STUFF WE LEARNED
Name 3 revision strategies we’ve implemented/discussed in this class.
Peer review, reverse outlining, color/highlighting, elevator pitches, reading aloud, going to the Writing Center, etc.
How many journal assignments did we have?
8.
Is this MLA or APA?
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
What are the quiet floors of the Thomas Cooper Library?
Floors 1-3.
Where am I from?
Tampa, Florida.
What word does Ms. Wilson like to describe the writing process?
Discursive.
What was the name of our guest lecturer?
Dani Ball.
Why does this paragraph need to be fixed?
In the new Thor: Ragnarok, Jeff Goldblum plays the master of ceremonies. “The worst thing I can say about him is that he’s more appealing here than well-used” (Seitz 2017, para. 2).
What is the method called when you study for 25 minutes and break for 5?
The Pomodoro Method.
What is the hot potato I toss around?
A red foam die.
What is the rhetorical appeal for timeliness called?
Kairos (aka “the right moment or occasion”)
What was Component 3 of the portfolio supposed to be before I changed it?
Rhetorical analysis expansion and revision.
What is the MLA in-text citation for this source?
Levine, Caroline. "Extraordinary Ordinariness: Realism Now and Then." Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net, no. 63, Apr. 2013, id.erudit.org/iderudit/1025618ar.
Page 17.
(Levine 17).
True or false: using generative AI helps students think more creatively.
False! Studies show the complete opposite.
Where did I receive my MA?
University of Georgia.
What’s the first step to building a strong argumentative research paper?
A strong research question.
When was the annotated bibliography due?
Monday, March 30.
Define a comma splice.
A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses, or two complete sentences, are incorrectly connected
What year was USC chartered?
1801.
What kind of literature am I studying?
Postcolonial literature (mainly contemporary African lit).
List the 5 elements of a rhetorical situation.
speaker/writer, audience, genre/medium, purpose, context.
What was the word count range for the rhetorical analysis?
1200-1500 words (4-5 pages).
What is incorrect about this MLA citation?
Plait, Phil "Climate Change is Partly to Blame for the Mass Extinction of Dinosaurs." Newsweek, July 26, 2016, www.newsweek.com/dinosaur-extinction-climate-change-giant-asteroid-484174.
No period after author, no italics for newspaper, and incorrect date format (26 Jul. 2016).
In 1980, Cocky the Gamecock replaced what former USC mascot?
Big Spur.
How old am I?
312 divided by 12.