{"id":123,"date":"2018-12-12T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2019-02-20T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T16:37:13","slug":"weeks-4-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/weeks-4-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeks 5-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Importance of Language & Rhetoric<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2\/11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thank You for Smoking<\/em><\/p>\n

In-class: Intro A3; passive voice\u2014\u201cto be\u201d verbs<\/p>\n

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2\/13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Transformation of Silence into Language and Action\u201d by Audre Lorde<\/a> (D 55)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes a word \u2018real\u2019?\u201d by Anne Curzan<\/a> (17 mins) (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cRhetorical Analysis\u201d (EA 87-117)<\/p>\n

Watch in-class: \u201cTotally like whatever, you know\u201d by Taylor Mali<\/a>; \u201cLike Totally Whatever\u201d by Melissa Lozada-Oliva<\/a><\/p>\n

In-class: integrating quotations; \u201cmicroaggression,\u201d \u201cmansplaining,\u201d and other new words; discourse communities; code-switching;<\/p>\n

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2\/15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLess than Human: The Psychology of Cruelty\u201d by David Liningstone Smith<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cExcerpt from<\/em> The American Way of Death, Revisited\u201d by Jessica Mitford<\/a> (D 109)<\/p>\n

Watch in-class: Key & Peele “Substitute Teacher” sketch<\/a><\/p>\n

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Week 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Artistic Expression of Arguments<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm<\/em>. Title of post: \u201cFallacies of Argument.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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2\/18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cApocalypse\u201d by Junot D\u00edaz<\/a> (eC)\u2014this one is long, don\u2019t wait until the last minute<\/p>\n

\u201cFallacies of Argument\u201d (EA 71-86)<\/p>\n

In-class: Rhetorical strategies in writing; closing paragraphs; how to use visuals during presentations; presentation practice<\/p>\n

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2\/20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHistory Project\u201d by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cdinosaurs in the hood\u201d by Danez Smith<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

In-class: Watch clip (12min) from The Atomic Caf\u00e9<\/a>;<\/em> Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner read \u201cHistory Project\u201d<\/a>; Danez Smith read \u201cdinosaurs in the hood\u201d<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cAlternate Heaven for Black Boys\u201d by Danez Smith<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Lives Matter: 1800s Edition\u201d by Anthony McPherson<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Not a Humanizing Poem\u201d by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cOCD\u201d by Neil Hilborn<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cAccents\u201d by Denice Frohman<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cFantastic Breasts and Where to Find Them\u201d by Brenna Twohy<\/a><\/p>\n

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2\/22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conferences<\/p>\n

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Week 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong> Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ePortfolio blog post due this week by Friday 5pm<\/em>. Title of post: \u201cProgress Toward Goals.\u201d Contents: Look back to the blog post you made about your personal goals for the semester. In 1-2 paragraphs, analyze the progress you\u2019ve made toward these goals and come up with some strategies to stay on track to obtain your goals.<\/p>\n

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2\/25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conferences<\/p>\n

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2\/27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conferences<\/p>\n

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3\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone reads:<\/p>\n

\u201cObituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016)\u201d by Rowan Jacobsen<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

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Choose One:<\/p>\n

\u201cDeath in the city: what happens when all our cemeteries are full?\u201d by Ana Naomi de Sousa<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

\u201cA greener afterlife: is human composting the future for funerals?\u201d by Katie Herzog<\/a> (eC)<\/p>\n

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Due:<\/strong> A3 Rhetorical Analysis<\/p>\n

In-class: Watch Monty Python<\/em>\u2019s \u201cBring Out Your Dead\u201d video;<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Importance of Language & Rhetoric   2\/11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thank You for Smoking In-class: Intro A3; passive voice\u2014\u201cto be\u201d verbs   2\/13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Transformation of Silence into Language and Action\u201d by Audre Lorde (D 55) \u201cWhat makes a word \u2018real\u2019?\u201d by Anne Curzan (17 mins) (eC) \u201cRhetorical Analysis\u201d (EA 87-117) Watch in-class: \u201cTotally like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3977,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321,"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eprofiles.isucomm.iastate.edu\/string\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}