MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

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From last week, worthy to revisit today:

1. This google slide set about the research article.
2. Keep a a running grid  on your reading. Copy this google doc to your drive.  Reading IS essential to writing. Again, this is part of my case for labor grades. ABT statement is previewed here. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTnhLSl7HT0Wc8vqzO1bzhQPGWP-9PsngHrGQ&usqp=CAU

Beginnings.  The first two to- four short paragraphs are a cognitive wedge or on-ramp to your knowledge points (three to four key take-aways that you elect to share and elaborate). 

Today, we talk about capturing the context in an ABT statement which stands for And-But-Therefore work, from wild man/ocean scientist-turned-filmaker/author Randy Olson. This statement sets the stage for your review and will appear within the first three paragraphs.

We will use the ABT -- AND, BUT, THEREFORE pattern to write a problem statement. Here are some examples:

1. Abortion is a complex moral decision that is against some peoples' value systems. (and) Abortion is a legal gynecologic procedure. (but) Some Ob-Gyn practitioners are opposed, personally, to abortion. (therefore) 
   1. I want to explore what requirements or exceptions are afforded to medical students in their training (first person use of meta discourse) OR
   2. Mozafari and Shea address this problem in their recent research article. Let's look at their findings.
2. Climate change is occurring and scientists see health effects due to these global changes in temperature, moisture, and seasonal weather conditions. But few public health systems in equatorial regions can cope now with  existing patient needs.  Therefore, 
   1. I will look at the ability of charitable organizations to fill in some of the gaps, with a focus on vaccination plans for possible prevention of ZIKA virus spread prevention. OR
   2. Mozafari and Shea's 2018 work looks at this inquiry.  Let's turn to their methods section in. . .
3. Most people equate "people of color" as primarily focused on Black people. (and). Many but not all Latinx people identify as people of color, typically as Brown.  However (another word for saying "but"), most health disparity research focuses on Black populations.  Therefore, 
   1. I will look at cases where "Brown" sub populations are identified in a public health index (I will look at workplace risk, perhaps farm workers).  
   2. a deep dive into Mozafari and Shea's work here on self identification of patient ethnicity. . .
4. In the US, the three often named faith groups are Christian, Jewish, and Islam.  (and) Other faith groups exists, too, including traditional Asian communities (Zen Buddhism, Japanese Shintoism, etc.). Yet (like 'but") few nursing programs prepare their graduates for these patients.  Therefore, 
   1. I will look at three or four belief systems not represented and describe their death and dying practices.  OR
   2. Mozafari and Shea write about this cultural competence challenge in a 2008 paper. . .

See how these patterns can help you in the cognitive wedge portion of the document?  And, the knowledge is a set-up or transition to the paper or to the ethos paragraphs.

Listen to the origin story of ABT patterns.  Includes a huge hat tip to the creators of South Park.  And, the presenter uses the FUDGE word loudly at the beginning. Caution.

Google Meet link 

Two presentations to look at this morning:

1. This google slide set about the research article.
2. Discussion about using UMCP Portfolium, today, for placing your two memos in the space, with reflection notes.

According to UMD Career Center Director Kelley Bishop, this short sentence may be the hardest interview question that you will face during your job search or graduate school application--and one that made be even more difficult to address in the current environment where most hiring and admissions are taking place virtually. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, professional hiring, development, and other practices had been moving more and more to the online environment. Correspondingly, this unit and this particular assignment prepare you to effectively meet the new virtual professional standards and practices. 

 From PWP/Writing Program guidelines:

One widely established virtual professional practice is the creation and ongoing curation of an electronic portfolio, or ePortfolio, which professionals use to display artifacts that  demonstrate their knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications. These collections help prospective employees (including you!) develop and share a fuller picture of yourself with employers and colleagues—more than can be typically conveyed via a traditional resume, CV, cover letter, or personal statement.

You will use Portfolium software--now integrated into ELMS--to create your ePortfolios. You will have the option to keep your portfolio private, or if you choose, to share it with future employers and others. You will even have access to your Portfolium accounts after you graduate, allowing you to continue to revise and reshape your portfolio throughout your professional career.

Learning Objectives: As you work through the process of a planning, composing, and delivering your ePortfolio, you will develop your abilities to do the following:

• Identify and articulate skills, abilities, knowledge developed through academics, extracurriculars, work;
• Analyze and select representative artifacts that display those skills and knowledge;
• Articulate a unified, persuasive vision of yourself within your academic life and entering into your professional and civic life;
• Produce an ePortfolio as a rhetorical genre for professional development, career planning, and job seeking; and
• Display critical self-awareness and ability to analyze experiences and learning through reflective writing.

Google Meet link!

Here is a link to the Office Hours in the Sky document from last week.  Student colleague D asked that we keep this place open for questions until we turn in the memo for a final grade.  Ok.  I answered qeustions there, including one I added from looking at Eli Review: what about the block quote.

Upcoming: we will curate and reflect on these two assignments for inclusion in your Portfolium space provided you through campus.  Why?  These two documents are good writing samples that you may want to use.

Upcoming: next assignment is the close review of an article you choose.  Be thinking on that.

Wondering about both types of COVID tests and holidays?  Listen to this In the Bubble podcast with Andy Slavitt.

His guest for this one is Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, CEO of Grapevine Health, who is both a medical doctor and trained in government, politics, and policy.  You can speed up the listen speed, if you like, but will need to use a podcast platform like Apple Podcasts, etc.

Google Meet here

Check out your ELMS calendar for new dates on Eli Review, as we propel each other forward in this complex document.

We are still working off WEEK 5's guidance below, especially the flow chart (pale yellow-green large image).  I have a few writing/thinking craft lessons:

• Focus on difference between description and analysis (key critical thinking skill) in this linked google doc (use the links, please)
• Metadiscourse (counting out is a metadiscourse strategy) and voice propel the complexity forward with flow (science examples in this short google doc)
• Empty subjects, in the four-page google doc

Coffee cup memo: paragraphs and an arrangement

Google Meeting here.