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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 →

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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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 →

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 →

Feeling Prepared? If you did good work on your Proposal plus 5 Sources assignment several weeks ago, you are halfway toward producing a good Annotated Bibliography, an important component of your Portfolio. On the other hand, if I gave you … Continue reading →

My Researched Opinion Your first and only long argument is due THU APR 24. The culmination of your research, it will draw conclusions supported by the evidence you provide. This paper will no doubt contain material from your shorter arguments, … Continue reading →

We’ll be studying these. Start with this one: Or start with this one: http://www.adcouncil.org/Our-Work/The-Classics/Domestic-Violence#Asset1422 We’ll look at this one together: Choose your own from Upworthy and write about it. Assignment A12: Visual Argument Upworthy, the source for your Visual Arguments. … Continue reading →

Before we view and analyze the claims in the GOOD video titled “Let’s Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates,” I feel it appropriate to disclose my own beliefs on organ donation. INSERT PITCH FOR ORGAN DONATION HERE As critical … Continue reading →

As you work on your Visual Argument, you may wonder if it’s a good enough representation of your critical skills to be included in your Portfolio. Since the assignment will be the best reflection in the portfolio of your ability … Continue reading →