{"id":9423,"date":"2023-01-08T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T23:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/?page_id=9423"},"modified":"2023-01-08T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T23:46:41","slug":"engl2116january09","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/engl2116-014spring2023\/engl2116january09\/","title":{"rendered":"January 9th: Introduction to the Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to class! Let&#8217;s get through the following fun things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Syllabus and course requirements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classmate Introductions on Canvas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class Interviews<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If this were a face-to-face class, I&#8217;d have you get in pairs and interview each other to report back to class. We obviously can&#8217;t do that, but I&#8217;d still like to know about you, so get onto Canvas, and go to the Discussions tab and respond to &#8220;Class Introductions.&#8221; <strong>Please do this before Thursday, 1\/12 at 11:00 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name (preferred pronouns)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Year (don&#8217;t put 2023&#8211;junior, senior, grad, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major\/Minor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hometown(s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current Job and\/or Future Job (your aspiration)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite Book<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite Movie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite TV Show<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite Video Game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most Used Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you expect in ENGL 2116?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not say an &#8216;A&#8217;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you want to know about Technical Communication?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to learn software, there are easier ways, so this class isn&#8217;t for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actually, just own up to it. If you&#8217;re just taking this because it&#8217;s required, just say so. Why hide it? Let me know how irrelevant writing will be in your future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brief History of Rhetoric<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This course takes a heavily rhetorical approach to technical communication. A detailed history and analysis of rhetoric is beyond the scope of this class, but a brief history is warranted. Please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.uncc.edu\/aaron-toscano\/genderdigital\/rhetoric-an-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rhetoric, An Introduction<\/strong><\/a> and read the material. Pay particular attention to ethos, pathos, and logos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Discussion Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This semester you&#8217;ll have Weekly Discussion Posts on <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.charlotte.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canvas<\/a><\/strong>. I&#8217;ll open them up individually on Mondays, and they&#8217;ll close for comments <strong>each Thursday at 11:00 pm<\/strong>. <strong><font color=\"red\">Set a recurring calendar reminder for the next 15 weeks, so you won&#8217;t forget to do these.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your response to the weekly prompts should be reflective entries about your thoughts on being a technical\/professional communicator who is confronting the concept of critical technological literacy (awareness). Please take careful thought in these journal entries because they may become the basis for your post-English 2116 techno literacy skills. Each week I will post a question on the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/canvas.charlotte.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canvas<\/a><\/strong> discussion section&nbsp;to guide your thinking for your journal response; the question\/topic may be specific or vague, and you may be introspective\u2014reflecting on yourself in relation to the topic\u2014or you can focus on outside issues. <strong>The length for weekly journal responses should be at least 250&nbsp;words.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 1st response is due this Thursday, 1\/12 (before 11:00 pm)<\/strong>, and the rest will be due weekly on Thursdays before 11:00 pm. They will open up on Mondays. I will read them. Entries that show a lack of critical reflection or incomplete entries will adversely affect a student\u2019s grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage you to set a reminder for the next five weeks so you won&#8217;t forget. If you miss a post, don&#8217;t e-mail me for an extension. I&#8217;ll just send you the link to this page. <strong><font color=\"red\">Set a reminder now.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re first discussion post is the above &#8220;Classmate Introductions&#8221; response you&#8217;ll put on Canvas. It doesn&#8217;t have to be 250 words, but the rest of the semester&#8217;s prompts must be at least 250 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><font color=\"red\">****Set a recurring calendar reminder for the next 15 weeks, so you won&#8217;t forget to do these.****<\/font><\/strong><br><strong><font color=\"red\">****Set a recurring calendar reminder for the next 15 weeks, so you won&#8217;t forget to do these.****<\/font><\/strong><br><strong><font color=\"red\">****Set a recurring calendar reminder for the next 15 weeks, so you won&#8217;t forget to do these.****<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Readings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to keep up with the syllabus. 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