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ENG 301 15.R: Cover Letters

Today’s Plan: Next Week’s Class Peer Review Resumes Drafting Cover Letters Optional: Building a Linkedin Profile Cover Letters Let’s start off with some basic advice. Writer’s checklist. Focused paragraphs. But let’s talk follow-up (FlexJobs). But first, a scene. A few … Continue reading

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ENG 301 13.R: Resumes

Rhetorically Constructing Resumes When I teach resumes at the undergraduate level, I emphasize the importance of an rhetorical approach. Rhetoric here means two things to me: First, it means that I attempt to read what the other person wants, thinks, … Continue reading

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ENG 225: Mapping Out the Rest of Our Year

Today’s Plan: Mapping Out the Rest of Our Year Characters and Action Sentence Syntax Reviewing Introductions Submitting Your Draft Additional Office Hours Wednesday, All Day Next Monday 2 Points on Your Final Grade for Visiting the Writing Center! Final Presentations … Continue reading

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ENG 123 14.M: Mapping Out the Rest of the Year

Today’s Plan: Mapping Out the Rest of the Year Labor-Based Grading and Final Extra Labor Opportunities Williams and Bizup Mapping Out the Rest of the Year We are really in the home stretch now. Here’s the rest of the year: … Continue reading

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ENG 225 10.T: Final Project Proposals

Today’s Plan: Final Project Proposals Homework Final Research Project Proposals You will need to make a copy of this document. Victoria’s Proposal Katelyn’s Proposal Christian’s Proposal Leonard’s Proposal Hannah’s Paper on Spiritfarer Rae’s Proposal on Blaseball Ainsley’s paper on LoU2 … Continue reading

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ENG 225 9.T/R: Methodology and Data Assignment

Today’s Plan: Checking in on Data (Did everyone do the thing?) Methodology and Data Assignment Writing a Methodology Section Writing about Data/Findings Methodology and Data Assignment This week we are going to finish up project 2. As I indicated at … Continue reading

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ENG 123 9.M: What is a Content Analysis?

Today’s Plan: Setting Up a Content Analysis Homework Setting Up a Content Analysis Several people proposed doing a content analysis as their form of primary research. Today I want to go over how to set one up. We’ll look at … Continue reading

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ENG 301 8.R: Social Media Crash Course

Today’s Plan: Write a Go West Email; Alternative Assignment Elements of Social Media Management Let’s Craft Some Tweets Photoshop: Let’s Crop and Adjust Some Images Homework: Fadde & Sullivan Email (from Tuesday’s Class); UNCO Social Media Project. Due next Thursday: … Continue reading

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ENG 123 8.W: Interviews and Focus Groups

Today’s Plan: Interviews and Focus Groups Homework Interviews Like focus groups, interviews are also constructed around recording responses to open-ended questions. Asking “yes” no questions, even with a “why?” follow up, tends to be counter productive. For instance, don’t ask: … Continue reading

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ENG 301 7.R: Design Crash Course

Today’s Plan: CRAP What Not To Do Works Every Time Layout Homework As I said last class, I do not consider myself a designer. But I am someone who, when the occasion arises, can design something. While I might not … Continue reading

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