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ENG 201 12.T: Web Presence and Portfolio

Posted on November 13, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Web Presence and Portfolio Homework Web Presence For the final component of our Job Materials project, I want you to develop both an online web presence and a portfolio. What do I mean by web presence? What belongs … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 12.M: Return of the Rubric

Posted on November 12, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Schedule Update Creating a Multimedia Presentation Return of the Rubric Homework Schedule Update I made a few changes: Monday, Nov 12th: Return of the Rubric Wednesday, Nov 14th: Creating a multimedia presentation and MLA/APA citation Friday, Nov 16th: … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 11.R: Grant Writing Deliverables

Posted on November 1, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Grant Writing Workspace Homework Grant Writing Workspace Let’s get back to work. I think we are ready to polish up and deliver. Maybe. Edit my project descriptions to under 1000k words Revise Media Profile section Discuss Implementation or … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 11.W: Corder, Argument, and Listening as Love

Posted on October 31, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Corder Homework Corder Before we get started, I want you to think about the last time times you really disagreed with someone on anything significant. Any level of significance. Not like “where should we eat dinner.” But something … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 7.M: First Sentences, Thesis Statements, Williams on Characters

Posted on October 1, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Reminder: No class this Friday First sentences, thesis statements Williams on Characters Homework First Sentences and Thesis Statements Overall I wanted to highlight the improvement I’m seeing from the first set of papers. I’m seeing some impressive stuff! … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 6.T: Project 2 Check In, Corder

Posted on September 25, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Project 2 Check In Corder Homework Project 2 Check In I didn’t have time to create a customizable Canvas turn-in for everyone, so here’s the plan. I have edited the second major assignment to be Project Two: Developing … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 6.M: Thesis Statements, Roadmapping, Characters and Actions

Posted on September 24, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Office Hours Drop Deadline [Thurs Oct 11] Thesis Statements and Roadmapping Williams on Actions (and characters) Questions Homework Office Hours & Drop Deadline Wednesday: 1:30-3:00, Thursday 1:00-2:00. Thesis Statements and Roadmapping I am always hesitant to use the … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 5.M: First Sentences and Workshopping

Posted on September 17, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Yellow Highlights First Sentences Workshopping Homework First Sentences 20, maybe 30 words. That’s all you get. That is your opportunity to grab someone’s attention before they close your tab or click the next link. The first sentence, and … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 4.T: Characters and Actions, Proposal Rubric Exercise, Peer Review

Posted on September 11, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Williams on Actions Proposal Rubric Exercise Peer Review Homework Williams on Actions We’ll start today reviewing Williams’ chapter on Actions from his book Style. Proposal Rubric I spent some time today working out a more specific rubric for … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 4.M: Plagiarism and Handling Sources

Posted on September 10, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Plagiarism Handling Sources Homework Inserting Page Numbers Let’s talk about headers. Let’s talk about the ruler. What is Plagiarism One of my graduate students put together a PowerPoint. Let’s start there. How to Avoid Plagiarism? I want to … Continue reading →

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