I don't want to spend my weekend editing resumes and reading journals.
You don't want to spend your weekend catching up on old work.
We have a lot to do next week.
Today we have 50 minutes together. Let's GSD.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
september 29
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by The Pretenders]
What's the difference between love and hate? Are these emotions truly polar opposites, or are they two flavors of the same energetic ice cream?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Intentional v. unintentional argumentation
3. Your brain is messing with you
4. Essay review
HW:
Please review at least five of your colleagues' essays and come to class tomorrow prepared to discuss trends in thesis statements, organization, diction, and mechanics.
What's the difference between love and hate? Are these emotions truly polar opposites, or are they two flavors of the same energetic ice cream?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Intentional v. unintentional argumentation
3. Your brain is messing with you
4. Essay review
HW:
Please review at least five of your colleagues' essays and come to class tomorrow prepared to discuss trends in thesis statements, organization, diction, and mechanics.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
september 28
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "I Want to Hug You" by John Lee Hooker; "Hug You, Squeeze You" by Stevie Ray Vaughan]
Are hugs important? Why/why not? How do they communicate ideas and/or feelings?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Logical fallacies continued
HW:
Write an essay on your blog that answers the following prompt (title: A HUG IS NEARLY A GUN SPELLED BACKWARD)
Agree or disagree with E.M. Forster's view that personal relations are more important than causes or patriotism.
Are hugs important? Why/why not? How do they communicate ideas and/or feelings?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Logical fallacies continued
HW:
Write an essay on your blog that answers the following prompt (title: A HUG IS NEARLY A GUN SPELLED BACKWARD)
Agree or disagree with E.M. Forster's view that personal relations are more important than causes or patriotism.
Monday, September 26, 2016
september 27
9:59 PM
A couple hours have passed since the debate. It's finally cooling off (a little) outside. Thinking about logical fallacies and how so many people in this country are in so much pain that they may not be thinking clearly. Thinking about what I want to do tomorrow. Thinking about the language at school: "Minimum Day." What does that mean, anyway? How does it translate to making the most of our learning? Why do I so often feel like I'm working for students against all the influences that challenge students to be less than their best? Is it really too hot to learn? Thinking that I'll pass on doing the agenda now and post it late night or early morning.
*Update/5:31 AM
JOURNAL: [today's tunes: "On the Turning Away" from A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd]
Who do you think won last night's presidential debate? Why? Please explain your answer in terms of ethos, pathos, and logos.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Logical fallacies & "winning" last night's debate
3. Consult this list of logical fallacies and work with a partner to determine how many you saw last night. Please provide an example for each one.
HW:
1. Please list your 10 favorite logical fallacies on your blog with an example for each. (title: WHEN LOGIC FAILS)
2. If I don't have your resume by tomorrow (Wednesday) I won't read it.
A couple hours have passed since the debate. It's finally cooling off (a little) outside. Thinking about logical fallacies and how so many people in this country are in so much pain that they may not be thinking clearly. Thinking about what I want to do tomorrow. Thinking about the language at school: "Minimum Day." What does that mean, anyway? How does it translate to making the most of our learning? Why do I so often feel like I'm working for students against all the influences that challenge students to be less than their best? Is it really too hot to learn? Thinking that I'll pass on doing the agenda now and post it late night or early morning.
*Update/5:31 AM
JOURNAL: [today's tunes: "On the Turning Away" from A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd]
Who do you think won last night's presidential debate? Why? Please explain your answer in terms of ethos, pathos, and logos.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Logical fallacies & "winning" last night's debate
3. Consult this list of logical fallacies and work with a partner to determine how many you saw last night. Please provide an example for each one.
HW:
1. Please list your 10 favorite logical fallacies on your blog with an example for each. (title: WHEN LOGIC FAILS)
2. If I don't have your resume by tomorrow (Wednesday) I won't read it.
tonight's presidential debate
The debate begins at 6 PM. Some of you have asked where you can see the
debate. Answer: Everywhere. Every major TV broadcast network will
carry the event commercial-free. You can also stream it online (learn
how here).
september 26
JOURNAL TOPIC:
What does it mean when someone says, "That's just a rhetorical question"? (Look it up if you need to.) Describe a time someone asked you a rhetorical question or you asked one yourself. Why a rhetorical question instead of any other kind?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Collect resume drafts
3. TIP/progress and this week's work
4. Rhetoric
5. Logical fallacies
6. Tonight's circus-- er, theater-- er, presidential debate
HW:
Watch at least 15 minutes of the debate and comment to your blog with descriptions of logical fallacies you observed (title: MISTAKES FOR PRESIDENT)
What does it mean when someone says, "That's just a rhetorical question"? (Look it up if you need to.) Describe a time someone asked you a rhetorical question or you asked one yourself. Why a rhetorical question instead of any other kind?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Collect resume drafts
3. TIP/progress and this week's work
4. Rhetoric
5. Logical fallacies
6. Tonight's circus-- er, theater-- er, presidential debate
HW:
Watch at least 15 minutes of the debate and comment to your blog with descriptions of logical fallacies you observed (title: MISTAKES FOR PRESIDENT)
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