Rhetoric & Composition Class #10, Monday, February 25, 2013

It's the last week of winter! (I go by the calendar...sue me!)

This will be a week of Hacker motivated quizzes...to be forewarned is to be fore-armed. To be fore-armed is to be two arms too many! Ba da dum! I'm here all week. Tip your waitresses!

Class Schedule: 1. A fun little class activity masquerading as a quiz.

2. More lecture on Rhetorical Reading & Studying Text

Assignments: Pay special attention to the "Parrallelism" section of Clarity in Hack (p. 116 - 119).

If you think you need to brush up...consider the portion of Hacker beginning on page 291.

Rhetoric & Composition, Class # 9: Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Backwards Peer Edit

1. Find a partner and sit so both can read from a single paper.

A Message from the Writing Center

Attached, please find some notes from the director of the Stockton Writing Center, Pam Cross. Pam has this advice for all students looking to utilize this very valuable resource.

The Writing Center is open in J-105 weekdays 9:00 – 6:00 (until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays). We also have a partnership with Residential Life and have tutors available Sunday through Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 in the TRLC.

1) Students should work with tutors early in the process. It’s much easier to help a student construct a good paper than try to fix a faulty one. Students should visit the Writing Center for help getting started or to get help understanding an assignment or for help with their organization.

Rhetoric & Composition Class #7: Wednesday, February 13, 2013

READ: Mortimer Adler's "How to Mark a Book." Then, well, mark it...oh the irony!

WRITE: Your submission of your narrative (Formal essay #1) should contain three drafts. The latest one should be on top. The middle one (at least) should be marked up. They should all be fastened to one another.

Rhetoric & Composition Class #6: Monday, February 11, 2013

READ: 

1. Read this hand-out on strong verb substitutions from the University of North Carolina writing department.

2. Do a second reading of the O'Connor short story. This time...please compile a list of quotations that have particular resonate with you. Please also print a copy of the story to have with you in class on Wednesday.