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English 1311 Week 2

English 1311 Week 2. j orge gomez. Attendance Response. Two questions. Questions?. Do NOT be afraid of asking questions. The Maps and Responses. Not all have turned in Make sure to turn in before work accumulates Some only turned in the map, not the response

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English 1311 Week 2

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  1. English 1311 Week 2 jorgegomez

  2. Attendance Response • Two questions.

  3. Questions? • Do NOT be afraid of asking questions

  4. The Maps and Responses • Not all have turned in • Make sure to turn in before work accumulates • Some only turned in the map, not the response • Always go over assignment AND its rubric

  5. Books • NEED your textbooks: • The McGraw-Hill Guide, 2nd edition • The UTEP Guide to FYC, 13th edition (e-book) • Not limited to Bookstore with McGraw-Hill Guide THE UTEP Guide features student examples

  6. CafeScribe Indexing Problem • The indexing process is an important process that needs to complete.  This sets up the eBook for word searching.  This process is dependent on the size of the eBook file and the processing power of the computer it has been downloaded on. • Now, if it is taking an extremely long time (e.g., over an hour), it is possible that there may be a process that has become stuck. • Try this: • 1.     Close the MyScribe eBook reader application. • 2.     Open your Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc). • 3.     Click on the ‘Processes’ tab. • 4.     Click on the ‘Image Name’ column header to alphabetize the contents of this column. • 5.     Locate the 2 processes titled ‘MyScribe.exe’, highlight them, then click on the ‘End Process’ button to end these 2 processes. • 6.     Once ended, relaunch the MyScribe eBook reader. • -From: CafeScribe support

  7. The Writing Center experiment • New idea (NOT on syllabus) • Limited Extra Credit Available for visiting • Suggested convention: • 1. Pick ONE tutor (NOT randomly) • A. BUT, go through several (NOT all tutors the same) • B. Pick one eventually and KEEP that ONE throughout 2. Purpose: For the tutor to track progress, relay to me, the instructor, through summary sheet comments IMPORTANT: Ask for a COPY of summary sheet, then give it to me

  8. Groups • GenreRhetoricRhetorical SituationVoiceToneContextMediumConventionsRhetorical Purpose JargonDiscourse • Discourse Community • Also, the OWL link can be used for reference

  9. Summary v. Analysis

  10. Summary v. Analysis • Summary • Restatement of the content of the rhetorical artifact • Main idea/thesis • Main points • Key arguments (if any)

  11. Summary v. Analysis • Analysis • Consider the ideas presented in artifact • Contextualize the ideas according to YOUR rhetorical purpose • Purposes • Evaluate • Is it effective? Is it clear? • Determine meanings, assumptions, and implications • Compare/contrast • Criticize • Understand how writing functions rhetorically

  12. Semester topic • Our class theme is ethics. • Your job: CONTEXTUALIZE ethics to your… • Interests (discourse communities as reference) • Academic pursuits • Athletic pursuits • Leisure pursuits • Advocacy pursuits • Other kinds of pursuits • It is also important to SPECIFY and NARROW your topic down so that it will not be too broad for you to be able to write about. • POST your topic on Blackboard for approval

  13. Example Topics • PTSD in veterans, civilians • Steroid use in (X) and whether it should affect achievements • Drug legalization • Science and ethics • Should ethics be determined by science or by religion or either? • Media ethics • Should commercials have to follow stricter standards?

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