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Daily links & announcements

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

• In-class worksheet

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

• Download today’s Essay 3 Worksheet

Tuesday, 1 April 2014.

• Download today’s sample abstracts
• Download the style worksheet for today/next week

Thursday, 27 March 2014

• Download Tuesday’s reading
• Information about Alvarez’s appearance at UT on Monday 31 March
• Links to today’s articles on College Admissions and on Texas
• Download today’s powerpoint

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

• Download today’s peer review worksheet)

Thursday, 20 March 2014

• For those of you who found today’s talk interesting, here’s a link to Bogost’s book

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

• Download today’s lecture as a powerpoint
• Download the Essay Two Proposal

Thursday, 6 March 2014

• Download the sample essay two from today’s workshop
• Download the essay evaluation worksheet
• Download today’s course evalution
• Find out your logical fallacy

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

• Download today’s logos worksheet
• Download today’s lecture as a powerpoint or pdf

Thursday, 27 Feb. 2014

• You can access a more complete list of verbs of attribution on the UWC Website. The UWC also provides lots of other useful writing worksheets
• Download today’s pathos worksheet
• Download today’s lecture as a powerpoint or pdf

Tuesday, 25 Feb. 2014

• Download today’s ethos worksheet
• Download today’s lecture as a powerpoint or pdf

Sunday, 23 Feb. 2014

• Download the style worksheet from last Thursday.

Tuesday 18 Feb. 2014

• Download today’s intro to rhetoric presentation as a pdf.
• If you’re interested, here is the article I used as a source for the history of rhetoric. (PDF)

Sunday 16 Feb. 2014

• Read about the “quotation sandwiches” I discussed in class.
• If you’re stuck on intros and conclusions, check out this very helpful worksheet from the writing center.

Tuesday 11 Feb. 2014

• Download today’s sample essay 1.1.
• Download today’s sample introductions and conclusions.

Tuesday 4 Feb. 2014

• Download today’s Bias Worksheet

Monday 3 Feb. 2014

• Meetings for today will be held in my office: FAC16. This is the basement of the FAC (the building between the tower and the union). You can find it by taking the stairs next to the computer store to the bottom floor, and turning right. It’s just past the women’s restroom on the right.
• If you write poetry or fiction, check out this scholarship for Austin undergraduates. Let me know if you want more information!
• If you are having a hard time finding position sources, try the “opinion” search on Lexis Nexis.

Tuesday 28 Jan. 2014

• Class was cancelled today due to weather. This led to a significant change in assignment deadlines. Take a look at the new schedule.

Thursday, 23 Jan. 2014

• I have created a doodle poll to schedule meetings for next week. (Due to a logistical error, I had to change the times.) Please access the poll via canvas and sign up.
• Today I assigned Essay 1.1 and the research proposal (proposal and source list are due next thursday). If you were absent, look over the assignment and make sure it is clear.
• If you are interested, download the peer review worksheet.

Wednesday, 22 Jan. 2014

• Just a reminder that RS1 is due tomorrow, Thursday: please bring a printed version and e-mail one to me via canvas.

Tuesday, 21 Jan. 2014

• The Borges essay we discussed in class today is available on canvas.
• Download the two sample sources we discussed in class.
• View today’s Prezi here.

Thursday, 16 Jan. 2014

• Today the Wikipedia Worksheet and RS1 were assigned.
• I also talked about the source spreadsheet, which you are welcome to start using, but not required.

Tuesday, 14 Jan. 2014

• If you missed the first day of class, please download the introductory worksheet
• The readings for Thursday can be found in the “files” section of canvas.

Tuesday, 17 Dec. 2013

• Welcome to Rhetoric 306: Spring 2014!