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ENG 231 9.M: Introduction to Ethics

Today’s Plan: Reminder: Paper Due Friday Introduction to Ethics First a Quick Choose Your Own Adventure Game I’ve got a quick survey for you to complete. Introduction to Ethics Today I want to give some sense of what constitutes ethics. … Continue reading

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ENG 328 8.W: Media Kit Project and Threading a Book in InDesign

Today’s Plan: Threading a Book in InDesign Lifestories Media Kit Project Homework: What is a Media Kit? Threading a Book in InDesign This class used to contain a book production project, but I’ve scrapped that in favor of The Crucible … Continue reading

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ENG 8.W: Tragedy Paper Expectations

Today’s Plan: Project Two: The Tragedy Paper Expectations Tragedy Project Resources Project Two: The Tragedy Paper Expectations When we started this project back on February 1st, I promised you 4-5 weeks to complete your game and develop your papers. Today … Continue reading

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ENG 231 6.F: Review Hermeneutics, Presentation Sign-Ups

Today’s Plan: Looking for a Note Taker Circle Back to “Sudafed” Presentation Sign Ups Presentation Materials Looking for a Note Taker “This class requires a student to take notes each class period. The notetaker selected will receive either UNC Apparel … Continue reading

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ENG 231 6.W: Close Reading to Pair Theme and Details / Rocking Out

Today’s Plan: A Brief History of Hermeneutics Rock Out Homework A Brief History of Hermeneutics Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation. Its origins are usually traced back to St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (354-430), and his … Continue reading

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ENG 640 Week 6: Kenneth Burke, Identification, Dramatism, and Victimage

Today’s Plan: For Next Sessions: Week 7 Article Sign Ups Your Passages Break Using the Pentad My Burke Notes Week 7 Article Sign Ups As I mentioned last class, for next week everyone will be required to read 3 articles … Continue reading

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ENG 328 6.M: Mini-Project #4, Restaurant Menu

Today’s Plan: Mini-Project #4, Menus For Wednesday’s Class: Find a Menu Upcoming Schedule Menus For the next two weeks we will be designing a restaurant menu. This is a multiple-birds-with-one-project project, since we’ll be: Learning InDesign Learning Design Process and … Continue reading

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ENG 231 5.M: Complicating Aristotle’s Notion of Catharsis

Today’s Plan: Ross 1240 Computer Lab Wednesday and Friday Game Sign Ups Curran on Catharsis Ross 1240 Computer Lab Wednesday and Friday My goal is for us to work out a heuristic on tragedy in class. As with our first … Continue reading

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ENG 328 5.M: Mini-Project #3, IFS Flyer Design

Today’s Plan: Project Change! / Schedule Flyer Information Project Change! As I was looking at our schedule this morning, I decided to make a change and flip-flop our next two mini-projects. While I am sure you are growing tired of … Continue reading

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ENG 328 4.F: Typography & InDesign

Today’s Plan: Did You Complete the English Department Student Survey? Introduction to Typography Upcoming Schedule Homework Introduction to Typography So far this semester we’ve generally worked with layouts and alignment. We’ve talked about creating focal points (often by) developing contrast. … Continue reading

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