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ENG 123 8.2: Sentence Outline Assignment

Posted on March 2, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Reminder: Conference Schedule Textbook Review: Types of Arguments Sentence Outline Assignment Homework Conference Schedule Remember we will not be meeting in class next week. Instead of class, I will be meeting with you to discuss the Sentence … Continue reading →

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ENG 123 8.1: Annotations, Characters and Actions (Part 2)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Topic Proposals (Check Canvas) Style: Characters and Actions (pgs. 46-50, Ex. 4.1) Workshop: Annotations Homework Topic Proposals Please check Canvas to ensure that you have (or haven’t) gotten a grade and seen the feedback on your proposals. … Continue reading →

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ENG 123 7.2: Jim Corder and “Argument as Emergence”

Posted on February 23, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Another Paper Outline Promoting Healthy Argument Homework Promoting Healthy Argument I want to start off today by suggesting that argument in America is quite sick. There’s a number of pieces that I could point to in support … Continue reading →

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ENG 123 7.1: Annotated Bibliographies

Posted on February 21, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s plan: Attendance Review: Annotated Bibliography Assignment [Syllabus Changes and Due Dates] Homework Annotated Bibliography Assignment First, let’s review what I shared last class: We have spent the first 1/3 of the course identifying and developing a topic. Now it … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 7.1: Nathan’s My Freshman Year

Posted on February 21, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Paper Feedback Nathan Homework: Thelin reading Paper Feedback Philosophy and Rhetoric: Plato believed that obtaining justice for one’s self was all-important, and the only way to achieve that justice was through knowledge. True, unbiased, non-persuasive knowledge in specific. … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 6.2: Nathan’s My Freshman Year

Posted on February 16, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Some paper feedback Nathan Homework Paper Feedback I wanted to address two comments I left on papers. Here was a passage dealing with Isocrates and Emerson: There is a clear dissonance here between Emerson and Isocrates. Isocrates teaches … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 6.1: From the Past to the Present

Posted on February 14, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Discuss essays Homework: Syllabus change (readings swapped) Foundations of Education I want to go around the room and ask everyone two questions: What is your one sentence definition of education? What classical idea resonated with you the most? … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 5.1: Freire, Nicholson, Lorde

Posted on February 7, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Review Paper Expectations Discuss Freire, Nicholson, and Lorde Review Paper Expectations Last week I went over the nuts and bolts. This paper is due next Tuesday at noon. Someone asked if this paper is similar to writing a … Continue reading →

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ENG 420: 4.2 Dewey, Pragmatism, Gatto, and The Paper

Posted on February 2, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Outline expectations/constraints for the upcoming paper Discuss: Dewey Read: Gatto What is Education? Here is the original description on the website: At the conclusion of the historic stage of readings, I will ask you to compose a 1000 … Continue reading →

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ENG 420 3.1: Lanham

Posted on January 24, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Attendance Summer Research Applications Review Last Class Articles Lanham’s Strong Defense Discussion Post

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