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Assignments Due Today In this column you’ll find the listing of assignments that are due today and reminders of materials you’ll need in class. However, you must check Canvas for specific assignment details. Please follow the linked model in order to receive full credit for your assignments. |
Tentative Class Agenda
In this column you’ll find what I hope to accomplish today. Because I’ll modify my approach to suit your needs, not all In-Class Activities will be listed here in advance of our day-to-day meetings. Note that REQUIRED assignments cannot be used as drop points
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MJan7 |
Introduction to class Analyzing Landon Gray Mitchell’s “Some Infinite Thing” (PDF copy) and YouTube video .
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WJan9 REQUIRED CANVAS DAILY ASSIGNMENT: Read the introduction to They Say/I Say (1-15.) Complete and upload on Canvas a 1-page essay built on Exercise #2 on page 15 in They Say/I Say. Be sure to do more than simply filling in the blanks. Elaborate with secondary and tertiary detail, Use New Times Roman 12 point type, doublespace, and follow this formatting style: Note: If you’ve never used Canvas before, be aware that you’ll need to activate your SUU username and login in order to use the system.
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Understanding secondary and tertiary detail Elaborating with summaries, paraphrases and summaries |
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FrJan11 REQUIRED CANVAS DAILY ASSIGNMENT: In Outliers, read “The Mathew Effect” and decide what thesis (main point) Gladwell is arguing. Adapting the #2 I Say/They Say template from your last assignment, (page 15) respond to this new reading. Strive to include not just secondary support to explain your thesis, but tertiary detail to make your ideas more convincing. In other words, use examples drawn from the reading and documented with page numbers (16). Set your paper up following the MLA format we have discussed in class. Remember to double-space and to use Times New Roman 12 point. Your response should be about one double-spaced page. Here’s a sample of an adapted template format: In Chapter One in Outliers, a nonfiction book that explores the roots of success, author Malcolm Gladwell is attempting to convince his readers that ___________. Specifically, Gladwell builds an argument by offering a series of examples, all of which support his view that success depends to a great extent on what he calls “The Mathew Effect.” For him, “The Mathew Effect” means __________. As the author puts it, “. . . . “ ( ). To support his view he offers several examples, including . . . . Although some people believe _____, Gladwell implies that ________I agree/disagree/have mixed feelings. {Continue from here following the rest of the textbook template.] Besides uploading your assignment to Canvas by class time, bring a printout of your completed assignment to class for discussion (not grading) purposes
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Introduction of Essay 1A Considering rhetorical context Exercise: Rhetorical context game
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MJan14 In They Say/I Say, read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (pages 19-51). Be aware that this material will be covered in Wednesday’s REQUIRED QUIZ. Go to the “This I Believe” site and read these two essays: Use the template listed on Canvas Daily Assignment 6 to summarize and contrast the views of the two authors.
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Discussion question of the day: Which of today’s two assigned readings were more effective in terms of achieving their point and purpose towards a particular audience · What does “rhetorical situation” mean? · What are some major elements of a “rhetorical situation”? · What is the function of a thesis statement? · What are the characteristics of an effective thesis statement? · What is the difference between an explicit and implicit thesis statement? · How can thesis statement’s be “supported” with tertiary detail?
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WJan16 REQUIRED CANVAS DAILY Assignment: “The 10,000 Hour Rule.” See the canvas assignment for details |
REQUIRED QUIZ over readings and terms covered so far this semester (20 points) Introduction to understanding ethos, pathos and logos
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FrJan18 No take-home assignment due today.
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. In-class exercise: Ethos, pathos, and logos
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MJan21: No class today: MLK holiday |
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WJan23 Meet in the Writing Center today |
In-class Exercise: REQUIRED OUTLINING EXERCISE Sign up for REQUIRED PROFESSOR CONSULTATION (10 points). Please note that this required assignment may not be applied to your 30 drop points. If you miss, you may make up the points by completing a half-hour appointment with a Writing Center consultant by noon of the day before the essay is due. Be sure to let your consultant know that I’ll need “green sheet” notification of your session |
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FrJan25 REQUIRED CANVAS DAILY ASSIGNMENT: Rough Draft Workshop on Essay 1A. To qualify for your 10 workshop points, you must upload a copy of your rough draft by the time class begins and in addition bring FOUR printouts of your essay to class, one of which you will hand in to the professor in hard copy form. NOTE: This workshop may not be used as part of your 30 drop points. If you miss, however, you may make up the points by completing an appointment with a Writing Center consultant by noon of the day before the essay is due. Be sure to let your consultant know that I’ll need notification of your session. Make-up sessions are not eligible for Writing Center bonus points. |
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MJan28 Bring the most recent copy of your Essay 1A draft to class Don’t forget your essay consultation appointment with the with the professor this week
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Discussion: What is “appropriate diction”? What is sentence variety? In-class Exercise: Sentence variety exercise
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WJan30: No class—Don’t forget your essay consultation appointment with the with the professor this week |
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FrFeb1 Meet in the Writing Center today Due today: Upload your Essay 1A on Canvas by 11:59 p.m. (Yes, you may have all day to finish this task.) Don’t forget to include your “strengths and weaknesses” statement in the comment box. Remember, if you don’t provide it, you automatically lose 10 essay points that can never be made up, even if you rewrite your essay later.
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Introduction of Essay IB: Assessing the rhetorical context for your Essay 1B by reviewing “This I Believe” guidelines
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MFeb4 Meet in the Writing Center today Cut and condensing your essay to a 500– to 600-word version.
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WFeb6 Meet in the CLASSROOM today
Continue working outside of class to get read for the rough draft workshop on E2 (the shortened version of E1) on Friday. Note the date change from today to Friday for the workshop. |
Today: Meet in the classroom for the introduction to E2 |
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FrFeb8 Meet in the CLASSROOM today for the REQUIRED CANVAS DAILY ASSIGNMENT: Rough Draft Workshop on Essay 1B. To qualify for your 10 workshop points, you must upload a copy of your rough draft by the time class begins and in addition bring FOUR printouts of your essay to class, one of which you will hand in to the professor in hard copy form. NOTE: This workshop may not be used as part of your 30 drop points. If you miss, however, you may make up the points by completing an appointment with a Writing Center consultant by noon of the day before the essay is due. Be sure to let your consultant know that I’ll need notification of your session. Make-up sessions are not eligible for Writing Center bonus points.
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E2 Rough Draft Workshop and another sentence variety mini lecture. |
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Monday, Feb. 11 Due Today: Upload your Essay 1B to Canvas by 11:59 p.m. (Yes, you may have all day to finish this task.) Don’t forget to include your “revision report” and your “rhetorical summary” in the assignment’s comment section. Remember, if you don’t provide this material, you automatically lose 10 essay points that can never be made up, even if you rewrite your essay later. UPCOMING REQUIRED DAILY CANVAS ASSIGNMENT: Submit your Essay 1B to the This I Believe website by class time Wednesday, Feb. 11 AND forward a copy of the submission confirmation you’ll receive to my regular email: simon@suu.edu |
In-class lecture on point of view and its connection to E3 |