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ENG 328 2.R: ReMakes Crit and Mini-Project #2: Faculty Offices

Today’s Plan ReMakes Crit Work List #2: Faculty Offices Introduction to Photoshop ReMakes Crit Here is a link to this semester’s slides. Work List #2: Faculty Offices Some of you took a swing at our terrible English Office signs for … Continue reading

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ENG 231 1.R: Bogost, Procedural Rhetoric, Project #1

Today’s Plan: Reviewing Bogost Reading Custer on Procedural Rhetoric Project One Expectations and Game List Reviewing Bogost Reading Question #1: What is Procedural Rhetoric? Procedural rhetoric is the practice of conveying different avenues of thought based off of rules imposed … Continue reading

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ENG 328 1.R: Design Sins

Today’s Plan: Cool Designs Lay Out Sins Mini-Project 1: The Remake Homework Cool Designs Let’s start with something fun–reviewing the designs y’all posted to Canvas. Layout Sins Scavenger Hunt Last class I distributed a handout from Golumbiski and Hagen’s White … Continue reading

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ENG 319 1.R: Lanham

Today’s Plan: Rhetorical Analysis Lanham Write Ups Homework Rhetorical Analysis Today I want to return a bit to our conversation of logos, ethos, and pathos from Tuesday’s class. I want to use those terms to ground a rhetorical analysis of … Continue reading

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ENG 231 1.T: What is Procedural Rhetoric?

Today’s Plan: Syllabus WTF is Rhetoric? Ian Bogost and Procedurality Homework WTF is(n’t) Rhetoric? Very soon I will ask you to conduct a rhetorical analysis of a video game. Which means you need some sense of what it means to … Continue reading

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ENG 328 1.T: The Basic C.R.A.P.

Today’s Plan: Welcome Visual Rhetoric and Design The Basic C.R.A.P. Homework Welcome I’ve got a quick Google Form for you to complete. A Quick Intro: Why Learn Design? First, a little bit about me. My undergraduate degree is in British … Continue reading

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ENG 301 15.M: Cover Letters

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

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

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

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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