- narrowing of your topic
- who has experience with this issue? who is impacted by it?
- who is talking about the issue? politicians? others? average people?
- what are some primary sources that would give you insight into the issue?
14 October 2008
blog assignment for thursday 16 october
By Thursday, you should have chosen a topic for the Unit 2 assignment. Your blog for Thursday should include:
25 September 2008
agenda for thursday 25 september
plan for class on Thursday:
- Turn in one hard copy of Op-Ed to me
- Workshop Op-Ed pieces using guidelines on eCollege
- read chapters 9 and 13 on Evaluations and Humor
- find a humorous argument related to the election to bring to class (if you watch something on TV, either bring notes about it or a link to the video)
- blog about the humorous argument and how it's working based on chapter 13
- begin thinking about what kind of humorous argument you would like to make about your topic and where you would present that argument
- written arguments that parody real articles at The Onion
- political cartoons at PoliticalCartoons.com, Daryl Cagle's collection at MSNBC, or the New Yorker (also, look at any daily newspaper)
- television clips from Saturday Night Live, the Colbert Report, the Late Show with David Letterman (this has top-10 lists and video), or the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21 September 2008
agenda for tuesday 23 september
plan for class on Tuesday:
- Discussion of Chapter 8 on Arguments of Definition
- Example of Arguments of Fact and Definition
- Writing an Op-Ed
- Pre-writing for Op-Ed
- Complete draft of Op-Ed with Author's Note, bring copies for your group
- Post Op-Ed on your blog
- Read chapter 9 on Evaluations (just needs to be completed by next Tuesday)
15 September 2008
agenda for tuesday 16 september
Plan for Tuesday's class meeting:
- Meet in Workshop Groups as assigned on Thursday
- Follow workshop instructions posted on eCollege, spending 20 minutes per essay in the workshop
- Read chapters 6 and 7 (pp. 139-171, 174-194) of Everything's An Argument.
- Based on your reading of chapter 7, bring a sample argument of fact related to the election in some way.
- Blog about the argument of fact you're bringing to class. How does it fulfill the qualities of an argument of fact as presented in chapter 7? Is there anything interesting about the structure as described in chapter 6?
10 September 2008
agenda for thursday 11 september
Plan for Thursday's class meeting:
- Class discussion of sample articles and letters to the editor
- Doing a rhetorical analysis and writing a letter to the editor
- Meet with workshop groups
- Read ea chapter 6 (pp.139-173) - by Thursday is fine, but you'll also be reading chapter 7 for next Thursday
- Write your Letter to the Editor and an Author's Note
- Bring enough copies of Letter and Author's Note for workshop
- Email your Letter and Author's Note to me (in Rich Text Format)
- Post original article and your letter to your blog
- Read the original articles for those in your workshop group
- Don't forget to do blog comments by the end of the day on Friday
08 September 2008
agenda for tuesday 9 september, revision in reading schedule
First, here's the plan for Tuesday's class meeting:
- Chapter 5 - Group work on Rhetorical Analysis. Class discussion to follow.
- Discuss Unit 1 Assignment.
- Brainstorm topics for Unit 1.
- Read two "How to Write a Letter to the Editor" lists on eCollege (available to read under Unit One on the left navigation or in printer-friendly version under DocSharing, Unit 1)
- Read William Safire's "The Audacity of Hype" and Susan McHale's Letter to the Editor
- Read Mike Doogan's "She's Nice -- but Not Ready" and all of the Letters to the Editor under "The Debate over Sarah Palin" (note that there are three pages)
- Read Bob Kerrey's "McCain, a warrior, but..." and the two Letters to the Editor under "Kerrey on McCain"
- Choose a topic for your Unit 1 work
- Bring an editorial or article on your chosen topic - make sure it's something that invokes a reaction from you and was published between September 7 and 10
- Blog about your topic for Unit 1 and the editorial you have chosen (just a brief overview about it - what is it arguing? why did you choose it?)
27 August 2008
announcement for 12.30-1.50 class
THIS POST ONLY APPLIES TO SECTION 046 (12:30-1:50)
After our minor room issues yesterday, the room for our course has been changed. I haven't seen the new room yet, but I have been assured that it is larger and has a computer.
For the remainder of the semester, section 046 (12:30-1:50) will be meeting in room 219 in Bass Hall. Please make note of the change in both room and building.
I will plan on meeting you in the new room for class tomorrow, but I'll make sure there's a note in the old room in case anyone doesn't read the blog or receive the email.
After our minor room issues yesterday, the room for our course has been changed. I haven't seen the new room yet, but I have been assured that it is larger and has a computer.
For the remainder of the semester, section 046 (12:30-1:50) will be meeting in room 219 in Bass Hall. Please make note of the change in both room and building.
I will plan on meeting you in the new room for class tomorrow, but I'll make sure there's a note in the old room in case anyone doesn't read the blog or receive the email.
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