Hello everyone! Welcome to ENGL 1301. This Discussion Board will have two parts:
Briefly introduce yourself to me and the class.
Include the following in your post:
Respond to two other classmates with a question or connection to their post.
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For this journal, I want you to:
To receive full credit, please write at least 200-250 words.
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Topic proposals are an opportunity for students to test drive a topic before writing a full essay on it. They also allow instructors to provide feedback and guidance to help students choose a topic that is focused and manageable, and that is related to the themes and concepts covered in the course.
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Topic proposals are an opportunity for students to test drive a topic before writing a full essay on it. They also allow instructors to provide feedback and guidance to help students choose a topic that is focused and manageable, and that is related to the themes and concepts covered in the course.
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Writing is an incredibly personal process. As such, I cannot expect all of you to approach starting a piece of writing in the same way.
The drafting part of the writing process comes at the beginning (although drafts should be in constant progress) and I want this to be a chance for you to write how your brain works instead of attempting to produce what you think I want.
The purpose of this assignment is to embrace your own writing process, whatever that might be. All forms of drafts are welcome (ex. written, audio, visual, etc.). Your draft needs to present a clear formation of ideas in a way that I can follow your thoughts so that I can give you helpful feedback.
A first draft is more about what you have to say instead of how you say it, and I'm hoping that this non-traditional approach to drafting will help you to formulate your ideas more clearly.
You need to complete a draft of the ideas for your Response Essay. This could be in a more traditional format, or it could not. Feel free to use a variety of media (ex. drawings, voice memos, videos, diagrams, words, or a mixture of media). Your goal should be to create something that will communicate what ideas you want to put on paper.
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Reflect on the work you did with Response Essay. In order to become a better reader, writer, and learner, it is critical to practice thoughtful reflection. This is called "metacognition" (thinking about your own thinking). Practicing metacognition allows you to correct mistakes, look for areas of improvement, and reinforce the things you're doing well. Self-reflection will benefit you in schoolwork, but it also benefits you long-term because it will allow you to continually improve every aspect of your life (social, work, family, future academics, etc.)
Reflect on the Response Essay assignment by answering any or all of the following questions:
Then, respond to at least one classmate with a question, comment, connection, or anything related to their post.
Practice using the rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos). Persuasive writing is an integral part of life. Politicians, public speakers, political activists, advertisement agencies and so much many more use these rhetorical appeals to sway the masses or convince or persuade a person of something. Therefore, rhetoric can be a powerful and dangerous tool. Remember what Plato had said: "Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men". This discussion will allow you to begin to practice using rhetorical appeals to be able to recognize when others are using these weapons/tools against you and to be able to use these tools/weapons on others to perhaps one day advocate and initiate positive change in your community. For this course, specifically, you can use this as a stepping stone for your Persuasive Essay that will be introduced in the next module as you will be asked to persuade your reader of your particular stance.
Choose one elevator pitch from this list of multiple prompts and, using the rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos), argue for your position.
Purpose:
The purpose of this MLA Citation Scavenger Hunt is to help you become familiar with the key elements of MLA formatting in academic papers. By actively searching for and identifying these elements, you'll develop a better understanding of how to properly format your own academic papers using MLA style.
Task:
Look at this example paper (can also be found at the bottom of this page). Then, answer the following questions:
Criteria for Success:
To successfully complete this activity, you should be able to:
It is important to begin formulating ideas and generating a topic early on in the process of writing an essay. This journal is a personal space to begin word dumping what you believe that you would like to write about for the Analytical Essay without the pressure of worrying about format or organization. By doing this, you can help reduce procrastination by already choosing a topic (perhaps the hardest part!) for your Analytical Essay. You can also use this as a framework for your introduction paragraph for the Analytical Essay. Using this "who/what/when/where/why" method of topic choosing can help you academically in other fields as well as it prompts you to consider every angle of a prompt or topic.
Please read through the Analytical Essay prompt and propose your topic to me using these questions as your framework:
This all can be completed in a minimum of 200 words.
Writing is an incredibly personal process. As such, I cannot expect all of you to approach starting a piece of writing in the same way. My own writing process has changed over time!
The drafting part of the writing process comes at the beginning (although drafts should be in constant progress) and I want this to be a chance for you to write how your brain works instead of attempting to produce what you think I want.
The purpose of this assignment is to embrace your own writing process, whatever that might be. All forms of drafts are welcome (ex. written, audio, visual, etc.). Your draft needs to present a clear formation of ideas in a way that I can follow your thoughts so that I can give you helpful feedback.
A first draft is more about what you have to say instead of how you say it, and I'm hoping that this non-traditional approach to drafting will help you to formulate your ideas more clearly.
You need to complete a draft of the ideas for your Analytical Essay. This could be in a more traditional format, or it could not. Feel free to use a variety of mediums (ex. drawings, voice memos, videos, diagrams, words, or a mixture of mediums. Literally anything is welcome as long as it is communicated clearly enough that I can give you feedback). Your goal should be to create something that will communicate what ideas you want to put on paper.
That’s it. All I’ll be looking for on your non-traditional drafts (AKA your first drafts) is that your sources are cited ethically, that I can give you helpful feedback, and that you’ve made an intentional, and thorough, effort to think through your paper.
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