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Essentials of College Rhetoric Ms. Lowery

ENGL 1301:. Essentials of College Rhetoric Ms. Lowery. Email: tabitha.lowery@ttu.edu BlogSite : tabithalowery.wordpress.com Office: Engl 419 Office Hours: Mon 11:00 am – 1:00 pm; Tues 10:00 am – 11:00 am And by appointment. Contact information. Name Where you’re from Major

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Essentials of College Rhetoric Ms. Lowery

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  1. ENGL 1301: Essentials of College RhetoricMs. Lowery

  2. Email: tabitha.lowery@ttu.edu BlogSite: tabithalowery.wordpress.com Office: Engl 419 Office Hours: Mon 11:00 am – 1:00 pm; Tues 10:00 am – 11:00 am And by appointment. Contact information

  3. Name Where you’re from Major If you could make one thing disappear in this world, what would it be and why? Counter the Response Introduce yourself

  4. Why rhetoric and writing matters? Course objectives

  5. Grumpy Cat and Course Policies

  6. 1301 Policies : xix-xxix • Additional Policies • Participation • Classroom Etiquette • Email Etiquette • Office Hours • Attendance policy • Late Work Policy NOTE: There is a change in Late Work Policy for RaiderWriter Assignments! Course policies

  7. RaiderWriter/ St. Martin’s e-Handbook Custom text 2013-14 Texts for the course

  8. http://tabithalowery.wordpress.com/faqs/ https://raiderwriter.engl.ttu.edu/ Blog

  9. BA 1 is due on Saturday 1/25 https://raiderwriter.engl.ttu.edu Use Firefox for RaiderWriter. Download it for free from http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/ Avoid Google Chrome Within 24 hours of our first class, you will be emailed a link to 1) activate your RaiderWriter account and 2) take a grammar diagnostic. If you ignore this email, the link for setting up RaiderWriter will expire. Set up your RaiderWriter account as soon as you get the email! (It will only take a few minutes). If you have technical trouble setting up your RW account, see the FAQ sheet on the course blog BEFORE emailing me. RaiderWriter(where we submit our work)

  10. Register in RaiderWriter (link forthcoming in email) Take the grammar diagnostic. The link for the diagnostic will be on your RaiderWriter homepage. * YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS THE DIAGNOSTIC ONCE. Do not click on the link to take the test unless you are ready to sit down and take it. If you exit the diagnostic, you will not be able to get back in and complete it. Set aside 1 and ½ to 2 hours. BA 1 Steps

  11. You need three pieces of information to take the diagnostic: 1) Your TTU email address 2) Your instructor’s name (Lowery) 3) Your section number: Tuesdays 8:00-9:20 1301-009 Diagnostic steps

  12. 3) You will be able to view your results by finding a link on your RaiderWriter homepage (“Click here to see your diagnostic score”),*but only if the email you used to register in RaiderWritermatches the email you reported in the diagnostic. Begin your diagnostic as soon as possible so I can address any technical problems before Saturday. 4) In RaiderWriter, read the assignment description for BA 1 carefully. Type a response in Word or another program that helps catch errors and paste the response into RaiderWriter. Submit into Raiderwriter

  13. Issue Identification and Focus Does the student thoroughly explore and reflect on his or her writing weaknesses? Does the student identify specific challenges and benefits of the class from the writing reviews? Does the student identify specific goals for the course? Context and Assumptions Does the student consider his or her writing experiences prior to this course to contextualize the identified writing weaknesses? Does the student thoughtfully consider the experience of others in the writing reviews? Sources and Evidence Does the student support his or her reflection with evidence? In other words, does the student directly refer to past writing assignments?  Does the student refer to specifics from the writing reviews? This criterion is particularly important because students tend to use vague and generic language that could apply to any student’s situation. Own Perspective Does the student show authority in relaying his or her perspective about the learning experiences and goals? Conclusion Does the student provide an evaluative statement of his or her past learning experiences and what writing elements they need to focus on to be successful in the course? Does the student conclude with goals for learning? Communication Does the student communicate his or her reflection effectively?  Is the student's tone professional?  Has the student organized his or her reflection effectively?  Is the reflection relatively free of grammatical errors? What We’re Looking for in BA 1

  14. If you have technical difficulty setting up RaiderWriter or purchasing the handbook, view the FAQ sheet on the blog. If you purchased the wrong e-handbook from Bedford, use the link on the blog to get to St. Martin’s homepage. Choose the “Contact us- Technical Support” link at the bottom of the page and follow the directions. Technical trouble

  15. First-year Writing: • Chapter One, pp. 2-15; • Chapter 12, • Stephen Budiansky: "Lost in Translation" pp. 238-244, • Scott Jaschik: "Winning Hearts and Minds on Plagiarism" pp. 261-266, • Tina Rosenberg: "Everyone Speaks Text Message" pp. 267-271 • From the Back of the FYC Book: • Jared Diamond ”The Ethnobiologist’s Dilemma” pp. 556-562, • St. Martin's Handbook: • Chapter 1, “Expectations for College Writing”;  • Chapter 60a, "Reading Texts in the Humanities" and  • DiYanni, "Developing a College Vocabulary" (available in the final part of the handbook, "WID/Critical Reading Skills") Due in class next week

  16. 1.) Buy the textbook and e-handbook and activate your RaiderWriter account. 2.) Take the grammar diagnostic ASAP and complete BA 1 by Saturday night. Submit BA 1 into RaiderWriter! Do not email BA 1 to me. For Class Next Week: 3.) Complete Reading 2 and read the additional four essays in FYC: Jared Diamond ”The Ethnobiologist’s Dilemma” pp. 556-562, ◦Stephen Budiansky: “Lost in Translation” pp. 238-244, ◦Scott Jaschik: “Winning Hearts and Minds on Plagiarism” pp. 261-266, ◦Tina Rosenberg: “Everyone Speaks Text Message” pp. 267-271 4.) In-Class Assignment for Week 2: Use Diamond’s work to answer the questions on page 11 of your FYC book. Refer to the Blog for specific directions 5.) Complete Reading 1 if you did not read these pages before class. 6.) Read the course policies (Underneath “Course Policies” on the Blog, write a comment stating that you’ve read and understood the policies). Review

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