Final Instructions!

Hi, All. I have to cancel class this morning because of a family medical emergency. Please bring your portfolios to class on Friday. And, here are your instructions for your final:

Your Final!

Your final paper/presentation must follow this format:


• Exactly 1 full page, typed

• Single spaced

• 1-inch margins, all four sides

• Title: Top 5 Things I Learned in English 101 by [Your Name]

• 12-pt regular font

• NO MLA Header

• Bring two copies to class at the time of your final: Friday, Nov. 30 at 9 a.m.



Final Presentation will be graded on the following . . .

• Ethos = Credible author; Unique and believable voice

• Logos = Specific details with rational organization

• Pathos = Sincere, honest and includes some personal connection

• DFD = Did Follow Directions!

• Presentation = Expressive and Inviting Tone

Questions About Your Portfolio

Here is a quick trick for what to include in your portfolio . . .

If you are wondering, should I include this in my portfolio? The answer is YES. When in doubt about something, include it!

Final Days of Class!

My Google Calendar gadget just broke . . . for some reason. So here are the remaining important dates for the semester!

Monday, November 26 :: Portfolio Workshop Day

Wednesday, November 28 :: Portfolios DUE -- FINAL Workshop Day

Friday, November 30 :: IN-CLASS FINAL!!

Your Portfolio!

Here is what your portfolio should include!

1. Table of Contents with only major contents listed
2. Major Writing Projects [This section should include all rough drafts, final drafts, peer review documents, etc.]
3. Homework, Freewriting and Blog Entries
4. Portfolio Letter

NOTE: Each section should have a brief introduction. Please divide sections in your binder. Section tabs work well for this.

Your Portfolio Letter should be addressed to me and should reflect on your growth as a writer, student, and citizen. You will be defending your portfolio as a whole entity and puzzling together where intersections in your learning occurred. You should have some definite examples and talking points throughout your letter, consider it an argument.

Major Writing Project 3 . . . the final steps!

Here are the final steps for the Major Writing Project 3:

1. Compile your paper. Use the outline on Blackboard to help you organize your paper.

2. Peer Review -- In-Class on November 14! Your participation in peer review is part of your final paper grade.

3. PAPERS DUE -- Your paper is due at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 16. Remember, this paper is 3-5 pages plus a Works Cited page of your journal article. Use this link to help you with MLA formating: http://guides.library.colostate-pueblo.edu/mlacitation

MWP 3 . . . Next Steps!

Once you have written a solid summary of your article (also called a "Review of Lit"), here are the next steps:

1. Write a definitions paragraph. When you are examining academic articles, you often need to define certain terms to help your audience understand your paper. This paragraph usually fits in right after your introduction and right before your summary.

2. Begin your analysis. Just like our other writing projects, your task is to examine the rhetorical strategy of the article you have selected. Thus, you can begin with a simple examination of logos, ethos and pathos -- realizing that academic articles generally have little emotional appeal. Your job is to examine the structure of their argument. Identify where the article is strong and compelling. And, then, identify any places where the article seems weak or lacking evidence.

3. Since academic articles are heavy on logos, it can be helpful to examine the quality of evidence used in the article. Did the author(s) engage in her own scientific research or other notable evidence gathering?

MWP 3 . . . First Steps!

Your first steps for writing your Major Writing Project #3 are:

1. Find a scholarly article about a popular topic. The article should be super current -- no older than 2010.

2. Write a rhetorical precis about your article. Post to your blog.

3. Read your article again and take image mapping notes of your article.

4. Use your image mapping notes to write your summary. Post to your blog.

Alternative Assignment 10/29/12

Watch this video from The Daily Show. After the video, do a 5-minute freewrite about the video and post to your blog.



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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Mark Twain Controversy
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook

After this, use image mapping to take notes of the article "Who Can Say "Nigger"? And Other Considerations," by Randall L. Kennedy, in your book Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies.

Bring these notes to class on Wednesday.

Writing Process Final Schedule

We will continue to work on your papers in class this week. The following dates are important:

Monday, October 22: In-Class Peer Review

Wednesday, October 24: In-Class Peer Review

Friday, October 26: Major Writing Project #2 DUE

You can find the assignment sheet on Blackboard. Here is a summary of the assignment:

WRITING TASK: Compose a rhetorical analysis of a New York Times editorial article found at the link below. This analysis will contain an argument about how the author of the article uses rhetoric to attempt to gain cooperation from his or her intended audience.


REQUIREMENTS: Minimum three pages, typed, double-spaced & following the MLA format

Next Steps!

Once you have completed the "First Steps" listed below, you can begin these following steps:

5. Using your ethos, logos and pathos chart begin to analyze the rhetorical strategies used in the column. Note the ways that the author uses (or not) each of these rhetorical appeals and note the effectiveness of each appeal. This is how you will build your argument. Write this up and post it to your blog. (This could/should be several paragraphs.)

6. Write an introduction to your paper, remembering to be more specific. Post this to your blog.

7. Write a paragraph that defines any words, terms, or ideas that the reader may need to understand your paper. Post to your blog.

You should have most of this done by Monday. On Monday, we will create an outline and plug in all the writing you have done so far.

Extra Credit!

You can gain extra credit for attending tonights Pace/Tipton debate. The debate starts at 7 pm, but I think it is important to go early.

It is at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. Here is information on how to get there:

http://sdc-arts.org/locationandparking.html

Also, here is an article that you might find interesting:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-salzman/tisha-casida-pueblo-chieftain_b_1901659.html

First Steps!

Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist
and Nobel Prize winning economist.

Here are your first steps for writing your Major Writing Project #2:

1. Find a NY Times column written in September or October of 2012.

2. Post a link to this article on your blog.

3. Create an ethos-logos-pathos chart for your selected column. Post to your blog.

4. Write an opinion-free summary of the column you have selected. Post to your blog.

"Why Men Fail" by David Brooks

Read this opinion column from David Brooks, a New York Times columnist:

This article refers to the article we read earlier this semester by Hanna Rosin. Since the article was first published in The Atlantic Monthly, she has written a book on the same subject.

Please write a 250-word blog entry that examines the argument Brooks is making, remembering to note how he uses ethos, logos and pathos.

The Visual Rhetoric of Convention Videos

Use your notes from class and the excellent class discussion as a starting point to analyze the visual rhetoric of the two videos from the recent political conventions. Find a Visual Rhetoric worksheet on Blackboard under "Course Documents." Use the questions on this worksheet to help you think and write about the visual rhetoric found in these videos. Write a blog post (at least 300 words) that summarizes your analysis. Blog posts should be done by start of class on Monday.


Mitt Romney's Convention Video Barack Obama's Convention Video

The Speeches of Ms. Romney & Ms. Obama

Use the chart analysis you completed in class, to write a blog entry (at least 300 words) that explores the rhetorical effectiveness of Ann Romney's speech and Michelle Obama's speech. You can compare the two speeches, but I would also like to define some of the ways that the speeches were similar. How rhetorically effective was each speech? Did they present an appropriate balance of ethos, pathos and logos? Was it hard to look at this from an unbiased critical perspective? Did your own political leanings shade the way you viewed the speeches? Did the audience reactions impact how you thought about their words?

Complete your blog entry before class on Friday, Sept. 7.


Ann Romney's speech Michelle Obama's speech

The End of Men?

Here is a new video with the author of "The End of Men":

This image is titled Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Which figure represents ethos? Logos? Pathos?

Blog About Gaming

Here are your instructions for your homework:

1. Write a blog about this video lecture with Dr. Jane McGonigal. Using your notes from class, write (in at least 300 words) whether you think she builds a good argument or not. Support your claims with the notes you have taken on ethos, pathos and logos. At the end of your blog post, you may write a few sentences about whether you personally agree with her argument or not. << THIS BLOG POST IS DUE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT -- 8/29.>>

2. Comment on two classmates blogs by the start of class on Friday, 8/31. (Blog addresses can be found on Blackboard.)

A New Start . . .

Excited to meet you all and looking forward to a great semester!

Your Final!

Your final paper/presentation must follow this format:


• Exactly 1 full page, typed

• Single spaced

• 1-inch margins, all four sides

• Title: Top 5 Things I Learned in English 102 by Your Name

• 12-pt regular font

• NO MLA Header

• Bring two copies to class at the time of your final.



Final Presentation will be graded on the following . . .

• Ethos = Credible author; Unique and believable voice

• Logos = Specific details with rational organization

• Pathos = Sincere, honest and includes some personal connection

• DFD = Did Follow Directions!

• Presentation = Expressive and Inviting Tone

REMEMBER: Final meets on Wednesday, May 2 at 8 a.m. in LS 117 (same room as class).

Bravo!

I am just about done grading your papers. And, I, for the most part, have been very impressed with the way that you have incorporated my suggestions from your previous paper into this paper. I am really proud of the work you have done and the growth that you have demonstrated. Hooray!

Zoom in on the Problem!

Homework: Blog, in paragraph form in at least 400 words, answering these questions. (This will create a draft summary of the issue.):


What exactly is the problem?

Who is most affected by the problem?

What causes the problem?

Has anyone tried to do anything about it? If so, why haven't they succeeded?

What is likely to happen in the future if the problem isn't solved?

Make a claim using this template (see page 210 of Good Reasons): Someone should (or should not) do something because . . .

Gathering Resources

Your task over the next few days is to compile a total of eight resources for your paper topic. You will write a rhetorical precis for each resource, plus MLA citation AND post it to your blog. All, but one, of your resources must be scholarly.

Class in the Library!

This is a reminder that we will meet at LARC 217 for class on Wednesday, February 8. See you there!

Digital Music Sampling: Creativity or Criminality?

Here is a link to the audio we heard in class:
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133306353/Digital-Music-Sampling-Creativity-Or-Criminality

Blogging for Invention

Blogging can be used to incite protests, chat about football, give fashion advice or connect with other people. In ENG102, we will be using blogging for different purposes -- to invent. When I use the word invention, I do not mean to conjure up images of Thomas Edison or Bill Gates. Rather, when I see the word invention, I think instead of Aristotle. Aristotle created a step-by-step framework for rhetorical strategy. Aristotle's Five Canons of Rhetoric include: 1) invention; 2) arrangment; 3) style; 4) memory; and 5) delivery.

Invention, in my opinion, is the most important and can be the hardest part. Invention is where you begin, it is putting words on the page, and it is finding something to say. Aristotle also states that invention is "discovering the best available means of persuasion."

In ENG 102, invention will also include research. For academic papers, research is how we find what to say. We must first consult what others have said, written and argued on a topic. Only after we listen to what is currently be said and written can we insert ourselves into the academic conversation. Here is a metaphorical description of what you will be doing:

"Imagine that you enter a parlor. You come late. When you arrive, others have long preceded you, and they are engaged in a heated discussion, a discussion too heated for them to pause and tell you exactly what it is about. In fact, the discussion had already begun long before any of them got there, so that no one present is qualified to retrace for you all the steps that had gone before. You listen for a while, until you decide that you have caught the tenor of the argument; then you put in your oar. Someone answers; you answer him; another comes to your defense; another aligns himself against you, to either the embarrassment or gratification of your opponent, depending upon the quality of your ally's assistance. However, the discussion is interminable. The hour grows late, you must depart. And you do depart, with the discussion still vigorously in progress " (The Philosophy of Literary Form 110-111).

Your blog is where you will prepare to enter the conversation; it is your place of invention. There will be required assignments, but I encourage you, as scholars, to do more than the required. Your blog will be where you collect your ideas, your thoughts, your words and your research.

Good luck! I will be blogging with you.