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5/13: Image Analysis and Visual Rhetoric
This is almost it! The class is almost over. There's today's lesson post, and Monday's peer review session (and a wrap-up lesson post...
Dr. MBHP
May 9, 20219 min read
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5/10: Writing on the Internet (Advanced)
Okay, so the research paper (P3) is done! That paper is worth 25% of your course grade, and it's done now. Over. Whew. So what do we do...
Dr. MBHP
May 9, 20218 min read
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4/29: Revision Strategies
Peer review has begun! Over today (Thursday) and Monday, you should share your complete P3 draft with your peers and expect feedback....
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Apr 29, 20215 min read
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4/26: Context and Ethics
While you finish your first complete drafts of P3 in anticipation of peer review on Thursday through next Monday, this seems like a good...
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Apr 25, 20219 min read
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4/15: Using Sources and Time Well
On Monday, we covered the basic structure your P3 essay can have, and the choices you have to make about organization to suit your...
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Apr 15, 20219 min read
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4/12: Structures and Conventions of Essay-Sized Arguments
Okay, last Thursday we covered the basics of the assignment and of writing good paragraphs. Now we’re going to zoom out a bit, and talk...
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Apr 12, 20216 min read
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4/8: Planning P3
So welcome back from peer review and finalizing your proposals. Proposals were due last night (4/7) at midnight, so make sure you get...
Dr. MBHP
Apr 8, 20218 min read
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3/25: Advancing Theses, Using Sources
No video element today, since Monday's class was longer than usual. Instead, today's class collects up some tips and suggestions,...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 25, 20217 min read
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3/22: Doing Research
Warning: today's class is long and Thursday's is short. Plan your reading time accordingly. Last Thursday, we started talking about P2,...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 22, 202111 min read
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3/18: P2, Building a Proposal
Today, we're going to talk about the next major paper, which we'll do a deeper dive into next week. Your homework this week is still just...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 18, 20217 min read
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Transhumanism: A Dystopia for Socioeconomic Status
Transhumanism is a movement that advocates for the enhancement of human conditions, such as longevity (yay no aging), mood (motivation...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read
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3/15: Being Good at Arguing
Okay, so P1 is done! You've got your first major paper in, and judging from what I saw in the drafts, you'll probably do well. Grades on...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 15, 202111 min read
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3/8: Critique for Grown-Ups
It's a new week! We're still working on the Summary-Analysis-Critique paper (P1). Drafts of this paper are due before Peer Review on...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 8, 202113 min read
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3/4: Analyzing Arguments
On Monday, we talked about how this next paper will work, how to do good summaries, how style and rhetoric have ingredients, and a little...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 4, 20218 min read
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3/1: Introduction to Discourse
Okay, so it's week 3. You've written and turned in your narrative essay. You've posted an adaptation of it to the blog. You've done a...
Dr. MBHP
Mar 1, 20218 min read
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Coming to America
“American baby, nwa obodo oyibo” aunty Ogo would say jokingly to make me smile. Little did I actually know how truthful that statement...
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Feb 28, 20213 min read
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2/22: Narrative Essays and Telling a Good Story
At this point, you should have joined the class Slack, introduced yourself, and registered as a member of the class blog (a.k.a. this...
Dr. MBHP
Feb 22, 202110 min read
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2/18: Writing on the Internet (Basics)
Okay, so this is what the lessons in this E110 class will look like: articles on this website, with the occasional video or visual aide....
Dr. MBHP
Feb 18, 20218 min read
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Intro Post: Pre-Semester Stuff
I'm Dr. Michael Harris-Peyton, and I'm your professor for English 110: Seminar in Composition this semester. E110 sections are limited to...
Dr. MBHP
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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