Class 27 TUE APR 25
A Riddle about Riddles

Portfolio Tasks
- Portfolio Task: 3000-word Researched Persuasive Argument
- DUE THU DEC 01
- Portfolio Task: Annotated Bibliography
- DUE DATE TUE DEC 06
- Let’s Review the status of White Papers
- DUE DATE TUE DEC 06
- Portfolio Task: Self-Reflective Statement
- DUE DATE THU DEC 08
- PORTFOLIO DOUBLE-CHECK
- In Class TUE DEC 13
- Mandatory Attendance for anyone who wishes to pass the course.
Guide to the Portfolio
Grading and Editing
- Grade Levels 1
- The same paragraph written 4 times, increasingly well, to demonstrate the differences between D-level work, A-level work, and the levels between.
- Grade Levels 2
- An “in reverse” unpacking of dense, content-rich statements into their component parts: backwards advice.
Class Activities
- Invitation to post at Rate My Professor
- Follow this link directly to David Hodges
- If asked for a Course Code, use COMP 2 FA22
- Preview of Portfolio Readiness
- We’ll spend time together on this
- You’ve already started to build your Portfolio
- Don’t worry.
- You can still revise everything.
- Give every Portfolio item a Title.

Review Citations
- Review your In-text citations for compliance.
- They need Author or Title or Publication (or any combination), Said language, and a Quotation, Paraphrase, or Summary.
- NO PARENTHETICAL AUTHOR NOTATIONS.
This is INCORRECT:
NO PARENTHETICAL AUTHOR NOTATIONS.
This is CORRECT:
Make Separate posts for Short Arguments
First the Initial Post

Then a New Post for the Revised Argument
(Shows Responsiveness to Feedback)

Check Bibliography for Compliance
Entries need APA Bibliographic notations,
Links to the Sources,
and thorough descriptions of Background Material and How I Used it.

Check Reflective Statement for Compliance
Entries must specific descriptions of changes you made to your work in response
to feedback or detailed descriptions of how you met course objectives.
Make references and links to the posts that best demonstrate
your accomplishment of the Core Values.

What’s brown and sticky?
A stick
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-We look at 2 different versions of a joke
-One is short and to the point while the other goes on for a while.
-Apply this to your writing, shorter and to the point will make your argument clear and concise
-Why can’t you trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
-Reflective statement and annotated bibliography are both due before class on 12/7
-Look over core values to see exactly what the requirements are and apply my process to it for the reflective statement
-Pull sources from your white paper for the annotated bibliography with some minor changes
-Strive for 10 sources in the annotated bibliography to demonstrate the research you have done
-Portfolio contents:
Research Position Paper (1 piece)
Annotated Bibliography (1 piece)
Visual Rhetoric Rewrite (1 piece)
Self-Reflective Statement (1 piece)
(5, 6, 7, and 8) Two of the following: (4 pieces)
Definition Rewrite, plus the original Definition Argument
Causal Rewrite, plus the original Causal Argument
Rebuttal Rewrite, plus the original Rebuttal Argument
-Include titles to your essay, but do not include “Definition Essay: Title”
-Look into the grade levels posts to see what each grade looks like starting at a D-level paragraph
-Start your argument by grabbing attention
-If it starts with something that everyone knows about, the reader will not be as interested
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“Three guys walk into a bar, the fourth one ducked”
A Good Joke
-Delivery is what makes a good joke.
Due Tuesday Dec 07
-Portfolio
-Annotated Bibliography
-Self Reflective Statement
Course Evaluations
-Student Banner
-Rate my Professor (Optional)
Review Citations
-No Parenthetical Citations
Einstein Joke
-Questions are the same, but the answers have changed
-What was true earlier in the history of science has been changed and updated
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In class today, we first discussed a riddle regarding jokes. We discussed two versions of the same knock-knock joke, both of which have different tones. When trying to say what you mean, you may get the tone wrong and spoil the effect you were going for. This is usually done by falling for ready-made language or by overwriting what could be written simply. We then reviewed the last two due dates for the semester, which are the self-reflective statement and the annotated bibliography. For the reflective statement, you must describe how you met each of the core values for this course. You must also provide a link to a previous assignment for each. Core value 1 describes that writing is a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process. Core value 2 describes that critical analysis is necessary for listening to and questioning texts and arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts. Core value 3 describes that writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context. Core value 4 describes that information literacy is essential to the practice of writing. Core value 5 describes that writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities. Your annotated bibliography must have 10-15 sources, and for each source describe the background of the source and how you used it. We then went over what should be included in our Portfolio. We will verify our Portfolio on Tuesday so that we can schedule our grade conference. We reviewed completed examples of Portfolio submissions, so we have versions to refer to when compiling our own. Lastly, we watched a video regarding how Stephen Hawking was wrong.
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English Comp II Lecture Notes (12.2.21)
This is the End!
o next class we meet will be a “portfolio double-check”
o have my portfolio ready to be verified
o 12/7 is a date to remember…
o have arguments finished
o self-reflective statement
linked provided on the blog
o annotated bibliography
o visual rhetoric argument
Riddle about Riddles
o people ask the wrong questions (WORDS MATTER—like an equation, use words correctly to get the solutions you are looking for)
o ready-made language (*highlighted*)
o ready-made language does the job, but how well? Not well.
o MY JOKE: I don’t have a joke, I am the joke (I love a good self-deprecating joke)
Riddles and arguments Go Hand-and-Hand
o delivery makes a riddle and argument beautiful
o the use of words and delivery are my golden keys to unlocking a strong argument
My Argument (Research Paper)
o write for the small proportion of people that are uncertain
o take that uncertainty and run with it !
Annotated Bibliography
o APA FORMAT
o modeled on blog page
o Model: “Background” + “How I Used It”
o keep it short and sweet !
What Goes Into the Portfolio?
o 8 pieces
o Two short argumentative essays with an earlier draft for each essay.
pick two strongest essays
the more different they are, the better
o A visual rhetoric assignment.
o An annotated bibliography.
o Reflective statement.
Core Value I: Understand that writing is a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive, and social process. (In particular, students should address how they have engaged in self-directed revision.)
Core Value II. Understand that close and critical reading/analysis allows writers to understand how and why texts create meaning.
Core Value III. Understand that writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context.
Core Value IV. Understand the role of information literacy in the practice of writing.
Core Value V. Understand the ethical dimensions of writing.
o For more information, go to the blog, under “26 Class THU DEC 02”
“We’re less wrong every day”
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Core values:
-Core value 1
-Writing is a practice that involves a multistage, recursive, and social process
-Core value 2
-Close and critical reading/analysis is necessary for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts, and joining the academic public of those texts
-Core value 3
-Writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context
-Core value 4
-Information literacy is essential to the practice of writing
-Core Value 5
-Writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities
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Riddle
-Just like a bad joke, writing can be overly-complicated or overwritten and it spoils the writing
-How we deliver our writing influences whether our writing will be good or bad
Reflection
-In the reflection statement, we must understand the core values of the FYWP and explain if and how we practiced them throughout the writing process
-These are the core values:
Writing is a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process.
Close and critical reading/analysis are necessary for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts, and joining the academic and/or public conversations represented by those texts.
Writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context.
Information literacy is essential to the practice of writing.
Writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities.
This is due Tuesday the 7th
Annotated Bibliography
-The annotated bibliography includes a lot of the same information that is in the white paper
-Strive to add 10 sources to the annotated bibliography-even if you used 5 or 6 in the essay, you can add the sources that you referenced, but weren’t as influential
-This is due Tuesday the 7th
Portfolio Requirements
-There are 8 parts to the portfolio:
Two short arguments with earlier drafts (definition+rebuttal, causal+definition, rebuttal+causal)
The more the rewrite has improved since the first draft, the better
Altogether, this is 4 parts of the portfolio
Visual rhetoric
Annotated bibliography
Reflective statement
The Research essay
-This is due Tuesday the 7th
Mechanics
-There should be a title at the top of every argument
-It should be categorized as “Heading 2”, centered
-Double-check the in-text citations-no parenthetical author notations
-Each argument needs an original draft and a rewrite
How did the fish ride the bike? It didn’t.
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Next class will be our portfolio check, last real class.
Self-Reflective Statement
Formal explanation of why you fulfilled the first-year writing program. Core values in the FYWP.
Core Value 1: Writing is a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process. Your advancement in writing, analyzing literature, etc. Demonstrated through your short arguments and your rewrites.
Core Value 2: Close and critical/reading analysis for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts. Understanding why the text has meaning.
Core Value 3: Writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context.
Core Value 4: Informational literacy is essential to the practice of writing. Visual rhetoric assignment is the appropriate model for this.
Core Value 5: Writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities. Has a lot to do with your obligation to respect other’s opinions and communicate with them fairly. Treat each with respect and do not take others out of context.
Annotated Bib
No more than 15 sources, give a brief background and then how you used it.
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Self Reflective Values
Write about if you have met the core values of this class
Close and critical reading/analysis is necessary for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts
Writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context
Audience: people who are open minded enough to change their opinion/be influenced by your writing
Information literacy is essential for writing
Writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities
Self Reflective Statement is due December 7th
Guide to Portfolio
Two short argumentative essays with an earlier draft for each essay
Visual Rhetoric
Annotated Bibliography
Reflective Statement
Research Position Argument
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3/3
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Self-Reflective Statement
-Review of what you accomplished during the semester
-Can critique both the course and your work
-Argument on why and how you met the core values of the writing program
-Refer to “Self-Reflective Statement” blog page for brief and clear descriptions of the core values
-Refer to specific pieces of work written during the semester
-Explain how you engaged in the feedback process with professor
-Explain how you worked to deeply and thoughtfully analyze texts
-Explain how you wrote for targeted audience
-Explain how you demonstrated information literacy
-Explain how you respected the value of other people’s opinions, while communicating them fairly
-Cut and paste the provided template for the assignment
Annotated Bibliography
-Contains bibliographic material, background (purposeful summary) of source, and how you used the source
-Refer to model on “Annotated Bibliography” blog page as an example
-Contains 10-15 sources
Portfolio Contents (8 pieces)
-2 of the 3 short argument essays written and their rewrites
-Visual rhetoric
-Annotated bibliography
-Reflective statement
-Researched position paper (contains its own references list)
-Deadline is Tue. Dec. 7
-Revisions can be made after this deadline
-Final grades will be posted on Fri. Dec. 17
Grade Conferences
-Schedule on the conference chart
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Today in class we first started talking about the self-reflective statement and how it is required for all students in composition 2. This is your guide to the first-year writing program devotes a very large section to a full description of the self-reflective statement. It is intended to argue whether or not you learned the core values. Core value 1 is writing a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process. Core value 2 is a close and critical reading/analysis is necessary for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of texts. Core value 3 is that writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context. Core value 4 is that information literacy is essential to the practice of writing. Core value 5 is writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities. The annotated bibliography includes a background of your sources and how they were used. The portfolio includes 8 pieces. This includes 2 short arguments, both draft, and rewrite. The rest of the arguments are the visual rhetoric, annotated bibliography, and reflective statement.
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Next Tuesday’s class will be our last formal class, and before we get our grades we will have meetings on our grades. The core values of this first-year writing class are: writing is a multi-stage social process, critical reading of a writing piece is important to understand and use those texts, writing is shaped by audience, purpose, and context, information literacy is essential to writing, and writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities. The work that will go into our portfolios is 2/3 of the essays that we have written, the researched position argument the visual rhetoric rewrite, annotated bibliography, and the reflective statement. When we come into class on Tues, we will check in to verify the portfolio is completed and then the final grade review meeting will be scheduled. After verifying the portfolio we can still edit the papers but only up to when the work will be graded.
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Riddles about riddles
funny jokes
Core values of the course
annotated bibliography directions
3 short arguments include 2, all feedback and improvements are in the rewrite, the first draft is there for comparison to demonstrate progression.
visual rhetoric
annotated bib
reflective statement
research position argument – contains its own references list.
surveys and rate my professor.
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Riddles can be very clever and simple, for example “Did you hear about the girl missing her left side of her body? Don’t worry she’s all right now.”
Make sure to keep up with Portfolio deadlines, 12/7 make sure to get everything in there for Tuesday, Portfolio check.
Portfolio must include;
Research Position Paper, Annotated Bibliography, Visual Rhetoric Rewrite and Self-Reflective Statement. As well as two of the three; Definition Rewrite plus the original Definition Argument, Causal Rewrite plus the original Causal Argument or Rebuttal Rewrite plus the original Rebuttal Argument
Go revise as much as possible, there is time and you need to get. Be mindful of how much you write in your bibliography.
After everything is verified you can still edit and you better cause you will need it.
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Today we began our day with a few jokes. We stared with a two different knock knock jokes that displayed different tones. One was a short joke and the other went on for a while. There is something we can take from the jokes to incinerate into our wring to improve. We want to be short and to the point. We also have two assignments due before class 12/7. We will also go over our portfolio on that day.
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