Research Project – 5001 THE RHETORIC OF POLITICS Question Can Rhetorical Devices play an effective role in bringing about emotions and feelings of the audience? Abstract Imagine being left on a deserted Island and there is less or at least…
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Stoller Commentary 5870
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I hope I am not the only one in our class that enjoyed reading this article by Paul Stoller that beautifully blends the ideas of “Ethnography/Memoir/Imagination/Story.” I think that most Americans have this preconceived notion that storytelling is for children…
5870 Portfolio Question
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I e-mailed my portfolio. Is that okay?
Hooks and Shaughnessy
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bell hooks – “Rebel’s Dilemma” The sociality of error is a concept aptly exemplified in bell hooks’ “Rebel’s Dilemma”. This theory, modeled and coined by Mina Shaughnessy in her Errors and Expectations, provides a justification for writers of advanced…
Foucault
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Panopticon by Michael Foucault definitely was a bizarre piece. In a sense, I felt like I was reading stage directions for a screenplay about a plague that occurred in the future which described in detail how steps of the…
English 5870: Worlde.Net
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In a hysterically, busy moment, I took a break and discovered http://wordle.net. . Has anyone every heard of this? It turns writing into word pictures, teachers use it a lot for essays. Check out my worlde for the Goffman post: http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/876240/Goffman . You…
Research Paper–Language Diversity in the Classroom
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Language Diversity in the Classroom A pervasive, collective memory in our culture is that of the “Melting Pot” as a force to amalgamate all immigrants coming to United States shores into the ideal “American.” Unfortunately, along with the rather…
Research Paper – Draft
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Research Project – 5001 Question Can Rhetorical Devices play an effective role in bringing about emotions and feelings of the audience? Abstract You are left on a deserted Island and there is less or at least no hope for survival.…
Final Draft
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Mike Calou Research Final Draft 5/20/09 Why is it Important to be Culturally Aware When We Teach English Composition? A New Composition Teacher’s Quest for Understanding The teaching of the writing can be compared to a dance; both partners have…
Portfolio Post
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Mike Calou 2-26-09 Classroom Observation Date: 2-26-09 Class: English 1001-First Year Composition (College level) Start: 5:00pm End: 6:00 [T=teacher] (Note-making in parentheses) T: Mike will be observing in our class today. (I introduced myself) So, you had ideas about genre…