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I prefer David or Dave, but students uncomfortable with first names can call me Professor or Mister Hodges. My ESL students' charming solution, Mister David, is my favorite by far.
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Agenda WED FEB 11
Open My Notes DON’T start a new post. Update your My Notes post in Edit Consider adopting a “Top Down” Chronology Take credit for all your posts Demo with hashmeesh Cheers and Jeers (for Feedback?) Lecture/Demo Visual Argument Request Nominations … Continue reading
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White Paper: Polio
Why We Still Have Polio Professor’s Foreword Whenever possible, I will provide models of the type and quality of work I hope for from you. Today, I offer a draft of my own White Paper on the hypothesis that despite … Continue reading
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Agenda MON FEB 09
Open My Notes DON’T start a new post. Update your My Notes post in Edit Take credit for all your posts Demo with bglunk Professor Conference Chart Cheers and Jeers Tiny Grammar Lessons Pronoun Agreement/Disagreement Charlie Brown Paragraph Riddle: Find … Continue reading
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A04: Visual Rhetoric Rewrite
Rewrite Assignment Rewrites are always encouraged and necessary, but sometimes they’re also actually assigned and required. A04 is an assigned rewrite, with its own assignment number. You will create a new post for it in the A04: Visual Rewrite category. … Continue reading
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A05: Research Proposal Plus 5 Sources
The Pitch Our classroom discussions about prospective research projects have been, essentially, pitches. This assignment will be a more formal presentation of your pitch to research a particular hypothesis. If you make a strong enough case that I can feel … Continue reading
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Sample Student Proposal Plus 5
This sample by a student in an earlier semester is offered as a model of completeness. It was neither the very best Proposal in its class nor the worst. For additional assistance, read the Instructor Feedback in the Reply field … Continue reading
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Pronoun Agreement/Disagreement
When is their OK? A common confusion for young writers is when it’s acceptable to use the plural pronouns “they,” and “their,” and “them,” and the rest of the genderless plural pronouns. When your subjects are plural. The answer is … Continue reading
Quick Writing Tip
If you write paragraphs like this . . . : My reaction to the use of this version of Charlie Brown in association to the recent Charlie Hebdo attack is that it shows disappointment. Charlie Brown is a famous cartoon … Continue reading
Grade Levels
I won’t always be able to tell you why your essays don’t quite achieve the grades you want. Even after you respond well to feedback and make your essay grammatically correct, provide good sources, and make reasonable arguments, you might … Continue reading
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Agenda WED FEB 04
Open My Notes DON’T start a new post. Update your My Notes post in Edit Categorize all your posts in your username Explain Grade Levels Review Learn from Peers post Preview Purposeful Summaries assignment Cows and Chips Exercise Cows and … Continue reading
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