Category Archives: Professor Post

At the beginning of the semester, I published a post titled “Grade Levels” to illustrate the sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle differences between writing samples that could be expected to earn different letter grades in a Composition course. Now that we’ve … Continue reading →

Your classmate Domia abr Wyrda has written a charming tale of demonic possession at the hands of the wicked Amazon corporation, which tempts book lovers (with convenience and deep discounts) to deprive hard-working authors of the profits they would otherwise … Continue reading →

TR Workshop By verbing, it needs a subject

Negative Sports Media Professional sports are known as great entertainment, but some people only find and report the negative news that they hear or see. News reporters, for example the reporters of newspapers and news shows, don’t always write about … Continue reading →

By verbing, Be very worried if your sentence begins with “By any verb ending in -ing.” The odds are about 50/50 you’ll fall into a syntax trap. The winner: By justifying the actions of the FBI, Director Comey hopes to … Continue reading →

Clarify Throwdown Assignment Workshop MW

Negative Sports Media Professional sports are known as great entertainment, but some people only find and report the negative news that they hear or see. News reporters, for example the reporters of newspapers and news shows, don’t always write about … Continue reading →

Course Outline Update Class Notes Don’t forget to launch your Notes for today’s live critiques of the Throwdown posts-in-progress. The Throwdown Model  The Silence of the Lambs and Pigs updated with a second reading. Live Critiques. If you want your … Continue reading →

Your next three assignments (A07, A08, and A09) combine to make up the Critical Engagement Assignment (code-named The Throwdown). A07: The Annotated Bibliography The first assignment of the Throwdown is an abbreviated version of an annotated bibliography. You’ll list the … Continue reading →

Course Outline Update Class Notes Don’t forget to launch your Notes for today’s live critiques of the Throwdown posts-in-progress. The Throwdown Model  The Silence of the Lambs and Pigs updated with a second reading. Live Critiques. If you want your … Continue reading →