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Red Sox 2026 Preview
This year contains far less anger! And so many exclamation points! Are some of them sarcastic? Potentially! Opening day arrives! And Red Sox fans actually have a season to look forward to! The TL;DR this season: the Sox made moves … Continue reading
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ENG 328 7.F: Color
Today’s Plan: Two Extra Credit Opportunities Color Theory Color Tools Extra-Credit Opportunities #1 Submit to The Crucible. I know I have a number of writers and artists in this class. As you know, we are designing an issue of The … Continue reading
ENG 231 6.F: The Tragedy Paper
Tragedy Paper Description (2025) This project asks you to analyze a game in terms of tragedy. I know that is not very specific, but I cannot necessarily predict what *kind* of of analysis you should do, or what “terms of … Continue reading
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Red Sox 2025 Preview Post
Good reader, you might remember that last season I was unwilling to write a preview post because the ownership group that brought us so much joy, that broke the curse and then won three more World Series, decided not to … Continue reading
ENG 319 11.M: Project 3, Reading Cavarero
Today’s Plan Project 3 Description Hypothesis Social Annotation Write Up #5 Play Project Three Description I want to think we can collectively build a better world, and I think rhetoric is essential to that possibility. We need to be able … Continue reading
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ENG 231 11.M: Trolley Problems, Video Games, and a Wicked Brief Overview of Ethics
Today’s Plan: Morals vs Ethics [Absurd] Trolley Problems? Wicked Brief Overview of Moral and Ethical Systems Morals vs Ethics This will be the shorter version of a longer lecture. The short version is that morals and moral reasoning is a … Continue reading
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ENG 319 8.W: “A” Book List
Today’s Plan: Books! From the syllabus (edited): Read an additional book on contemporary rhetorical theory and write up an academic book review. I will have a list of books by week 5 8. Book reviews will be due after Spring … Continue reading
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ENG 328 7.W: Color
Today’s Plan: Two Extra Credit Opportunities Color Theory Color Tools Two Extra-Credit Opportunities Two things: Submit prose, poetry, or art to The Crucible Attend our English Alumni Panel. Friday, Feb 28th, 4:00pm, Ross 0280. Two class of 2020 graduates, Winsome … Continue reading
ENG 328 5.W: To Book or Press Kit? Also, WTF is a Zine?
Today’s Plan: Semester Map Menu Project or Book Project Zine Project A Pretty Realistic Calendar Week One: Flyer Fix (intro Photoshop, basic layout, contrast, padding) Week Two: Flyer Fix / Brochure (intro InDesign, laying type, margins, repetition) Week Three: Brochure … Continue reading
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ENG 231 3.M: Procedural Paper Assignment
Today’s Plan: Quick Paper Specs Canvas Grading Rubric Thesis Paragraphs Quick Paper Specs Okay, I hate writing these things. I like to read papers that you enjoy writing. But teaching writing is hard, because everyone has different experiences and has … Continue reading
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