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ENG 231 5.T: Aristotle’s Poetics

Today’s Plan: Thinking of Tragedy? Aristotle’s Poetics What Game Are You Playing? Homework Writing Exercise I’ve put up a quick assignment in Canvas. Aristotle’s Poetics Let’s read some Aristotle. Homework Read the Curran. There’s a short assignment in Canvas

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ENG 231 4.R: Games as Tragedy

Today’s Plan: Games as Tragedy Project Meakin et al Games as Tragedy Project Overview: For the next 5 weeks we will think about how video games reflect, amplify, or defy the traditional Western genre of tragedy. We will read and … Continue reading

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ENG 319 4.R: The Paper

Today’s Plan: Thoughts on the Paper Questions about the Paper Thoughts on the Paper A few things that are true enough: I have not given you much guidance on how to write this paper I do not *want* to give … Continue reading

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ENG 328 4.R: Color, Promotional Flyer

Today’s Plan: White Space is Not Your Enemy, Color Some Color Tools Mini-Project #3: Developing a Flyer for the English Department’s 4+1 program Homework: White Space is Not Your Enemy, read the Typography Working with Color Tools / Resources: Maria … Continue reading

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ENG 319 4.T: Categorical Identity

Today’s Plan: A Quick Question Let’s Do a Thing! (Word Responses) Categorical Identity Let’s start reading Blankenship Reading / Write-Up HW Categorical Identity Today I want to develop a bit of a mini-lecture that transitions us from our first project-thinking … Continue reading

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ENG 328 4.T: Office Door Peer Review

Today’s Plan: Office Door Peer Review Homework Office Door Peer Review Today you will work in groups to provide feedback on the office door project. I see the purpose of this activity as three-fold: First, by discussing the projects with … Continue reading

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ENG 231 3.R: Riffing a Paper

Today’s Plan: 2024 Riff Some old stuff on writing a paper 2024: Riffing About Writing a Paper I’m going to free-write a bit here. I’m going to free-write about how much I hate having to develop and present this material … Continue reading

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ENG 319 3.T: Demagoguery Feedback, Categorical Identity, Building a Heuristic

Today’s Plan: Demagoguery Feedback Categorical Identity Building a Heuristic Thursday’s Class: Ross 1240 Computer Lab Demagoguery Feedback Here’s a document. Categorical Identity I wanted to share a few passages from Annamarie Jagose’s 1997 book Queer Theory / An Introduction. See: … Continue reading

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ENG 231 2.R: Procedural Analysis Paper

Today’s Plan: What Game Are You Playing? Procedural Paper Heuristic Papers Please What Game Are You Playing? Let me get a sense of how you spent your week? Is there something mechanically interesting about your game? What Do I Mean … Continue reading

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ENG 319 2.R: Burke, Miller, Mercieca; Rhetorical Analysis Paper

Today’s Plan: Write-Ups and discussion: 40 minutes My Write-Up: 10 minutes Rhetorical Analysis Paper: 20 minutes My Write-Up I didn’t have time to write a short one, so I wrote a long one instead. Rhetorical Analysis Paper Your first longer … Continue reading

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