For Tuesday, please complete the following:
1. Skim Chapter 7 ("Structuring Arguments") in EaA.
2. Answer, in complete sentences, the questions on p. 98 of EaA for the argument you are analyzing for the Unit 1 paper.
3. A draft of your paper (either printed, double-spaced, or on a flash drive) is due in class on Thursday, February 3 for peer review.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Homework Due Thursday, January 27, 2011
For Thursday, please complete the following:
1. ATTACK (closely read) "In My Tribe," p. 516 - 518 in The Aims of Argument. Be prepared to discuss the rhetorical devices discussed in class today (i.e. take close reading notes on these specific rhetorical devices). I will come around to check your close reading.
2. For Tuesday (2.1.11), answer the rhetorical analysis questions on p. 98 in complete sentences (this should take more than one full page and should provide text you can use in your Unit 1 paper).
Note: Your Unit 1 paper is due two weeks from Today.
1. ATTACK (closely read) "In My Tribe," p. 516 - 518 in The Aims of Argument. Be prepared to discuss the rhetorical devices discussed in class today (i.e. take close reading notes on these specific rhetorical devices). I will come around to check your close reading.
2. For Tuesday (2.1.11), answer the rhetorical analysis questions on p. 98 in complete sentences (this should take more than one full page and should provide text you can use in your Unit 1 paper).
Note: Your Unit 1 paper is due two weeks from Today.
In-Class Writing: 1.25.11
Read this article and respond to it by answering the following questions (on a sheet of notebook paper).
1. How would you categorize the language in this piece (formal, casual, technical, etc.)? Hint: look at pronouns, sentences/fragments, and specific words. In what other settings would such language be expected?
2. What was this writer’s goal in writing this piece? In what ways does his use of language help or hinder that goal?
1. How would you categorize the language in this piece (formal, casual, technical, etc.)? Hint: look at pronouns, sentences/fragments, and specific words. In what other settings would such language be expected?
2. What was this writer’s goal in writing this piece? In what ways does his use of language help or hinder that goal?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Homework Due Tuesday, January 25, 2011
For Tuesday, please complete the following:
1. Read Chapter 5 ("Rhetorical Analysis") in Everything's an Argument.
2. Select an argument to analyze for Unit 1. It can take the form of an advertisement (though not one for an educational product), a poem, an essay, a song, a movie, a book, a poster, a piece of art, etc. Email me by 8:00 am Tuesday with a copy or description of this argument so I can approve it.
3. On a sheet of paper, list the following for the argument you select: title of the argument; author/creator; original context of the argument (where it first appeared or where you found it); thesis of the argument; and any examples you see of pathos, ethos, and logos.
1. Read Chapter 5 ("Rhetorical Analysis") in Everything's an Argument.
2. Select an argument to analyze for Unit 1. It can take the form of an advertisement (though not one for an educational product), a poem, an essay, a song, a movie, a book, a poster, a piece of art, etc. Email me by 8:00 am Tuesday with a copy or description of this argument so I can approve it.
3. On a sheet of paper, list the following for the argument you select: title of the argument; author/creator; original context of the argument (where it first appeared or where you found it); thesis of the argument; and any examples you see of pathos, ethos, and logos.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Homework Due Thursday, January 20, 2011
For Thursday, please complete the following:
1. Read the syllabus and mark any questions you have.
2. Email to blemieux@siu.edu your preferred email address (so I can contact you during the semester).
3. Get the textbooks & other necessary materials for this class (outlined in the syllabus).
4. Read "Teach a Kid to Argue" and "The Elements of Clunk."
5. In about one (typed, double-spaced) page, respond to these two articles. What argument does each author make? To what extent do you agree with these two men? Why do you think I assigned you these readings at the beginning of the semester?
1. Read the syllabus and mark any questions you have.
2. Email to blemieux@siu.edu your preferred email address (so I can contact you during the semester).
3. Get the textbooks & other necessary materials for this class (outlined in the syllabus).
4. Read "Teach a Kid to Argue" and "The Elements of Clunk."
5. In about one (typed, double-spaced) page, respond to these two articles. What argument does each author make? To what extent do you agree with these two men? Why do you think I assigned you these readings at the beginning of the semester?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Welcome to English 102
English 102
Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:00 am - 9:15 am
Faner 2463
Instructor: Brenna W. Lemieux
Office: Faner 2234
Office phone: 618-453-6855
Email: blemieux@siu.edu
Please note that all multi-page assignments you hand in MUST be stapled; otherwise, I will lose (and be unable to give you credit for) all but the first page.
Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:00 am - 9:15 am
Faner 2463
Instructor: Brenna W. Lemieux
Office: Faner 2234
Office phone: 618-453-6855
Email: blemieux@siu.edu
Please note that all multi-page assignments you hand in MUST be stapled; otherwise, I will lose (and be unable to give you credit for) all but the first page.
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