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ENG 231 4.M/W: Games and/as Tragedy

Posted on February 1, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Meakin Reading Tragedy Introductory Lecture Homework Meakin Reading I asked you to respond to 3 of the following 5 questions: What do Meakin et al see as the purpose and/or value of tragedy? How do Meakin et al … Continue reading →

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ENG 640 Week 4: Levinas

Posted on February 1, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Responding to the Reading Responses Levinas: Major Themes Break Let’s Actually Pick Those End of Year Readings Paper Day #1 Jim Corder Levinas: Major Themes I have a handout. Let’s Actually Pick Those End of Year Readings Let’s … Continue reading →

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ENG 328 3.F: Photoshop Friday

Posted on January 27, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Some Review Photoshop Homework Photoshop Friday A few basics If at any time you cannot find a panel in a tutorial, then go Windows > Workspaces > Reset Essentials. Sometimes as I am working I accidentally close a … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 3.W: Collaboratively Describing Procedural Rhetoric

Posted on January 25, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Resources / Group Formation Read, Write, Transcribe for 20 minutes Synthesize and Discuss for 20 minutes As I indicated Monday, I want to spend some time today having you work in groups. Our goal is to try and … Continue reading →

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ENG 640 Week 3: Heidegger, Worsham, Questions Concerning Technology, Invention, and Inventional Technology

Posted on January 25, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: A few questions Discuss Worsham Break Discuss Heidegger Prep Levinas and company A Few Questions What does it mean to teach writing? Why is it important to teach writing> When did you learn to write? (And, perhaps, who … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 3.M: Procedural Analysis Paper

Posted on January 23, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Some Quick Journal Feedback Procedural Analysis Paper Academic Paper Crash Course Some Quick Journal Feedback Working through the rubric question on theme, one student wrote: The theme of the game is about choice. The narrator sets up a story in … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 2.F: Catching Up, Moving On

Posted on January 20, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment Homework From A Rhetorical Triangle to a Ludic One Revised Procedural Rhetoric Heuristic Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment I’ve scored the first assignment–I had a bit of an issue … Continue reading →

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ENG 640 2: From the Modern to the Postmodern; Lyotard, Bill Readings, and Richard Lanham

Posted on January 18, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Review Week One Discuss the Readings (Questions, Ideas, Passages) Break Vote / Discussion on Week 15 and 16 books On the Dangers of kNOwing / Becoming Brave Enough to Be Strong Prepping Heidegger Reviewing Last Week We began … Continue reading →

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ENG 328 1.F: The Lay Out Sins Project

Posted on January 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Mini-Project 1: The Remake Homework Mini-Project 1: Re-Make It Work For homework I want you to read chapter 3 of the WSINYE, in which Hagen and Golombisky share their “works every time layout.” They outline 7 parts of … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 1.F: Defining Procedural Rhetoric (Con’t), Project 1 Preview, List of Games

Posted on January 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Project 1 Preview & List of Games for Project 1 (and maybe 2) Defining Procedural Rhetoric Homework Project 1 Preview The homework that I laid out on Wednesday–due next Monday–is to do a few practice runs with the … Continue reading →

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