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ENG 301 15.M: Cover Letters

Posted on November 27, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Cover Letters Intro Drafting Cover Letters Examining Sample Cover Letters Optional: Building a Linkedin Profile Following-Up on a Job Application or Interview Cover Letters The ABO entry for “Application Cover Letters” [pp. 36-41] identifies 3-4 purposes for your … Continue reading →

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ENG 225 13.F: Draft Workshop

Posted on November 17, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plans: Quick Sicart Notes Introductions and Conclusions Paper Rubric Passes Sicart and “Neutral” Problems Lori asked a question about where in his writing Sicart emphasizes the need for “neutral” choices. I have a few quotes that can speak to … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 13.F: Resumes

Posted on November 17, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Rhetorically Constructing Resumes A List of Critical Decisions Resume Revisions 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 … Continue reading →

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ENG 229: Paper Outline / Lit Review

Posted on November 6, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: The Time of the Drafting Has Arrived Revisiting the Paper Outline Writing a Lit Review Working with Sources in the Text The Time of the Drafting Has Arrived An annual tradition, Toothpaste for Dinner. While I have seen … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 11.M: Community Engagement Projects

Posted on October 30, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Extra Credit Opportunity Community Engagement Projects Below I lay out 4 different project options. We will be working on these projects for the next three weeks. That gives us this week to do preliminary research, next week to … Continue reading →

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ENG 225 10.M: Paraphrasing and Working with Secondary Sources

Posted on October 23, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Purdue University Guide to Paraphrasing Paraphrasing Secondary Material Introducing and Contextualizing Sources I want to spend time today on working with sources. First, we’re going to think about how to condense longer direct quotes into short, efficient paraphrases. … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 9.W: Maira Kalman and Electracy

Posted on October 18, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: A little history: Technoadherents and Technoskeptics A little ontology: Orality, Literacy, and Electracy Maira Kalman What Is/n’t The Kalman Project A Little History: Technoadherent and Technoskeptics “I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions … Continue reading →

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ENG 225 9.M: Work Logs, Paragraph Structure

Posted on October 16, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Work Logs Let’s Talk Writing: Paragraph Structure Work Logs Starting this week, you’ll see a Work Log assignment in Canvas. These will be due on Friday. A work log is a 3-4 sentence description of the labor you … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 7.M: Sharing Proposal Ideas

Posted on October 2, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Think and Freewrite Share Share Again Proposal Project On Friday I introduced the Proposal Project and shared a link to the template. We’ll spend today’s class working on ideas for the proposal. I’ve got a short proposal pre-writing … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 6.F: Social Media Crash Course

Posted on September 29, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Reading Response Update Elements of a Social Media Concise Writing Social Media Contest Elements of Social Media Management Peer Organization Research Social Media Follower Exercise Social Media Content Calendars Social Media Content Generation Twitter’s Default Advice #1 Twitter’s … Continue reading →

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