Monday, August 20, 2012

*August 21

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "The Logical Song" by Supertramp; "Argument" by Monty Python; "Think" by James Brown]

Why do people argue?  What factors should determine who wins an argument?  Describe a time when you won or lost an argument.  Did the experience change your mind?  What would have?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary review
3. Socratic seminar: "The Right to Your Opinion" (featuring an introduction to rhetoric & Earth on Turtle's Back)

HW:
1. Recover: get your blog together and complete assignment #1.
2. Reflect: post your notes from today's Socratic seminar to your blog.
3. Prepare: for the vocabulary test, >15 minutes each night.

9 comments:

  1. Are we able to do the journal the night before? Or should we wait for class to write them.

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  2. You can write in your journals any time. :)

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  3. how come my blog doesnt appear in the member blog area? i swear ive had one for a couple days now.

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    1. Did you sblogs your blog information to dr.prenston's email
      Dpreston.@gmail.com

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  4. The seminar today was a cool activity but I hope more people speak up next time we have one!

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  5. Hi Dr. Preston ! i did my blog and my homework :) http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6311534227577637002#postsstats

    not sure how to add myself to the list...haha

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    1. That looks like your dashboard link. The format the actual blog should be in is:

      http://firstinitiallastnamerhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com

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  6. I Enjoyed The Seminar Today. It Got Off Track But I Think That's Only Because People Didn't Have Much Opinion Behind The Topics. Perhaps With Different Topics, It'll Get More Exciting.

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