Here is the rubric we’ll be using for oral presentations. Slides will be added after class this week.
Author Archive for Kim De Vries
I've been teaching rhetoric and writing for about 15 years. My classes generally include undergraduate composition and graduate classes in rhetoric and/or teaching composition. I'm interested in teaching courses that explore rhetoric and issues of identity: gender, race/ethnicity, class, especially online. I also teach non-western rhetoric and am developing several courses in digital rhetoric and new media; I feel it is especially important to teach graduate students, future teachers, about these topics. My research interests include transnational literacies, comparative (and contrastive) rhetoric, new/digital media, online communities, and identity studies. Most recently I've been studying the institutionalization of new media in the Netherlands, particularly the impact of gender. If you visit my research blog and look at all the posts tagged book project, you should get a pretty clear picture.
Executive Summaries: Engl 1001 and 2000
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The main goal of an executive summary is to provide a condensed version of a larger body of research. And executive summary is similar to an abstract, except that along with the condensed version of the original, it also aims…
Project Proposal Format
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Summarize The Project – Take all the information on the project that you have thus far and summarize it briefly, using your own words, in an opening paragraph. This not only helps you get a clearer concept of the project…
5001 Mid-term Questions and Instructions
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Answer one question from Set A and one question from Set B. Label the essays, e.g. A1, B2, and copy the entire question at the beginning of the essay. Incorporation of readings into the essay should be direct, focused, specific,…
Taxing Oil for Education
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Today I’ve taken my first year composition class to hear a talk by state assemblyman Alberto Torrico about AB656, a bill that would create a tax on oil and gasoline produced in the state, to fund public education. Logical arguments…
As I make my way through the first week…
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I notice that my students are far more focused on “serious issues,” compared even to last semester. As Higher Ed. suffers more cuts, tuition rises, and as health care reform has stalled, they seem to not only be looking harder…
Multi-Genre Assignment
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What is a Multi-Genre Paper? A multi-genre paper is just what the term suggests: it is a non-traditional paper using many different genres, depending on what the specific subject, facts or audience call for. Tom Romano who coined the term…
Advice for writing literary theory essays
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Borrowed and adapted from the University of Leeds Study Skills site. Writing effective introductions and conclusions A good essay presents the reader with a logical, clear and detailed argument. The main strands and structure of this argument should be established…
Center for Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge
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We, a broad coalition from over 20 countries, of hundreds of thousands of citizens, users, consumers, organizations, artists, hackers, members of the free culture movement, economists, lawyers, teachers, students, researchers, scientists, activists, workers, unemployed, entrepreneurs, creators… We invite all citizens…
A Few Words About Thesis Statements
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Strong thesis statements are crucial because they frame the rest of your discussion for readers or viewers, letting them know how to understand everything that follows. Further, they help you stay on track as you work your way through your…