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ENG 225 2.T: Sicart and Ethical Gaming

Posted on August 30, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Quick Review, Sicart Paraphrase Exercise Sicart Summary Paper Details Crafting a Thesis and Handling Evidence Homework Homework Remember that we meet in the Ross 1240 computer lab on Thursday. I’d like folks to take another swing at the … Continue reading →

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A Quick Thought on COVID and Teaching

Posted on March 23, 2020 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Prompted by Aubrie Orr, a teacher and former student, asking what we expect from education during the crisis. My response follows. I say all the time that education is not about transferring knowledge so much as it is cultivating a … Continue reading →

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ENG 225 2.F: Let’s Talk Writing

Posted on January 17, 2019 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Sicart Review Paper Writing Rubric Sample Paper Evaluation Sicart Review Paper Your first writing assignment will be due before our next class session on Tuesday, January 22nd at midnight. This will give me some opportunity to review the … Continue reading →

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ENG 594: August Orientation Schedule

Posted on August 11, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Hi all. Below is the rough schedule for our orientation next week. As I mentioned in the email, it would be great if you can bring a laptop to our session so we can work directly in Canvas setting up … Continue reading →

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ENG 123 11.1: Drafting Material

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

Today’s Plan: Attendance Annotated Bibliography Scores Calendar Review Workshop Groups Drafting Expectations Annotated Bibliography Scores Two criteria: number of sources (11) and word count (2000). 4 people did not turn in an annotated bibliography. Calendar Review Week Eleven Tuesday, Mar … Continue reading →

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ENG 123 6.1: From Proposal to Research

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

Today’s Plan: Attendance Introduce: Annotated Bibliography Workshop: Characters and Actions Homework Annotated Bibliography Project We have spent the first 1/3 of the course identifying and developing a topic. Now it is time to invest the majority of our energy into … Continue reading →

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ENG 123: 5.1 Topic Proposals

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

Today’s Plan Attendance Topic Exploration Paper Turn in Issue Review Topic Proposal Assignment Types of Research & Proposals Roadmapping Your Project Homework Review Topic Proposal Assignment First, let’s look over the criteria that I introduced in our last class. Now … Continue reading →

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ENG 123: From Exploration to Proposal

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

Today’s Plan: Attendance Topic Proposal Paper Working Knowledge Presentations Homework

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ENG 123 4.1: Topic Exploration Paper

Posted on January 31, 2017 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Attendance Review Topic Exploration Paper Booth Exercise Working Knowledge Assignment Review Topic Exploration Assignment The first major assignment, the Topic Exploration Assignment, is due tomorrow at 11:59pm. This paper should be 500-600 words. Note that this assignment passes … Continue reading →

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College Comp 5.2: Reviewing Writing, Direct Quotation

Posted on September 21, 2016 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Reviewing Writing Direct Quotation Writing in Class

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