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Discussion questions and revision exercises, 9/17/18

Discussion questions and revision exercises, 9/17/18

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I. Discussion questions (Losh and Alexander Issue 1) Consider the following questions for our class discussion today. (If we have time, I’ll ask you to do some writing in response to these prompts.) Think of your own rhetorical situations. What kind of identities do you choose – or need – to adopt? What can you change, and what can’t you change? How does the situation help determine the role you adopt or the identity you try on? Describe a “kairotic…

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Directions for Peer Review, 9/12/18

Directions for Peer Review, 9/12/18

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Copy and paste the questions from this handout to the bottom of your first draft document. Stay in your peer review groups. Open your first draft in Google Docs. Share that document with the members of your group. Do the following for each group member’s draft: Read through the essay, making comments. Make sure that you are using “suggesting mode” in Google Docs. Leave a summative paragraph at the end. Respond to the questions posted at the end of the document about…

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In Class Work, 9/5/18

In Class Work, 9/5/18

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I. Blog URLs Please post your name and the URL of the homepage of your blog in this Google document. II. Reading Anzaldua rhetorically Get into groups of three. Take a look at the questions Lessner and Craig pose on pp. 130-131. Think back to your reading of Anzaldua, and answer the questions. III. Focused freewriting – What’s Your Problem? Lessner and Craig list “focused freewriting” as one of their writing exercises for invention (or for coming up with ideas). For these…

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Guidelines: Assignment #1, Personal Narrative

Guidelines: Assignment #1, Personal Narrative

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First Draft Due September 12th Second Draft Due September 19th Individual Conferences September 24th and 25th (No class meeting this day!) Final Draft Due September 26th Keep in mind our readings and discussion of speech acts, the Who Am I story, “the personal is political,” and descriptive writing. (Take another look at Ramsdell, Anzaldua, and the speech acts handout if you need to.) Think of a specific institution, moment, identity, issue, circumstance, or community in your life that has impacted you. Tell…

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