Category Archives: Author

Pronoun Agreement/Disagreement

Posted on February 8, 2015 by davidbdale

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 →

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Quick Writing Tip

Posted on February 7, 2015 by davidbdale

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 →

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Grade Levels

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

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

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

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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Assignment: Purposeful Summaries

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

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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Moving Image — skyblue

Posted on February 4, 2015 by skybluecomp2

I chose the Ad about Fatherhood Involvement for this visual rhetoric piece. The ad opens up and we immediately see a man on a childhood playground going back and fourth on a toy golden horsey ride The man has hairy … Continue reading →

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Learn from Peers 01

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

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 →

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Je Suis — skyblue

Posted on February 4, 2015 by skybluecomp2

When I first glanced at the header and graphics on the home page I had a feeling that it may have something to do with the Charlie Hebdo massacre of cartoonists that recently occurred in Paris. As I began to analyze … Continue reading →

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Style Lessons from the Posts

Posted on February 2, 2015 by davidbdale

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

Posted on February 2, 2015 by davidbdale

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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