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ENG 231 4.R: Meakin et al on Hellbalde / Aristotle’s Poetics

Posted on February 3, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Writing Major / Minor Developing a Handbook of Poetic Terms Reading Aristotle’s Poetics New Major is Approved! You can now major in Writing, Editing, and Publishing. You can minor in Writing, too. Developing a Handbook of Poetic Terms … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 4.T: Games and/as Tragedy

Posted on February 1, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Early Paper Feedback Introducing Project 2: Games and/as Tragedy Games List / Gaming Journal Hypothetical Timeline Homework Early Paper Feedback Rubric scoring Revise and Resubmit Minimum score Canvas Issue Also, remember that procedural rhetoric uses mechanics to emphasize/amplify … Continue reading →

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ENG 319 R: Aristotle, Take 2

Posted on September 11, 2019 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Key passages in Books 2 and 3 (10 minutes) Halloran article (15 minutes) A (Fun?) Rhetorical Exercise (50 minutes) For Next Class A (Fun?) Rhetorical Exercise A major claim of Gorgias (or at least one attributed to him) … Continue reading →

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ENG 319 3.T: Aristotle, Enthymeme, and Rhetoric

Posted on September 9, 2019 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Aristotle On Rhetoric, Book One Questions: 1.1.1-6: What is Rhetoric? Why Study it? What should we be wary of? See also 1.2.7. 1.1.7-10: Aristotle’s suspicions regarding rhetoric and other handbooks 1.1.11-13: Another perspective on why rhetoric is necessary. … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric and Gaming 1.2

Posted on August 27, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s agenda: Set up and discuss the game journals using Google Docs Discuss Aristotle Generate list of games Game Journals As I mentioned in the first class, I will be asking you to keep a game journal for the next … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Theory 3.1 / Aristotle

Posted on January 20, 2015 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today we have to sift through quite a bit of Aristotle. I want to: Discuss Aristotle’s orientation toward rhetoric Identify the major branches of rhetoric Identify the primary rhetorical appeals Identify the five “canons” of rhetoric Explicate a few key … Continue reading →

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