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ENG 201 10.T: Moving Forward with the Grant Project

Posted on October 23, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Unpacking Officer Ries’ Visit Mapping out the next two weeks Homework Unpacking Officer Ries’ Visit I thought our meeting with Officer Ries was incredibly productive and I’ve got some notes to share, but first I am curious to … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 10.M: Article #4, Upcoming Schedule

Posted on October 22, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Review Article #4 Upcoming Schedule Homework Review I wanted to open today highlighting what I consider to be the most important things we have covered in class this semester. Does your article have a clear claim? Are your … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 9.M: Close Reading for Argument

Posted on October 15, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Quick Hits Workshopping Close Reading for Argument Homework Quick Hits Character and Actions #1: Let’s trim some prepositions and include an “action” verb: As for many teachers and students the four day weeks are already in place in … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 8.T: Developing Project 3

Posted on October 9, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Quick Gloss of Abras et al Grant Project Dates Developing the Grant Project Grant Project Teams Homework Abras et al on UCD A few questions: What is UCD? How do you do UCD? How does UCD fit into … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 8.M: Kairos and Commonplaces

Posted on October 8, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Article #2 Kairos Article #3 Experiment Homework Article #2 Drafts get posted to Canvas. Articles get published to medium, and the link gets added to our Google Doc. Kairos So far this semester, I’ve stressed how introductions do … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 7.T: Project 2 Conclusion, Williams on Characters and Actions

Posted on October 2, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Project Two Conclusion Return to Characters and Actions Homework Completing Project 2 Thursday marks what should be the final day in your gantt chart. So it is time to report on your progress. I think the easiest way … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 7.M: First Sentences, Thesis Statements, Williams on Characters

Posted on October 1, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Reminder: No class this Friday First sentences, thesis statements Williams on Characters Homework First Sentences and Thesis Statements Overall I wanted to highlight the improvement I’m seeing from the first set of papers. I’m seeing some impressive stuff! … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 6.F: Peer Review Article #2

Posted on September 28, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Paragraphs are about ideas Looking for Active Verbs Homework Topic Sentences for Paragraphs Let’s look at this one. Let’s look at this one. Let’s look at this one. Let’s look at this one. Let’s look at one more. … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 6.R: Grant Project, Calendar Redux, Photoshop

Posted on September 27, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Grant Project Update Calendar Redux Photoshop Fundamentals Grant Project Update and Calendar Redux Today I sat down and invested a few hours into the grant project. As a result, I’ve made some pretty heavy changes to the calendar. … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 6.W: Questions and Drafting Time

Posted on September 26, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Questions Drafting Time Homework Questions Round 2. I have trouble writing a clear thesis statement. Any ways I can get better at it? AND What is the biggest difference between an A and a B on an essay? … Continue reading →

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