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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.
Author Archives: davidbdale
Assignment: Purposeful Summaries
When I ask you to make purposeful summaries of articles that just happen to have counterintuitive themes, I want you to be able to read some examples, and at the same time, gain a better understanding of what I mean … Continue reading
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Learn from Peers 01
From Sall’s Stone Money post, here’s a very insightful analysis of the relative benefits of checks and cash in an economy where we can be paid in either. The median of exchange is very similar to what is presently used. … Continue reading
Style Lessons from the Posts
Throat Clearing Even good writing can be slowed down by the perceived need to prepare readers for the point that is about to be made. Such preparation is the written equivalent of clearing our throats, which should be done offstage … Continue reading
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Agenda MON FEB 02
Open My Notes Clear the Uncategorized posts Explain Grade Codes Explore new pages Mechanics and Writing Differences between Portfolio and Non-Portfolio Assignments Review Stone Money posts Introduction to Counterintuitive topics Preview Purposeful Summaries assignment Cows and Chips Exercise
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Cows and Chips
Nothing enlivens a dry conceptual essay like a cow. So, if you have to keep your readers awake long enough to follow a detailed abstract argument, hire as many cows as you can afford. Also consider providing refreshments. A bag … Continue reading
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My Notes–davidbdale
WED JAN 28 I promised to create a “Mechanics” page for the header that would contain advice for blog functions such as linking urls and asking for feedback. I told Taylor that I would place coded “grades” in Replies along … Continue reading
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Moving Image Deadline Came and Went
Just before midnight yesterday, TUE JAN 27, the deadline for A02: Visual Rhetoric Argument expired. To those who met that deadline, I extend my appreciation. To those who did not, I ask, “What happened?” As of 5:23 WED JAN 28, … Continue reading
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Agenda WED JAN 28
Boos and Reviews: Receive Feedback on Week 1 Semester-long My Notes Post Author Category How to Anchor Links to Posts Assignment Deadlines Debrief Visual Rhetoric Assignment Lecture Stone Money A03: Stone Money Before submitting first draft, read the post by … Continue reading
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A03: Stone Money
A Counterintuitive Assignment: Stone Money Anyone getting started on the Stone Money assignment should read the first post by your classmate, skyblue, and my comments before you submit your draft. Before class MON FEB 02, post a reflective response to … Continue reading
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Agenda MON JAN 26
Snow Day. Class cancelled for weather that did not materialize. Review A01: Je Suis Assignment Read comments left by instructor on your classmates’ posts OR, request feedback on your work by placing the two-word phrase Feedback Please in a Reply … Continue reading
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