Week 5 The Importance of Language & Rhetoric
2/11 Thank You for Smoking
In-class: Intro A3; passive voice—“to be” verbs
2/13 “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” by Audre Lorde (D 55)
“What makes a word ‘real’?” by Anne Curzan (17 mins) (eC)
“Rhetorical Analysis” (EA 87-117)
Watch in-class: “Totally like whatever, you know” by Taylor Mali; “Like Totally Whatever” by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
In-class: integrating quotations; “microaggression,” “mansplaining,” and other new words; discourse communities; code-switching;
2/15 “Less than Human: The Psychology of Cruelty” by David Liningstone Smith (eC)
“Excerpt from The American Way of Death, Revisited” by Jessica Mitford (D 109)
Watch in-class: Key & Peele “Substitute Teacher” sketch
Week 6 Artistic Expression of Arguments
ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm. Title of post: “Fallacies of Argument.” Contents: In your own words, explain a fallacy of argument. Come up with a real-world example (perhaps something from recent news, or an argument you overheard or participated in). Describe the example, then analyze the example in the context of your understanding of fallacies of arguments. How could this argument have been made better? 1-2 paragraphs.
2/18 “Apocalypse” by Junot Díaz (eC)—this one is long, don’t wait until the last minute
“Fallacies of Argument” (EA 71-86)
In-class: Rhetorical strategies in writing; closing paragraphs; how to use visuals during presentations; presentation practice
2/20 “History Project” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner (eC)
“dinosaurs in the hood” by Danez Smith (eC)
In-class: Watch clip (12min) from The Atomic Café; Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner read “History Project”; Danez Smith read “dinosaurs in the hood”;
“Alternate Heaven for Black Boys” by Danez Smith;
“All Lives Matter: 1800s Edition” by Anthony McPherson;
“This is Not a Humanizing Poem” by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan;
“Fantastic Breasts and Where to Find Them” by Brenna Twohy
2/22 Conferences
Week 7 Environment
ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm. Title of post: “Progress Toward Goals.” Contents: Look back to the blog post you made about your personal goals for the semester. In 1-2 paragraphs, analyze the progress you’ve made toward these goals and come up with some strategies to stay on track to obtain your goals.
2/25 Conferences
2/27 Conferences
3/1 Everyone reads:
“Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016)” by Rowan Jacobsen (eC)
Choose One:
“Death in the city: what happens when all our cemeteries are full?” by Ana Naomi de Sousa (eC)
“A greener afterlife: is human composting the future for funerals?” by Katie Herzog (eC)
Due: A3 Rhetorical Analysis
In-class: Watch Monty Python’s “Bring Out Your Dead” video;
In-class: what is an annotated bibliography? why is it useful?; example annotated bib; how to begin research; how to use library website; using information with integrity; what is a research question?