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What should I call you? I prefer David or Dave, but students uncomfortable with first names can call me Professor or Mister Hodges. My ESL students' charming solution, "Mister David" is my favorite by far.

Shut Up and Play

Posted on February 5, 2022 by davidbdale

I greatly admire talents and disciplines I will never have and marvel at those who master them. Music is so much like math to me, and I’ll never quite grasp either, but I appreciate what little of them I can … Continue reading →

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Balloons

Posted on February 2, 2022 by davidbdale

These five-year-olds remind me of the balloonswe had one summer: heart-shaped helium,in rainbow colours; we pushed notes inside themand let them go, believing that the moonmight catch those small hearts climbing up the sky.I watch these children knelt around their … Continue reading →

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Charlize Theron Retrospective

Posted on January 26, 2022 by davidbdale

Sorry. I cannot accept that you don’t recognize Charlize Theron. She’s not quite Meryl Streep, but, damn, she’s good. See anything she’s in. (You will probably recognize her from some of these roles and realize . . . “Oh, THAT’s … Continue reading →

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My Hypothesis (Model)—davidbdale

Posted on January 25, 2022 by davidbdale

Your first draft of the Hypothesis for your season-long research project is due in just about 24 hours. I’ve had plenty of time to work on mine. You have not. I don’t expect a polished product the first week of … Continue reading →

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Welcome Announcement from Canvas

Posted on January 15, 2022 by davidbdale

WELCOME TO COMP 2 David HodgesCOLLEGE COMPOSITION IICOMP01112-6CRN 24268Comp 2 Section 6 Welcome, students, to your Composition II course, which begins very soon, 8am (yes, that’s 8 o’clock in the morning) on WED JAN 19, just a week from now. … Continue reading →

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Presentation MON JUN 23

Posted on June 23, 2014 by davidbdale

Comp Courses on a Blog I haven’t actually prepared a presentation, but the topic seems pertinent and controversial enough to warrant discussion. I’ve been teaching my Comp I (two sections every fall) and Comp II (one section every spring) courses … Continue reading →

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Church of the Last Resort

Posted on May 1, 2014 by davidbdale

Or forever hold your peace. In the Reply field below, ask for help on the one aspect of grammar, punctuation, syntax, or citation mechanics you don’t understand.

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A15: Reflective Statement

Posted on April 29, 2014 by davidbdale

The Reflective Statement The Reflective Statement provides you the opportunity to describe and assess your work in the course. The Reflective Statement serves as a guide to your portfolio in that it gives you and your instructor a clear, specific … Continue reading →

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Model Reflective Statement

Posted on April 29, 2014 by davidbdale

I Eat Core Values for Breakfast Composition 2 is now coming to an end. This course required research and (of course) the use of words to convey certain ideas. While the many small assignments can be used to display how … Continue reading →

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Visual Argument Clarification

Posted on April 29, 2014 by davidbdale

First Drafts Many of you have written lovely analyses of videos that tell imaginative stories and draw conclusions from the themes explored but without analyzing the visual component of the Visual Argument. Whether your readers are watching the video with … Continue reading →

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