Opinion is a flitting thing,
But truth, outlasts the Sun —
If then we cannot own them both —
Possess the oldest one —
Emily Dickinson
Week Four
Monday
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PLEASE NOTE THAT TODAY'S CLASS WILL BE HELD IN STANLEY COULTER 246
- Web 2.0 intro and discussion
- Peer critique prep
- Class blog tour: The Lever of Archimedes
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complete and bring a (hard copy) draft of your editorial to class on Wednesday
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- Homework:
Wednesday
- In-class peer critique
- Homework:
- Consider your partner's comments
- Continue to work on column
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Post column to blog by midnight on Friday, September 18th
- Homework:
Friday
- Column Posting Day
- Introduction to American Revolution
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Post column by midnight
- Begin commenting on classmates' columns
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Read The Declaration of Independence for Monday
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Read "Sister Revolutions" in coursepacket for Monday
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- Homework:
CONFERENCES (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
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Paragraph Topic: Consider the following: an editorial may be known primarily as an opinion piece but that doesn't mean that the facts are left by the wayside--indeed, you could argue that the facts (and the presentation of said facts) become even more important when writing persuasively. Why is this so? (You may want to consider the most notable characteristics of an opinion piece--its length, its audience, the importance of tone, word choice, general style, and, most importantly, the purpose an editorial.)
