Assignment for Thursday, December 14
Consolidation 2 Meeting
1.) On Thursday 12/14 we will meet with the entire CORE 399 group
in room SB1606 (the "big room") for a required (not optional)
"Consolidation 2" meeting with all mentor groups. This will be
the last regular CORE 399 class of the semester, after which your "Task"
reflection paper will be due at the last minute of the semester.
2.) After class at 11:54 PM on Thursday, 12/14 (literally the last
minute of the semester) your "Reflection Paper" on our "Thrifty" topic
will be due. This one particular reflection paper will be weighted
as 15% of your course grade. Please turn the paper in electronically
by clicking this link: "Thrifty" Response Paper. This response paper has a new grading
rubric with different length and content requirements. The rubric
was given on an earlier date here.
3.) If you have not already done so, Please fill in the course evaluation for our "Thrifty" Mentor Group.
There are two evaluations related to our CORE 399 Course.
The one labeled "CORE 399L (01)" is the one you want to finish
for this particular assignment. As you respond to it, keep in mind
that it is only directed at your evaluation of our "Thrifty"
mentor group, Prof. De Boer, and the related activities (meetings
in Room SB2732, and our presentations to the other groups).
Prof. De Boer will not be grading your participation in this
course evaluation, and will never be given the names of those who
did or did not participate. However Prof. De Boer requests the
courtesy of your participation because these evaluations
matter to him. (Policies regarding participation and coverage for
evaluations of other courses may vary to the amount the professor
has discretion.)
4.) If you happen to notice the other evaluation related to
CORE 399 and have not filled it in yet, you may fill that one
out too, but keep in mind that that evaluation is about everything
in CORE 399 except our "Thrifty" mentor group and Prof.
De Boer, unless otherwise specifically stated. (Update:
Apparently this evaluation will not be offered this year.
At least to Prof. De Boer's knowledge, no students in the
"Thrifty" group have so far been offered the opportunity to
fill this evaluation out. If this evaluation is available to you
then you should be able to find it in a list here.)
5.) The link to the CORE 399 course syllabus on the main
CORE 399 Canvas page appears to be broken. Here is a new link
to the CORE 399 Syllabus for you to use in case you desire to
see the syllabus. Prof. De Boer advises that in most courses,
this one included, the course syllabus can help you prioritize
and target what you should be studying for the final exam.
6.) There will be a final exam from 8 to 9 AM on Thursday,
December 21. This exam and any related take-home portion will
be administered by Prof. Roth. Please address any questions
you may have about this exam to Prof. Roth. Some information
about the exam is available near the bottom of this Canvas page. This final exam and your course
evaluations are the last requirements for this course. There
will be no more assignments.
Assignment for Tuesday, December 12
Consolidation 1 Meeting
1.) Before class on Tuesday 12/12 at 12:25 pm, your "Racism" and
"Hospitality" discussion reflection papers are due. See the previous
assignments for details. (Scroll down this page.)
2.) Please fill in the course evaluation for our "Thrifty" Mentor Group.
There are two evaluations related to our CORE 399 Course.
The one labeled "CORE 399L (01)" is the one you want to finish
for this particular assignment. As you respond to it, keep in mind
that it is only directed at your evaluation of our "Thrifty"
mentor group, Prof. De Boer, and the related activities (meetings
in Room SB2732, and our presentations to the other groups).
Prof. De Boer will not be grading your participation in this
course evaluation, and will never be given the names of those who
did or did not participate. However Prof. De Boer requests the
courtesy of your participation because these evaluations
matter to him. (Policies regarding participation and coverage for
evaluations of other courses may vary to the amount the professor
has discretion.)
3.) If you happen to notice the other evaluation related to
CORE 399, you may fill that one out too, but keep in mind that that
evaluation is about everything in CORE 399 except our "Thrifty"
mentor group and Prof. De Boer, unless otherwise specifically
stated.
4.) At 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 12/12, the "Thrifty" mentor
group, will have an optional "Consolidation 1" meeting in our mentor
room, SB2732. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss our
"response paper" drafts on our own "Thrifty" topic to see what we
found in common and what unique insights you might have found.
This meeting is optional for everyone in the "Thrifty" mentor
group. Attendance will not be recorded. Other policies may
apply to other mentor groups. If you decide not to attend,
please use the time to write your "Thrifty" reflection paper.
This is not intended to be a vacation.
5.) On Thursday 12/14 we will meet with the entire CORE 399 group
in room SB1606 (the "big room") for a required (not optional)
"Consolidation 2" meeting with all mentor groups. This will be
the last CORE 399 class of the semester, after which your "Task"
reflection paper will be due at the last minute of the semester
(see item #1 below).
6.) There will be a final exam from 8 to 9 AM on Thursday,
December 21. After this event the course will be complete.
Assignment for Thursday, December 7
Mentor Reflection 2 Meeting
1.) Write a "Response Paper." on "Thrifty." It will be
due at the last minute of the semester, 11:59 pm on Thursday,
12/14. This one particular reflection paper will be weighted
as 15% of your course grade. Please turn the paper
in electronically by clicking this link: "Thrifty" Response Paper. This
response paper has a new grading rubric with different length and
content requirements. The rubric was given with the
previous assignment here.
2.) Note: Prof. DDB has written a table of contents for the CORE 399 reader. You might find
it helpful while writing your paper(s).
3.) If they are not done yet, continue working on your "discussion
response papers" for "Hospitality" and "Racism." (see previous
assignments).
4.) At 12:25 PM on Thursday, 12/07, the "Thrifty" mentor
group, will have an optional "reflection" meeting in our mentor
room, SB2732. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss our
"discussion response paper" drafts on "Hospitality" and "Racism"
to see what we found in common and what unique insights you might
have found. (The "Thrifty" topic will not be on the agenda for
this meeting.) This meeting is optional for everyone in the
"Thrifty" mentor group. Attendance will not be recorded. Other
policies may apply to other mentor groups. If you decide not
to attend, please use the time to write your papers for this
course. This is not intended to be a vacation.
5.) On Tuesday 12/12, all papers except the "Thrifty" paper will be
due before class. There will also be a "Consolidation" meeting
for our mentor group.
6.) On Thursday 12/14 we will meet in room SB1606 for a "Consolidation"
meeting with all mentor groups. This will be the last class of the
semester, after which your "Task" reflection paper will be due at
the last minute of the semester (see item #1 above).
7.) There will be a final exam from 8 to 9 AM on Thursday,
December 21. After this event the course will be complete.
Assignment for Tuesday, December 5
Presentation 5 Meeting—Thrifty
1.) Write a "discussion response paper" in response to the
presentation and discussion you heard on Thursday, 11/30 about
"Hospitality." Your paper may also respond to the Hospitality group's synopsis
paper, available here, and/or the presentation slides (which are not available online yet),
and/or any Discussion Prompts that might be handed out in the
second half of the class period. Your "discussion response paper" is due on Tuesday,
12/12 at 12:25 PM. Please turn the paper in electronically by
clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Hospitality. The grading rubric for
this paper was given with the assignment for 11/14
here.
2.) Please read our own "Thrifty" paper before class on Tuesday, 12/05.
Reading this paper should prepare you to better understand our
presentation which will will hear on Tuesday.
3.) At 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 11/28, the entire "Thrifty" mentor
group, all 27 of us, will attend our T6 and T7 groups' presentation in
room SB1606. Take notes in class during the
presentation. Your notes help you write a "reflection
paper." Groups T6 and T7 should rehearse and be prepared for the
presentation.
4.) Group T8 should read through the discussion questions
(here) before class and be prepared to lead
discussion in their assigned room. Before class, look up your room assignment and become familiar with how to find the room
on campus. On Tuesday, after the presentation (Approximately 12:45 PM)
go to your assigned room and lead the discussion.
5.) On Tuesday, after the presentation, those not in group T8
will also divide up and visit the other mentor groups for the
discussion phase of our "Thrifty" presentation. Before class
you should also look up your room assignment and become familiar with how to find the room
on campus. If you have the opportunity, support the discussion
leaders in their role by engaging the other mentor group. (The
discussion questions are available here.) Take
notes during the discussion to assist you with the "Reflection Paper"
that will be assigned after class.
6.) After class everyone in our "Thrifty" mentor group will
be assigned to write a "Response
Paper." on "Thrifty." It will be due at the last minute
of the semester, 11:59 pm on Thursday, 12/14. This one
particular reflection paper will be weighted as 15% of
your course grade. (The link for electronically turning
your paper in will be supplied with the next assignment.)
This response paper will have a new grading rubric with
different length and content requirements as follows:
Grammar and Style
Conforms to either APA or MLA style (your choice,
but use only one style in your paper).
Is between 700 and 1400 words long.
Is double-spaced between lines.
Has about one inch margins all around
Would print neatly on letter-size paper.
Uses portrait format. (long edge is vertical)
The start of each paragraph is indented.
Uses a 10-point Times-Roman or similar font.
Is free of grammar and spelling errors.
Content
Responds to these three prompts:
a. Briefly summarize your personal, nuanced stance in relation to your mentor group's question. Include personal growth, including any disagreement or clarification you might want to express.
b. Describe the status quo position on your topic in culture today, including any historical/cultural background that has contributed to this status quo.
c. Advise the Christian community. What advice would you give Christians to improve the Church's position on your question?
It may help to imagine that you are giving a 10-minute radio spot or briefing your church council about this issue.
Accuracy
Every sentence in the paper is logically true, or acceptable
poetic license, or obvious hyperbole (for effect presumably)
or follows from something said in the presentation, or from
some author's claim, which you have cited.
Overall Grade
In each category you will get an "A" if all the rubric items
are met. You will get a "B" if most are met. You will get
a "C" if a good-faith effort shows. You will get a "D" if something
is there beyond rubbish. You will get an "F" if nothing is
turned in or if what was turned in meets practically none of
the rubric's requirements. The lowest category grade will
count for 50% of the paper's grade. The other two category
grades will each count for 25% of the paper's grade. (Note that it
does not matter if the professor likes your paper or not. It
matters that you logically explain and defend your responses to
the three content prompts, and do so with style.)
Assignment for Thursday, November 30
Presentation 4 Meeting—Hospitality
1.) By the end of Tuesday, 11/28, at least your discussion response
paper on "Failure" will have been graded. Find your paper in
Canvas and review your grade and any marks on your paper. Compare
your paper and the grade against the grading
rubric. Use the grade information to improve your grades
for any subsequent discussion response papers.
2.) Write a "discussion response paper" in response to the
presentation and discussion you heard on Tuesday, 11/28 about
"Racism." Your paper may also respond to the Racism group's synopsis
paper, available here, and/or the presentation slides (which are not available online yet),
and/or any Discussion Prompts that might be handed out in the
second half of the class period. Your "discussion response paper" is due on Tuesday,
12/12 at 12:25 PM. Please turn the paper in electronically by
clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Racism. The grading rubric for
this paper was given with the assignment for 11/14
here.
3.) Please read the "Hospitality" paper before class on Thursday, 11/30.
Reading this paper should prepare you to better understand the
presentation you will hear on Thursday.
4.) At 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 11/28, the entire "Thrifty" mentor
group, all 27 of us, will attend the "Hospitality" group's
presentation in room SB1606. Take notes in class
during the presentation. Your notes will be helpful during
the following discussion and to help you write a "discussion
response paper."
5.) After the presentation (Approximately 12:45 PM) we will
all return to our mentor group classroom, SB2732. About
eight students from the "Hospitality" mentor group will join us
and lead us in a discussion of the presentation we just heard.
Use your notes to help you engage with the discussion leaders
and thus glean content for your "discussion reflection paper"
on "Racism."
6.) After class you will be assigned to write a discussion
response paper on "Hospitality." It will be due before class at
12:25 pm on Tuesday, 12/12. (The link for electronically turning
your paper in will be supplied with the next assignment.)
Assignment for Tuesday, November 28
Presentation 3 Meeting—Racisim
1.) Please read the "Racism" paper before class on Tuesday, 11/28.
Reading this paper should prepare you to better understand the
presentation you will hear on Thursday.
2.) At 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 11/28, the entire "Thrifty" mentor
group, all 27 of us, will attend the "Racism" group's
presentation in room SB1606. Take notes in class
during the presentation. Your notes will be helpful during
the following discussion and to help you write a "discussion
response paper."
3.) After the presentation (Approximately 12:45 PM) we will
all return to our mentor group classroom, SB2732. About
eight students from the "Racism" mentor group will join us
and lead us in a discussion of the presentation we just heard.
Use your notes to help you engage with the discussion leaders
and thus glean content for your "discussion reflection paper"
on "Racism."
4.) After class you will be assigned to write a discussion
response paper on "Racism." It will be due before class at
12:25 pm on Thursday, 12/07. Please turn in your response paper
electronically by clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Racism. Your response
paper will be graded according to the same
rubric as the previous response papers were.
Assignment for Tuesday, November 21
Mentor Reflection 1 Meeting
1.) Write a "discussion response paper" in response to the
presentation and discussion you heard on Thursday, 11/16 about
"Fighting Fair." Your paper may also respond to the Fighting Fair group's synopsis
paper, available here, and/or the presentation slides (which are not available online),
and/or the Discussion Prompts that were handed out in the
second half of the class period, which can be found here. Your "discussion response paper" is due on Tuesday,
11/21 at 12:25 PM. Please turn the paper in electronically by
clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Failure. The grading rubric for
this paper was given with the assignment for 11/14
here.
TIP: Sometime before the due date, and some hours after
you think you were finished, check your paper against the grading rubric. Check through the rubric item-by-item.
This will give you a chance to maximize your grade. If you have
already turned the paper in and wish to update it, just resubmit
the updated copy before the due date.
2.) Note: On Thursday morning the Prezi (Presentation) slides from
the "Failure" presentation became available online. If you did not finish writing your discussion response
paper on the topic of "Failure," finish that too. Instructions are in
the assignment for Thursday, November 16, item (1) below. If
you did finish it, but due to the newly available Prezi (or for any
other reason) you would like to update your discussion response paper,
you may do so by simply re-submitting it before the due date.
3.) On Tuesday, November 21, having now seen two presentations
and discussions, we will use the available time to polish off our
own "Thrifty" synopsis paper, our presentation, and our
presentation of the project.
Assignment for Thursday, November 16
Presentation 2 Meeting—Fighting Fair
1.) Write a "discussion response paper" in response to the
presentation and discussion you heard on Tuesday, 11/14 about
"Failure." Your paper may also respond to the Failure group's synopsis
paper, available here. Your "discussion response paper" is due on Tuesday,
11/21 at 12:25 PM. Please turn the paper in electronically by
clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Failure. The grading rubric for
this paper was given with the assignment for 11/14
here.
2.) Please read the "Fighting fair" paper before class on Thursday, 11/16.
Reading this paper should prepare you to better understand the
presentation you will hear on Thursday.
3.) At 12:25 PM on Thursday, 11/16, the entire "Thrifty" mentor
group, all 27 of us, will attend the "Fighting Fair" group's
presentation in room SB1606. Take notes in class
during the presentation. Your notes will be helpful during
the following discussion and to help you write a "discussion
response paper."
4.) After the presentation (Approximately 12:45 PM) we will
all return to our mentor group classroom, SB2732. About
eight students from the "Fighting Fair" mentor group will join us
and lead us in a discussion of the presentation we just heard.
Use your notes to help you engage with the discussion leaders
and thus glean content for your "discussion reflection paper"
on "Fighting Fair."
5.) After class you will be assigned to write a discussion
response paper on "Fighting Fair." It will be due before class at
12:25 pm on Tuesday, 11/21, the same time as the discussion response
paper on "Failure" is due. Please turn in your response paper
electronically by clicking this link: Discussion Response Paper on Fighting Fair. Your response
paper will be graded according to the same
rubric as the previous response paper was.
6.) This pattern will repeat for all the remaining presentations,
except that roles will be changed when our group does our presentation.
The discussion response papers for the "Race", "Hospitality" and a
paper on our own "Thrifty" topic will all be due on Tuesday,
12/12. Reduce your "dead-week" stress by keeping up with
writing the related response papers shortly after each presentation
while your memory of the presentation is fresh.
Assignment for Tuesday, November 14
Presentation 1 Meeting—Failure
1.) The "Failure" group's synopsis paper is available here. It is also available via an attachment to an e-mail
you should have received on Saturday, 11/11 at about 1:54 PM.
(This web page contains everything in that e-mail as well as
your mentor group's grading rubric, and the link for turning
in this assignment electronically, as mentioned in the e-mail
from Professor Roth.) Please read the "Failure" paper
before class on Tuesday, 11/14. Reading this paper should
prepare you to better understand the presentation you will hear
on Tuesday.
2.) At 12:25 PM, the entire "Thrifty" mentor group, all 27 of us,
will attend the "Failure" group's presentation in room SB1606.
Take notes in class during the presentation on Tuesday.
Your notes will be helpful during the following discussion
and to help you write a "discussion response paper."
3.) After the presentation (Approximately 12:45 PM) we will
all return to our mentor group classroom, SB2732. About
eight students from the "Failure" mentor group will join us
and lead us in a discussion of the presentation we just heard.
Use your notes to help you engage with the discussion leaders
and thus glean content for your "discussion reflection paper"
on "Failure."
4.) After class you will be assigned to write a "discussion
response paper." It will be due before class at
12:25 pm on Tuesday, 11/21. Please turn the paper in
electronically here. Your paper will be graded according
to this rubric:
Grammar and Style
Conforms to either APA or MLA style (your choice,
but use only one style in your paper).
Is between 360 to 700 words long.
Is double-spaced between lines.
Has about one inch margins all around
Would print neatly on letter-size paper.
Uses portrait format. (long edge is vertical)
The start of each paragraph is indented.
Uses a 10-point times-roman or similar font.
Is free of grammar and spelling errors.
Content
Responds to these three issues:
a. What is your response to this mentor group's (be sure to identify it) thesis? Do you accept their argument, reject it, want to refine it in some way?
b. Which aspects of the paper, presentation, discussion, or implementation project were most compelling to you? List at least two examples. Issues may have been compelling whether you agreed with them or not. (What most caught your attention?)
c. How could you see implications of this topic affecting your own mentor topic?
Accuracy
Every sentence in the paper is logically true, or acceptable
poetic license, or obvious hyperbole (for effect presumably)
or follows from something said in the presentation, or from
some author's claim, which you have cited.
Overall Grade
In each category you will get an "A" if all the rubric items
are met. You will get a "B" if most are met. You will get
a "C" if a good-faith effort shows. You will get a "D" if something
is there beyond rubbish. You will get an "F" if nothing is
turned in or if what was turned in meets practically none of
the rubric's requirements. The lowest category grade will
count for 50% of the paper's grade. The other two category
grades will each count for 25% of the paper's grade. (Note that it
does not matter if the professor likes your paper or not. It
matters that you logically explain and defend your responses to
the three content prompts, and do so with style.)
5.) This pattern will repeat for all the presentations, except
that roles will be changed when our group does our presentation.
The discussion response paper for the "Fighting Fair" topic
will be due on Tuesday, 11/21 along with the paper for the "Failure"
topic. The papers for the "Race", "Hospitality" and a
paper on our own "Thrifty" topic will all be due on Tuesday,
12/12. Reduce your "dead-week" stress by keeping up with
writing the related response papers shortly after each presentation
while your memory of the presentation is fresh.
6.) If you have not already done the "optional assignment" for
Thursday, November 9, consider doing it. The deadline has
been extended to November 16 at 12:25 PM (details below)
DeBoer's
slide from Thursday, 11/09
Assignment for Thursday, November 9
Mentor Group 11 Meeting
Groups T1 through T5: No assignment.
Optional, recommended: see last paragraph, this section.
Optional: The latest version of the synopsis paper is
here.
(Goal: Synopsis paper is DONE after class on 11/09.)
Group T6: Work as needed outside of class to respond to the
discussion today of your presentation rehearsal. Get this
work done by Thursday so that you have time to participate
with the class on other future assignments. Turn in a summary
of changes you will make in response to the rehearsal. Only
one person in the T6 group needs to turn this in on behalf of
the entire T6 group. Turn it in by e-mailing the summary to
Professor De Boer before class on 11/09. Also see the last
paragraph in this section. (Goal: Give the
presentation to the entire CORE 399 class in the "big room"
on Tuesday, 12/05.)
Group T7: Work as needed as a group to execute your project
before 11/09. In class on Thursday, 11/09 you will present
your project's results to our "Thrifty" mentor group. Nothing
needs to be turned in before class on Thursday, 11/09,
except see the last paragraph in this section.
(Goal, present project results to the Thrifty
mentor group on 11/09.)
Group T8: No assignment, but. . .
See the "optional assignment" for "everyone" below. Your
requests will have priority over those of the other T-groups.
Professor De Boer has amalgamated all the questions into one document. On
Tuesday, 12/05 you will use those questions to prompt discussion
of the T7 group's presentation.
Executive Editors: You are excused from your T-group
assignment (if any). Working with Professor De Boer you
will write the introduction, conclusion, improve the flow
of the paper, and get the References in proper order. We
will do this via a series of e-mails. (Goal: This will be
the final version of the synopsis paper.)
Optional, recommended for everyone in our "Thrifty" group:
Starting on Tuesday, 11/14 we will be attending presentations
and discussions of presentations. Everyone will be assigned
to one of the other mentor groups for discussion. These
assignments will be the same through all five of the presentations.
If one of the other mentor groups looks especially interesting
to you, write the name of that mentor group into a document
and submit it as the Before_Class_1109 assignment. You may also list a
second choice if you like.(Click the link to submit the
assignment.) This assignment will not be graded and there
is no promise that your request can be honored. If you do
not submit the assignment Prof. De Boer will assign you to
a group at his will.
Note: On 11/09 the due date on this optional assignment
was extended to 11/16 at 12:25 PM.
The other mentor groups are:
Failure: When does God Want us to suck it up? (Roth, Room SB2602)
Race: Why are disciples racist? (Schaap CL1309)
Fighting Fair: Is there such a thing as a good fight? (Forman CA267)
Hospitality: Should you share your dorm room with a Syrian
refugee? (VanTol CL2247)
DeBoer's
slide from Tuesday, 11/07
Assignment for Tuesday, November 7
Mentor Group 11 Meeting
Groups T1 through T5: There is no assignment for before class on
Tuesday. (Goal: Synopsis paper is DONE after class on 11/09.)
Group T6: Work as needed outside of class so that you are ready
to present a rehearsal of your presentation on Tuesday, 11/07.
(Goal: Give presentation to the Thrifty mentor group on 11/07.)
Group T7: Work as needed as a group to execute your project
before 11/09. In class on Thursday, 11/09 you will present
your project's results to our "Thrifty" mentor group.
(Goal, present project results to the Thrifty
mentor group on 11/09.)
Group T8: Download and read the latest copy of the text of the
presentation from group T7.
Each person in the T8 group should write three questions that
can be used to stimulate discussion after our T6 group presents
their presentation to the entire class. Note that a "discussion
question" can be as short as a single direct question of a few
words to up to about a paragraph long including quotations from
the presentation to remind the audience of the portion of the
presentation you are questioning. Turn these discussion questions in
here before class as the assignment labeled "Before_Class_1107."
Executive Editors: You are excused from your T-group
assignment (if any). Instead, starting with the mashup of
the synopsis paper that DDB will e-mail to you, add an
introduction and conclusion, edit any of the rest of the
paper to make the paper flow better or more consistent in
style, clean up the formatting of the references and order
them properly. Merge your results into one file, accept
all "track changes" if needed so that you end up with a
clean copy in one single file. One you shall then E-mail
that result back to Prof. De Boer. Goal: Make this the
final version of the synopsis paper so that we are DONE
with that.
In class— the "mashup" of the synopsis paper.
DeBoer's
slide from Thursday, 11/02
Assignment for Thursday, November 2
Mentor Group 10 Meeting
Groups T1 through T5: There is no assignment that needs to be done
before Thursday's class. In class on Thursday groups T1 to T5 and the
executive editors will work as one group to edit the entire
synopsis paper. (Goal: Synopsis paper is DONE after class on 11/09.)
Group T6: Each individual member of the group should find or create
two illustrations that can be used along with your TED-style presentation.
You are not required to turn this in before class, however do bring
your illustrations to class as electronic files. If an illustration
is not your own creation, it needs to be free to use for this presentation.
That means it must be in the public domain, or copyrighted under an
appropriate share-and-share-alike license. Examples of such sources
are Pexels.com,
Pixabay.com,
wikimedia.com,
Openclipart.com.
These sources might also be known as open source websites.
In class on Thursday you will select the illustrations you would like
to use for your presentation and start working on your presentation.
(Goal: Give presentation to the Thrifty mentor group on 11/07.)
Group T7: There is no assignment that needs to be done before
Thursday's class. In class on Thursday you will finalize your
project so that it is ready to gain permissions and begin
execution. (Goal, present project results to the Thrifty
mentor group on 11/09.)
Group T8: Do the work of their T1 through T6 assignment.
DeBoer's
slides from Tuesday, 10/31
Assignment for Tuesday, October 31
Mentor Group 9 Meeting
We will meet as our "Thrifty" group in room SB2732.
Before_Class_1031
Group T8 will do the work of their T1 through T6 assignment.
Groups T1 through T5: Each group member must individually aggregate
all relevant information (last week's "outcomes," outlines, sources,
etc.) and write a draft of the text needed to fill out your T-group's
outline. Your text should be between 900 and 1100 words long, not
counting references. Each student's work should encompass the entire
outline of your T-group's portion of the synopsis paper. (These
contributions will be edited into one whole on Thursday.)
Group T6: Each group member must individually write text that will
fill out your assigned part of the outline for your "TED Talk"-style
presentation. Your text should be between 900 and 1100 words long, not
counting references. (Your T-group's entire presentation will eventually
need to be about 2500 words long.)
Group T7: Each group member should individually write a final project
proposal for the project you think is the most viable project. Your
finalized project should at least describe the activities needed to complete
the project and should also show when they will be done. Also consider
any permissions that may be needed or rooms to be scheduled, equipment
to be borrowed, etc. (In class on Thursday your group will merge all your
ideas down to one single project proposal.) Your group will be reporting back to
class on your project's results on December 7, Mentor Reflection meeting 2.
Ideally, your project will be done before Thanksgiving break so that all
you have to do after thanksgiving is create a presentation for our "Thrifty"
group. You may be asked to repeat the presentation for the entire
CORE 399 class in the "big room."
Turn this "Before_class_1031" assignment
in electronically before class. (Click on the name of the
assignment, just above, to proceed to the turn-in link.)
Due before 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 10/31. Also bring the
assignment to class on Tuesday, 10/31 in some useful form
such as on the screen of your computer or printed out.
The "Thrifty" group will not meet on Thursday, 10/26.
Mentor Group 8 Meeting
CANCELLED for "Thrifty" group only.
DeBoer's
slides from Tuesday, 10/24
Assignment for Tuesday, October 24,
Mentor Group 7 Meeting
We will meet as our "Thrifty" group in room SB2732.
Before_Class_1024
Group T8 will do the work of their T1 through T6 assignment.
Groups T1 through T7: Do research in the John and Louise Hulst
Library by using electronic "databases" and search tools
provided there and/or by visiting the library in person and/or
by discussing this assignment with a librarian as
needed. Find three primary or secondary or peer reviewed
sources. Generally these are journal articles,
books, or reputable magazines. These are generally
NOT web pages that can be accessed free and found via general
Web search engines such as Bing, Google, Yahoo, etc.
Your sources must relate to
your T-group assignment and they must be less than 10 years
old. Find three such sources. Ideally these sources will
confirm or add nuance to concepts you are already working with.
It will most likely be awkward if these sources address new
topics not already included in your T-group's topic. Later,
in class, your T-group will rank and sort these sources and
decide which to use. Turn this "Before_class_1024" assignment
in electronically before class. (Click on the name of the
assignment, just above, to proceed to the turn-in link.)
Due before 12:25 PM on Tuesday, 10/24. Also bring the
assignment to class on Tuesday, 10/24 in some useful form
such as on the screen of your computer or printed out.
Turn in your "In Class 1024" assignment electronically here.
DeBoer's
slide from Thursday, 10/19
Assignment for Thursday, October 19,
Mentor Group 6 meeting
We will meet as our "Thrifty" group in room SB2732.
Group T8 will do the work of their T1 through T6 assignment.
Groups T1 through T6: Review all of the course and write down
two concepts, with references (by author, page, etc.) that relate
to your sub-group's topic. Bring this paper to class on Thursday, 10/19.
Later in class as a group you will refine these contributions to a
rough outline of your part of the paper or presentation.
Group T7: Review all of the course. Write down two project
proposals for an "action project." Bring this to class on Thursday,
10/19. In class your group will settle on a project.
Turn in your "In Class 1019" assignment electronically here.
DeBoer's
slides from Tuesday, 10/17
Assignment for Tuesday, October 17,
Mentor Group 5 meeting
We will meet as our "Thrifty" group in room SB2732.
LIST OF SUBGROUPS—On Thursday, 10/12, each student in
the "Thrifty group" was assigned to various "sub-groups" or "T groups."
Read the 26 (or so) papers that were turned in on Thursday, 10/12.
Based on what you have seen in those papers and
everything you know about Discipleship and the "Thrifty"
topic and question, Write an outline of a paper that addresses
the question, "How Thrifty Should a Christian Be?" The
outline should take this form:
Introduction (simply your thesis statement)
Body Heading 1 | (Suggest headings, that's
Body Heading 2 | all. No content is needed.
Body Heading 3 | Each of groups T1 through
Body Heading 4 | T5 will flesh out one
Body Heading 5 | heading area at a later time
| There must be exactly 5
| headings to match our groups.)
Conclusion (write a few sentences that express
| what you think the paper should
| conclude.)
Bring the above outline to class on Tuesday, 10/17.
DeBoer's
slides from Thursday, 10/12
Assignment for Thursday, October 12,
Discipleship Unit Class 8 meeting
We will meet as our "Thrifty" group in room SB2732.
See the assignment titled "How should we Live as Disciples in the
Modern World?" This assignment is also described as the assignment "In Preparation for
Discipleship Unit Class 8." This assignment can be found in your
CORE 399 reader page 353.
Write the requested one-page paper. We will share these papers
in small groups within our "Thrifty" group. After class, you will turn your
paper in and it will be letter graded. Required elements of the paper are:
Grammar and Style
Conforms to either APA or MLA style (your choice)
Is single-spaced between lines
Is double-spaced between paragraphs
Uses a 10-point times-roman or similar font
Is free of grammar and spelling errors
It must fit on one side of one sheet of typing paper
Content
Has a thesis in the first paragraph
Usually a thesis is one, possibly two or three sentences
The remainder of the paper supports the thesis or. . .
discusses implications of alternative theses.
Contains no off-thesis content.
The thesis makes a connection between something in
Maurer's
book and something in our CORE 399 reader.
The thesis is developed by showing parallels or contrasts
or ties to still other sources such as the Bible, a
catechism, or any relevant source.
Accuracy
Every sentence in the report is logically true, acceptable
poetic license, or obvious hyperbole (for effect presumably)
or follows from some author's claim, which you have cited.
In each category you will get an "A" if all the rubric items
are met. You will get a "B" if most are met. You will get
a "C" if a good-faith effort shows. You will get a "D" something
is there beyond rubbish. You will get an "F" if nothing is
turned in or if what was turned in meets practically none of
the rubric's requirements. The lowest category grade will
count for 50% of the paper's grade. The other two category
grades will count for 25% of the paper's grade. (Note that it
does not matter if the professor likes your thesis or not. It
matters that you logically explain and defend your thesis with
style.)
Note: Prior to the above assignment, a different assignment is
due on Tuesday, October 10. That is the assignment for
Discipleship Unit Class 7, found on page 297 of the reader.
DeBoer's
slides from Tuesday, 10/03
Assignment for Tuesday, October 3,
Mentor Group 4 meeting
Review the slides from Thursday's class. Then answer the questions
on the last slide, the one we did not get to in class). Print
this on paper with your name and turn it in at the start of class
on Tuesday. Read pages 207-274 (Parts 4 and 5) in Tim Maurer’s book,
Simple Money. At the beginning of class on Tuesday there
will be a seven-minute multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank (with
a word or phrase) style reading comprehension quiz.
Example quiz questions:
1.) According to Maurer, one of the following strategies does
not apply to insurance decision-making.
a.) When possible, eliminate risk
b.) When possible, reduce risk
c.) When possible, assume risk (go without insurance)
d.) When possible, transfer risk
e.) When possible, amortize risk
2.) The type of insurance that covers the cost of nursing
home care is called ___________________ insurance.
DeBoer's
slides from Thursday, 9/28
Assignment for Thursday, September 28,
Mentor Group 3 meeting
Review the slides from Tuesday's class. Write a budget for
yourself. Try to estimate your situation about one year after
graduation. Choose your own numbers for income, student loans,
retirement funds accumulated so far and monthly funding of retirement,
savings, giving, etc. Do not hand this budget in. You may keep it
private to yourself. Then answer this
question: What was the most beneficial insight you gained from "Part 2"
and our related discussions? Print this on paper and turn it in at
the beginning of class on Thursday. Also Read pages 125-206
(Part 3) in Tim Maurer's book, Simple Money. At the beginning
of class on Thursday there will be a seven-minute multiple choice and
fill-in-the-blank (with a word or phrase) style reading comprehension
quiz.
Example quiz questions:
1.) Maurer references the movie Moneyball because the movie
demonstrates
a.) that you need a financial team in order to be a
winner.
b.) the value of not running with the herd.
c.) the vital but unseen role of the team's owner in
setting priorities.
d.) the value of evidence-based decision-making.
e.) the power of steady management to spur exponential
growth.
2. According to Tim Maurer, it is irresponsible for a parent to
prioritize their children's education over their present-day
solvency and their future ___________________.
DeBoer's
slides from Tuesday, 9/26
Assignment for Tuesday, September 26,
Mentor Group 2 meeting
Review the slides from Thursday's class. Then write a short
contribution to one of the last five slides. (A contribution
of one to about three sentences is expected.) Print this on paper
with your name and turn it in at the start of class on Tuesday.
Read pages 75-124 (Part 2) in Tim Maurer's book,
Simple Money. At the beginning of class on Tuesday there
will be a seven-minute multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank (with
a word or phrase) style reading comprehension quiz.
Example quiz questions:
1.) According to Maurer, "RUC," as in "RUC debt" stands for
a.) "rapid update cycle"
b.) "reorganized unencumbered cache"
c.) "reduced user cost"
d.) "refinanced underwritten collectable"
e.) "revolving unsecured consumer"
2.) According to Tim Maurer, limiting debt—and eventually
being debt free—grants uncommon ___________________
and is a key component of true wealth.
DeBoer's
slides from Thursday, 9/21
Assignment for Thursday, September 21,
Mentor Group 1 meeting
Read pages 11-77 (Part 1) in Tim Maurer’s book, Simple
Money. At the beginning of class on Tuesday, September
26 there will be a seven-minute multiple choice and fill-in-
the-blank (with a word or phrase) style quiz.
Example quiz questions:
1.) According to Maurer, a money script is
a.) a type of paper money used in private transactions.
b.) a type of coupon used at a bank (more commonly
used in the Orient).
c.) a type of story we tell ourselves about money.
d.) a type of wallet or purse used to secure money in
transit.
e.) a type of last will and testament used by wealthy
people to minimize taxation.
2.) Personal finance is a great deal more __________ than it is finance.
DeBoer's
slides from Thursday, 9/14
Discussion of Discipleship Unit Class 5
Responding to Douthat and Nichols
DeBoer's
slides from Thursday, 9/07
Discussion of Discipleship Unit Class 3
Responding to DeYoung and Gilbert; Packer; and Ryle
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