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implicit-EXPLICIT!
E101: Introduction to College Writing
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Contributed By: Robert Terry , 12/02/07
Document Type: In-class writing assignments
I did this as an in-class one-day exercise, but wanted to expand it to a multi-class exercise to give students more practice with it. I've noticed that students often have great ideas behind their papers; they just don't say - explicitly - what they meant to say. I noticed an advertisement (on a Wendy's cup) and built this assignment, which emphasizes being explicit, around that advertisement. It's pretty rough right now, so please modify it as needed.
Review Refutation
E101: Introduction to College Writing
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Contributed By: Robert Terry , 12/02/07
Document Type: Assignment -- Argumentative Paper
This assignment is a modification of the 'argumentative' paper. Joanna Wolfe already has a version of this assignment up here, but this is my version. It asks students to identify a movie or video game which they have liked or disliked, find a review with a different point of view, and refute that review as an argument. Emphasis is on critical reading and effective quotation as well as selecting an appropriate text.
Dueling Ethos
E101: Introduction to College Writing
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Contributed By: Robert Terry , 12/02/07
Document Type: Assignment-- Other
NOTE: this assignment uses a very loose definition of 'ethos.' Apologies to Aristotle and those who insist on strict definitions. This assignment asks students to engage with writers whose use of the global 'we' (on behalf of 'Red America','Blue America', or just 'America') is meant to speak on their behalf. Students are to respond with formal letters. Emphasis is on critical thinking and effective quotation.
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