engl1101 – Classes

ENGL 1101 | Week Nine

Posted on October 19, 2026October 21, 2026 by admin

We will spend this week researching and drafting language for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay (guidelines provided in our Week Eight post). On Monday: I will begin class with a reminder of several different strategies you might use when working on a rhetorical analysis: (rhetorical appeals, rhetorical “hinge” words, balanced and counter arguments, faulty claims, and […]

ENGL 1101 | Week Eight

Posted on October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 by admin

Rhetorical Analysis, Assignment Guidelines The essay should On Monday we discussed strategies for analyzing a common article (“Waymo makes case for robotaxi safety citing its data, including in Atlanta” by Turnbull in the AJC On Wednesday we will discuss the the application of those strategies to other articles. A first Phase One (1600 words) will […]

ENGL 1101 | Week Six

Posted on September 28, 2026 by admin

On Monday On Wednesday Hybrid Assignment Reading TBA

ENGL 1101 | Week Five

Posted on September 23, 2026 by admin

On Monday and Tuesday I held virtual meetings with students who needed help refining their Technoliteracy narrative. On Wednesday students should be bringing either a Phase Two draft (for narratives that were approved) or a new Phase One draft (for narratives that needed more direction or did not apply for approval). If you need a […]

ENGL 1101 | Week Four

Posted on September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 by admin

On Monday (9/14) On Wednesday (9/16) Hybrid activity For next week

ENGL 1101 | Week Three

Posted on September 9, 2026 by admin

We are only meeting on Wednesday of Week 3 due to the Labor Day holiday. In class on Wednesday Hybrid activity For Monday

ENGL 1101 | Week Two

Posted on August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 by admin

This week, you’ll complete CRA1 on Vara, chapters 1-3. You signed up for your task last week. Tasks are due on the following schedule: Throughout the week: Students who sign up for the “inclass” task are responsible for being ready during both classes with questions and observations about the text.Wednesday (9/2): Brainstormers, Open Web Researchers, […]

ENGL 1101 | Week One

Posted on August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 by admin

On Monday Welcome to ENGL 1101: Technoliteracy and Writing! I look forward to meeting you today. Here are some links that we’ll use in class: Syllabus: ENGL 1101 Technoliteracy and Writing Discord join link: ENGL 1101 Technoliteracy and Writing Our first reading will be:“The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling,” a short story by […]

Class Reading Activities (CRAs)

Posted on August 2, 2020August 26, 2026 by admin

This semester we’ll engage in a consistent practice of engagement, analysis, research, and discussion related to our reading. For each text, we’ll divide into brainstormers, researchers/open web, researchers/academic, analysts, curators, and in-class speakers. Here are those job descriptions:

Phase Three

Posted on October 9, 2019September 28, 2026 by admin

This series of blog posts (Phase One, Phase Two, and Phase Three) describe the writing process that I suggest and, to a small degree, require in ENGL 1102. Be sure that you’ve already closely read the descriptions of the major assignments for this class. Please read these Phase posts as a description of the best process […]