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March 2018
Monday
Homework
Wednesday
Homework
Friday
Homework
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Tweets and Stance (1)
Understanding Argumentation / Discuss “Arguing” (355-373) [Claims, Reason, Underlying Reason, Evidence, Facts, Statistics, Authorities, Anecdotes, Scenarios, Case Studies, Textual evidence, Visual Evidence, Refutations, Fallacies]
Discuss “Women’s Reality” / Analysis of “Women’s Reality”–Signals to Structure
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Use argumentative structure and build a diagram for one of these themes: (1) computer dependency, (2) banning cigarette smoking.  Upload to Quip as a graphic (the snipping tool helps).  Try to find a flaw or fallacy in your groups argumentative structure.
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Discuss “Women’s Reality” / Analysis of the Argumentative Structure (1,2)
Assertions vs. Suppositions
Look at student examples of argumentative structure on Quip.
Citation, Indirect and Direct Discourse, “Common Knowledge”, and Plagiarism (Def., MU, TRIO, Library, Norton, NIU (2), Rutgers)
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Finish the Annotated Bibliography
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Quip: Revision
Group debate as Brainstorming for an Argumentative Paper: Arming Our Teachers / From debate to argumentative structure.
Note Taking: Cards (1,2,3) / Zotero, Mendeley, Papers (Mac), Scrivener (PC,Mac,Ipad),Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep (Web, Ipad), Xmind
Consider stance in Adam Liptak’s 2008 NY Times article about “legacy preferences”.
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
Annotated Bibliography
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Read “Generating Text and Ideas” (Norton 289-297)
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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St. Patrick's Day
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Generating Text and Ideas / Follow along in Norton 289-297 / Generating texts for each genre (see Norton 273-275) / Brainstorming -Memoir: Who or what has been most important in your life? /
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Read Norton 289-297 / Use the theme “traveler,” pick three mapping graphics, and brainstorm and fill out the map.  Upload the map to Quip.
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Use the topics “candy bar”, “learning a foreign language”, and “identity theft” to practice the cubing method. Practice in groups, 3 min per side. / Isn’t cubing the same as who, what, where, why, how? / Other cubes for other disciplines?
The writing process
Expository Writing
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As a group, read and take notes using  these Rothko handouts and 3x5 note cards or sharing on Google Keep– 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Taking notes exercise: Rothko–from notes to thesis, organizational diagram, and outline.
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
Generating Ideas: International Food–Student Interest Article.
Last Day to Withdraw
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Read “Finding Sources” in the Norton Reader (445-468)
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Finish Taking Notes Exercise: Thesis Sentence for Group
Review: The writing process  / Argumentative Structure Map  
Argumentative Fallacies / Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min)
Review: “Finding Sources” (445-468) / Primary-Secondary Source / Scholarly-Popular Source / Keywords-Keyword Searching (Tagcrowd, Yippy/ZapMeta) / References / Periodicals-Databases / Evaluating Sources  (Practice exercise) / Field Research
Registration for Fall 18
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Read “A Dark Brown Dog”
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Argumentative Fallacies / Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min)
Review: “Finding Sources” (445-468) / Primary-Secondary Source / Scholarly-Popular Source / Keywords-Keyword Searching (Tagcrowd, Yippy/ZapMeta) / References / Periodicals-Databases / Evaluating Sources  (Practice exercise) / Field Research
Finish Evaluating Sources: Practice exercise

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Make sure you have read “A Dark Brown Dog”
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Evaluating Sources  (Practice exercise) / Field Research
Finish Evaluating Sources: Practice exercise
Plot and Parody / Plot of “A Dark Brown Dog”
One Draft vs. Multi-Draft
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Practice Evaluating Sources Here / Here
Write a short story that imitates or inverts the basic elements of plot found in “A Dark Brown Dog.”  Upload to Quip.  This will be at least a parody.
Work on your Rough Draft
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