April 2021
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Wednesday
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Finish Movie
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Make sure you have finished these reading assignments:
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“Arguing a Position” (Norton 157-
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“Arguing” (397-
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Make sure you have these tasks uploaded to Quip:
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Traveler Diagram
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Questions for the The Sun Magazine article.
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Are you ready to turn-in the Annotated Bibliography?
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Practice Exercise: Analysis of “Arguing a Position”
Understanding Argumentation / Discuss “Arguing” (397-417) [Claims, Reason, Underlying Reason, Evidence, Facts, Statistics, Authorities, Anecdotes, Scenarios, Case Studies, Textual evidence, Visual Evidence, Refutations, Fallacies]
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Reread and analyze the argumentative structure of “A Woman’s Reality” . Be prepared to share your work in class.
Contribute at least 45 min. to developing your group’s analysis of the argumentative structure of the article, “Women’s Reality”.
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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). As you peer edit, try to find a flaw or fallacy in your groups argumentative structure.
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Recap: Fact versus Conclusion
Reminder InQuisitive: Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
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Work on your Rough Draft
InQuizitive: Subject-Verb Agreement Errors, Pronouns in the Wrong Case, Pronouns That Don’t Agree with Their Antecedents, Pronouns with Unclear Reference, Verb Tense and Verb Form Errors.
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Reminder InQuisitive: Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
Finish Argumentative Fallacies
Work on your Rough Draft
If necessary, finish reading “A Dark Brown Dog”
Write a short story that imitates or inverts the basic elements of plot found in “A Dark Brown Dog”. Upload to Quip. This should be at least an innocent parody, something more than a simulacrum.
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Finish writing your short story that imitates or inverts the basic elements of plot found in “A Dark Brown Dog”. Place this in your group folder and peer edit the work of your group.
Work on your Rough Draft
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Read the parodies of “A Dark Brown Dog” that your Quip group has written. Then identify the type of parody you think each is and write your answer at the end of their parody. Next, edit and give constructive feedback. Finally, rewrite and improve your own parody.
Work on your Rough Draft
Read “Classifying and Dividing”, Norton (418-423).
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Discuss “Classifying and Dividing” / History of the Biological Taxonomy (1)
Essay 2 Assignment: Collect and read 10 news articles online about a type of music, gun violence, or about the Hispanic cultures' contributions in the US. Analyze and classify these articles. Use your classification and knowledge gained in the readings as the basis for Essay 2
Practice: Group debate as Brainstorming for an Argumentative Paper: Arming Our Teachers /Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min) / From debate to argumentative structure. Be wary of the Ad Hominem–(”If my doctor really believed that, she wouldn’t be so fat.”) - (If they win this debate, it’s because they truly believe in the position they’ve defended” / detached objectivity, prosecutorial misconduct, and defense of heinous crimes.
Rough Draft
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Finish Debate
Analysis and Classification (1) in breakout groups
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
No Exit Ticket Today
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Write the Rough Draft for Essay 2
Finish any outstanding readings
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Edit the Final Draft for Essay 2
Read Poe Identify and be prepared to discuss its: Narrator, Narratee, Audience, Direct and Indirect Discourse, and Plot.
Make sure you’ve read the Upton article.
Finish peer editing at least 2 papers
May 2021
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Homework
Wednesday
Homework
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“Problem Solving” by Albert Upton / Example "Said" or "Measurement" vs. "Hunt" / Another look at classification / Synthesis
Another look at classification / Synthesis
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Work on the Final Draft
Finish reading Poe Be able to dentify and discuss its: Narrator, Narratee, Audience, Direct and Indirect Discourse, and Plot.
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Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
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Write either an acrostic poem or a parody of the Tell Tale Heart. Upload to Quip.
Are your Quip assignments all finished? This is probably the last chance to finish them.
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The survivors: Class Picture?
Writing and Melvin the Mini Machine.
In-class Essay . (Turn-in by Email) You need to include the preliminary brainstorming and organization charts.
No Exit Ticket
Last day of classes.
Work on your Research Paper. Check the calendar for the due date.
Enjoy the Summer Break :)
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Final Paper
ENG-1112-192 at 10:15 AM
SPA-1101-190 at 1 PM
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SPA-1102-190 at 8:00 AM
SPA-1101-191 at 1PM
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Spring Semester Grades Due by Noon.
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