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ENG 201 6.T: Project 2 Check In, Corder

Posted on September 25, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Project 2 Check In Corder Homework Project 2 Check In I didn’t have time to create a customizable Canvas turn-in for everyone, so here’s the plan. I have edited the second major assignment to be Project Two: Developing … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 6.M: Thesis Statements, Roadmapping, Characters and Actions

Posted on September 24, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Office Hours Drop Deadline [Thurs Oct 11] Thesis Statements and Roadmapping Williams on Actions (and characters) Questions Homework Office Hours & Drop Deadline Wednesday: 1:30-3:00, Thursday 1:00-2:00. Thesis Statements and Roadmapping I am always hesitant to use the … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 5.R: Introduction to HTML

Posted on September 20, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Intro to HTML Homework Intro to HTML My goal for the next two weeks is to teach you HTML coding. If we have time, we might learn some elementary CSS. Think of HTML and CSS in terms of … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 5.W: Medium.com

Posted on September 19, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Pre-publication polish “Copyleft” (copyright free) images Working with Medium Populating the Google Doc Homework Pre-Publication Polish Before we publish: Check your first sentence. Let’s review Monday’s first sentence workshop. Have you read your article out loud? Seriously? Have … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 5.T: Project 2 Talk, Project 4 Update, Katz

Posted on September 18, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Class cancelled: October 4th Project Two Talk Project Four Update Katz’s “Ethics of Expediency” Homework Project Two Talk I want to talk about WordPress and CMS. I want to talk about the project update memos from last week. … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 5.M: First Sentences and Workshopping

Posted on September 17, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Yellow Highlights First Sentences Workshopping Homework First Sentences 20, maybe 30 words. That’s all you get. That is your opportunity to grab someone’s attention before they close your tab or click the next link. The first sentence, and … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 4.F: Parts of an Article, Parts of an Argument, Peer Review

Posted on September 14, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Discuss the Rubric Cicero’s Anatomy of an Argument Peer Review Transitions into Evidence Let’s talk about an example. Discuss the Rubric Today I want to share with you the rubric I will use to evaluate the published versions … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 4.W: Setting Up Medium.com Accounts

Posted on September 12, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Clarifying Our Process Medium.com Article Exercise Homework Clarifying Our Process Here is how the next few weeks will work. You are producing 4 essays–one every two weeks. You will draft the essay one week (like this week). You … Continue reading →

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ENG 201 4.T: Characters and Actions, Proposal Rubric Exercise, Peer Review

Posted on September 11, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Williams on Actions Proposal Rubric Exercise Peer Review Homework Williams on Actions We’ll start today reviewing Williams’ chapter on Actions from his book Style. Proposal Rubric I spent some time today working out a more specific rubric for … Continue reading →

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ENG 122 4.M: Plagiarism and Handling Sources

Posted on September 10, 2018 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Plagiarism Handling Sources Homework Inserting Page Numbers Let’s talk about headers. Let’s talk about the ruler. What is Plagiarism One of my graduate students put together a PowerPoint. Let’s start there. How to Avoid Plagiarism? I want to … Continue reading →

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