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March 2017
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Tweets and Stance (1)
Citation, Indirect and Direct Discourse, “Common Knowledge”, and Plagiarism (Def., MU, TRIO, Library, Norton, NIU (2), Rutgers)
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)


InQuizitive:Verb Tense and Verb Form Errors
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Analysis of Essay’s Argument
Assertions vs. Suppositions

Read “A Woman’s Reality” and come to class prepared to find its argumentative structure.
Read: “Arguing” (355-373)
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Analysis of “A Woman’s Reality”–Signals to Structure

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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Quip Feedback
Finish: Analysis of “A Woman’s Reality”–Signals to Structure

InQuizitive:Words Often Confused
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Looking ahead: Annotated Bibliography (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Group debate as Brainstorming for an Argumentative Paper: Arming Our Teachers
Consider stance in Adam Liptak’s 2008 NY Times article about “legacy preferences”.
Review
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Midterm Exam
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Spring Holiday
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Spring Holiday
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Spring Holiday
St. Patrick's Day
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Return the Midterms
Generating Text and Ideas.

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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Personal Day


Work on your Annotated Bibliography
24
NEMLA Conference

Mid-Semester Grades Due 4:00 pm

Work on your Annotated Bibliography
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The writing process
Expository Writing Exercise: pair discussion (abortion, marijuana, cyber bullying, lies in politics) and write

Finish working on the Annotated Bibliography.
Read from “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing” Norton (477-490)
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Taking notes (Freemind)
Taking notes exercise (Rothko handouts: 1,2,3,4,5).

Finish taking notes on the Rothko handouts.
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Taking notes exercise (Rothko handouts: 1,2,3,4,5).

Annotated Bibliography
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course

Read “Finding Sources” in the Norton Reader (445-468)
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