Now that you have chosen the article you wish to write your essay on, I want you to do two things: Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for January, 2007
Week Two Review/Week Three Preview
Well, we’ve made it through the first two weeks of classes and I must say that I think our discussions are going very well. I’ve enjoyed reading your blogs over the past week and can’t wait to see what you have to say about the homosexuality videos. Before I get into the actual review of classes, I want to remind you of a few policy points that some of you are ignoring. Read the rest of this entry »
Questions to Guide You Through Your Essay Draft
As we discussed in class, I am looking for you to cover specific points in your essay. Below you will find a list of the questions that we discussed in class that you should use to guide your writing through the first draft. I highly recommend you copy and paste these into a new blog post and brainstorm your answers that way. If you take each question and write a brief paragraph answering each one, I think you will find that you have created a good part of your essay. Read the rest of this entry »
Those Pesky YouTube Videos
Since many of you have had problems accessing the videos through YouTube, I’ve posted them here. Let me know if you’re still having problems. You probably want to wait until the red bar at the bottom has filled up so that the video is completely loaded and won’t “hiccup” in the middle of playing. Read the rest of this entry »
Ethos, Pathos, Logos and Homosexual Marriages
So you think that you understand ethos, pathos and logos? Do you really? Well for this assignment we’re going to put that to the test. Since your upcoming essay focuses on the use of these three pivotal parts to your essay, let’s look at how much you already know. Read the rest of this entry »
Marijuana and YouTube: You Responded
Over the weekend, I’ve been reading your responses to the two articles we will discuss in class on Tuesday. I want to make certain that we take some time and look at your opinions on these articles and what you’ve been blogging on them. I’ve selected a few comments that I would like to look specifically at in regards to the blogs. Everybody who has posted thus far has written remarkably good material, but I have chosen only a few of these remarks since they directly relate to what’ in my head for tomorrow’s class discussion. Look over these and be prepared to talk about them in class tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
