{"id":121,"date":"2018-12-12T13:56:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T19:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2019-01-23T12:50:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:50:17","slug":"weeks-1-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/weeks-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeks 1-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1\/14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In-class: \u201cCan You Spot a Fake News Story?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

In-class: AllSides<\/a>.com media bias ratings<\/a> and methods<\/a> pages; Snopes<\/a>.com.<\/p>\n

Definitions: Critical thinking; bias; confirmation bias; laws vs. ethics; conspiracy theory; fake news; opinion;<\/p>\n

In-class: Likes & dislikes icebreaker activity; course syllabus; WOVE; plagiarism; quotes activity;<\/p>\n

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1\/16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cRe-thinking the way colleges teach critical thinking\u201d by Scott K. Johnson<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

See<\/em> \u201cDocumenting Sources: MLA\u201d (EA 465-486)<\/p>\n

Watch in-class: \u201cThe Danger of a Single Story\u201d by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/a><\/p>\n

In-class: MLA citation; on opinions; on participation; on grades; intro A1;<\/p>\n

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1\/18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/a>Death of the Moth\u201d by Virginia Woolf<\/a> (D 79)<\/p>\n

\u201cAppealing to Audiences\u201d (EA 21-26)<\/p>\n

\u201cClass and Public Discussion\u201d (EA 345)<\/p>\n

In-class: Opening the Discussion sign-up; basic \u201cdo\u201ds and \u201cdon\u2019t\u201ds of academic writing (for this class);<\/p>\n

homonyms; email etiquette;<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Due:<\/strong> A1. Turn assignment in on Canvas by 5pm<\/p>\n

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Week 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1\/21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day \u2014 no class<\/p>\n

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1\/23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAn Advertising Revolution: \u2018Black People Are Not Dark-Skinned White People\u2019\u201d by Code Switch<\/em><\/a> (28 mins) (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnalyzing Multimedia Arguments\u201d (EA 368-370)<\/p>\n

In-class: Media Literacy Project\u2019s \u201cLanguage of Persuasion\u201d handout; visual rhetoric practice; why does audience \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 matter?; what is a thesis?; opening paragraphs<\/p>\n

Due:<\/strong> Course Policy Awareness Form (print from e-Classroom under \u201cAssignment Sheets and Rubrics\u201d dropdown \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 menu)<\/p>\n

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1\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cEpisode #729: When Subaru Came Out\u201d by Planet Money<\/a> (20 mins) (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cStructuring an Argument\u201d (EA 121-150)<\/p>\n

Watch in-class: \u201cWhy I live in mortal dread of public speaking\u201d by Megan Washington<\/p>\n

In-class: public speaking tips\/practice; closing paragraphs; how to use visuals during presentations;<\/p>\n

Turn in:<\/strong> A2 Visual Analysis outline, printed<\/p>\n

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Week 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm<\/em>. Title of post: \u201cFive Goals.\u201d Contents: Consider our course objectives and contents to come up with five goals you hope to accomplish by the end of the semester. Your goals must be tangible. (Don\u2019t say: \u201cI want to become a better writer.\u201d Instead, say: \u201cI want to strengthen my writing by employing stronger organizational tactics.\u201d)<\/p>\n

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1\/28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMan vs. Corpse\u201d by Zadie Smith<\/a> (eC)\u2014this one is long, don\u2019t wait until the last minute<\/p>\n

In-class: Intro A2; intro ePortfolios<\/p>\n

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1\/30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In-class: practice analyzing art<\/p>\n

In-class: why does the author \/creator matter when discussing rhetoric?; options for A2<\/u>; topic sentences; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 paragraphing ideas; visual rhetoric practice<\/p>\n

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2\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFormation\u201d by Beyonc\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

In-class: practice analysis; the power of images; what point is the author<\/em> trying to make? How does context<\/em> play a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 role in our understanding of the author\u2019s point?<\/p>\n

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Week 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong> Speeches<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm<\/em>. Title of post: \u201cTypes of Arguments.\u201d Contents: In your own words, explain one rhetorical strategy you learned about in the EA<\/em> reading this week. Come up with a real-world example of this strategy in play (this could be anything, from a song to a conversation you had with a friend). Describe the example and then explain how the rhetorical strategy was used, including whether or not (in your opinion) it was effective and why. 1-2 paragraphs.<\/p>\n

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2\/4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chapter 2 Everything\u2019s an Argument<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Workshop:<\/strong> A2 Visual Analysis completed paper, printed<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speech day: <\/strong>6 speeches<\/p>\n

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2\/6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chapter 3 Everything\u2019s an Argument<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speech day:<\/strong> 10 speeches<\/p>\n

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2\/8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chapter 4 Everything\u2019s an Argument<\/em><\/p>\n

Speech day:<\/strong> 8 speeches<\/p>\n

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