Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Welcome to English 112, Section 06!

Hello students! I am excited to meet you next week on our first day of classes! This semester you will read various kinds of written arguments, some of which have had a significant effect on the American social climate and on American political policy over the last two hundred years. We will also find ways to consider arguments across genres -- from poetry to essay to short story to visual images to written reports. We will end the course with a reading from a famous Southwestern American literary text that we will analyze amply in class. Then, you will write a ten-page research paper that will include an original thesis statement of your own; within this paper, you will show your skill at weaving together types of argument from many different academic and public argument genres. On our way through the semester, we will read broadly and you will write various kinds of essays, from two-page responses to five-page formal thesis-driven papers. You will also have the opportunity to use this blog to comment further on our class readings. I will look forward to hearing what you have to say in class and to reading what you write here and in your formal papers. Let's have a great Fall semester!

4 comments:

  1. I'm excited to study the very arguments that grew and shaped our nation and in so doing, our world. What an amazing oppurtunity to learn to apply these arguments and get one step closer to possibly making history! I look forward to meeting you and my fellow class mates come Wed.

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  2. I'm so sorry. My name is Melanie Palmer. I don't know why Google did not display it as instructed for the above post.

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  3. After reading your post and looking through the class syllabus, I am excited for this class! There seems to be lots of variety in the class; in both the assignments and what we will be learning, which is great! I also look forward to meeting everyone tomorrow!

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  4. I think it is time for a very thought provoking and possibly a very intense class. I hope that I learn something about myself and the way that people think, process information, and respond to that information.

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