Category Archives: Assignments

A03: Stone Money Rewrite

Posted on September 18, 2015 by davidbdale

This Is an Essay Title Although it will never be part of your Portfolio and can be considered a warmup or minor essay assignment, you’ll begin the essential process of revising all your work by posting an improved version of … Continue reading →

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Purposeful Summaries

Posted on September 15, 2015 by davidbdale

When Summary is More than just Summary Today we’ll examine some articles that have counterintuitive themes, to gain a better understanding of counterintuitivity, and to practice making purposeful summaries. When I ask you to make purposeful summaries of articles that … Continue reading →

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A02: Visual Rhetoric Argument

Posted on September 11, 2015 by davidbdale
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A16: Portfolio Assignment

Posted on September 11, 2015 by davidbdale

Contents The Portfolio contains the following: 3000-word Research Position Paper Annotated Bibliography, 10-15 Sources Visual Rhetoric Rewrite Self-Reflective Statement Two of the following: Definition Argument Rewrite Causal Argument Rewrite Rebuttal Argument Rewrite Deadline WED DEC 04 before class. All 6 items … Continue reading →

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E01: Bloated Paragraphs

Posted on September 9, 2015 by davidbdale

Convert the bloated paragraphs into idea-rich, logically complex sentences. Begin the exercise in class, finish on your own time, publish your results below as numbered Replies. Some paragraphs will resist reduction to a single sentence because they wander among too … Continue reading →

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A01: Stone Money

Posted on September 3, 2015 by davidbdale

A Counterintuitive Assignment: Stone Money Before you begin writing your first post, read skyblue’s draft from last semester, and my feedback to her post. Before class WED SEP 09, post a reflective response to the story of money on the … Continue reading →

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