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Here is the OWL site. It will save you the cost of a handbook and it is very handy for using in your "Works Cited" page.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 12/6/05; 11:56:30 AM
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You have your choice to write about on Friday, November 11. On
page 685 in the textbook choose from amongst either the
"Classroom Activities" or the "Essay Ideas". Be prepared to write
for the entire time on Friday on one of those possibilities.
Remember that you are also turning in your third essay on Friday.
You can still turn in your space essay up until Monday at 5 p.m.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 11/9/05; 8:34:13 AM
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Here is the link I want you to explore concerning "semiotics":
http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/
Do
not fret about getting it all. Work your way through to the end
and then be prepared to discuss in class on Friday. In other
words be ready to show me you "wrestled" with the "text". If you
get the feeling that you are "faking it", don't worry. Fake it
until you can make it. You might even discover that what you felt
you were faking was actually right.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 8/31/05; 7:18:52 AM
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Here's the assignment for Wednesday:
1. Read and summarize pages 1-9 in your text, The World is a Text.
2. Be prepared to discuss pages 10-18 in your text.
3. Bring an item that defines you in some way, large or small.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 8/29/05; 5:37:34 PM
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This is for the brave teacher who really means it when they say they want to improve his or her course. Give this anonymizer to your students and beg them to use it. Then step back and see what happens.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 6/21/05; 6:31:05 AM
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The end of the beginning. It is so obvious that no one will claim to see it for years, then they will claim they saw it all along. No matter.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 6/7/05; 12:41:02 PM
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Magnatune TunePlug
Ummm, buy your flashblum. No, that sounds fugly. How about this…flashalb, flalb, flashcd. Needless to say, the world is full of combinations and variations on combinations, that’s the nature of evolution, but it is happening so quickly it’s like a bad 3–d headset, makes you brainsick. Magnatunes’s reusable USB flash drive comes packed with ten albums. You can buy them here.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 6/7/05; 6:11:29 AM
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Sunday morning light makes me want to write. How about you? What makes you want to write?
Sycamores Up!
Posted by Terry Elliott on 6/5/05; 7:27:07 AM
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How to Save the World
Turn on your TV and you'd think the only way to play poker is the boring Texas Hold 'Em game. The big money tournaments have spurred an enormous growth in neighbourhood poker get-togethers (and lots of reckless online gambling), but if you just stick to the casino hold 'em games or the old standards (seven-card stud, five-card draw) you're missing out on a lot of fun. While I do agree with purists that some poker 'variants' aren't poker at all, there are some great games that are poker, and which involve some intriguing strategy, bluffing, and even (gasp) cooperation. Or which are just plain fun.
I think maybe card/board/any kind of games should be part of any classroom, but how to bring them in. Not online games, but social situations like <!--StartFragment --> Dave Snowden writes about. It’s time to party like there’s no tomorrow.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 6/4/05; 5:44:33 AM
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Here are the prompts you can choose from in writing today, March 11, 2005. Or you can go this website where I found them.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 3/10/05; 6:29:14 PM
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One of the best sources for I-Search papers is your own text book, The I-Search Paper. On page 175 of Macrorie's book there are five sample papers. If you need a few more try this page which has a few links to several I-Search papers which are online.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 2/25/05; 8:22:06 AM
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Your agenda for today (2/18/05):
- Open up two browser windows, one for FroshComp and one for your own weblog.
- Create a story entitled "Argument Zero Draft" on your
weblog. Type your thesis in the text box. Click on 'Create
New Story'.
- Copy the address for you story. (It will be in the browser's 'Address' window).
- Create a news item. In the text box for that news item,
type the following: "Here is a link to the zero draft of my
argument/persuasive essay."
- Highlight "a link to the zero draft" and click on the globe
and link icon above the text box and paste the url address you copied
earlier (the one that had the address for the story you created in step
2).This is where your peers will come to look at your argument paper in order to comment.
- Find your conference partners' weblogs. Join them if you haven't already.
- Once you have joined look at the bottom of their argument "news
item" and click on 'Discuss'. Leave a note of encouragement or a
wise saying there.
- Return to the site at least once this weekend to see what they have done.
- Go back to the FroshComp class weblog and look at the links I
have provided for argument papers. I want you to find at least
one to write a short news item on this weekend. The news
item might say something about whether or not the site was helpful and
why, it might say that you used some idea or other to help you either
write your argument paper, it might give you some further ideas on your
I -Search. Whatever that might be, please create a news item that
responds to the websites provided. I plan to add more this
weekend.
Good luck and have a great weekend. I plan on cutting wood and reading Othello. On Monday we will discuss further how to comment on your conference peers websites.
Posted by Terry Elliott on 2/18/05; 8:26:32 AM
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