This document provides an agenda for a literature review discussion on homophobia. It includes discussing why sexual orientations should be discussed and what it means to normalize heterosexual activities. It addresses individual blogging assignments on assigned readings and developing interview questions for data collection. The document outlines developing informed consent forms and planning for soliciting research participants. It assigns reading a discussion on educational equality and resumes/cover letters to analyze strengths and weaknesses.

1. O N H O M O P H O B I A
L I T E R A T U R E R E V I E W
ENGLISH 145

2. Agenda
 Going over your literature reviews
 Your favorite mistakes
 Discussion Facilitation on Homophobia
--Why should be we discussing sexual orientations?
--What does it mean to normalize heterosexual
activities in our daily lives?
--We will problemitize: If we don’t talk about it, we
could all be “normal”
 Individual Blogging on readings
 Assignments for Thursday

3. Individual Blogging
 According to Gregory Herek, what are the
consequences of anti-gay prejudice ?
 How does Herek define “Secondary victimization”?
 Burns find out that sexuality is not always a private
matter. What did Burns find out about staying silent
about one’s sexuality? Why is it necessary for some
students to be open and vocal about who they are?
 Lim-Him discusses two forms of oppression: racism
and homophobia. What is the intersection of race
and sexuality according to the author?

4. Group Work: Creating Safe Communities for all
 In your groups, create a leaflet that will include
information and suggestions about reducing
homophobia around your community 9or academic
disciplines.
Consider the following writing points:
 Genre
 Audience
 Length
 Language

5.  Do not leave your quotes alone (orphan quotes). Always,
integrate them into your writing.
 Check the quotations against the original texts for accuracy.
 Make sure that your voice is distinct from those in your
sources.
 If you have copied phrases of more than two words from the
original, put them in quotation marks or change them into
your own words
 Paste your “References” or “Works Cited” list to the end of
your social action research projects.
 Make sure you use every item in your reference list.
 Remember that you need at least 9-10 sources at the end of
this project.
Global Feedback about your Quotations/citations

6.  In conclusion, these students are not receiving the
educational opportunities that they need to succeed
or learn.
Be specific with your pronouns

7.  According to Peter Singer, a professor at Princeton
University, “people buying organic food want to
avoid unnecessary risks, and they believe that more
natural methods of producing food are likely to be
healthier.”
For direct quotations, Include page numbers .

8.  Make sure that you have scholarly articles
 It is not acceptable to base all of your review on
online sources
 Make sure that you include page numbers if you do
direct quotations.
 Do not leave quotations alone.
Sources

9. FOR APA
 SEE APPENDIX B OF CR: SAMPLE PAPER IN APA
STYLE

10. Correct your favorite mistakes in writing
 The results show that there are “variations in the relation
between school bullying and social preference as a function of
genre and types of aggressive behavior utilized.”—Citation
problem
 Many sources assert that the so-called Islamophobia did not
begin until the terrorist attacks.—Citation problem
 “College students drink more frequently and in greater
numbers than their peers who do not attend college”
 When studying police brutality within a community it is
evident that minorities are the main focus.—Mechanics
 For example the university of California has been historically
known as a symbol of tolerance and diversity.
 The use of teaser’s in the police force are becoming more
common today.—Grammar

11. ASSIGNMENTS
 Bring your Interview Questions. If you’re designing a
survey, please bring your survey questions.
 Read: Shitty First Drafts and write a short blog
response about your reflections on the article. What
intrigued you in her article? Write your next steps in
revising your “shitty first drafts” of your social action
research components.
 Mid-term Grades: Would you like to know how you
are doing so far in terms of your academic
performance? Visit me during my office hours.

12. Agenda
 Looking over your Methods paper
 Discussion on Shitty First Drafts
 Interview and Surveys
 The Next Step in your SAP: Soliciting Participants and
Data Collection.
 Class will end at 11:45 today for a SAFE ZONE training
Please check out the website if interested in SAFE ZONE
trainings for students and other LGBT resources
http://www.deanofstudents.ilstu.edu/help/glbt/glbt-
resources.shtml

13. Why do we need to write “Shitty First Drafts”?
 What struck you as interesting in Lamott’s Shitty
First Draft?
 What are some of the challenges that she goes
through in her writing? Do you agree with her?

14. Developing strong interview questions
 In your groups, share your interview questions with
your classmates. Seek their feedback on:
1) The structure of your questions (Are the questions
open-ended or close ended? Can the question
provide rich-data? For surveys, are there any
multiple choice questions, continuum questions?)
2) The depth of your questions (Are the questions
loaded or vague? Are they broad or specific?)
3) What additional questions can be added into the
existing list of questions?

15. Planning for Soliciting Participants
 Surveys can be administered in person, by phone or
online (depending on your research purpose)
 Interviews can be conducted in person or by phone
(not via email).
 Create your own Informed Consent Forms (See the
template that is created for courses in the ISU
Writing Program)

16. Assignments
 Read: Discussion # 5: On Educational Equality
 Read and Blog: Sample Resumes and Cover letters
on Emerging Scholars pages, 165-174
What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of
these technical writing samples? Be specific.