Category Archives: Professor Post

Worth Sharing—Critical Reading

Definition Claims/ Category Claims We haven’t talked yet about different types of claims, so I don’t expect you to readily recognize a definition/categorical claim. On the face of it, it’s clearly a claim about how a term is defined or … Continue reading

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A06: Critical Reading

Critical Reading: “Is PTSD Contagious?” This week, following the model of critical reading I provided in “Kidney Season on Death Row.” I’ll ask you to closely examine the claims made, inferences made, and conclusions drawn by the author of the … Continue reading

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Model of Critical Reading: Organ Harvest

A Model of Critical Reading: Kidney Harvest on Death Row The “GOOD” Video Today, I’ll ask you to carefully examine a written argument for claims that can be disputed for accuracy, sufficiency, and relevance; for inferences that are unfair, unreasonable, … Continue reading

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Agenda MON FEB 16

Open My Notes Consider adopting a “Top Down” Chronology Post assignments on time Demo with entendu and madewithrealginger Take credit for all your posts Demo with qdoba Cheers and Jeers (for Feedback? for Lectures? for Assignments?) Class Discussion “Converting Topics … Continue reading

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The Censorship Anthem

Internet Censorship in China: We’ll Sing it for You One Chinese government agency is so proud of how well they censor the Internet that they put their feelings to music. by Sisi Wei and Yue Qiu ProPublica, Feb. 12, 2015, … Continue reading

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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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