Welcome to your New Class
1. Text your Professor at 856 979-6653
- Text your Full Human Name (and your Username if you’ve selected one)
- Also text the code for your class C2 SP24
2. Email your Professor at
myfavoriteprofessor@davidhodges.com
- Tell him how much you are already enjoying class or how little you are enjoying class.
- Sign your real human name.
- Create and share the username you’ll use for the Class Blog.
- It can be anything you like and does not have to be unique.
- BUT IT MUST BE ANONYMOUS
- Don’t use any recognizable derivation of your human name.
- Its purpose is to protect your identity.
- It can be anything you like and does not have to be unique.
3. Quick Review of the Course Blog:
Counterintuitive Spring 2024
4. Your Professor will send an email invitation to become
an Author at the Course Blog.
5. Click “Accept invitation.”
6. This will happen:
7. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE choose an ANONYMOUS username.
- Don’t use your nickname, any derivation of your actual name, or any name that makes reference to your obvious physical features or characteristics.
- The purpose of the username is to protect your identity so that you can comfortably publish to this public blog and receive your feedback here without fear of being identified.
- If WordPress does not accept your username, add string of numbers until it does.
- We can strip out the numbers later and retrieve your intact username.
8. Write your username and password on your Name Card.
9. Turn in your Name Card to your Professor for safe-keeping.
10. Collect your Activation Email
- It was sent to the same email address we’ve been using.
My Hypothesis
You’ll begin almost immediately to develop a hypothesis for your semester-long Researched Argument. The first draft will be due SUN JAN 28, and you’ll need to defend a well-developed draft with your Professor before MON FEB 05. Let’s take a quick look at the process.
Link to My Hypothesis
Take-Home Task:
Let’s Talk Rhetoric
Argument is a careful presentation of evidence to persuade a reader of the truth of a premise or a set of premises. At its most ethical, it would depend entirely on fact and sincere reasoning, but rhetoric also shapes argument and can be even more persuasive than evidence and reason. Most arguments blend reasoning and rhetoric to change readers’ minds.
A HIGHLY RHETORICAL ARGUMENT
By midnight SUN JAN 21, view the video called “Shocking Rat Experiment.” It’s a four-minute argument that makes many abstract claims with huge consequences, and which provides as evidence a summary of a single brutal animal experiment. The high-energy narration is delivered against “Game of Thrones” background music that alternates between soothing and portentous.
Among its rhetorical techniques:
- A vivid example
- A dubious analogy
- Implication, nuance, and suggestion
- Rhetorical questions
- Emotional appeals
- An urgent speaker
- Background music
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– Write to discover the truth to your hypothesis; not to prove what others already say is true.
– There are multiple ways to contact the professor, students who are consistently in touch are most likely to succeed. (text & email)
– It is important to have an anonymous username so that students are protected and comfortable; the professor can provide blunt feedback.
– Listened to David Wallace’s fish and water story; the point was that we live in a culture that is so pervasive to us that we don’t notice the obvious realities that shape our lives. The goal of this class is for us to ask questions and what it means to be alive in this culture. We need to learn what is important as we will soon be electing our future leaders. “What makes us believe what we believe?”
– My Hypothesis: A hypothesis is something you’re unsure of/want to test even though it is posed as a statement. A hypothesis starts as a thesis; this can change as you research to better suit your findings. You don’t want to find evidence that your hypothesis is true because you want to be the person who discovers it; challenge yourself. The objective of the assignment is to come up with a hypothesis that hasn’t been written about a thousand times and is challenging.
– Take Home Task: due this Sunday at midnight. Apply rhetoric to the linked video about rats. Rhetoric helps shape an argument using ethos, pathos, or logos. Sets the stage for the argument, making people really think beforehand.
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These are brilliant Notes, SleepyCat. Like the best notes, they don’t just record what TOPICS were discussed (a set of bullet points could do that, or an outline: the Agenda already provides that), they briefly summarize the CONTENT of the discussions, the points made, the “takeaways.”
I will critique you if you stray from this approach; for the time being, you know PRECISELY what makes good Notes.
Just one correction. A Hypothesis is likely to evolve into a Thesis instead of the other way around. We start with a bold proposal: Ants Count their Steps. Following our research, we might have to admit that isn’t true or can’t be proved. But we still have plenty to show for our research; for example: Ants Track the Amount of Time they Travel to and from the Nest.
Nice work. Daily Notes are graded. 3 points are available every day in the Participation grade category (5% of your overall grade). It’s a small percentage of your semester’s work, but a very good tie-breaker when you need that A- more than the B+.
Your grade for today: 4/3
Bonus Question: If ants with stilts glued onto their legs DID count their steps, they’d overshoot the nest on the return trip. BUT: if ants track their time instead of their steps, wouldn’t they still overshoot the nest because they’d travel farther in the same amount of time it took them to travel away from the nest? How would the researchers know whether the ants were counting steps or counting minutes?
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– Keeping in contact with the professor though class, text, and email will set students on the path to success.
– It’s highly recommended to maintain an anonymous username while continuing the course as it ensures material will be graded without bias. Because feedback is public, having a username that has no hints of who you are will prevent future difficulty.
– Professor and class listened to David’s Wallace fish story; the main point is to force the listeners to look at important parts of reality and leave questions on why they aren’t talked about. It’s difficult to analyze the elements that make our reality when the current thought process is just “Going with the flow”. The course will force students to take a look at reality and call some of life’s “truths” into question.
– My Hypothesis: A hypothesis is meant to be tested and hopefully evolved into a theory. If your idea does not have much feedback or sources to support you, don’t worry. This just means you’re most likely to be the first to expand on the subject into deeper meanings. This assignment was created to start the thinking gears and get them into motion. The first rough draft is to be completed by January 28, 2024.
– Take Home Task: Due Sunday the 21st at midnight, record your rhetorical analysis on the provided topic: “Shocking Rat Experiment” refer to the video linked. Rhetoric provides the opportunity to think intensively about current and further reading and writing. The purpose of rhetorical in writing is to overall inform, entertain, and move audiences to believe what the author is discussing.
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SleepyCat, NatureChild, I am so impressed with the quality of these first two sets of Class Notes. Yours are in no way identical, but they both exhibit the perfect spirit of note-taking. If you were to return to them weeks or months (even years) from now, they would deliver the essence of the content.
I like your thoughts on Rhetoric. It’s a hard concept to define, but it certainly involves the desire to entertain and move an audience. Content might inform, and sources might support, a thesis, but rhetoric is crucial to engaging the reader in a conversation that feels personal, targeted, deliberate, and persuasive.
Nice work. Daily Notes are graded. 3 points are available every day in the Participation grade category (5% of your overall grade). It’s a small percentage of your semester’s work, but a very good tie-breaker when you need that A- more than the B+.
Your grade for today: 4/3
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-Staying in contact with the professor through text message, email, and in person is key for students to be on the right path of success.
-Keeping an anonymous username helps a student to feel safe and comfortable on the blog, it helps to take away a bias in grading and helps the professor give feedback.
-Class listened and watched David Wallace’s fish story. The main point of the story was how the most important and obvious realities are the ones that are the hardest to talk about. The goal of this course is for students to question reality and make us think about our futures while also making students wonder why they think the way they think.
-My Hypothesis:A hypothesis is supposed to have multiple steps as it will eventually turn into a thesis. This assignment is here to get thoughts to develop and make a hypothesis that hasn’t already been put out into the world. You want something that can challenge yourself. The first draft is due January 28th.
-Take home task: Due Sunday at midnight is the assignment in which you record your reactions to the video called “Shocking Rat experiment”. The video uses different examples of rhetoric. The point of rhetoric is to persuade an audience in to a concept or idea that the creator or author makes.
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Very nice work, EaglesFan. You’ve caught the spirit of good Class Notes. Each note is a small summary of a curriculum segment that focuses on the primary takeaway. This is the best set of early Notes I’ve seen in any semester.
I would like to suggest that bias in grading can occur any time your instructor lets personal attachment interfere with objective assessment. The anonymous usernames help in that regard, but not entirely. I still need to be able to attach your username with your human name in order to post your grades, so even though I’m forgetful about identities, I could still show favorites. The primary purpose of the usernames is to make students feel more comfortable seeing their work critiqued in public.
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-It is very important that if you have any trouble with understanding an assignment to get in touch with the professor to clarify any misunderstandings. The ways to get in touch could be through email, in person, and on the professors phone through text messages.
-The blog is what this class is based upon for assignments. Canvas will only be used for grading.
-For the blog you need to create an anonymous username so that you feel more comfortable sharing your own thoughts privately.
-We heard that the professor will offer feedback that can be harsh, but that the professor is only trying to make sure that we put out the best work that we can.
-Then the professor put on the video about David Wallace’s fish story. The video was claiming how there is more than surface level realities to focus on and talk about.
-Then the professor went into the Hypothesis and how that over time can end up turning into a thesis. The goal of this assignment is to make sure that you get thinking and create a new idea. The first draft is going to be due January 28th.
-Then the professor discussed the take home task which is going to be due this Sunday by 11:59 the night before our first in person class. This take home assignment is to view the “Shocking Rat Experiment” video and to use rhetorical strategies. Rhetoric writing is going to get people thinking which can later lead to inform audiences on topics and form other arguments.
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Anonymous, I’ll reply to these Notes and grade them when you figure out how to publish them under your username. Please reach out if you’re having trouble logging in or establishing your Anonymous Username. You can’t earn credit for anything without one.
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-Regular communication with the professor, whether through class participation, text messages, or emails, is essential for student success.
-It is highly advisable to maintain an anonymous username throughout the course to ensure impartial grading. Anonymity prevents potential biases in feedback since it is made public.
-The class, including the professor, delved into David Wallace’s fish story, emphasizing the importance of questioning overlooked aspects of reality. The course aims to challenge the conventional “going with the flow” mindset, encouraging a deeper analysis of life’s truths.
-Concerning the hypothesis assignment, students have the opportunity to test and evolve their ideas into theories. The absence of initial feedback or sources should not be a worry; it may signify the chance to pioneer exploration into deeper meanings. The first rough draft for this assignment is due by January 28, 2024.
-The Take Home Task, due on Sunday the 21st at midnight, requires a rhetorical analysis of the “Shocking Rat Experiment” video. Rhetoric serves the purpose of informing, entertaining, and persuading audiences to believe in the author’s discourse.
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Nice work, Snowman. I have a few questions and observations.
“Anonymity prevents potential biases in feedback since it is made public.”
—I know what I mean when I suggest that anonymity prevents bias, but I wonder what you mean. I might be hesitant to offer blunt assessments of a student’s work if my criticism were public AND attributed to someone the whole class knows. That wouldn’t bias my opinion, but it would certainly change my tone, and might render the advice less useful. I don’t want to shame anyone, but I do want to call out bad work if I see it.
The course aims to challenge the conventional “going with the flow” mindset
—Clever use of the water metaphor there, Snowman. 🙂
The absence of initial feedback or sources should not be a worry
—Hmmmm. “Absence of sources” to support your specific theory? Yeah. That might be cause for celebration. “Absence of feedback” I don’t understand.
Rhetoric serves the purpose of informing, entertaining, and persuading audiences to believe in the author’s discourse.
—There may be nothing harder to define than Rhetoric, Snowman. This doesn’t quite do it. Evidence and Logic also “serve the purpose” of informing and persuading. But I understand the difficulty of saying what Rhetoric actually is.
Grade 3/3
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– In this course we will be using this blog as a substitute for canvas. The assignments will be posted here and will be public for all users.
– Maintaining a good relationship and communication with Prof. David is of utmost importance to be successful in this course. We can contact him via email and text.
– Having an anonymous username is extremely important since it gives Prof. David freedom to give us good criticism. It keeps our privacy and our work anonymous, which will make us feel more comfortable receiving and providing feedback.
– When I heard Wallece’s it became impossible for me not to relate “water” to life. One fish asks the other “how’s water?” and that initiates the other fish’s thought of “what the hell is water?” And I think that many times we ask ourselves that same question as humans but we never have a concrete answer since we very rarely take the time to go back to the beginning of everything and ask ourselves “why are we here?” and “what are we doing with our lives?”
– A hypothesis is a claim that we try to prove is correct or in this case incorrect through research or experiments.
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Very nice, ILoveBees. I have questions and observations.
– In this course we will be using this blog as a substitute for canvas. The assignments will be posted here and will be public for all users.
—True, but not the whole truth. All posts are public for the world. Consider it good practice for taking care what you put online.
– When I heard Wallace’s speech, it became impossible for me not to relate “water” to life. “Why are we here?” and “What are we doing with our lives?”
—A nice observation. I have another. “What is this place?” For me, the question is more about where we are and how it shapes us. “What am I?” is a reasonable question, but so is, “How much of what I am is because of where I am?”
– A hypothesis is a claim that we try to prove is correct or in this case incorrect through research or experiments.
—This is very strong, Snowman. I don’t know what you mean by “in this case,” but you’re wise to note that proving a Hypothesis false can be as valuable as proving a Hypothesis true.
You’re not just noting what was said in class, Snowman. You’re reacting to it and recording your reactions. No Notes, no matter how good, can put you back into the room when you had a revelation, but that should be the goal.
Grade 4/3
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– Having the capability to communicate with the Professor is absolutely crucial when it comes to the level of success that one might be looking for in their class. Being able to contact your teacher through email, text, phone calls, etc. will help students flourish and do their work to the best of their abilities.
– This blog is going to be used as a substitute for canvas. Canvas will only be used for grading.
– It is really important to have an anonymous username because responses to whatever you have posted will be an honest reaction to your work.
– There was also a video from David Wallace that was put on for the class to watch. This video connected to the class showing how this course will force students to take a deeper look into the analysis of life’s truths.
– There is also a hypothesis assignment due on January 28th. The purpose of this assignment is to create a hypothesis that can be used to take ideas and create even more theories with them. This assignment is to help the writer create even deeper connections than what they may have first thought of.
-There is also a take-home task that is due on January 21st. The task consists of watching a 4-minute long video on rhetoric. Rhetoric encourages audience participation and can help inform these audiences about what the author believes. This assignment is due by 12.
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These are thoughtful Notes, ILoveMyDog, but an odd tone makes them hard to read. Mostly to blame are the dozens of passive verbs. If you know what they are, I’d recommend purging them from your language unless they serve a specific purpose. I’d be happy to review some of those in a class exercise. Just leave a Reply below to indicate you’d appreciate that lesson.
– There was also a video from David Wallace that was put on for the class to watch. This video connected to the class showing how this course will force students to take a deeper look into the analysis of life’s truths.
—This is a thoughtful response, ILoveMyDog, but I have questions. The video is meant to provoke thought, for sure, but please accept the invitation to clarify below, if you like, what you mean by “the analysis of life’s truths.”
“create a hypothesis that can be used to take ideas and create even more theories with them . . . create even deeper connections than what they may have first thought of.
—I have the same reaction to this Note as to the one above, ILoveMyDog, and I’ll make the same invitation to clarify below. Please don’t be afraid of interaction on the blog. You’ll do MUCH MORE to impress me by responding to feedback than by doing perfect work in the first place.
Grade 3/3
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I would definitely appreciate a review of passive verbs. I have no idea why, but they are always something that I have struggled with. Talking about it could also help me find the root of that problem and further my writing.
What I meant by “the analysis of life’s truths” is that as humans, we could take a deeper look into our realities, and doing so could help us ask more questions about ourselves and the realities that surround us. It could invoke critical thinking.
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Thanks for keeping the conversation going, ILoveMyDog. I’ll work up a class exercise on passive verbs.
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-Engaging with the Professor: It’s crucial for students to stay in regular contact with their professor. Whether it’s through in person conversations, text messages, or emails, this interaction paves the way for academic success.
-Staying Anonymous: Students are advised to use anonymous usernames during the course. Since feedback is shared publicly, an anonymous username acts as a safety barrier to prevent from any potential embarrassment during feedback.
-David Foster Wallace’s Fish Story: The professor shared David Foster Wallace’s famous fish story to emphasize the importance of examining the often overlooked aspects of reality. The story challenges students to question the unnoticed ‘truths’ of life, rather than just going with the flow. This approach encourages critical thinking about our surroundings and beliefs.
-Hypotheses: In this course, you are tasked with creating a hypothesis that has little to no research. If your hypothesis lacks extensive feedback or supporting sources, don’t be discouraged. The goal is to come up with something new, not to recite someone else’s work. The initial draft is due by January 28, 2024.
-Take-Home Assignment on Rhetorical Analysis: Due by midnight on Sunday, January 21st, this assignment requires you to record a rhetorical analysis of the “Shocking Rat Experiment,” based on a provided video. The aim here is to deepen your understanding of rhetoric in both reading and writing.
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Beautiful work, ExcellentStudent! It takes my recommendations even farther than I would have expected, but you’re probably picking up on my enthusiasm for fresh Hypotheses that have never been posed. I’d be delighted if you come up with one, but you can also achieve success in this class with a less dramatic approach.
About your syntax, I’m going to casually suggest that you wean yourself from using the 2nd person where it’s not needed (and it’s almost ALWAYS not needed). I am I and you are you and the students are we and we can talk like people in Notes.
Revised: —Hypotheses: Professor Hodges is challenging us to create a unique Hypothesis for which there may not be much obvious prior research. If we can’t find ready-made sources providing direct evidence, we shouldn’t be discouraged. Easy for him to say! He wants us to write something original, not repurpose the opinions of others.
Grade 4/3
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Before quibbling about your syntax, I should have first praised your overall phrasing, ExcellentStudent. This example is quite elegant:
“Since feedback is shared publicly, an anonymous username acts as a safety barrier to prevent from any potential embarrassment during feedback.”
“shared publicly,” and “safety barrier,” and “potential embarrassment” are all ideal. The only small flaw is the repetition of “feedback.”
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I didnt log in so I’m redoing it
Being in contact with professors is very important for success. You can email, text, or communicate in person.
We won’t be using Canvas, we are using a blog. Almost nothing will be done on canvas
Staying anonymous Is important because the professor will be honest when grading
Listened to David Wallace’s fish story- the importance is to look at things that we usually don’t think about in the world
The hypothesis assignment is a semester-long project. The hypothesis should have little to no information on the internet. Due 1/28/24
Take-home task- rhetorical assignment. You watch the video and analyze it. It is due on 1/21/24
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I did mean what I said about being delighted to find no sources regarding the bright fur spots above a dog’s eyes, but I also recognize, and I’m sure you do, too, that if your broad topic is global warming, there will be mountains of information about it on the internet.
More specifically, though, if you adopted a radical hypothesis such as “The massive server farms used to mine Bitcoin will soon consume more fossil fuel energy than the world’s five smallest countries, while producing absolutely nothing of value to humanity and should therefore be banned globally,” you should be disappointed to find five academic papers that demonstrate exactly what your hypothesis suggests. What would be the point of “researching” your hypothesis by summarizing and sharing somebody else’s original work?
Grade 3/3
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Preliminary items:
Text and/or email professor with required information (full name, WordPress username and a few basic answers to relevant writing experience).
It is critical that you understand that everything is done through this blog. Your username should be anonymous — Professor Hodges will give blunt public feedback on the blog, so if you made your username identifiable, go edit it.
Regarding hypothesis:
It doesn’t matter if your hypothesis is true or not because your goal will change.
Don’t pretend to find answers to questions just because people have said something about them in the past.
David Foster Wallace, in his commencement speech, highlights the fact we fail to point out the obvious (e.g., “what is water?”) realities within our lives. Why do we bypass what we feel regarding what’s right in front of us? What makes us think the things we believe?
This fish and the water story heighten our sense to reality, initiating our biological senses. This counterintuitive thinking puts us more in touch with ourselves and our surroundings.
A hypothesis is something you’re not sure of yet. It’s a claim, something you want to test (NOT prove). Make an extreme claim and see if there’s any validity to it through research. If it’s true, it becomes your thesis.
The dog has a facial feature with the 2 yellow circles above the eyes. Professors’ hypothesis is that it’s a survival mechanism to make it look like there are open eyes even when the dogs’ eyes are actually closed. Thus, the theory is the dog can be asleep yet look menacing to predators.
You hope to NOT find any evidence your hypothesis/theory is true. You (the writer) want to be the person to discover it.
Regarding WordPress:
You can make edits and/or revise. Your previous drafts are saved.
Take Home Task
4-minute video you need to watch on your free time then complete the writing assignment by 11:59 pm Sunday night.
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Beautiful, thoughtful, insightful Notes, Holistic!
I admire all of your comments about Hypothesis, but I still feel compelled to react to them, to suggest some nuance.
It doesn’t matter whether your hypothesis is true or false for two reasons: 1) it will evolve (if you’re learning anything) to respond to your research, and 2) whatever it was is your own business. Readers never need to know what you SET OUT to test. You’ll prove a thesis eventually, maybe one quite different from your first. Far from “hoping to find no evidence,” you should ardently seek and hope for evidence, but be dismayed if you discover that your entire theory has been proved and published again and again, leaving you nothing to say but: “I’m with those guys.”
Was that your understanding?
Grade 4/3
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Yes. Thanks you for your insight. Not hoping to find any evidence at all wasn’t what I was going for, but rather the hope the thesis hasn’t been proved and published several times. Thanks!
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– Email and text are very important when it comes to communicating with the professor. The students that communicate with their professor on a regular basis, are more likely to be successful in the class. We will also not use Canvas, only for grading. Every other assignment is done on the blog.
-Staying anonymous is very important in this class. Since feedback is shared on the blog, it would help with any embarrassment that might come to the student.
-The video we watched by David Wallace is meant to give the students a look into the deeper meaning in life. It encourages you to think more deeply, as opposed to just overlooking something.
-The hypothesis assignment is due January 28th, it will lack information which is not something to be concerned about. It will allow you to think deeper and eventually come up with a thesis.
-The take-home task this week is to watch a video in the blog called the “Shocking Rat Experience”, and come up with a rhetorical analysis due Sunday at 11:59.
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I’ll respond to and grade these Notes when you post them in your Username, Anonymous.
Before you do so, it may help you to know that yours sound more like summaries of your classmates’ Notes than like your original reactions to the Agenda material. I heartily encourage you to browse your classmates’ work and my responses to it, but do guard against excessive influence.
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-It is very important that if you have any trouble with understanding an assignment to get in touch with the professor to clarify any misunderstandings. The ways to get in touch could be through email, in person, and on the professors phone through text messages.
-The blog is what this class is based upon for assignments. Canvas will only be used for grading. You need to make sure you are logged in correctly with your username to get credit for your work.
-For the blog you need to create an anonymous username so that you feel more comfortable sharing your own thoughts privately.
-We heard that the professor will offer feedback that can be harsh, but that the professor is only trying to make sure that we put out the best work that we can. We need to take in the feedback and improve our writing for the benefit of our grade and writing abilities.
-Then the professor put on the video about David Wallace’s fish story. The video was claiming how there is more than surface level realities to focus on and talk about.
-Then the professor went into the Hypothesis and how that over time can end up turning into a thesis. The goal of this assignment is to make sure that you get thinking and create a new idea. The first draft is going to be due January 28th.
-Then the professor discussed the take home task which is going to be due this Sunday by 11:59 the night before our first in person class. This take home assignment is to view the “Shocking Rat Experiment” video and to use rhetorical strategies. Rhetoric writing is going to get people thinking which can later lead to inform audiences on topics and form other arguments.
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Nice work, Username.
Grade 3/3
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Being in contact with the professor is essential, you can email, or talk in person, but texting is the most convenient way.
It is important to have a non-identifying username so that you can remain anonymous. Feedback may be harsh, but it is necessary in order for us to better our writing.
David Wallace shared his fish story. The idea behind the story was to always make sure to pay attention to the details that are often looked past in life.
Professor Hodges then began to speak about hypothesis. A hypothesis will eventually become a theory. It has multiple steps for this reason. There is no need to worry if there aren’t many sources available.
There is an assignment due Sunday at 11:59 pm. Record your reactions to the “Shocking Rat Experiment. Think deeper and explain your interpretation of the experiment.
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Good work, VanillaWoods.
Grade 3/3
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-Keeping contact with the Professor by texting, emailing, and also by asking questions are all great ways to help achieve goals in this class and success in passing this semester.
-It is also very important to create a username for this class but not to make it with your name rather anonymous to protect your identity.
-The class listened and viewed David Wallace’s fish story which had a great meaning to it. The point of this story was to give an example to the students that it is important that you should ask questions because you never know if you’re wrong or right. Also it gives the students a certain way of thinking and gives them the chance to ponder questions.
-My Hypothesis: A hypothesis is challenging us to write or come up with our own hypothesis where eventually we would revise it into a thesis. The goal is to start thinking and brainstorming about coming up with a hypothesis that hasn’t been proven yet. The first rough draft for this should be completed by January 28, 2024.
-Take Home Task: Assignment due Sunday 21st at midnight, Assigned to watch the video “Shocking Rat Experiment” and write down your thoughts about the video. The purpose of the video was expressing rhetoric in an example for all to understand. It was to entertain and inform and try to move the audience by telling them a moving story that they could later on relate to themselves.
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Nice work, Gamer.
Good to see you’ve solved the Username problem.
Welcome to class! 🙂
Grade 3/3
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The point of this class is to evaluate your perspective and to then put it to paper and this is evident by the quote by O’Connor
-We are also able to contact the professor through email, and text.
-When picking one’s username we shouldn’t pick those that would lead back to us.
-we also should begin to think about our hypothesis that we are intended to work on throughout the semester, we are to go through your argument to get to one that is the most specific. It cannot be too vague and it needs to be argued.
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January 17th , 2024
College Comp II
Professor Hodges
Rowan University
Class Notes:
*First Day of class notes…
– Write a hypothesis: to write a hypothesis is to basically question yourself in statement form so you can answer the question yourself to share with others.
Staying in touch with Professor Hodges:
– Students who mainly stay in contact with the professor are more likely to in class.
– Always let the professor know if you wouldn’t be available to be in class that day or any other day.
– If you also have any questions about the work it is also great to contact the professor
David Wallace fish story
– So in class today we listened to the David Wallace fish story. The whole key detail part of the story was to have people and listeners realize what’s important about reality. Questions need to be asked to hopefully get answers to understand the topic further more.
Conducting a Hypothesis
– As you hear in the word hypothesis you need to break it down… a thesis statement it identifies the topic that is being discussed and it also includes key details that were apart of the topic that was being discussed. Usually a thesis statement is mainly at the beginning of a paragraph before you start talking about the topic. So as for a hypothesis it is an explanation that was made based on your point of view to then later on in the discussion find out if your statement is true or not and if it does or doesn’t relate to the topic.
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Remarkably late notes.
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Fish story
The fish story and the quote from Flannery O’Connor act as good introductions to this course because, in this course we used writing as a tool to analyze the water we live in. Writing allows you to take your own thoughts out of your head and view them from a different angle, receiving feedback allows you to see a completely different perspective on your own thoughts, which you then incorporate into a rewrite.
Hypothesis
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Yeah. Testability is the measure of a hypothesis. Very nice.
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