Month: January 2021

Jan 30 2021

Transcripts

Week 2 Transcripts

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For accessibility purposes, here are the transcripts for the video lectures for this week. Captions have been enabled for the videos. If you notice I keep looking at different things,...

controlling ideas, transcripts, unit 1, week 2

Jan 24 2021

Instructions & Examples

Writing an Email

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Not including yours truly, too many (IMHO) professors complain about how students “don’t email correctly or professionally.” This being a writing class, I thought I would try to clear up...

emails, lifehacks, professional writing, week 1

Jan 11 2021

Agenda

Week 2 Schedule of Work

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If you completed the Considerations for Online Learning Survey, I have attempted to take your concerns and suggestions into account in planning for our second week. Thus, here are some...

reminders, schedule, week 2

Jan 11 2021

Instructions & Examples

Formulating Controlling Ideas

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Let’s talk about claims, or controlling ideas! You’re probably used to terms like thesis or argument, which we’ll call controlling ideas or claims. There’s no single formula for writing a controlling idea or claim, but here...

controlling ideas, instructor example, week 2

Jan 11 2021

Reflections

Welcome to ENG 120!

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I’m Prof. Mani (pronounced “money”), and I want to warmly welcome you to ENG 120: Critical Writing. I feel I can’t do so without acknowledging the elephant in the room:...

reflections, social, week 1

Jan 11 2021

Reflections

Learning in Unprecedented Times

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The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, and people from many parts of our city, state, country, and the world are still suffering from the public health crisis with minimal support and...

covid19, policy, reflections, week 1