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ENG 420 2.1: Isocrates and Civic Education

Posted on January 17, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Attendance Review Last Class Two Readings: Salon and Breitbart Haskins and Benoit Homework Review Last Class Looking through your posts: Essentialism vs. Materialism Plato’s Elitism vs. Socrates’ insistence to Question Everything Plato’s Transcendentalism (Epistemology, knowledge) Two Readings As … Continue reading →

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ENG 1.2: Logos, Ethos, Pathos, Stasis, Kairos

Posted on January 12, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s plan: Attendance Reviewing Last Class (Did you set up Google Drive?) Structuring an Argumentative Essay Elements of an Argument: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos Types of Arguments Kairos (Situating an Argument) Homework Structuring An Argumentative Essay Argumentative essays can be … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 1.2: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

Posted on January 12, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Blog URL’s in Canvas Entry Question: Should Schools Teach Morality Reviewing Plato Reading Philosophy’s hero and Rhetoric’s villain Homework Discussion Post Time Blog URL’s in Canvas For Tuesday’s homework, I asked you to create a blog and … Continue reading →

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ENG 123: 1.1 Course Introduction

Posted on January 10, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Three Questions Strong Bad Syllabus and Canvas Google Drive A Brisk Walk Homework Three Questions Let’s break the ice. Question One: What is one piece of indie/popular culture that everyone should be experiencing? Question Two: What is one … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 1.1: Introduction and Plato

Posted on January 10, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s plan: Why Are You Here? Syllabus and Canvas Introduction to Plato, Greek Conceptions of Philosophy and Rhetoric Writing with Direct Quotations Homework

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15.1: MLA and APA Format

Posted on November 28, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Final Paper Feedback MLA and APA Format Overview Paper Course Evaluations Homework Final Paper Feedback One thing that came up in a lot of drafts was the benefit of roadmapping a paper in the introduction. This is … Continue reading →

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College Comp 12.1: Reviewing Research Questions

Posted on November 7, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance No Class Wednesday Workshop “Volunteers” Reviewing Research Questions Homework Reviewing Research Questions I am studying Dubliners because I am trying to find moral paralysis in order to help my reader understand better how moral paralysis shows up … Continue reading →

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College Comp 11.1: Reviewing Signals, Prepping Booth

Posted on October 31, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Workshop Volunteers Review Crafting a Signal Wayne Booth Homework Workshop Volunteers Here is a list of the eligible candidates: Betty Tyler Elena Lawrence JaRay Courtney Review Crafting a Signal Here’s the original text I asked you to … Continue reading →

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College Comp 10.1: Pathos and Apology

Posted on October 24, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Workshop Volunteers (the list grows smaller) News Pathos Apology Homework News Two points here. First, there will be no class on Wednesday November 9th (that’s three Wednesdays away). Second, there will be no more reading in the … Continue reading →

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College Comp 9.3

Posted on October 21, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance No class on Wednesday November 9th Sigma Tau Delta Workshop Homework Sigma Tau Delta Invite Sigma Tau Delta invites you to attend our Halloween Event “A Little Night Music”. This event will be on Friday, October 28th … Continue reading →

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