on Tuesday, tweet about your flickr set. Be sure to include a link and #greenmedia somewhere within your tweet.

paper 1 for golden gate park first-year seminar

Paper 1 for Golden Gate Park

1. In the last two weeks, we have read and discussed the first two chapters of Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein's They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. In "'They Say': Starting with What Others Are Saying," we learned how to introduce our thesis and connect it to a larger conversation; in "'Her Point Is': The Art of Summarizing," we learned about the "believing game" when summarizing and how to direct your summary towards the topics of your paper.

2. Also during this time, we read and discussed three chapters from Raymond H. Clary's Making of Golden Gate Park: The Early Years: 1865-1906. In particular, we learned about some of the early negotiations and developments of the park as well as some of its key players.

3. For paper 1, use the writing moves from They Say/I Say to discuss one aspect of the early history of Golden Gate Park. You are free to select any aspect as long as you use material from Clary's Making of Golden Gate Park. Your paper should be three pages, typed, and double-spaced.

4. Although you will have plenty of opportunities this semester to explore creatively and in depth the past, present, and future of Golden Gate Park, the purpose of this paper is less about the park and more about highlighting your understanding and mastery of the writing moves discussed in They Say/I Say.

5. I expect and require you to thoroughly edit your paper. If I find three or more errors - spelling, grammar - I will stop reading your paper, return it to you, and ask you to re-edit and re-submit. When editing your paper, please consider reading it out loud. Also, consider swapping your paper with another student or students and edit each others' work.

6. Paper 1 is due in class on Thursday, February 10. No late work accepted.