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Red Sox 2025 Preview Post

Good reader, you might remember that last season I was unwilling to write a preview post because the ownership group that brought us so much joy, that broke the curse and then won three more World Series, decided not to … Continue reading

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ENG 319 11.M: Project 3, Reading Cavarero

Today’s Plan Project 3 Description Hypothesis Social Annotation Write Up #5 Play Project Three Description I want to think we can collectively build a better world, and I think rhetoric is essential to that possibility. We need to be able … Continue reading

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ENG 231 11.M: Trolley Problems, Video Games, and a Wicked Brief Overview of Ethics

Today’s Plan: Morals vs Ethics [Absurd] Trolley Problems? Wicked Brief Overview of Moral and Ethical Systems Morals vs Ethics This will be the shorter version of a longer lecture. The short version is that morals and moral reasoning is a … Continue reading

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ENG 319 8.W: “A” Book List

Today’s Plan: Books! From the syllabus (edited): Read an additional book on contemporary rhetorical theory and write up an academic book review. I will have a list of books by week 5 8. Book reviews will be due after Spring … Continue reading

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ENG 328 7.W: Color

Today’s Plan: Two Extra Credit Opportunities Color Theory Color Tools Two Extra-Credit Opportunities Two things: Submit prose, poetry, or art to The Crucible Attend our English Alumni Panel. Friday, Feb 28th, 4:00pm, Ross 0280. Two class of 2020 graduates, Winsome … Continue reading

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ENG 328 5.W: To Book or Press Kit? Also, WTF is a Zine?

Today’s Plan: Semester Map Menu Project or Book Project Zine Project A Pretty Realistic Calendar Week One: Flyer Fix (intro Photoshop, basic layout, contrast, padding) Week Two: Flyer Fix / Brochure (intro InDesign, laying type, margins, repetition) Week Three: Brochure … Continue reading

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ENG 231 3.M: Procedural Paper Assignment

Today’s Plan: Quick Paper Specs Canvas Grading Rubric Thesis Paragraphs Quick Paper Specs Okay, I hate writing these things. I like to read papers that you enjoy writing. But teaching writing is hard, because everyone has different experiences and has … Continue reading

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ENG 231 2.F: Procedural Analysis Paper

Today’s Plan: Talk about Papers Please What Do I Mean By the “Theme” of Your Game What Do I Mean By the “Theme” of Your Game Games are very different. Not all games have explicit themes. Not all games even … Continue reading

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ENG 328 1.W: Sins, Redesign

Today’s Plan: Lay Out Sins Mini-Project 1: The Remake Playing with Photoshop Homework (Canvas / Template) Lay Out Sins Let’s check out the discussion board in Canvas. Mini-Project 1: Re-Make It Work For homework I want you to read chapter … Continue reading

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ENG 231 1.W: What Are Mechanics?

Today’s Plan: Review “Mechanics” For Next Session (and Beyond) Review I talked about “procedural rhetoric” a bit-arguing that it is an approach to video games that thinks about how the non-symbolic (word/image) dimensions of a game tells us something, or … Continue reading

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