March 2021

I want to share a couple of thoughts with you as you’re working on your problems this week. 1. Thoughts about Topic Choice. One way to choose a topic if you’re having trouble is to think of a large-scale problem and then narrow it to your community. For example, if you were concerned with something […]

A recommendation (or evaluation) argument is the perfect introductory argument assignment. You’ve spent the semester analyzing arguments, and now, you’ll need to write an argument of your own. What makes this assignment a great “Introduction to Arguing” assignment? 1. It’s easy to make an argumentative claim (or thesis). A recommendation is an argument, so your

We’re starting (and finishing) Writing Project Three this week. Ignore everything in bold–this was written for a class during a different semester :Before I discuss the assignment and the points where students stumble, I want to give you a rough schedule of the final weeks of the course and a general description of the work

We’re starting Writing Project Three this week. Before I discuss the assignment and the points where students stumble, I want to give you a rough schedule of the final weeks of the course and a general description of the work you’ll be completing each week. Review this, cut and paste it into your own schedule,

We’re nearing the semester’s midpoint now; this paragraph is my standard “midterm pep talk.” First, congratulations to all of you who are still here. Online courses are challenging, even if students have chosen that method, and many of you are taking online courses because that’s the only option. So give yourself a pat on the