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ENG 2105 Notes

Active Participation

8/20/20

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  • Do not grab reader’s attention, CAPTURE their interests -- intellectually capture their interests

    • Anecdote, shocking stats, BUT USE QUOTATIONS IN THIS CLASS

  • Establish the audience’s perception of you. 

    • Diction, (linguistic facility)

  • Set forth your stance

 

  • The best writing is rewriting - 6 drafts, 4 tutorials, 1 conference

  • Use the connective word, “argue” in your hook and write page number

    •  i.e. (2)

    • Give headliner before giving names of experts

  • Bridge always start with the names of the author’s of your quote

    • Analyze quote and produce stance

 

8/25/20

 

8/27/20

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  • Before you write a paper, you must get the facts first

  • How to conduct a rhetorical survey

    • Get facts first

      • From scholarly sources

    • Do prewriting

    • Find my audience

    • What is my purpose

    • What is my premise

    • What is my chosen quotation

  • Always give counterpoint first informed by three scholarly sources

  • Divided stasis/thesis satisfies THIRD RULE: setting forth your point of view

  • Subordinate clause begins with subordinating conjunction

    • In ENG 2105, you always introduce the opponent’s claim with “ALTHOUGH”

    • Use word “claim” and “proponents”

    • Begin every reason with parallel grammatical structure

 

9/3/20

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9/24/20

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  • Four possible topics, write two library research papers on them using Aristotelian Argumentative

  • You must eliminate all patterned errors to at least get satisfactory

  • Include expertise of authors when establishing them in the hook

    • “In the wake of increasing gun violence, James Ausman and Miguel Faria, director and co-director of the NRA and authors of…” 

    • Rather than saying “uh” or “ah” either stay silent, or say, “I need a moment to think about that” to speechify all moments

  • Include “best rewrite” before drafts on your header when presenting.

  • Socially, economically, and politically when doing narration

    • Be sure to follow the structure for the model including certain transitions she used.

 

10/8/20

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  • Introduction: 

    • Three jobs: intellectually capture the audience’s attention by incorporating an anecdote, shocking statistic, or quotation in your hook. Next, establish the audience’s perception of you via linguistic facility and proper dictation to appear professional and credible. Finally, set forth your stance and reveal to the audience what you are ultimately arguing. 

  • Narration:

    • Establish the context of the topic. The event you use should express how it has affected others’ perceptions on the topic and ultimately the audience should know what is at stake to evaluate your claims fairly.

  • Confirmation:

    • Express why you believe in your thesis by incorporating facts brought by experts to build a chain of reasoning in support of your argument.

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10/13/20

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  • Efface “I” (do not use) in Assignment 1 Homepage and all other possessive pronouns

    • I, my, we, me, ours

  • Keep speechifying intact and take time to enunciate words; articulate clearly.

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10/20/2020

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10/29/20

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  • Reading journals are necessary to get tutored by peer mentor and writing center to eliminate patterned mistakes brought from high school 

  • If you are not ready to present, you can present during final week, but you must have evidence (i.e. doctor’s note, military notice) to show Dr. Gill to be excused.

  • If you do not quote an author, it is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offense at Cal Poly Pomona, and it can result in expulsion or suspension

  • Writing center tutors must electronically stamp your paper when getting it checked. 

  • Specificity is preferred when referring to authors, events, etc. 

  • When a quote uses a vague pronoun (i.e. “this”) make sure to replace the vague pronoun with the antecedent

  • A “Best Rewrite” is a final draft in which the peer mentor and writing center do not have any more suggested edits

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11/3/20

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  • Patterned errors brought from high school to college are yours truly’s fault, not the Writing Center or Peer Mentors. 

    • Once both see no errors, that is your best rewrite.

  • Dr. Gill cannot give a passing grade, the developing rhetor must earn a passing grade and eliminate all errors brought from high school to college

  • Whether peer mentor or writing center tutor, they have no authority as to what grade you get. 

  • You need to see the professor before presenting to the tribunal

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11/12/20

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  • Make what you learned prominent when rewriting papers 

    • Continue upholding the class mantra

  • Whenever a developing rhetor presents and the professor asks them to add another element, that element must be applied for every student as well. 

    • I.e. how does it relate to yours truly’s life

  • You argue in pursuit of truth

 

11/17/20

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  • 6 sources on your stance, 3 sources on opponent

  • Only intro, concession/refutation, summation

  • Do not forget headliner (4-5 words) and appositive

 

11/19/20

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11/24/20

  • Only need one sentence to interpret/analyze quote for scholarly sources in Concession/Refutation Paragraphs in Aristotelian Classical Argumentative Rhetoric

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